Hello guysssss

I am back with an Updateeee.

And yes – it comes a Day later – but I hope the length makes up for it.

Its 21k words and It all had to be as One – as I couldn't split it – offcourse – you will know why as you read it – because the flow of the moments would have been lost – Otherwise.

And I shall be adding some Pictures along the way for better reading experience and picturization.

And now I shall let you all dive in without further delay.

Please ignore editing errors as I have not Proofread.

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EPISODE 7 – EMBRACING THE 'ENIGMA' OFF 'LOVE' & 'TIME'

Khushi's Room – 306 – Al Qasar, Madinat Jumeirah

6.30 PM

Khushi's POV

I smile to myself as I say into the phone – " Mia trust me when I say this..i really do mean it...I feel much much better right now...infact I feel very very calm within..ofcourse crying it out and then sleeping over it Helped a lot..yes yes...I am just going to laze around a little more and start to getting ready in a bit..yes...ill see you in a bit..Mia...trust me on this...I don't know what would I do without you...I don't think I can say this enough to you ever...but thank you so so so much for being there for me asalways, and also for agreeing to keep my encounter with my Blast from the Past from everyone back in Queenstown – for I really do just want to enjoy our Holiday that we have indeed come on after forever...and if they know about this – you know they are going to call us back onto the next flight after..."

I hear Mia's calm and cool voice – " khuhsi cmon you know you are my priority as always..and I understand where you are coming from for...I am sure about the latter...if anyone from your family even comes to know about this...we shall most definetly be on the next flight back...because I understand they want to protect you...we all want to protect you...I want to too...but at the same time...I know you are not someone who will flee from a situation Life has thrown your way..i know you in and out...I know you can face this..and you will...and to be honest.. you know what...now that you mentioned that you do feel Calmer within...I am very very happy and I know you are back to channeling all your strength – the origin of which is still unknown to me though but I know that's what you will be doing and I am so proud of you...and dude you most definetly will be able to handle this blast from the ppast.and on that note..I do want to add something...its about Him though..Arnav...you up to hearing it? Just something I observed??"

I say immediately- " yes ofcourse Mia...tell me...don't worry about it..."

Mia – " I feel like I have to say this...as in– Khushi, I mean earlier on in time, I had always seen just pictures and videos of the two of you, but in the present day today – when I have seen the two of you in one frame – I think I have a better understanding of the fact why you say your Heart had been so perceptive back then – because dude..i am telling you this – theres this Intense Vibe in between the two of you even today – when you guys met after like eight years but trust me being around with you guys for a bit – totally gave me the feel that there is this intense and super strong magnetic vibe in there between the two of you..I could feel it in the car ride a lot and even later on until he stepped into his roommmmso I can only imagine why you felt the perceptions you felt in the past...for it must have been more intenser when the two of you would have been actually together...and on that note – I also observed the fact that he couldn't take his eyes off you like the whole time...just the way he was looking at you Khushi...it was Insanely Intense.."

I sigh as I admit – " yeah I know what you mean by the former and I know what you mean by the latter Mia...I could sense it too but I think that's mostly because he's reconfirming in his head if I am not a ghost...",and I chuckle to myself as I add – " Mia...on that note if I were to ever be compared to a ghost figure – which one would that be...I mean think of a reference ...you can take a cue from both Bollywood or Hollywood..."

Mia chuckles as she says – " shut up you...ok ok , im rushing in for a bath now...ill see you in a bit.."

I smile to myself as I bid her bye for now telling her I will see her in a bit too and I Hang up on the Hotel's landline extension – on which I had been talking to Mia, still lying and lazing around in my Bed.

And I close my eyes.

Guys.

To be Honest.

I feel a lot lot Calmer within – for Real.

The Sleep Did me Good.

It really helped me Process everything that Had Happened.

And the Minute I had opened my eyes from my Slumber off Five Hours Plus around 615 PM(since Mia and me had, had a quick bite as lunch as we ordered room service and then had crashed to sleep around 1:15ish pm) –– I really felt – as if Some Sort of a Calm had taken Over My Insides.

You know how there's a Lot of Silence and Calm in the Air in a Space Physically – after it has Been Bombed – and the Turmoil of handling the emergency situations has settled.

Yeah.

Just like that.

That's what I am feeling Like right now after this Sleep – now that My insides had processed all of what had happened ..in..its state of Slumber and taken In the situation – off the state of national emotional cardio emergency status in my being – it wasn't feeling like a Sudden Attack – Anymore.

YES – I HAD BEEN NUCLEARly Bombed In MY EMOTIONS

MY HEART WAS STILL ON THE VENTILATOR.

BUT I HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DEFENSE MECHANISM NONETHELESS RIGHT?

LIKE FOR EXAMPLE – I HAD COME UP WITH THE PRETENCIOUS MODE AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM ( AND IT IS GOING TO STAY ON)

BUT I KNEW BEFORE I SLEPT THAT I NEEDED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE STURDY AND YET COMFORTABLE...SO THAT I COULD ATLEAST BREATHE THROUGH MY ARMOUR AND NOT SUFFOCATE MYSELF IN THE PROCESS.

And somewhere deep inside – My Toughie Warranty card – Had Helped me with Conjuring the Defensive Breathable Armour - in my Sleep.

You know how like you go into a State of War – with your Protective Gear On – and how you change your strategies on the battlefield – as per what seems deemed fit to your Being – in that Moment in Combat – so that You can Protect yourself on both fronts, your Home Side and – from the Side Opposite you.

Yeah.

Like that.

AND.

I am glad that I have been able to figure out a way – that would help me protect myself too and at the same time – I wouldn't end up unleashing torture on my very own self.

Because from my Experiences in Life – I have learnt that its easier to make your way around concealing and healing your Scars – if you first accept their existence in the first place.

For Denial is like a Vicious Vortex and Acceptance and Embracing Yourself – Rawly and Truly for who you are in your very own eyes – and loving yourself nonetheless – makes things a lot more easier to deal with.

And I do Love myself.

A Crazy Crazy Lot.

JUST THE WAY I AM.

I am proud off my journey In Life no matter how chaotic it is..and I am proud of the way I have Waded my way around the Hurdles Life has thrown my way – emotionally...I mean I have needed time to come around...but I love the fact that MY Inner being always Comes to my Rescue.

And I always aim to shower myself with self love – because that empowers me to Embrace myself As is – a Crazy Nutcase Suitcase off the Flawed Human – that I am!

I mean – aren't we all Flawed?

As I have learnt with time...that..Perfection is quite Subjective you know – what maybe perfect for you maybe flawed for another and vice versa.

And over time – I have learnt to accept My Flawed and Scarred self – and be able to still look at it with a Perfectly Loving Eye – in Retrospect deep within.

Well you all know why I say I am Scarred.

And I think you all also have figured out – why I am saying that I am Flawed – but I shall give it some context anyway – I know – and I accept the fact that – Not being able to Move on in terms of the Matters of the Heart – shall probably go down as one of my Biggest Flaws in the Story of my Life....but it is what it is right...and its My Choice – and I take full responsibility of what I feel and why I feel it – I always have, for I believe that every step I have taken in my life has literally been My Choice ,come what may the consequences that followed after nonetheless – as in yes sometimes situations, moments in times lead me to make certain choices because obviously these factors do have a lot of influence on what we do as humans – but the fact doesn't change that – I Chose to do/act/feel in a certain way – and I have never indulged in Blaming anyone else for any of my Choices – be it time/ situation/or even a person for that matter.

Its not my Thing.

As in ofcourse in moments of emotional vulnerabilities when I have experienced a blow – it does feel normal to Feel Low and experience the feel to want to just indulge in shifting out the Blame around..but what I mean is – that once I feel much calmer within after a vulnerability...I always come out off it – because this is not My Permanent Defense Mechanism that I use in Coping Up!

Its just not what I do – because I have learnt from my experience that indulging in Blaming the time/situation/ or even people for that matter even momentarily has the power to make me weak within subconsciously ,for it could never help me build the right defense mechanism that would empower me individually as well or be a source of inner strength – and that's how I came around to realising the Fact that it was owning upto taking responsibility for my actions and choices as a individual in my very own eyes – honestly – is what would help me come along this Distance and keep moving on anyway – along with helping me Keep building onto my stock of Inner Strength.

And for example – the first instance this Realisation came was the time – when I was Leaving London..andd that is why I had written that Heartfelt goodbye Letter out to Him in the way I had...because even though I was heartbroken...I had realised that it was a part off me that had been a huge Problem...like I mentioned Perfection was subjective ..and in that moment of time..the plan my mind had conceived had seemed perfect to me...but was totally Flawed and Burdening from Arnav's eyes. SO the point I am trying to make is that - me trying to Hold on to Our thread tighter back then was my choice too because I couldn't even think off going on without him – and then letting go was my choice too when I felt I couldn't go on any longer and that it really was time to say goodbye - and that is why it was easier for me to confess and bare everything out to him emotionally for that one last time..because again.. it was my choice in the moment off time – that no matter what Happened – I did not want to wish Goodbye that way.

Then this is precisely the other reason why I could never Hate Arnav as well...as in...my family hates him...I know...but I mentioned before that I dont....I never could...yes ofcourse the goner of my heart wouldn't ever let me anyway...but what I mean is there was another logic of my emotion too behind this – and that logic was – that Being with Him in every way was MY Choice too,being involved with him in the ways I had been.. had been my Choice too and Hence I could never come to Hate on a Choice that had given me so so so much Happiness andd made me experience what it feels like to be irrevocably in Love within at some point of time – no matter what the consequences.

Then ofcourse later on as whatever happened – It had always then been My choice too..to keep my being alive a hidden fact from Him...for the reasons I had –-just like it was always my choice to Hold onto His Memories...to never Move On...just Like it was my choice to be in my Pretencious Mode now..and hence my this mechanism of always taking full responsibility of my actions and the consequence that Follow – kind off has always Helped me come up with the Most effective of my defense mechanisms – that have also empowered me in the Process...made me Stronger and I come up with these mechanisms not because of any other reason ..but for the reason that this is what I feel Is the best I can do for myself in that very Moment – that this is how I can help myself the best in the Moment – by also being fair to My Inner Bein in the Process – because I loved myself nonetheless...and accepting myself unapologetically for who I was within – scarred or flawed had always been a Source of Immense Strength for Me – I think it's what was powering that toughie Warranty Card in my Spirit – for I am always looking out for Solutions to Help me Cope Up!

And this is just who I am,it's a strong part of me...even at work...I always tell my team..a problem exists, a obstacles comes our way..great..for it's doing its job of existing and we must do our jobs of just keeping our focus on finding the win win solutions always! ( I follow this rule in my entrepreneurial decisions)-and I also know that what may seem like a win win today – may not go on to be a win win tomorrow..hence the constant need to be working towards building a learning organisation....where we learn to Adapt to the Changes of Time and Situations...taking Full responsibilities of our decisions in that moment of time – come profit or loss. I face it head On.

AND NOW IN MY PERSONAL SPACE – I HAVE COME FACE TO FACE WITH A SITUATION THAT I NEED TO ADAPT TO – Too!

AND I WAS GOING TO ADAPT TO IT.

You know what guys...when it comes to my time in the Labs..I always give an experiment..a process of developing some product/ solution my all along with my team...and sometimes it works wonders...sometimes it doesn't ...no matter how hard we try( you know like try try till you succeed..dont give up)..and well so..I have learnt in both personal and professional space that there will come a point when you gotta just step back ...and graciously accept the fact that there might be an error in your very own approach , and accept the fact that we need to ReWork Our wayaround it.( and well thank God for the retakes I can take in coming up with a solutions and products in the Lab...where as such may not be the case of my personal Life – but even then in retrospect when I look back now...I know I made a mistake back then too...I freaked him out..and no matter what anyone else says I know just like it takes two hands to Clap to make the sound of a celebration..its the other way round too...its often that it takes both the people in a relationship to make it go down too...it happens subtly..people may not want to accept it...and rather go on to blaming one another – but I could never do that...because deep down I know we were Both responsible for it)

Anyway the Point is that...just like in my Line of Work...my mind knows that our different varieties of Products will need different Packgaing Solutions ( like Imagine if we started to package a traditional bullet style lipstick in a packaging that is meant for liquid lipsticks or lips stains..what a no- no solution would that be) - similarly it's like Over time MY being has gained some sort of a Praticce to Custom Make My Breathable Custom made Packaged Armours – so that I am able to go the distance comfortably – through an Twisted Moment – life throws my way.

