Chapter 25 - As Long as You Love Me

Four Days later

Friday - Noon -Germany

Arhaan sipped his coffee,and he glanced out the glass window of his office into the streets,he smiled,as he spotted a couple hug,and another couple embrace and kiss.

Love.

He had always believed in it,he had always wanted it to happen to him,and it had hadn't it? He had met the most beautiful woman,he had given her his heart,he loved her with all his heart,and he knew she cared for him, but now that he had time to rethink everything,he didn't know, if she had been in love with him himself.And maybe just maybe, what she had done was the right thing,but then why did it hurt so much.He had only messaged her once informing her that he had reached,and as much as he missed her, he didn't call her or message her, because he needed this time to think and sort himself in his head.

Just if there was anyone in this world, who could make him feel better right now?? No one could, he only knew, that there was only one person that could,and that was Khushi.He couldn't blame her at all, he had known everything, and yet he couldn't control himself from falling for her the way he had,she had never lead him on falsely, and the minute she thought she was going too, she broke up with him,she was righteous, she always did the right thing.But the only thing, he didn't know how to handle was himself,he had no idea, how to get her out of his system,and maybe deep down he didn't even want too.Maybe it was all his fault to dream too big.It pained him greatly, but it was a pain he wanted to embrace.He took a deep breath,as he sat back in his chair,and finally what'sapped her -

"Hi Khushi..."

He got a reply within the next two minutes, as she was online.

Khushi : "Hi Arhaan, thank god you messaged,i didn't because maybe i thought you didn't want to hear from me..."

Arhaan quickly wrote - "No, nothing like that Khushi, just needed some time out,some space to think about what had happened.

Khushi : Oh Arhaan im so sorry, i know i hurt you,but i didn't want to hurt you further later on, i had a feeling I would,please dont hate me.

He smiled,almost sadly,god how was he going to keep away from her?? but he knew he had too, for some more time,and so he wrote -

"No, i dont khushi, relax,and also i wanted you to know, i wouldn't be coming back as planned, a few more days here, some work has come up.

Khushi : Oh, i understand, its alright.Just take care ok?"

Arhaan: yeah, you too, take care Khushi.

He sighed,as he leaned back in his chair, he really needed to take care of both his heart and mind.

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Friday - 5PM - AR Desingns

Arnav finished his meeting and he watched Akash and Aman, walk out his cabin, and it was right then he spotted his elder sister, as she asked from the door - "Can i come in chotte??"

He smiled as he said - " oh di, since when do you need permission, please come..."

Anjali smiled and walked in - " ofcourse, i need to its office hours, anyway, i just finished the meeting regarding our CSR activities, this month, went well..."

Arnav smiled - " happy to hear that di, thats why i leave that to you, and you excel wonderfully...so whats up?? want to have tea??"

Anjali smiled - " yeah please..."

Arnav quickly ordered his sister tea, and a coffee for himself.

Anjali finally spoke - "ok, i know this isn't the place, but i wanted to talk to you, on personal matter..."

Arnav nodded - " yeah tell me??all ok with jiju?? i know he is upset over this Rahul thing..."

Anjali - " yeah all ok, no he is not upset, but he really doesn't understand why Zoya wont even meet this guy once,and honestly i do agree with him on this Chotte,i understand that Zoya wants to fall in love, and marry for love, but look at it like this, didn't i want the very same thing?? But i did agree to Nani and met your jiju four years ago, and altho our meeting was arranged, we did fall in love before we decided to tie the knot, sometimes it happens like that, and look how happy we are, and look how he has been so supportive because of maa's condition, although his house is in delhi, his parents and him both let us live in Shantivan,because,they understand that i want to be near mom,and then even on the work front, they support me always, i couldn't have asked for a better partner or in laws,what if Rahul is the one for Zoya??and maybe not, but how will she know either if she doesn't even meet him. look i dont want to force Zoya, but all i want is that she should meet him atleast once, get to know him and even then if she thinks its not going work, then so be it..."