And so.

In this Situation – as of today – even before I went to Sleep I knew that My Pretencious Mode Defence Mechanism – along with the Silent Shell was not going to work in here – for that Silent Shell I had zoned into around Him had Suffocated me a lot..for I had totally felt that – that action of Mine was totally not Fair to the Woman I had become with Time.

And the solution of this Armour came with Acceptance ofcourse.

Acceptance of the Fact that the Only Way I will be able to do on through this WorldWarArnav2.0 in my being – was if I kept the essence of my True self Alive Under my Armour.

And Hence I had come to a conclusion that I was not going to shut my True Self Out.

Because why Must I suffocate My True Self that I love so so so deeply – just because it had now come face to face with the One Person for whom – I had once upon a time wished so bad- that my True Self would be enough to make him feel Love for Me too.

But then it wasn't Enough for Him – so it's ok- that was His Choice!

But continuing to Embrace and Love My TRUE Self even after it had faced rejection- had always been my Choice too!

It's what has Helped Me Cope – My InnerSelf was there with me in the Toughest of my Times – and so I was not going to Suffocate it out because of this encounter with the Blast from the Past – for I had prioritize the spirit in myself in Here!

And so..I was going to face this Head On – keeping on my pretentious mode when it came to the emotions of the past and at the same Time – just continue being who I am – nonetheless.

Because I felt if I didn't be who I was in this situation – I would be doing a Deep injustice to the Journey I had made eight year forward into Time – as a independent,confident and a strong spirited woman that I still am in my being – even though I am Flawed in the matters of the Heart.

So yeah.

I think I will be being Fair to My Innerself this Way!

And I was not going to Change who I was around him – he wants to be around me to catch up or not – would be His Choice – which he would be Free TO Make!

And I smile to myself feeling confident within that I could take this On and I get off the bed now and I open up my luggage and take out my clothes and my accessories that I was going to wear and I walk into the Shower – and I play My Favorite Playlist the one I use to Cope up feeling all back to my normal eight year forward in time Khushi ..the playlist that ends with Chana Mereya..but I start with the third last number though...with my favourite Jeetein hai Chal from Neerja.

And as I start to shower and the Tune of My Songs make their way in my ears – I start to feel a lot better almost Instantly – and Just like that I realise in the Moment – that there was another way of Looking at the Situation as well – which would make it easier to face this..and it would even further strengthen my Armour.

Again a way – that came out of Acceptance ofcourse!

Acceptance and Realisation off the fact all over again – that I had always loved him Truly and deeply.

And that was indeed the Core Reason why I could never Hold any Resentment in my Heart for Him – no matter what happened...and have always wished him well nonetheless ,sending out silent prayers every now and then hoping that it adds to his list of blessings anyway.

And if I look at this way – I know he may have never felt the same but still for me Internally ...for my tattered and Ventilated Heart...maybe this could be another way of getting an Opportunity to stock up on some more Memories of this Man – so that when I went back to Queenstown two weeks from now...I would have some latest moments to Hold Onto and Recall Fondly – later On when I indulged in my walk down the Memory Lanes.

For there was Indeed a time when I would always think that I was never going to See Him again...and I had to spend the rest of my Life – with the stock of Memories I had – and here Life and Time had given me an opportunity to Save Up on Some More...so why Not...?

I think I most definetly want too Use this Thought as well along with My Armour – it will make my encounters with him a lot easier to cope with and I do think if I let the power of what I had always felt for him help me through here right now – it might just Make me Feel a lot lot better within.

For I have never run away from MySelf...in my Own Eyes...for no matter what anyone will say..I know the fact that the Story of my Heart is what it is – and I am Unapologetic about it.

AND

Deep within I do know what a melodrama I still am when it comes to him...so why not use this time to secretly store up some more Moments around Arnav – ofcourse under the Pretense of Oh let's Catch up as old friends and acquaintances that we used to be as well – as in he ofcourse should never know the nitty gritties of the GONER my Heart Still was for Him.

AND

JUST THAT AS I PROCESS THAT THOUGHT ...CHANA MEREYA STOPS PLAYING AS WELL AND I CLOSE MY SHOWER AND AS I DRY MYSELF I FEEL A LOT MORE CALMER AND COMPOSED ABOUT THIS WITHIN.

YEAH.

CRAZZZYYY.

BUT BECAUSE THE FLAWED CRAZY HUMAN THAT I AM WITHIN IN MY HEART FOR THIS MAN – I THINK ITS TIME TO HEAD TO THIS WARFRONT WITH A LITTLE CHANGE IN MY STRATEGY!

A STRATEGY THAT NOW STARTS TO SEEM A LITTLE LIKE A WIN SITUATION FOR THE GONER OF MY Heart.

AND.

I AM GOING TO FOLLOW THIS STRATEGY THROUGH GUYS – BECAUSE JUST THE MERE THOUGHT OF FOLLOWING THIS THROUGH MAKES THE NURSES – TELL THE DOCTORS OF MY VENTILATED HEART IN THE CCU THAT MY BP HAS IMPROVED!

Haha!

I MEAN GUYS FOR REAL – MY BP IS IMPROVING AS I REALISE THIS ONE FACT – THAT IF I JUST SHIFT MY FOCUS FROM THE ONSLAUGHT OF PAIN AND TURMOIL THAT HAD COME MY WAY IN THE LAST 14 DAYS( WHICH I HAD BEEN The One to TRIGGER THAT LED TO THE ERUPTIONS OF VOLACANOS THAT ERUPTED AFTER ) - TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS THAT ONE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LOVE AGAIN...FOR REAL...LIKE TO FEEL MY HEART BEAT WITH LOVE AROUND HIM LIKE IN REALITY AND NOT IN THE MEMORIESSS – THEN THIS REALLY DOESN'T SEEM THAT BAD AT ALL.

FOR IT'S A ETERNAL FLAWED FACT IN THE STORY OF MY LIFE THAT THERE IS ONLY MAN FOR WHOM MY HEART WILL BEAT THIS WAY!

AND.

I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AROUND HIM FOR THE NEXT 14 DAYS...FOR Realll – and maybe Have a chance of letting my Heart Relive in the Happiness of what it once used to Feel – even it's for a short while...and guys...just the thought of actually Being able to Feel that bit of the Happiness in my Heart again..is kind off starting to sound Like A GOOD news to MY Heart – A chaotic One indeed...a News that's nudging me towards a Lot of Complications within – but a lot of complications that I am choosing to take on within – so that My Hospitalised Heart can bask in the fact that even if it's for a short while- it might get discharged to the Outside world of Hymms and Rhymsss and Beats – After all this while.

For This is almost like as if my destiny and fate hav given me these 14 Bonus Days so that I can Restock FRESH Memories to kind of stand Parallely next to the aching painful Memories of the last 14 days back in the day!

HA!

I REALLY AM QUITE THE CRAZYYYYY NUTCASE SUITCASE FOR REAL GUYS...

FOR NOW I AM GOING TO TWIST THIS WHOLE THING AROUND!

Because this Time Around because this was Such a Intense Mortal Combat Mode going on within me – I have to Use a Strategy and a comfortable Armour that I deem fit in this moment of Time – as my Choice.

And well they all say – that all's Fair in Love and War isnt it?

Ha!ha! Ha!

Oh my God.

Guys.

I actually am feeling a lot lot lot better within now guyssss!!

Like for Reallllllll !

And just like that a smile comes up my face as...I make my way to My Room with my Towel wrapped around me and I start to get ready.

My eyes Fall on the Clock.

It was 7: 05PM.

THE CLOCK WAS TICKING – and in that very second – I just realized that its this clock that's always been ticking....as in Time always Flows – it never really stops for anyone – and even though My heart had chosen to be frozen in a moment of Time – when it came to the matters of Love – on every other spectrum...I had always flowed with Time and had embraced whatever it had Brought my way – bravely and strongly – keeping the essence of my truest spirit alive – be it my professional workspace – or my medical conditions – or the twists that I had just recently faced with regards to my adoption plans – I had taken every test of Time – Head On – and no matter how twisted it was – I always Tried to Complete writing the Test Nonetheless.

And now that I think of it – maybe – this chanced encounter with Arnav was Happening – because it was probably meant to be another Test by Time on me – because Time knew that Facing Arnav again – was like that test/question/paper– that I always avoided taking – because I had always been afraid of the chaos and the vulnerability it would bring my way again.

And Maybe That's why Time had Shoved this Encounter my Way to check whether I would be Able to Embrace my Truest Emotions on this – or just flee away from admitting it to my veryown self and get caught up in Denial.

Oh no Time – no matter how tempting Denial is – I will not get caught up in its swirls for it will just give me momentarily comfort – but it will not empower me – and me accepting myself for Who I am will do Just that.

It was Time to embrace the Enigmatic All of A sudden Out of Course – Quiz/ Surprise Test – Time had Shoved my Way.

And Embrace I Shall.

Come what May – the Consequences that followed – be it profit or loss – peace or chaos.

I would never know – if my being had the solutions– until I attempted taking on the Question Paper right – because only once I saw the types of questions in front off me – would my being be able to take attempts at answering it.

And the Geeky Scientist I had always been in My Being – was always going to Complete Writing the Test – I fail or pass will be a secondary add on – the result of which I shall only know – if I take on this Chaotic exam – time had Shovved my way.

I take Deep breathes – as I feel more Determined and Strong and Calmer and Composed Within – Now.

Oh BRING ON THE GODAMMIT CHAOS...BUT JUST GIVE ME TWENTY MINUTES TO GET READY FOR IT !!!!

Ok make that Fifteen Minutes guys..because I do want to summarise a little bit of the thoughts I have had in my head to Mia as we get down...because she needs to know the Context – or else she will have a Heart Attack herself once she sees me executing out my Crazyyy strategy!

IT WAS TIME – TPP EMBRA

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ARNAV'S POV

735 PM – At the Concierge Desk in the Reception Area

First thing out – I was wearing a White button down formal tee with my Denims – a combination that Khushi often stated that she loved on me – in the past.

(Picture Note - Arnavs Look* - sorry could only get the Upper close Up - please imagine the Rest)

So I just had to Have that On – for our First Dinner together – after Ages!

And.

I smile to myself as I pat my Head Mentally for the Plan It had come up with.

Now I just had to roll this out to Khushi and Mia in the most convincing of ways with a genuine concerned face so that- Khushi would actually buy into the scenario – I was trying to Sketch out so that I could spend as much Time of these two weeks around My Khushi.

And I now pat my feet nervously as I lean against the Coincerige Desk my eyes on the sight of the Passage way coming from the Elevators – my eyes literally Dying to see the Sight of Khushi.

I had called up her room on the extension at 730Pm sharp from the Reception Desk – to reconfirm to her , that I was waiting for them in the Reception as on decided Scheduled time and she had softly replied on the landline – " ok Arnav...we will be there in five minutes.."

Her Voice.

And the Sight of her Around me – was all I wanted !

And I was desperately hoping that she would atleast talk to me over Dinner and not go on the silent Mute Mode.

I had to get her to Start talking to Me.

And I think the Scenario I had chosen to Create was going to be the Perfect Ice- Breaker!

Goddddddd.

Khushi.

Just Be here Alreadyyyy!

And right then I spot Mia walking upto me with a polite smile on her face and I am sure she spotted my eyes looking on behind her searching desperately for the sight of Khushi and hence she says once she nears – " khushi Will be here soon Arnav..two minutes..she just got chatting up with this lady we met in the lobby..."

And I nod at her and I give her a polite smile and I ask on reflex now ,with a fond smile coming up my face on reflex at a memory from the past – " did the Lady have kids with her??"

Mia's eyes widen in Surprise as she asks with a frown up her forhead – "yea...but strange how do you know that??

I smile on reflex as I look at Mia – " Mia..anybody who has known Khushi at some point in their Life would surely know...that she loves kids..for back in london..on the times when we would be hanging out...she would always go up to chat to a mother with kids around her...and always high five the little older kids as well and smile warmly and bless the younger ones...you know I still remember this one time in London..we were out shopping at Tesco for our groceries and she literally engaged in a cart race with a boy of around 4 years around the floor...,so that the Mother could go on with her shopping side by side because well the boy had been giving his mum a tough time and wed been seeing that for like five ten minutes around us already and then Khushi said to me...Arnav..I am going to ask her if she will be ok if i have a little fun time with her boy...he is so adorable...and I think he just needs the distraction for grocery shopping is obviously boring for the children..until someone says woohhoo let's have a cart race boy.."

Mia looks at me with this dazed expression up her face that I cannot comprehend and she says softly – " it's strange that you would remember..."

OFCOURSE.

IT WOULD SEEM STRANGE TO HER.

I sigh as I admit to her,hoping that a subtle hint to Khushis best friend might just help me a little in here...although I did have my doubts because I know Mia was fiercely loyal to Khushi – " there's always more than what meets the eye...isnt there Mia..."

Mia gives me a puzzled look but she nods – " I agree on that...there is always more than what meets the Eye..anyway why are you by the Concierge? And you look worried? All ok?"

OK RAIZADA.

TIME TO BRING YOUR GAME ON.

I say on reflex now putting up the most genuine disappointed face – " yeahh..so a development on that front...remember how I mentioned this morning that this was going to be a work plus holiday trip...and well I had my friend Matt joining me in on this holiday trip...but something very urgent has come up on his end in London and he cant make it until the next eight days and he had the entire itenary planned...and now I just am kind of figuring out how to just go about this by myself because I do want to just relax and unwind a bit..for work has been so hectic back in Singapore that...I do think I need this break...and I am now just waiting for the gentleman behind the desk to give me some brochures and stuff and help me figure this out...hes just stepped aside to make a call..", I finished gesturing to Mia towards the gentleman behind the counter who was on the Phone.

And right then Mia says with a smile– " ohh..there comes Khushi..",and because I had been talking to Mia I had turned around to face her and now just as she says that Khushi was coming up to us – I turn around on reflex to see the sight of the Love of My Life - and Just as I see Khushi...My Heart Stops Beating and MY Breath gets Hitched in the middle of my Lungs ( both in a very good way though ) – because of The first and foremost important fact that she was walking upto us with that Natural Powerful Smile up her face and that Sparkle in her Eye!

KHUSHI IS WALKING UP TO ME WITH A SMILE UP HER FACE?????

I CANT SEEM TO BREATHE IN HAPPINESS.

AND NOW THAT I TAKE IN SIGHT OF ALL OF HER TEARING MY GAZE AWAY FROM HER FACE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS – I FEEL MY BREATHES HITCH EVEN MORE and the Sight of Her Takes my BREATH Away- FOR SHE WAS STILL SMILING and the Sparkle in her eyes was still there...AND SHE WAS ALSO LOOKING SO SO SO BLOODY GORGEOUS – in that White and Blue formal quartered Sleeve Top along with the Flaired black skirt that ran up till her Mid thighs and she wore her black stockings underneath ( she would often wear different colored stockings always under her skirts in the past too when the length of her Skirt ran uptil her mid thigh..she wouldn't only not have a stocking on if the length of her dress or skirt was about two inches more longer in length) – and she had some accessories on as well - a Metalic Belt around her Waist and she wore her black stilettos and had a smaller bag in her hand too – and she also had Make Up On and she had left her gorgeous longer hair, open and they fell around in natural waves on both her shoulders – and on that note I make it a point to ask her if she was now Wearing the Make up that she had herself Developed in the Labs.

( Picture Note** - Khushi's Look )

( And On that Note – please Note that Khushi had always been a Mesmerising,Alluring, attractive and a Gorgeous vision to my eyes always in every avatar of hers that I remember from back in the Day – when she was in her denims and tees, or casual tracks and tees,or tracksuits...or when she dressed up for our time out sometimes, or even when she would just be working in her Lab coat in her Home lab...or even when she would just be Roaming around my place in just MY Tee over her , Or even just be her adorable pj's and night suit tees – or even when she would just wake up ...or even when she would even fall asleep over her books sometimes while studying in bed Late into the Night next to me – she was as alluring to me in her every avatar always – whether she was dressed up or not...whether she had make up on or not – because for me she was Khushi – in every version ( well back then I did not process the core reason behind it all as in I hadnt realised it that it was love until I had lost her )– but now in the present day today...I know and have realised the gravity of my emotions and that is why I can say this with the great conviction that the former facts are not going to change and I am sure that I am going to be as attracted and as Allured by every Avatar I was going to see of My adorable geeky scientist – who was now technically Khushi 2.0 – the 28 year old gorgeous woman ...for - she was My Khushi – the Only Love of my Life.

All I want is the Sight of her In front Of Me!

Whether she was Dressed as DROP Dead Gorgeous Diva(which she most defintetly looked like right now)...or as a scientist who worked in the labs with her coats and protective gears on...or as a avid reader that she always was ...reading up on some book or articles or the other on some researches written by scientists and professors- dressed in her pjs and tee and her hair tied up messily with a pencil tucked behind her ears or being played and toyed with her hands as she worked and studied...late into the night.

Ok.

So as Usual – I haven't been able to take MyEyes Off her the minute she came in my line of vision And I have been staring at Her So Shamelessly that it's so so Obvious – and I know she knows that I have my gaze On Her.

Right then she finally comes to stand across off me and our eyes lock from across by default and I spot the same Calm and Composed look along with the usual Sparkle and just when I am afraid that the natural powerful smile on her face would lessen into a polite thin lined one....it Stays On and she smiles at me in the same way as she says with a expression of an amusing frown up her forhead too – " ok then Arnav...before I say anything else...you gotta tell me something...what would you prefer to be called now...as in now that we've met and will be catching up as old friends and acquaintances that we used to be which I think I fair enough too...as In I mean...what would you prefer just Arnav...or Mr Tycoon For Real or maybe Arnav 2.0 or wait..please don't say you would prefer just Arnav..cmon all the time just Arnav..would still be boring....",and she gives me another one of her genuine smiles.

My Heart Stops.

And Restarts.

And Stops again.

And Restarts!

To SAY THAT I AM SURPRISED RIGHT NOW WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT OFCOURSE!

Khushi is smiling at meeeeeee???

She is giving me her naturally Powerful smiles – the Smiles that I remember so so profoundly from the Past – along with the Sparkle in her eyes!!! ( yes there was a calm and composure too but the Sparkle was back)

AND SHE IS TALKING TO MEEEEEEE!!!!

I AM ZAPPED.

AND SHAKEN.

AND SURPRIZED.

I STAND SILENTLY YET VER VERY HAPPILY STUNNED AND SURPRISED TO MY SPOT – LOOKING AT HER IN AWE.

And I am sure that my Surprise is evident on my face as Khushi chuckles now as she asks with another smile – " and just because I am curious...tell me something... do you still think I am a ghost or something..I mean now that I think off it if I were in your place...and out pops out someone in my reality whom iv assumed to have been gone for a long time...I would pretty much feel the same...and cmon don't lie ok...I am sure when you spotted me you must have had a thought thinking – is this Khushi's ghost? Or is she for real????"

GUYYYYS.

I AM GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK IN HAPPINESS.

BECAUSE KHUSHI IS TALKING TO ME AGAIN – LIKE FOR REAL!!!!

DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT???

I MEAN DID YOU HEAR THAT???

SHE IS TALKING TO ME ...FOR REAL!

I INSTRUCT MYSELF TO GET OUT OF MY HAPPILY STUNNED MODE – ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE NO CLUE AS TO HOW HAVE I BEEN BLESSED WITH THIS MOMENT IN TIME AGAIN? – (AFTER THE BEAST I HAD BEEN TO HER...as in she still belives the worse right??? )

I admit on reflex as her infectious smile as always makes me smile on reflex now and I say – " well...to be honest...I did think that for once..if this is your ghost...or maybe your doppelganger.." and Khushi smiles as she says – " only natural..ofcourse...but cmon Arnav...it was ok of you think of me as a ghost...but no doppelganger business off me please...for theres just one of me..i mean you know how God made like just one off me and went all like – ok one of her is enough for the onslaught of craziness on the mortal world.."

Ok.

That Cracks us all up.

And Mia, Khushi and Me share a warm natural laugh and Mia says with a fond smile putting her arms around Khushis shoulders – " well...true that..there is just one of you...there can only be one of you...even Josh says that..."

Khushi rolls her eyes at Mia fondly – " well, you and Josh are very biased when it comes to me..."

OK.

JOSH.

HERE COMES THE NAME AGAIN.

I AM UNEASY ABOUT THIS.

BECAUSE KHUSHI HAD THIS REALLY FOND SMILE UP HER FACE AS SHE SPOKE OFF HIM

WHO WAS HE???

I was just about to ask who he was, when Khushi looked up at me again and she asks with a natural smile again – " ok so anyway now that its decided that there is just one of me in this whole wide world...how about you tell me Arnav.....what would you prefer being called..then?"

I smile at her puzzled and amused and I admit – " anything...whatever you prefer...".I say the same of what I said to her the first time she asked me that – hoping she recalls the memory – I just did.

Khushi grins – " ok so disclaimer again...you left it upto me..again.....so I think I'm going to go with Arnav 2.0...and Mr Tycoon for Real and ofcourse Arnav as well ...in between...works??"

I grin on reflex as I say – " works...ofcourse..and you could also use Man of few words sometimes...since that hasn't changed...for I did become the man of few words after we...", and I pause, hoping she gets the reference.

Khushi looks at me puzzled and she says softly, our eyes locking – " oh you remember that as well?? I mean...the Man of Few words bit??"

I nod and I make sure my eyes lock with hers and she looks away after a quick second as she says – " okkk...so that's done...",and she turns to Mia – " ok so you guys were definitely talking something as I walked up...all ok??"

Mia smiles at Khushi as she says – " so Arnav has had some issues with his holiday plans...apparently his friend Matt was supposed to join in..but..."

Khushi looks at me immediately as she asks with a natural grin – " wait Matt?? Like Matt from London Matt??"

I nod at her with a smile – I know why she is smiling – Matt and her used to have a nice bonding – she would often tell me – Matt is like my brother in London – Mr.Tycoon and she was always like a little sister to him too – and that's why I always used to be comfortable with Matt hanging out with us – unlike my other classmates and friends especially Zack and Aaditya who would always spend up extra time at my place after our group work to just chat around with Khushi often trying to get her attention away from me in the Moment – It would Irik me greatly – and well I didn't realise It then that the discomfort I would feel at the sight of any oother man around Khushi giving her extra attention – was actually Jealousy. And because I couldn't really process the thought through then as to what it was – I would just go about doing what I understood I wanted to express to her over and over again – and I would end up Ravishing her a Lot of times – until the wee hours of the morning – on those nights, especially.Well now that I look back in retrospect – I know what it was – it was jealousy combined with Possesiveness that was all brimming out of the emotion of the ways in which I was cluelessly and deeply in love with her.

Khushi voice now breaks through my line of thought and she says disappointingly with her adorable frown making its way her forhead– " and it would have been great to catch up with Matt too...is he not coming at all Mr Tycoon for Real?? And what happened to your holiday plans??"

I QUICKLY EXPLAIN HER ALL THAT I HAD MENTIONED TO MIA WITH THE BEST GENUINE EXPRESSIONS I COULD USE AND ONCE I WAS DONE – AND KHUSHI HAD THIS THOUGHTFUL LOOK UP HER FACE – I DECIDED TO LISTEN TO MY GUT INSTINCT AND I PUSHED MY LUCK AS I LOOKED AT Mia and Khushi and asked – " and guess what I just had a idea...I mean why must I wait for the Concierge to guide me with the holiday plans...and my itenary...I mean if it's ok for you ...Khushi and Mia ...would it be ok to share yours with me..I mean I would like to join the two of you in your plans...if that's ok ofcourse...Khushi???"

Khushi eyes widen a little as she looks at me puzzled- " you want to join in on our Holiday plans??you want our itenary? Are you sure Mr Tycoon for Real??"

I nod as I look at her,making sure that my eyes lock with hers again – " ofcourse...I am sure..I think it will be great way to catch up...don't you think so Khushi?? I mean if you don't have any problem ofcourse..."

Khushi gives me a puzzled nod as she looks at Mia asking her with a gesture of her eye if this would be ok with her and Mia pauses before giving her a answer through her gesture, and she looks at me for a brief second thoughtfully and I am desperately hoping that she lets me on this on the basis off – theres more than whats meets the eye – reference I gave to her – and I try to give her a look with my eye asking her to say yes please...and Mia finally turns to look at Khushi and she nods back her in yes and Khushi looks at me now and she states – " well..its surely not a problem for us...you can join us if you want...but Mr Tycoon for Real..before we get to sharing our itenary and plans with you so that you can join us...I would like to give a disclaimer in here...I am still quite the chatterbox walkie talkie that I used to be...I mean Rahul my brother still calls me that..soooo...just thought I'll make that clear..so that your ears know what they are in for around me...for...that bit of me hasn't changed.. it never will..so incase you want to think again...please do....."