Arnav listened in silnce and he knew his sister made complete sense and so he said - "di, i understand but..."

Anjali sighed - " look if mom was here, she would have wanted this too, and in her absence, that duty comes to me, his family is coming to delhi today, for a wedding function tomorrow, i want you to talk to Zoya,and then maybe i can arrange them to come home on Sunday..."

Arnav sighed, his di had finally made a point he couldn't argue with and so he said - " fine di, i think ill convince her to meet atleast..."

Anjali smiled - " great....", and right then the office boy walked in and placed her tea and her brothers coffe on the table,and she sipped her tea slowly and watched her brother sip his coffe,as she finally said - " ok so now that Zoya's matter is discussed, i want to talk to you..."

Arnav sipped his coffee as he asked - " me?? what do you want to talk to me about??"

Anjali rolled her eyes - " for five days you haven't spoken to me on this topic, but i know from Zoya, and i need you to talk to me, about what you are going through Chotte.have you spoken to Khushi? ever since you came back?"

Arnav knew what his sister was hinting, it the pain started to sear again but he answered - " no, i haven't, di, she wanted me to leave her alone..."

Anjali - " and how are you feeling about that??"

Arnav sighed - " obviously miserable di, and i have no idea why she is doing any of this in the first place, but for the first time, she asked me to do something for her...i had to..."

Anjali could see the pain and love in her brothers eyes, he really did love Khushi with all his heart and she gave him a small smile as she said - " you know what Chotte, i knew one day this day would come, the day when i would see true love in your eyes for someone, because as much as you ran away from it, i knew the day, the one would come along, you wouldn't be able to control what you feel , love is like that you know, you can't control what you feel, no matter how hard you try..."

Arnav nodded - "as strange as it sounded before, but now, i clearly understand what you mean by that di, its like theres this void, this deep void inside of me, every moment without her is like a freaking torture,and i cant do anything about it, because even though she loves me, i know she does,she doesn't want to be with me,and her memories wont stop haunting me di,i cant get her out of my system,and i don't want to,even though all i feel is pain,im ready to embrace it too,because i cant blame her di, i was the one who threw her out of my life, i was the one who got back with lavanya to hurt her, i was the one who butchered her heart, i was the one who caused her pain,maybe i deserve all of this to happen to me...", he finished.

Anjali gave him a small smile and she held her brothers hand and she said - " no chotte, you dont deserve this, and nor did Khushi deserve what you did to her, but you both still love each other, you need to make amends Chotte, you need to make her trust you again,and i know you can...it will take time, but building trust amongst each other is the most important thing for now..."

Arnav sipped his coffe - " yeah di, i know, but what if she never trusts me again,what if my love is not enough..."

Anjali smiled - " then make it enough, Chotte, and thats only going to happen if you keep talking..."

Arnav - " yeah, but what if, she wouldn't talk to me??"

Anjali smiled - "you will never know until you call, Chotte?? and what if she is wondering that you confessed a lot of things, but just went all silent all again, you gotta fight for your love, even if the object of your affection has given up"

Arnav gave his sister a small smile - " so you mean?? i should call her??"

Anjali nodded as she finished her tea - " yes, the minute i walk out of here...."

Arnav - " thanks di, you are the best..."

Anjali - "anything for my chotte..."

Arnav watched his sister leave,maybe she was right,he couldn't give up yet even though Khushi wanted him too, because even if she wanted she couldn't break this string of love in between of them,she loved him, he loved her, they both just needed to start afresh,and he believed they could,because today he was a different person, a better person, and all because of Khushi.He looked at the time, it was 530 pm here which meant it was almost Noon in London, and she would be at work,so he thought it would be the best to message her first.