OUCH.

THAT WAS A TAUNT FLUNG MY WAY VERY VERY GRACIOUSLY

I FLINCH A LITTLE OFCOURSE.

BUT.

I KNOW WHY SHE IS SAYING THAT TO ME.

BECAUSE I TAUNTED HER BACK IN THE DAY HOW HER BEING HER WALKIE TALKIE SELF WAS SUCH A ACHE AND TAX FOR My EarS too!

BUT KHUSHI YOU DON'T KNOW – THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!

YOU – BY MY SIDE – AROUND ME – IN RAW AND UNFILTERED VERSIONS OF YOUR EVERY SELF.

I LOVE YOU GODAMMIT!

I WISH I COULD SAY THIS TO HER STRAIGHT AWAY...BUT I KNOW I CANT SHE WOULD NEED SOME TIME MAYBE TO OPEN UP TO GET TALKING ABOUT THE PAST.

AND RIGHT NOW I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE BUT THE FACT OF JUST BEING ABLE TO BE AROUND HER.

I give her a apologetic and a sincere smile and I admit honestly – " and I am very very glad that- that hasn't changed Khushi...it never should change..I'd hate it if it ever did change...and I don't need to think again...I am sure about this..i am sure about what I want...I want to join you guys in on your holiday plans..if it's ok with you guys...Matt will join us in a couple of days when he can make it..."

Khushi looks at Mia with a smile and Mia says giving me a polite smile – " ok then...give me your email address then...I'll just share it with you...our itenary and plans..."

I FEEL MY INNER BEING INDULGE IN A HURRAY!

I give her my email address and I say – " or wait..just whatsapp me..I'll give you my number...and can I have the two of yours numbers as well??if that's ok? I mean it's better if we have each others contact details right????"

Khushi nods as she says – " Mia will share the details with you on your WhatsApp.."

I grin at Mia – " thanks Mia..."

Mia gives me a thoughtful,knowing look as she shrugs – " no worries Arnav..." ,and she shares the details with me and I look into my phone to check, the details I have received on WhatsApp and just as I see Khushis contact details I save them first out and then Mias and then look up to them both as I say – " and I will go through the itenary later on in the night and make the necessary arrangements for myself...I do have some work around tomorrow and day after for a bit..that's all...I did catch up on my work meetings between 4pm to uptil a while ago as well..."

WHICH WAS TRUE GUYS.

I HAD MET MY DADS REAL ESTATE ASSOCOSTES IN BETWEEN OF 4 TO 7 PM AND I HAD INFORMED THAT I WOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO HOURS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS – so to arrange and schedule the work accordingly.

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WANTED TO SPEND ALL MY TIME AROUND KHUSHI...I DID ALREADY MENTION THAT I WAS ON A WORK TRIP TOO..SO GOTTA KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ON – FOR COVER – FOR NOW.

Khushi gives me a nod as she says – " well..hope you had a good work meeting Mr Tycoon for real..are we good to head to the Souk now??

I grin at Khushi– " yes it was good...and ofcourse...let's get to the Abra station ..it will take us there..."

Souk is a traditional name for a Marketplace...and Abra is a traditional Arabic styled Boat- made of wood..

Around this entire Resort and the whole of the Jumeirah vicinity – they had these water canals in between the different hotels and the Madinat central Souk – and the Abra rides in between on these canals was reserved exclusively for Hotel Guests.

The Madinat Jumeriah central Souk – had another main point of Entry from the other Side as well – adjoining through Road.

And just as we are about to head out, I hear a happy Male voice behind me – " And I was just heading here to surprise the two of you..and I was going to call you Mia and ask you both to head down..so that I can take the two of you out to a surprise dinner...come here you two...khushi and Mia...welcome to my Dubai...hows Queenstown?"

We pause in our tracks ofcourse.

And I turn around to see Mia and Khushi be instantly engulfed in a group hug by a man and Khushi says with a natural grin,hugging him back – " daksh...what a pleasant surprise...and queenstown is as amazing as always..and I thought we were going to meet day after morning directly..."

I stand by Politely.

I don't like the Sight of his Hands on Khushi though.

Mia hugs him too – " well that was the plan.. Khushi...but looks like someone wanted to surprise us.."

Khushi grins as she narrows her eyes at Daksh – " Daksh are you here to surprise us both or just Mia..."

Mia gapes at Khushi as she says – " khushi...love how about some filter??"

Khushi chuckles – " well you know I don't have one...you both know that..."

Daksh chuckles now as he looks at Mia as he winks – " well Mia...this one will surely get us to date each other one day..."

Ok.Now that he just said that – I don't mind the Sight of his Hands on Khushi – since I get the clue that its Mia who holds his interest that way. Welll – that's good news to my heart – I already had this Josh to worry about – I didn't want another one to think About.

Mia looks at daksh and she rolls her eyes at him amused – " well we live across continents Daksh...not happening..."

Daksh gapes at Mia disappointed – " ok yes thanks for the reminder...but how about you don't shove that fact in my face while you are in Dubai atleast...", and Mia grins and nods and then she turns to me as she says – " arnav this is our friend Daksh and Daksh this is Arnav..one of Khushis friends from her time in London...we just bumped into each other this morning at the airport....."

I thank Mia for the introductions and Daksh and me Shake hands now and once we are done with the formal introductions Daksh smiles and asks on reflex – " so Arnav...do you skydive too??"

I look at him Puzzled as I admit honestly – " well not really...I never had the time to give it a try...but...",and I look at Khushi as I state – " khushi I remember you mentioning that you would want to sky dive one day...did you ever get around to doing it..."

Khushi gives me a puzzled look again as she asks – " you remember??"

I nod and right then Daksh looks at me as he states – " did you just ask Khushi if she ever got around to skydiving ?? dude..you are looking at two of my most favourite professional skydivers from all of Queenstown...that's where we all met months ago...while I was in Queenstown for trainings – I am a professional skydive instructor – and we actually work with the same company SKYZOned – its had its base in Queenstown forever...started operations here at the Palm a couple of years ago – I head the instructors team here...."

WAIT??????????

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT?????

KHUSHI WAS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVER NOW??

I imagine a vision of her jumping out of a plane in a SkyDiving Suit and I feel Awed.

HOW MUCH MORE FACINATING COULD THIS WOMAN GET?

I looked at Khushi as I asked, sure the fact that admiration for her was dripping in my voice – " you are a professional skydiver as well Khushi??"

Khushi gives me a nod and she smiles – " well lets just say..i love to jump out of the planes on the weekends for real...its thrilling fun..."

Daksh grins – " ok guys Khushi , Mia...cmon then..lets go...Arnav join us..too....i have reservations made at this Mexican restaurant ten minutes away from here....."

OK.

I DECIDE TO PUSH MY LUCK AGAIN, TAKING ON MY GUT INSTICT.

I look at Daksh and Mia as I say – " ok daksh..that does sound like a great idea...but iv run into Khushi after like eight years almost..why don't you and Mia carry on..meanwhile Me and Khushi can just catch up amongst ourselves over dinner here...if that's ok with Khushi ofcourse??", and I look at Khushi – desperately hoping within that she says Yes.

For some Alone time with her Right now – would be the Exact Situation I needed.

Mia looks at me with that knowing look and narrowed eyes again silently as if she is scrutinizing me or something and she looks at Khushi as she asks – " khushi...you wana come with us? Or does this sound ok to you??"

Khushi looks at Mia and Daksh and at me and casually shrugs her shoulders as she says looking at Daksh – " well I do love the sound of Mexican food for dinner tonight...but I think my tastebuds would like to taste on Thai tonight..which is where Arnav has made resrvations right??"

MY INSIDES HURRAY.

THANK GOD FOR THAI FOOD.

I nod.

Khushi looks at Mia as she says – " so Daksh..you and Mia carry on...ill just be here..."

Mia looks at khushi as she asks again – " sure??"

Khushi nods – " sure...go on have some fun..ill see you here..in a bit...call me when you are back...",and she looks at Daksh as she winks – " you owe me for this one my friend..."

Daksh chuckles and Mia shakes her head and Khushi lovingly and pulls her into a hug and then pulls apart and then looks at me with narrowed skeptical eyes again before looking at Daksh again and she says – " cmon then...Daksh..lets go..."

And they Leave.

And I smile at Khushi as I gesture her – that lets start walking towards the Abra station and she nods at me deep in thought for a moment and starts to walk next to me.

AND I THANK MY STARS – MY FATE – MY DESTINY – ALL AT ONCE – AND TIME TOO AGAIN – FOR DAKSH CAME ON THE RIGHT TIME.

AND WELL ALSO - ALL OF THE GODS ABOVE.

........................

Mia gets into the front seat of Daksh's car deep in thought, a little worried and concerned obviously but at the same time she was trying to process everything she had Observed in Arnavs body language around Khushi.

He remembered Khushi.

He clearly Remembered a Lot.

He couldn't take his Eyes off Her.

He had been looking at her as if she was all that Existed in the Moment.

And well the vibe was indeed Intense!

There is always more than what Meets the Eye – comment – did have a deeper connotation behind it – that she was sure about.

He had literally requested her with a silent gesture of His eye – to nod her in head in agreement in letting him join them in for Real – as if he was dying to Just be around Khushi – it was so freaking obvious!

And she was sure Khushi was catching on to these observations too – but was probably disregarding the perceptions because of her previous experience – but Mia couldn't disregard – because she was sure she had spotted the longing in his eyes and the ache in his voice as he talked about a Memory from their time in London – a similar ache and longing that she would always spot in Khushi's eyes and voice when she would talk off him – even today.

Maybe – there was a side to His Story that none of them ever knew – because he never got the chance to say it – because he Assumed Khushi to be Dead all this While.

And something deep in her gut was signaling her – that there was something in there surely – Khushi's perceptions of the heart from all those years ago that she knew about – maybe what If they really were true? And what If he realized his feelings for Khushi after he had thought he had lost her????

Well – she made a mental note – to keep her eye open for observations on this Man.

For as Khushi's best friend and soul sister for years she was the only one who knew – the state of Khushi's heart for this man – she knew – he could be the only one who had the power to Heal – Khushi's scars for Real – and maybe – that's why this Coincindence had Happened – and maybe this could be some sort of a second chance? – and that is why she had agreed to have him join the on the trip – because she just wanted to observe both Khushi and Arnav around each other for a bit – in Reality!

Well it was a good thing that she was around Khushi this time – for if Arnav Singh Raizada hurt her this around with any of his words or actions – shed be the one to Kick him right where it Hurts the Most!

And right then Daksh gets in the driving seat as he says – " ok Mia..sorry about that quick call I had to take...are we good to go??"

Mia smiles as she says – " well yes, good to go..."

Mia quickly drops Khushi a text to check on her, and she was relieved to get Khushi's reply that she was ok – and asks Mia to just enjoy herself and not worry about her at all – and that she would see her in a couple of hours.

Mia smiles to herself as she reads that and she returns her attention to Daksh as he starts a conversation and begins to drive.

......................................

ARNAV POV- CONTINUES

(Authors Picture Note** - off the courtyard - but i could only get a daytime picture - please imagine the night scene and ignore the lady in the picture.. could not crop her out)

So, we have just stepped into this laned courtyard sort of a place which is surrounded by Exquisite Palm Trees on both the Sides and benches along the way – and it's the walkway that leads us to the Abra Station.

And I cant take my Eyes off Khushi as shes walking next to me Sideways and I think she feels my eyes on her and she turns around to face me and gives me a amused smile and she asks – " Arnav 2.0 ...sp theres something I want to say...before we get to dinner ..is that ok???"

I nod at her with a Natural Smile – unable to tear my eyes off her face – her Eyes – that still had that Gorgeous Sparkle – and yet there was this calm and composed resolve in her eyes.

Well.

Too be Honest Guys – in this Moment all I cared about was the Fact that I was getting to be With Her – she was talking to me – she was smiling at me – and I was Feeling Alive all over again – I was Smiling Again – naturally and in ease – and with peace in my Being.

Khushi waved her hand in front of my eyes and smacked her finger and thumb in front off it – pulling me put of my chains of thoughts and she asks with widened innocent eyes now – " Mr.Tycoon for Real – I was saying...theres something I want to say before we get to dinner...you seem to be lost??"

YES I AM.

I AM LOST.

LOST IN YOU.

LOST IN ALL OF YOU – ALL OVER AGAIN.

I smile as I say on reflex – " sorry..yes Khushi...please tell me what is it..."

Khushi smiles and she takes a deep breathe and she says – " Arnav...so before we get to dinner – I just wanted to talk about something as in – I just wanted to say – that look no matter what happened back in the day – I just don't want us to talk about it as in theres no point in digging up something that's long gone....and in the present day today – now that wev met again – I think its fair to give the history we shared its fair due – theres no need to act like as if we never knew each other because well we obviously did...but what I mean is – no need for any hostility in between.we used to be such good friends in those first couple of months before we...",and she paused and she took another deep breathe and spoke – " before we got together and then things went downhill for us eventually in the ways it did in those last 14 days – but what I am saying is , theres no grudge in here..as in – in my being – iv never held any grudge against you, infact iv always wished well for you.. id just like to catch up on the friendship that we used to share back in the day...for you were always a good friend to me Arnav..always.So how could I not wish you well.. ... so does this work for you as in...are you ok with this??can we not dig up the past that followed after? Please? Especially those last two weeks??"

SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY GRUDGE IN HER HEART AGAINST ME?

SHE ALWAYS WISHED ME WELL??

EVEN AFTER ALL THAT I DID?

HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE HER TO EVEN EXIST.

SO PURE.

SO DAMM BLOODY PURE.

THE SINCERITY WAS SHINING IN HER EYES.

AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE I HAD BEEN SUCH A DEVIL TO HER – AND HURT HER IN THE WORST POSSIBLE OF WAYS.

WHY HAD I LET MY ANGER BLIND ME SO BAD?????

THE LOOK OF HONESTY AND SINCERITY IN HER EYES – CONTINUES TO BOWL ME OVER.

AND I FALL IN LOVE.

I FALL IN LOVE WITH KHUSHI 2.0 – ALL OVER AGAIN.

I look at her dazed and I Nod because I am still unable to comprehend what to say, for I am overwhelmed with my very own emotions – emotions that I was never going to run away from ever again, I was going to face them and embrace them, no matter what and Khushi smiles as she starts to walk next to me – " ok then..so I take that Nod as a yes then...well I am glad we got that settled...cmon then lets head to the Abra station..i am so so excited...and oh on that note, I still cant believe you remembered that I enjoyed Thai food..."

I CANT TAKE MY EYES OFF HER – AS I WALK NEXT TO HER DAZED.

AND MY GUT TELLS ME – THAT I NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO HER NOW.

LIKE NOW.

I HAVE TO.

Khushi now pauses in her tracks and she turns to look at me – looking at her in daze and she now asks with amusement in her eyes – " Arnav 2.0...are you looking at me in so much daze to confirm again whether I am for real – and not a ghost...I am for real..Mr Tycoon for Real..."

I smile on reflex now as I ask taking a deep breathe – " well on that note...how about if I call you khushi 2.0 at times??"

Khushi chuckles – " khushi 2.0...does sound kool actually, yes you can..Arnav 2.0..."

I smile as I look at her and I say sincerely and seriously , and I lock my eyes with her – " well...I need to say something Khushi..and I need to say it now...will you hear me out please???"

Khushi looks at me puzzled but she nods – " ok...what is it?? Only fair..you heard me out..so yeahh...tell me what is it.."

I take a deep breathe as I say , looking into her eyes – " khushi...I know you don't want to talk about the past...but can we?? As in for just five minutes please??i need to say this out to you...I couldn't ever until all this while...because I thought you were gone for real...please..just five minutes.."

Khushi takes a deep breathe and she sighs and her smiles thins up into a thoughtful look and she says, trying to walk up front a little ahead quick in her strides – " Arnav..please ...i..i...look ..i don't know..if we ..should...please...can we not...it's a request..."

And I hold onto her hand on reflex now stopping her from walking away and I say on reflex, sure the ache was present in my voice – " don't go...please...Khushi...don't walk away from me right now...I beg you...fine...if you don't want to talk about the past...I won't...but atleast let me apologize to you in person...an apology that's been long due.. look I know why you never looked back and I don't blame you...I understand why you wouldn't want anything to do with me after what I did......but Khushi...please know this...that iv been dying to apologize to you for the brute I had been...in the way I chose to end things...I have been dying to say this out to you for real...for all these years..iv lived with this angst and guilt inside off me thinking that you succumbed to death probably hating me....i hated myself for it for a long long time...a part of me still hates the then me for being so so brutal towards you in those last 14 days and especially the last time we met...you didn't deserve the angry lava's of the Volcano's I unleashed out on you....its just that we were in two different headspaces at that point in time...and I...I...unleashed all of my anger all out on you in the worst possible of ways just because I was not ready to take on the emotional trip... but I knew that I had sinned greatly by the way I chose to behave with you last..and when I was on my way back from Oxford I realized that no matter what...no matter the fact that we were in two different headspaces or were standing in two different ends of the spectrums with reagrds to certain viewpoints – I realized that you most definetly did not deserve the wrath I treated you with ever in all of those days until the last I saw of you...I realized that I could have gentle in my way of getting you to see my viewpoints , I realized that there had been no need at all for me to be so brutal and beastly...that was wrong..so very wrong off me....and once I reached the appartments - then I knocked on your door frantically for fifteen minutes trying to call you out to talk...your phone was already unreachable by then and when I entered in my flat...I found your letter...and I ...I....",and I paused, because in the flow I was going , I was almost about to say that I realized in that moment I loved her and I didn't know how would she react to that all of a sudden so I twisted my words around a little as I spoke – " and I realized that the way in which I chose to end things was very very wrong and brutal and totally uncalled for , for the things I had said to you were downright disgusting, way below the belt...you didn't deserve the wrath I unleashed on you Khushi...you didnt...and to be honest to you...I was hating myself for it..and I was coming after you to apologize Khushi..i was..i swear...Matt was with me...i was on my way to heathrow when the news flashed about the crash of your plane...and once Matt called Mia and the way she and your mother were crying on the phone...we just assumed...that you were gone..and the pain iv lived with all this while Khushi, for I was such a beast to you the last I saw of you...the pain that came along with the realization of the fact that you got on that plane because of me...I always felt that it was me who pushed you towards the clutches of death...because if I hadn't behaved with you that day in the way I did...you would have probably not gotten on the plane back to Queenstown in a hurry to just get away from London....",and I pause as I swallow a lump of emotion and I continue saying it all out to her, holding onto her hand tight and even though she is not looking at my face, I know she is listening to what I am saying – its in her body language, its softened , its vulnerable and so I continue – " the news of your crash killed something inside off me for real Khushi...for real..and the reason why I have been looking at you all day over over again is not to confirm the fact that you are a ghost or a reality , but just the sight of you again has finally brought a dead part of me back to life and that is why I have been looking at you...to feel the dead part of me alive again...please turn around...please....look at me..once and you will know that I am stating nothing but the truth ...I want to apologize Khushi...please..its something I need to do.....I am sorry Khushi...I am so so so so sorry for everything I said in those last 14 days and especially the last I saw you..i am so so so sorry for the way I acted and behaved with you....iv hated myself for this for so so so long...and I know maybe so have you...please forgive me...please...forgive me...",and I paused as emotion now finally choked my voice.

Khushi stood Statued in her Spot.

I stood statued in my Spot.

I continued to hold onto her Hand.

And I was glad that She didn't yank her Hand away just yet.

After a couple of minutes of intense vulnerable Silence, which seemed like as aching as the ages I had spent without her - Khushi turned around finally and she looked into my eyes , and I was sure she spotted the ache, the pain and angst in my eyes – for her gaze stayed on my face a lot longer silently ,her own eyes starting to swimm with vulnerable emotions and pain now and she takes a deep breathe about three minutes later – into our intense vulnerable silent eye lock and she finally says giving me a small smile as calm and composure returned to mask her vulnerable eyes and she spoke softly – " please don't hate yourself for it Arnav..please don't..and know this I never hated you for it too..i never did...and to be honest to you whenever I looked back in retrospect I know i made mistakes too..i triggerd you...I freaked you out ...I was trying to make you see something...which you were not ready to see..i mean I understand that it was wrong off me to presume and assume things based on my perceptions and then I was expecting you to find something within you that never really existed in the first place...I was expecting you to take on the emotional trip hoping that maybe you'd find the emotions I had perceived which was so wrong off me...for now eight years later, with great conviction I can say this Arnav – that you don't find love...Love finds you...if it has too...and it was wrong off me to expect you to feel something just because I was feeling something or had perceived some underlying meanings behind your actions and words...I realized that I was wrong...as in everyone is free to feel what they want right...and I was probably trying too hard to impose emotions on you...thinking that it would probably be the perfect solution to the scenario...but now eight years later – I know that perfection is subjective no Arnav?...what seemed perfect to my head – seemed flawed to yours...I should have accepted to disagree graciously...and then let go...which I did 15 days later ofcourse...but I what I mean to say is...that the approach I followed then in those 14 days was wrong..i shouldn't have tried to push you so hard...and so believe me when I say this...I know I triggered the angry volcanoes...yes...I always did feel that the last active volcano that erupted out on me was like very very harsh...but maybe at that time – it would take something like that to happen for me to understand – that I had to let go...and I will say this again...Arnav...it was wrong off me to try to shove my delusional perceptions your way...the perceptions that never existed..."

OH BUT IT DID EXIST KHUSHI.

IT DID.

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.

ABOUT YOUR EVERY PERCEPTION.

FOR IT WAS LOVE FOR ME TOO – IT ALWAYS WAS – LOVE!

GUYS.

I AM DYING TO SAY THIS OUT TO HER RIGHT NOW.

CONFESS IT ALL OUT TO HER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS READY TO HEAR IT ALL YET.

I MEAN I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SAY THIS TO HER YET – AM IN A POSITION TO?

WHAT IF SHE ALREADY HAS SOMEONE ELSE NOW? – THAT IS WHY SHE IS ABLE TO BE SO CALM AND COMPOSED ABOUT IT IN HER EYELOCK AGAIN?

AND IF I TELL HER I LOVE HER – IT WILL MOST SURELY OVERWHELM HER.

I KNOW THAT SUDDEN ONSLAUGHTS OF EMOTIONS CAN MAKE YOU WANT TO FLEE AWAY – IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME BACK THEN AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THE SAME TO KHUSHI RIGHT NOW – BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RISK HER RUNNING AWAY FROM MY REACH JUST YET.

I say immediately – " Khushi...no...please..listen..you were not wrong..i was...i..."

Khushi says immediately – " arnav...I need to let this out now too please let me..."

Khushi now gestures me to come sit next to her on a bench and we walk over there and we sit next to each other and she turns to face me as she says softly– " and I think I owe you an apology too for this Arnav..i know I wrote it to you In my goodbye letter...but I never got around to knowing from you in real If you had accepted my apology...and I think I want to say this again...I am sorry too...im sorry for trying to push you into something you weren't ready for... ...and I am for trying to shove my perfect idea of a plan down your life...I shouldn't have jumped to taking actions based on some delusional perceptions..without discussing it out with you first...you were right when you said that I did behave quite immaturely back then..and for that I am sorry once again.."

I look at her in daze and shock as I say almost instantly – " khushi...you don't owe me any apology at all...please don't say that...please..."

Khushi looks into my eyes as she continues to say softly – " and I think I owe you one more apology Arnav...now just I just heard what you just said...I am truly sorry..as in..i never thought that you would feel all this angst and guilt at the news of my passing...and would hold yourself responsible for me getting on that plane...because to leave London that day was my choice nonetheless...just like it was my choice to never look back too..as in I just thought that my existence didn't matter to you anyway so why not let you think im gone for real..i never knew that youv held onto so much guilt inside off you because of that...and for that I am truly sorry...forgive me...will you please??? For all the guilt and the angst that youv been through because a part of you was probably beating up your insides for my death all this while...for all these years...and here I was alive on the other side of the globe...god Arnav..im sorry...and I think this was the reason for that flash of anger in your eyes earlier in the elevator this morning then??"

I sigh as I say honestly – " kind off...but please forget about that..you please don't be sorry...you had every right...to do what you did...I don't blame you for never even wanting to see my face again...after the way I behaved and to be honest...I think not knowing that you were alive all this while was my fault too...I could have come to Queenstown...I would have found you alive, a long time ago..but I just couldn't get around to it because I didn't think I'd ever have it in me to face Mia or your family...because I had heard the way Mia and your mother were crying over the phone...and it would haunt me a lot..and hence i couldn't get around to it..."