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

Noon - London

Khushi walked back to her workstation,and she couldn't believe she had been so so stupid, obviously she needed to renew her work visa,only a month was left for it to expire, and it wasn't until the HR manager had called her in ten minutes ago,and reminded her the same,she wouldn't have realised it, it was now to late to file for extension from the Indian Embassy here, she had to go back to India, and file in for a fresh work visa,the work permit she had got along with her Student visa, was expiring in the next 30 days. But she didn't know if she wanted to go back yet, just five days ago, she had managed to convince her brother for the same,but now,she had no other option.She sighed as she closed her eyes,she had to go back to India.She told herself, that she could do it, she could go back, get her formalities finished, be with her family,and then come back here, without seeing him,she knew she could do it, but did she really want to do it?? She didn't know.Did she really not want to see him again?? She didn't know.

She recalled his words -

"I love you Khushi..."

"I love you with all my heart..."

"Can you not give me one chance to make up for every tera you have shed because of me??"

"I want to kiss you Goodbye, khushi, will you let me??"

And the memories of that last kiss started to flood in her mind, and her heart,there was so much pain and love in that moment when he had held her, kissed her, as if he wanted to store in that moment in his mind forever.

She quickly drank a glass of water,as she rememebred, he had left because she had asked him too.That look on his face, when she had said, that she loved him, but that didn't change the fact that she didn't want to be with him.

She was a tired and exhausted, because as much effort as she made, she knew she could never break that string of love in between of them,that invisible strong pull still very strongly existed,she had sent him away, but there wasn't a moment she hadn't thought of him.She had thought of it a zillion times,if she had done the right thing?? Although her mind said that she had, but she still was feeling very restless,and in some what way miserable too.

But then he hadn't called or messaged or made any effort to get in touch with her in the last five days too, so she had no idea what to make of this situation,maybe this was for the best,she had done the right thing,and she had sent him away,then why was she expecting any hope of conversation here, hadn't she asked him to leave her alone. But she had tried to get in touch with him nonetheless, when he had asked the very same thing all those months ago.Oh god, she was officially going crazy,the only good thing that had happened today was, that Arhaan had messaged her, maybe in time he would be able to forgive her,and in time, they would be able to go back to being friends again.

She looked at her phone, and she picked it up as she wanted to talk to her bhaijaan about the visa issue, and about her flight back,right when her phone beeped,and she opened her whatsapp,only to feel shocked as she read a message from Arnav which read - " Khushi , seriously?? are we never going to speak again?"

She blinked her eyes twice and rubbed it once to make sure what she was reading was right and more than that to make sure, from whom the message was.

It really was him.Arnav.

Her mind told her strictly to ignore his message,but somewhere deep down that stupid idiotic heart of hers that was so much in love with him, argued,and it won,and so she nervously wrote back, the truth - " I don't know..."

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

Arnav read her message and he was glad she had replied,lucky for him, she was online, which meant he could start a conversation,and so he typed -

"Look Khushi, i only left because you wanted me to,and i didn't message earlier because, i thought you didn't want to hear from me, but none of that changes the fact that i love you,and im miserable without you,please can we talk about this??"

He waited for a reply ,and he had to wait a few minutes until she messaged -

Khushi : "I dont know Arnav, the reason i asked you to leave, was because Im confused,like iv never been before, i dont know what i want anymore, i have no idea what's going on with me anymore..."

Arnav quickly typed - " look whatever has happened, we cant change that,as much as i want to, i cannot go back in time,we need to figure things out,but thats only going to happen, if we talk..."

He got a quick reply - " I know,a lot of things need to be figured out, but not right now, im at work and i have some stuff that i need to take care off, how about later?"

Arnav smiled, this sounded like some progress and he quickly typed - " yeah later sounds good, how about you message me whenever you are free, and we will talk?"

Khushi : "yeah, ok, ill message you..."

Arnav smiled as he saw her message as he wrote - " great, ill be waiting..."

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Shantivan - 8.00 PM

Zoya walked in towards her brothers room,and she was about to enter, right when her phone beeped, was a message from Asad, she quickly messaged him that she will talk later, and entered her brothers room and joined him in the poolside and she asked - " so bhai, what is it?? you said you wanted to talk?"