Khushi closes her eyes as she places her face in her palms for a second and brushes her hands over her face, and I am just trying to figure out what emotion is she trying to fight, and she finally looks up with the calm and composed look and a genuine heartwarming expression on her face again – " god...this is crazy Arnav...I hate the fact that I made you feel like I was just someone who gave you this immense baggage of guilt and angst to live with...that's not what I wanted...that was never my intention...please believe me...I never wanted you to think off me with guilt atleast...for as all I ever wanted was for you to Remember me as a crazy chatterbox walkie talkie cartoon network that I was back in time, I mean I still am, but more like a cartoon webseries now you know since some wisdom does come with age right?but yes I am telling you now if they ever put me in a human museum for real , please ask them to put me up in the craziest human cartoon network category"

That makes us both chuckle and share a warm laugh on reflex.. and Khushi says softly looking into my eyes – " god im so sorry for this...I truly am...please accept my apology Arnav...please???"

WAS THIS GIRL FOR REAL?

AFTER ALL THAT I HAD PUT HER THROUGH.

SHE WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF ME WITH THIS GENUINE HEARTFELT – APOLOGETIC LOOK UP HER FACE?

SO SELFLESS.

SO PURE.

SUCH A ANGEL.

AND I HAD BEEN THE FOOL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER BACK THEN IN THE PAST.

I MOST DEFINETLY DESERVED THE PUNISHMENT I WAS GIVEN BY MY FATE.

I Say honestly – " khushi...I think whatever happened was fate maybe...time or the situation and I think I want to look at it as a punishment that I most definetly deserved for treating you in the ways I did in those last 14 days.....and...look we ran into each other again...anyway...in the present..and for that I am truly grateful and happy and I thank my stars that I get to see you again and seek apology from you in person....and if you say that you are sorry to me once again..i swear to god...ill kill myself right here right now.."

Khushi takes a deep breathe now and she stands up from the bench and she turns to me and she says with a genuine smile – " ok...ok...how about this...lets make a deal..whats gone is gone Arnav...as in..the past...it wont come back...that time is gone...and Its easier to just let bygones be bygones now – lets bury the hatchet for real...please lets just not talk about it again...please – and look now that wev met again and – I think its fair to decide now that we should not bring this up again...lets just focus on living in the present moment off time and catch up with each other as as the good friends we used to be nonetheless..deal?and I think theres a reason why this happened no Arnav...maybe because of the way the goodbyes happened back then..and that's why this coincidence happened...so that when we bid goodbye two weeks from now and I return to Queenstown and you go back to Singapore...we say goodbye with a smile on our face , as the friends that we used to be....so what say? Deal?? We bury the hatchet then?"

SHE WANTS TO LET BYGONES BE BYGONES.

IF ONLY SHE KNNOWS THAT SHE WAS NEVER A BYGONE FOR ME.

SHE NEVER WOULD BE.

AND.

MOST IMPORTANTLY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE IT IN ME TO SAY GOODBYE TO HER EVER AGAIN.

But I think in this moment I think it Would be wiser to agree to this for now and I say looking at her – " ok then..its a deal..lets bury the hatchet...but you do affirm the fact that you have accepted my apology..right?"

Khushi nods as she says – "yes indeed... apology accepted..for Real..."

I smile as I ask – " and will you let me know when youv truly forgiven me??"

Khushi looks at me and she says sincerely – " well I already did tell you I never held any grudges against you..or hated you for anything.. that is the truth...but I get where you are coming from..so yes I understand..ill let you know..and do you affirm that you accept my apology too??"

I smile as I admit getting up too, now gesturing her to resume our walk down to the Abra station now and she nods as she starts walking next to me and she asks – " tell me..cmon..you accept my apology?and will you let me know when youv forgiven me for all the guilt youv lived with because of the fact that I let you go on believing the fact that I was dead.."

I look at Khushi as I say now – " well like I said the basis of your apology isn't really needed Khushi...where as mine is...and like I said I think I want to believe that – that was something my fate had wanted me to face as a punishment for being so cruel to you back then with my anger and words...so please.. and you say sorry to me one more time khushi..and trust me I would feel like I want to jump out of one of your skydiving planes without a parachute....and on that note...I cant believe this I mean...look at you – a professional sky- bloody- diver now..insane..tell me something..have you already scuba dived in all of the oceans in the world...and did you also do that half trek upto the Mt Everest or Mt Kilimanjaro in a crazy mountaineering expedition already...?"

Khushi chuckles on reflex now as she says amused, continuing her walk next to me – " well...it's a surprise to me that you remember.."

OFCOURSE I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – BECAUSE I LOVE YOU GODAMMIT.

I LOVE YOU SO BLODDY GODAAMIT MUCH.

ALWAYS HAVE.

ALWAYS WILL.

I smile on reflex as I say – " well I did always say you belonged in the Mueseums right Khushi? You are one of a kind and we all did agree to the fact that god's made just one of you...so how can I forget my encounter with the most uniquest form of the human species for real haan?cmon then tell me, what about your scuba diving and mountainnering?"

Khushi chuckles naturally as she says – " ok then ..so to answer you on that..i have scuba dived a crazyyy lot with Mia ..but just locally as in all these amazing diving spots around New Zealand..and also on a family vacation three years ago in Australia..around the great barrier reef..but I still haven't gotten around to the mountainerring though...that's still on my bucket list..i don't get time ya Mr Tycoon..work is so so so hectic...this holiday also came like after forever...because iv been working like non stop like a geeky robot....ever since I took over from Mom at NaturallyU as CEO...couple of years ago..."

I look at her stunned and happily surprised again as I ask, now each of us taking down the steps to the Abra station, and we have to wait by the side , for the Abra isn't there yet – " wait wait wait...hold on..you aren't just a cosmetic chemist at NaturallyU? You are the CEO too??"

( authors Picture Note - the Abra Station and that is the Abra )

Khushi nods as she says – " oh yes indeed...that happened...I mean I still work in the labs all the time along with our cosmetic formulators and team of scientists..I head that department too actually and then I also manage the Execution and Management as the CEO, Mia works alongside me in the Marketing..."

I grin, admiring her and I state– " wow Khushi...that's amazing..."

Khushi grins – " thanks...ok so why don't you tell me a little bit of your journey into bcoming the Mr Tycoon for Real...how did that go??"

OH I WILL.

I WILL KHUSHI.

BUT FIRST ALL I WANT TO DO IS HEAR YOOU TALK.

I WANT YOUR VOICE – IN MY EARS.

AND YOUR SIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

I WANT YOU.

I WANT ALL OF YOU.

I grin as I admit – " ok yes...lets talk about me over dinner...first you tell me something..did you get all those degrees that you were planning to as always????"

Khushi grins on reflex as she says with a warm laugh – " ok see Mr Tycoon for real..now you are making me talk like my jabber jabber self as usual.."

I LOVE YOUR JABBER JABBER DAMMIT.

I grin as I say – " go on..answer me...then..how many degrees on your resume then??"

Khushi grins as she says – " well to be honest...quite the geeky one I still am...I think I told you back in the day about the fact that I was going to get my masters in cosmetic chemistry and then maybe do a MBA.."

I nod as I see the Abra now nearing us and I say immediately– " yes yes I remember..you would say – atleast three degrees for this geeky scientist in the making..."

Khushi chuckles on reflex as she says– " well so,a little more happened on that note... after I finished the third year in undergrad..i did my masters in cosmetic chemistry..after which I just felt like I needed to study and learn some more before getting into the labs...so I ended up doing another masters for one more year in organic chemistry..before getting around to interning in the labs at NaurallyU for about two years full time and then I went on to do my MBA in entrepreneurship for another year after, before finally taking over from Mom as the CEO..two years ago..and so yes..i have Four degrees on my Resume now.. I still do think I do want to get around to doing my PHD too..but not right now..maybe some more time down the line...in a couple of years...so that plan got amped up from 3 to 5 actually....and im on 4 right now...will get around to the fifth one too...with time...I still love studying and learning..."

I WAS LOVING IT.

I WAS IN HEAVEN.

THIS FELT SO NATURALLY RIGHT - RIGHT NOW.

KHUSHI – WILL YOU TAKE ME BACK.?

SAY IF I BEG YOU ON MY KNEES TO TAKE ME BACK – WILL YOU???

I grin on reflex now as I say – " wow...just bloody wow...that's amazing Khushi..so should I call you Ms Tycoon is Real now too?",and she chuckles as she says – " very funny Mr Tycoon in real...cmon lets get on the Abra..im so excited...and im getting hungry too..."

I nod and I smile at her and I get on the Abra and I offer her my hand on reflex as shes about to get on and I say – " cmon then...take it...look at all the heel you are wearing...I don't want you to trip Khushi.."

Khushi chuckles as she looks around the waters – " well...if you put it that way...I wouldn't want to fall into the water even before iv had dinner...so yeah...ill take your help on that then...thank you Arnav 2.0..."

And I smile at her as I gesture her to finally give her hand to me and she nods and gives me her hand and the minute I feel her hand in mine – I feel that jolt of lightening again all over my system at the familiar touch, and she comes up to stand upfront me on reflex and our eyes lock on reflex and I continue holding onto her hand with one of my hands and my other hand goes to her other arm on reflex as I ask – " you ok??"

Khushi nods at me as she says – " yes ok Arnav...thanks..."and to my disappointment she immediately pulls away and takes her seat on the Abra seats in the middle and the boat driver asks us – " good to go Sir?? To the Madinat Souk abra station? Or else where?"

And I nod at him as I say taking a seat next to Khushi – " yes to the Souk please...",and I look at Khushi sideways who is all smiling looking around the view and she instantly take out her phone as she starts to click some pictures and she says to herself – " so so beautiful...this is gorgeous...Mia you need to see these pictures...",and once she is done a couple of minutes later ,the breeze in the air starts to play with her gorgeous longer hair as the ride takes us along the canal and she immediately puts her phone in the bag and she contains her hair to one side with her hand and I am unable to tear my gaze away from her and right then she turns to look at me and she asks with a natural powerful smile – " this is so beautiful Arnav...like gorgoues..i totally feel like I am in the middle of Arabian nights..."

I nod as I say looking around the view myself for a couple of seconds and I look into her eyes after with a smile – " very beautiful indeed...soulful..."

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE VIEW.

I AM TALKING ABOUT HER OFCOURSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE GETS ON THE MEANING THOUGH.

HER EYES ARE NOT GIVING HER AWAY.

THERES SPARKLE AND YET THERE IS A CALM AND COMPOSURE AGAIN.

Khushi says softly – " yes soulful too...",and she looks away immediately from my gaze and continues to look around the view on either sides – enjoying herself.

And I continue to look at her from the side and behind – enjoying My Soulful – Gorgeous – Beautiful – View.

( the below two pictures of the Madinat Souk from the Resorts port of drop..by the Abra)

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THREE HOURS LATER

11: 00 PM

ARNAV POV CONTINUES

I look at the time in my phone and I smile to myself.

Its 11.00 PM.

Time had finally decided to be Kind to Me.

Well – it was flying by at the speed of Light ofcourse.

But I couldn't complain about that – because every second off it since morning– was bringing me proufound Happiness and Peace – especially for the last three Hours ever since Khushi and Me – resumed our way down to the Souk.

The Abra had taken us to the Madinat Souk – and we had immediately made our way to the Thai restaurant where I had made reservations for dinner and we literally sat across off each other in the comfortable space that used to always just be there in between of us – like back in the past when we would Dine Out – there was no Awkwardness in the Air at all – and well Khushi was again very surprised to know that I remembered her tastes and preferences of the dishes in the Thai cuisine – as I obviously struck conversation with her over the fact asking her if she still enjoyed the same tastes or wanted to order something different.

She gave me a natural smile as she stated that she obviously stuck to majority of the usuals her tastebuds preferred but also tried something new in between always – and she ended Up ordering the Same Tom Yum Soup she always loved back in the day – along with her favourite salad dish and she tried a different chicken starter in between but stuck to her favourite pad thai as the main dish – and well – I preferred the lemongrass soup – always – we preferred the same salad always – and we shared the chicken starter because it was a flavor I wanted to try as well and then in the main I also ordered my preferred green curry along with rice – which we shared ofcourse amongst ourselves – and we talked – all through out the differet courses of our dinner Time.

I obviously filled her in over my professional journey and as to what I had been handling in terms of work back in Singapore and then she had always knows about Di so she asked about her well being and I asked about her family's and she then told me that her brother Rahul was now married to a amazing girl Diya and they had a lovely boy named Krish and then how her Parents were their usual adorable couple self as always.And in between I had also asked her to tell me about her sky diving experience, her scuba diving etc..because I just wanted to listen to her Talk , talk and talk to me – all through and obviously I was falling in love with the play of excited expressions up her face as her eyes lit up as she talked about it.

So basically – we had a perfectly Normal Dine Out Time – actually more than normal – it felt as if just like that in a Smack of a Finger – we were like the Arnav and Khushi from eight years ago – before things messed up for Us – just sitting in a eight year forward in time Avatar - in front off each other just in terms of the age.

And well – we finished Dessert around 1030 Pm – and because I did not want the time with her to end for the time being – I immediately suggested as we walked out the restaurant – to catch up on some drinks while just sitting by this open bar kind of space with this casual bean bag seating near the canal side of the souk – for well the ambience was indeed very beautiful with all lights shining around us and the hustle bustle of the tourists in the Souk and the feel off the Arabic ambience around us – but I was obviously more smitten by my Company ofcourse- and I was glad that Khushi had agreed and we had been just lounging casually on these two huge bean nags with a table in between of us.

( picture Note ** - the red bean bags seating area and open bar kind of place that can be seen on the right corner of the picture below is the Location of the this Next Scene**)

And we had sipping on some cocktails and chatting and I also asked her if she wore a lot of the make up she had developed and she had proudly and happily grinned and nodded happily and explained to me that she always wore a lot of their own products and then went on to give me glimpse of how well NaturallyU was doing in NZ and Australia– and I was so happy for her – to know that she had accomplaished all that she had set out too.

Khushi 2.0 was Starting to Fascinate me A Lot Now.

A crazy Insane Lot.

She was the Apt Blend – off Just about Everything – off wit – of humour – off spark – off spunk – off kindness – off sincerity – off humility – off Beauty – both inside Out – she had the biggest heart – she truly Did.

I CANT BEELIVE I HAD LOST HER IN THE WAYS I HAD.

GOD.

I LOVE HER.

I WANT THIS WOMAN.

BACK IN MY LIFE – BACK BY MY SIDE FOREVER!

And right then it struck me that amongst all that had been happening until now – It had totally slipped my mind to ask Khushi if she already had someone in her Life.

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.

THAT WAS GOING TO DECIDE THE FATE OF MY LIFE.

HOW COULD I FORGET?

WELL – I don't want to be harsh on myself right now – I was feeling very Happy feeling Alive and at peace within - that this discomforting thought had totally slipped off my head.

But I had to know.

I had to ask her.

And I think of a way of voicing my question to her – right when my eyes fall on Khushi walking towards me with a smile up her face but she is on the phone and as shes nearing me I smile at her on reflex and I hear her say into the phone – " yea..ok Mia..no worries...yes yes just enjoy...take your time....ill be heading up to the room in a bit though...yeah...ill see you when you are back...yup ok bye..",and she hung up and she took her seat across of me and she smiled as she put her phone on the table and stirred up her Margarita and took a sip off it and I asked – " all ok with Mia?? So Mia and Daksh...they have a history??"

Khushi grins as she says – " well daksh would mostly hope for the same...but no...I think there's this thing in between of them yes...but they haven't quite talked about it or acted on it – because of their lives in different continents – and Mia hasn't had a good experience with long distance in the past so yeah...but well they do enjoy each others company so yeah...that's what it is for now I guess..."

I nod as I take a sip of my scotch and I say with a natural smile – " shes nice you know Mia...iv always heard so much about her from you in the past...its nice to actually meet her..."

Khushi smiles as she sips her drink – " well she is amazing...",and she paused as she looked at me and asks softly now – "so... Arnav 2.0...I just wanted to ask you something...I mean I don't want to come across as prying into your personal space or something...but because its something iv always wondered...and wished well for you too on that front..i just thought ill ask you...should i???"

I nod immediately – " ofcourse Khushi...ask me..what is it??"

Khushi nods at me and she asks with a sincere look up her face immediately – " your parents...as in....did everything work out for them eventually with time?? I know with their situation back then...you were hurting over it..and I always wished that to get sorted out for you..i mean..i know you love your family...so...is everything ok now???"

HOW DID I EVEN GET BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEONE AS ANGELIC AS HER IN MY LIFE?

THIS GIRL WAS MY HEAVEN.

I WAS GOING TO LOVE HER TILL THE END OF TIME.

AND NOW.

I NEED TO KNOW – MORE THAN EVER IF THERES SOMEONE ELSE IN HER LIFE OR NOT.

I TAKE A CUE FROM HER QUESTION AND DECIDE TO FOLLOW IT THROUGH – THROUGH IT.

I smile on reflex as I take a sip off my scotch, letting her in on half of the truth for now – " well yes...things worked out for them just fine...after I returned to Singapore, Di had kind off forced them to just reconcile and sort out there differences and we were so glad that worked things out – because you know in there time apart they still had been fiercely loyal to one other even though they were apart ,so di made them see the fact that there maybe was some hope in there, and once they started to talk things out – it worked out...",and I continued to summarise it all to her over how it was their professional differences that had come in the way for a bit and then how Mom eventually waded her way around it by shifting her business vertical and once I finished telling her that , I spoke with a smile – " and well as off now they are currently holidaying ...we encouraged them to do that...you know now just take a backseat and spend sometime with each other..and let us handle the grind of work...."

Khushi nods with a sincere smile as she heard me out and sipped her drink which was now half over and she says – " that's great Arnav...I mean..im so happy for you....so glad it worked out in between of them...for real...I mean 30 year of a rock solid marriage did atleast deserve a second shot to try to fix things...glad it worked out for them..."

THE SINCERITY IN HER EYES AND IN HER VOICE AND ON HER FACE AS SHE SAID THAT – BOWLED ME OVER.

I ask on reflex now – " Khushi...can I ask you something?? I mean I don't want to seem like im prying on your personal space or something..."

Khushi chuckles – " ohh go on...ask me...and just so you know...I don't think I can call you the Man of Few words , Arnav 2.0 for youv been talking quite a lot for the last so many hours..."

I say instantly – " that's because I am around you...with you...you are the only one I could ever talk so much around with so much ease...as in..even with my family theres ease as I talk to them..like a 90 percent ease...but with you its always been a 100 percent on that ease...you are the only one around whom I come out of my otherwise silent shell – that hasn't changed..."

I see a nervous look flash in her eye for just tad bit a second which she masks immediately with a amused look as she sips on her margariata and she says – " I know what you mean by that Arnav 2.0...iv been such a walkie talkie...I make everyone around me talk...and if you say that you are still able to feel 100 percent at ease around me..then I shall take that as a fact that I am still good friend to you...so..thanks...",and she takes a sip off her drink, giving me another natural smile.

YEAH RIGHT.

EVEN IF HER PERCEPTIVE SELF WAS CATCHING ONTO THE UNDERLYING HINTS I WAS GIVING TO HER RIGHT NOW – HER MIND PROBABLY WILL BE CAUSING SOME OBSTACLE IN PROCESSING THINGS THROUGH.

ONLY NATURAL.

I KNOW HOW THE MIND CAN PLAY ITS GAMES.

IV FALLEN FOR IT..AND IGNORED WHAT MY HEART WAS SAYING AND PAID A VERY HEAVY TAX IN RETURN.

Khushi continues to sip through her drink and she then picks up her phone with one end and she flicks through it as she says looking up at me – " Arnav give me two minutes...NZ is 7 hours 30 minutes ahead in time and its almost nearing 7 am..and mom and dad have just woken up...I neeed to make a quick call to them...ok??"

I nod and she stands up and goes a little further upto the edge of the water canal,as she talks over the phone and she has her back to me now and she's running her hand through her hair casually brushing through the gorgeous waves, playing with them carelessly and containing them to one side again – the waves ran uptil her waist now...back then in the day her hair were shorter in length more like uptoo her shoulder – and I loved that look on her too – and now I am just having trouble deciding which one I loved more – that or this...and I think in the present scenario I would say – I preferred the gorgeous waves now for I wanted to feel them under my hands already...to have my hands entangled in them as I pinned her against the wall and kissed her hard and urgent – Again.

And my thought now tread towards the fact of wonder – would her Lips feel the same under Mine as they did back in the Past?

Would she tremble under my Touch? – like she always did back in the day? – and I am immediately taken back to a memory in my head – when I had spent most of the Sunday just ravishing her and making love to her over and over again – in my bed, in my bath, in my living room.

Godammit.Me – but then again I don't want to be harsh on myself – because I Have been a Celibate for the last years, she was the last one I had been with in every sense – and now that she was back in front of me and with love raging through my being – it was only natural that I was fighting every urge to now just turn her around, pull her to myself and hug her Hard.

Kiss her Mindlessly.

Hard and Deep.

And well to be Honest – and I feel like – id do just anything to just even get to kiss her cheek in the moment or her hand – I just feel like I need to touch her somewhere for a bit.

Maybe her Hand?

I need some excuse and I find the perfect one since it will go along with the next thing I want to talk to her about – anyway.

And I pause in my chain of thoughts as I hear Khushi's voice come through in my ears,as she takes back her seat in front of me and places her phone on the table again and sips on her drink again – " ohk so all is good back home....."

I smile – " which is great khushi.."

Khushi nods and she says now – " so you were about to ask me something...what is it??"

I nod at her and my eyes lock with her and then my eyes fall on her left hand which was wrapped around her glass as she had started taking another sip off the drink and I ask on reflex – "so yeah...about that...I wanted to ask you about – how is he doing??"

Khushi looks at me puzzled as she asks , keeping her glass back on the table – " huh?? Hows who doing??who he??"

I keep the glass off my scotch on the table and I say on reflex – " will you show me your left hand please??"

She looks at me puzzled but she shrugs casually as she flashes her left hand in front of my face and I catch her left hand in my left hand on reflex and my thumb gently rubs her left ring finger, which was empty and she looks at me with widened eyes as she asks Puzzled – " Arnav??what is this about..",and she is about to pull her hand away but I don't let her now and I keep my eyes locked with hers and I continue to brush my thumb over the ring finger on her left hand and I ask on reflex now – " your boyfriend or your fiancé...hows he doing?? I mean the one you were talking too someone before you got into the elevator......Mia mentioned him too...and since there's no ring on your finger...so I know you aren't married yet , so I was just wondering whats his name...yes Josh...is her just your boyfriend or fiancé but if he would be your fiancé then there would be ring on your finger still?? So just boyfriend then?? "

Khushi gives me a puzzled and a amused look as she asks gaping at me in surprise – " what?????????????? What did you just ask me??"

I don't let her pull her hand away from mine yet and I keep my gaze locked with hers and I ask, sure that my gaze had turned a lot more intense yet soft and gentle - " look all I want to know is...If you have someone in your life right now?? Is it Josh? Or if its someone else????"

Khushi eyes widen a little but she doesn't pull her gaze away from mine and she asks instantly – " and why do you want to know?? Why would you even ask?"

I say immediately – " please...Khushi...answer me...I want to know...I need to know...ok fine if you don't want to answer that yet..just tell me who is Joshh?? I mean I haven't heard off him before..",and I continue to hold on to her hand – and I thank the fact that I think shes frozen in some sort of a surprised shock over my question that her hands also statued in mine.

JUST WHAT I WANTED.

JUST THE FEEL OF HER HAND IN MINE.

AFTER ALL THIS ACHING WHILE.

Khushi looks at me puzzled and dazed as she says- " yeah so you are right about that as in Josh only came into our lives about eight years ago...as in I only met him after I returned to Queenstown...after we..i mean...after we parted ways..."

I ask on reflex – " came into our lives?? As in??our????"

Khushi shrugs as she says still dazed and hazed, now trying to pull her hand out of my grip and I let her pull away because as much as I didn't wantto let her hand go, I didn't want to overhwhelm her and she now sipped her drink and shrugged her shoulders casually breaking away from our eyelock too – " well I mean...he came into all our lives then, my family's , mia's family.....hes Mia's first cousin...from Mias mums side..he used to live in Greece until a fateful car crash killed his parents and well to cut the long story short..mia's mom then asked him to shift to Queenstown to be with them as a family...after her sisters passing and well they then went on to take him in legally too in the family...and well Mia, Josh and Me are obviously very close...iv known him for eight years now..he is a very very close friend....and well...if I.." and she paused, as her eyes met mine again – with just a calm and composure this time around

And I asked on reflex – " well what..if I what??"

Khushi looks straight at me as she says – " well, if I leave it up to my family...id be having Josh put a ring up on my hand first thing tomorrow..because well that's what everyone has been on and on about for a long time now - trying to play cupid in between Josh and Me...and ever since I turned 28...that is what it has been quite a lot, my family, mia's family that's all they want – me and josh to get together...but well everyone knows my thoughts on marriage so...yeah...not happening....and on that note , as of present day today, no I m not seeing anyone currently in that way...and most definetly not josh ...Josh is just a friend..a very very close friend, he is a important part of my life as just that...and he always shall be...just that..."

MY INSIDES HURRAY.

THEY ARE INDULGING IN A HAPPY DANCE.

KHUSHI DOES NOT HAVE ANYONE IN HER LIFE RIGHT NOW!!

AND JOSH WAS JUST A CLOSE FRIEND!!

OK.

I AM GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK IN HAPPINESS.

And just as I am about to say something to her, as she is sipping her drink, Khushi again picks up her phone and browses through it again and she says softly – " and on that note – things have changed for me with regards to my views on marriage Arnav..and marriage and me – as in marriage and khushi 2.0 - so not happening in this life...I am not interested in settling down that way in my life anymore...",and she takes a sip off her drink, and continues to browse through her phone.

WAIT?

WHAT???

WHY??

WAS THIS BECAUSE OF THE THINGS I HAD SAID TO HER TOWARDS THE END??

DID THEY DAMAGE SOMETHING INSIDE OFF HER SO BAD – THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT MARRIAGE EVER??

I looked at her confused as I asked on reflex, recalling a memory – " what do you mean?? and Why would you say that...you don't want to settle down in terms off your life that way??????

I WAS ASKING – BECAUSE NOW THAT I KNEW SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE IN HER LIFE RIGHT NOW – MY HEAD WAS ALREADY CONURING UP PLANS OF WOOING HER, WINNING HER BACK AND THEN ASKING HER TO MARRY ME EVENTUALLY.

HOW ELSE WAS I GOING TO HAVE HER BY MY SIDE FOREVER?

Khushi shrugs her shoulders as she browses through her phone , and she says looking back up at me briefly with a calm and cool look in her eye – " priorities change Arnav...there was a time I wanted marriage...and now is a time...I don't...a lot off my views have changed in the last eight years and my view on the institution of marriage is one of them...its not my cup of tea anymore..."

I give her a genuine, puzzled look and I ask on reflex – " but why?? Is this because of the words I used to hurt you back then?? Khushi?? God no...please???im sorry...I didn't mean...",and I am sure she could spot the guilt in my eyes.

Khushi gives me a puzzled and amused look as she says sipping on her drink – " the look of guilt in your eye doesn't suit you Arnav 2.0...it doesn't..and no...its not because of that...that's not the reason...so please don't start beating up yourself over it...",she finishes with a sincere smile , and a look of sincerity in her eye which tells me shes stating the truth and I say on reflex still puzzled – " well the look in your eye just told me that you meant what you just said sincerely...but I apologize once again...khushi my words...were horrible...they were..."

Khushi shrugs casually and she gives me a small smile – " we'v buried the hatchet remember?? Don't worry about it.."

I look at her puzzled still – " yes Khushi we have...but I am just confused for the last I remember – was the fact that marriage was important to you..always was...marriage...family...kids of your own...you loved children?? This was what you always wanted Khushi – then why not now??"

Khushi stiffens a little now and she picks up her phone casually and browses through it and then keeps it back and sips on her drink and shuffles up her loose hair to the other side off her shoulders and her calm and composed look meets my eye as she shrugs her shoulders casually and she says softly – " no big deal Arnav...priorities change..and I still love children ofcourse..i have krish right..."

I say on reflex – " oh cmon khushi..you know what I mean...I mean I understand you love him and adore him...but its not the same right...why would you not want something that was so important to you once...family, marriage, kids?? I don't understand..."

Khushi nods as she picks up her drink and sips on it,and shrugs her shoulders casually – " well its ok if you don't understand , for this is my choice its for me to understand, its for me to live with Arnav 2.0...",and I am looking at her confused still and she chuckles now as she says – " well technically, I am married to my work and NaturallyU and my skydiving...so yeah...I shall say that I am in a very very deep committed relationship with my work Arnav2.0 – which right now is my priority...so yeah...",and she looks at me and she asks with a smile – " ok enough about me Arnav 2.0 – you tell me why there isn't a ring on your finger as in you are older to me right...34...how is it your family hasn't coaxed you into settling down...or wait that's impossible actually...im sure its in the pipeline..as in an engagement or a wedding on the cards...she must be gorgeous..your girlfriend..you better show me a picture..."

I look at her in the eye as I admit honestly – " I would have shown you a picture if I had one..."

Khushi looks at me amused as she asked – " cmon don't tell me you don't have a picture of your girlfriend in your phone now???"

Khushi picks up her glass to sip on the drink again which is now almost over and I look at her in the eye straight as I admit – " well what I mean is that I would have shown you a picture of my girlfriend or a fiancé...if I had one...I don't have anyone in my life that way khushi, I never had anyone else in my life after we...",and I pause as Khushi's eyes widen huge as she looks at me in shock and I continue softly – " after we parted.. I haven't been in any relationship with any woman for the last eight years...no steady relationship, no going back to my casual ways..no one night stands..no nothing...I haven't been with any woman in any way in the last eight years – be it emotional or just physical...."

Khushi looks at me dazed and shocked as she asks – " whattttt???",and she chokes on the drink that was making its way down her throat now as she asked me that and I instantly get up and get along side her and I help her with some water instantly and she gulps down the glass of water almost instantly and gestures me with her hand that she was ok and I take back my seat immediately and once she is done with the water, she looks at me surprised as she asks – " you just meant what you said right? As in it was on your face...as if you were stating an eternal truth....you haven't been in a relationship with any woman for the last eight years Arnav in any way whatsoever????"

I nod as I state looking into her eye inetntly– " well it is an eternal truth...its true Khushi..."

Khushi looks at me dazed and hazed as she asks – " whyyyyy???????????",and her eyes widen now as she says he rhands going up to cover her mouth dramatically and she then pulls her hands down as she says – " oh my god....i think I just figured out why...oh my god Mr tycoon for real."

OH REALLY?

DID SHE?

WAS THE LOOK I GAVE HER SO OBVIOUS?

I ask on reflex keeping my eyes on her – " really? Did you figure out why? Lets hear you take a guess then.."

Khushi looks at me and she says softly – " the only explanation that's coming to my head is – that maybe you prefer Men now Arnav...as in are you like gay now??????"

WHATTTT????

WHAT DID SHE SAYYYYYY??????

I BURST OUT LAUGHING ON REFLEX.

OUT OF EVERYTHING I HAD EXPECTED HER TO SAY – I HAD NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D SAY THIS TO ME!!

AND

I HAVE LAUGHED THIS WAY IN FOREVER.

Khushi burts out laughing now as well and we both just look at each other and keep laughing over and over – bad and hard and people around us are now starting to give us weird Looks and that makes us both laugh harder now and we keep our eyes on each other as we laugh that way, and right then Khushi's phone rings and Khushi says controlling her laughter – " oh wait...its past midnight here...Josh is up back in NZ..hes calling...I just need to take this call Arnav..if you'l excuse me?? I'll just use the washroom too after..ill just be back...five minutes..."

I control my laughter as well now and I nod and she takes the Call now and she says into the phone cheerfully – " hey you Josh...goodmorning to you from Dubaiiiiiiiii....oh my god...its amazing in here josh...did you see the pictures I shared in the group?????yeah right?? So so so amazing...I know right...gorgeous...and it's the first day..",and that's all I am able to catch on as she walks away towards the insides and the washrooms, and I keep my eyes on her until she is in my line of Vision.

And i cant believe – the way I laughed out Loud right now.

It had been Ages since I had laughed out that way.

It had been Ages since I had last felt So so Alive.

I had never Felt so so so so Happy.

And so I knew – I had to figure out this Enigmatic Situation – Time had sent my way.

For it felt like – I did have a chance – and at the same time – I felt like – but what about Forever? And the Future – is she didn't want Marriage??

BUT ONE THING WAS SURE.

THAT FACT WASN'T GOING TO STOP ME FROM GOING AFTER HER.

NOW THAT I KNEW THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN HER LIFE RIGHT NOW( I AM SURE SHE MUST HAVE DATED IN BETWEEN ANYWAY – ONLY NORMAL AND NATURAL (that's why she had used the word currently – I don't have anyone else in my life – which only meant that she must have had someone in before the present day which is only fair offcourse – because I had been the one to end things, she most surely had every right to move on and be with someone else too in between..and as much as just the thought of any other man with her drives me insane with jealousy – but my Head and Hearts accepts this reality nonetheless and I am just grateful that she is single as off now) – AND THAT IS WHY I MADE SURE THAT SHE KNEW THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN WITH ANYONE FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AT ALL – AND EVEN THOUGH SHE SHOVED THE THOUGHT ASIDE AS A JOKE – I KNOW ITS ENOUGH TO GET HER HEAD TO START THINKING.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I SAID WHAT I DID.

IT'S A HINT ENOUGH TO HER FOR NOW.

AND.

AS I RECALL EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE FELT WITHIN TODAY.

AND NOW.

I AM EVEN MORE SURE OF MY RESOLVE.

I WAS GOING TO WOO KHUSHI.

AND.

I WAS GOING TO WIN KHUSHI -BACK.

I wanted to Thank the Gods, My fate, My Destiny , My Stars for this Second Probable Shot. And On that Note – I wanted to add a Special Thank you to the Enigma's off Love and Time – for until Yesterday My Heart and Soul were like the Scorching Sahara Desert and Today all of my being was Blossoming with Happiness – Peace- Love and Hope – all at once.

For I have obviously realized with Time – that what they say is Indeed True – One Moment – is Enough to turn Your World Upside Down – in one moment of Time – eight years ago – the news of the plane crash had turned everything Around and I had become a Living mechanical Ghost – and now – in the present Day – one Moment of that Chanced Encounter with Khushi – had Turned Everything Around for Me All Over again – and I was Alive and Happy again.

And that is why I knew – that this Chanced Encounter was something I was going to make the most off – this encounter – was My Hope For a New Beginning – with the Love of My Life.

For its True isn't it?

As they say – the one you so deeply Love may just be One person to the whole wide world – but to your Being – this one person – is your Whole World.

And Khushi was My World.

She had been – in every sense always.

Ever since I met her – as I realized it after a lost her – but nonetheless – after that as well – all this while – she had been the center of my World – Nonetheless.

And now that I had Found My World Again..i'd Be Dammed – if I ever let it Out off My Reach..Again!

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In the skies Above

Fate grinned at Destiny as he spoke – " well , I didn't see that one coming...I mean I didn't think he would have told her that so soon...as in you know how hes not been with anyone...in any sense....its totally got her thinking...and her head spinning..and her hearts in a overdrive too...."

Destiny chuckles – " well I cant help it...I am short on time..i gotta make the most of these 14 days...this is where it all gets re-written again..."

Love and Time walk into Fate's and Destiny's joint cabin together right then and Love says with a grin – " we saw that...we...heard that...so mean this is where the chaos begins..."

Destiny grins – " yes Indeed..."

Time grins – " well I am glad...finally...we are in for a hell of a show...and I am glad that they embraced the enigma that I am ...so graciously....but you know what guys...being Time myself...theres still a Enigma that I haven't bee able to comprehend...and that is the Enigma of Love..i mean I say this to Love all the time – sometimes – she just Surfaces up in a way – that no amount of my Moments gone by – seem like a monumental matter anymore – all that matters is the rhythym she choses to beat in – The Hearts at that point..."

Fate , Destiny and Time grin as they say in unison – " a imaginaru Toast then...to the Enigmatic Love – whose ways – even we are unable to comprehend at times..."

Love chuckles as she says to her friends – " well thanks guys...ill take that as a compliment...and what I can say...ill just say what I usually say to Time on moments like this – lets just say...im just pretty darn good at my job....."

Fate, Destiny, and Time grin as they say – " oh damm right you are...so let the chaos begin..then..."

Love grins as she winks at her friends – " well hasn't the Chaos already Begun?? From where I see it...I think it most definetly has...already begun...."

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