Arnav nodded,and he gestured Zoya to sit and she did and he said - " Zoya, di spoke to me this evening, and Im sorry, but i do agree with her on this..."

Zoya rolled her eyes - " oh bhai, is this about that Rahul guy? please i thought the matter was over..."

Arnav - " yeah, but will you atlas listen to what point she's trying to make, she's our sister Zoya, she has been no less than a mother to us, all these years..."

Emotional point, that Zoya couldn't disagree with,and so she nodded as she said - " ok bhai, explain, what does di want??"

Arnav held her hand as he explained her , their di's viewpoint,and he watched a display of various emotions, on her face,and once he had finished he heard her say - " bhai, i know what she wants is right,but..."

Arnav sighed - "cmon Zoya, you gotta understand, im torn in between the two of you, and jiju has been so understanding all this while, all these years, we owe him this much atlas,all we want is for you to just meet this guy once,and with a open mind...."

Zoya looked at her brother helplessly,she had no clue how did this come up again,she had thought this was over, and thats why even Asad hadn't dug up anything on this guy and right then she heard her brother ask - " is there anything you aren't telling me Zoya?? is there anyone else in your life already??"

Zoya looked at the expression of doubt on her brothers face, and that was the last thing she wanted, she didn't want him to get suspicious, and so she said - " no , no bhai, not that, ok fine, ill do it, i mean, ill meet this guy, you can tell di that I'm ready to meet him..."

Arnav smiled - " thats like my little sister, and his family is in town for a wedding function,di wants them to come over on Sunday..."

Zoya looked at him in shock - " Sunday, you mean this sunday??"

Arnav - " yeah, day after tomorrow, that is, is there a problem Zoya??"

Zoya groaned, she had only said yes, so that she could ask Asad to get back on this thing,but day after tomorrow, was too soon,and she was now in a deep fix, she couldn't say anything,because she had already said yes,and so she just said - " no, no problem at all, bhai..."

Right then he watched his elder sister enter the room,and he smiled and said - "di, you just came in at the right time, just finished talking to Zoya and she is ready to meet Rahul, please invite them on Sunday for brunch..."

Anjali grinned,as she hugged her baby sister, she had never felt happier as she exclaimed - " oh my god, im so happy Zoya, and trust him, you wont regret it, he is a really nice guy..."

Zoya faked a smile,even though her insides burned, she knew Asad was going to kill her, she had to talk to him as soon as possible.

Right then her di dragged her by the hand as she said - " oh cmon, for dinner, everyone will be so excited to hear this...chotte come join us fast"

Zoya gave her a small smile,as she followed her sister, she knew she couldn't get any privacy until later, god she had no idea how was she going to get out of this.

Arnav smiled,as he watched his sisters leave, and he looked at his phone, Khushi hadn't messaged yet, and he knew he had said he would wait, but right now, he wasn't feeling very patient,and he quickly called her,and she picked up a few rings later and she said - " Hi Arnav..."

God, the sound of his name, in her voice.He thought he wouldn't hear it again.

He took a deep breathe as he said - " Khushi, Hi...im sorry, i was trying my best to be patient..."

He heard her reply - " its alright, i was going to message you in a few minutes anyway, just heading home..."

He asked - " home, so soon?? its what 3 pm there?? all ok ?i mean with work??"

Khushi - " yeah, all ok, actually some issue..."

Arnav asked - " what happened??", and before she could reply he heard Marks voice as he said - " Khushi, the boss wants to see you, before you leave"

Khushi - " Arnav, i gotta go now, ill message you once im home ok?"

Arnav - " yeah, ok, do that, ill wait..."

Khushi - " ok bye...", and she hung up.

Arnav smiled,as he put the phone in his pocket , the good sign was, atlas there was no sign of indifference anymore in her voice , which was good news to him.Right then he heard his stomach rumble with hunger and he quickly made his way down towards the dining table to join the Raizada Clan for dinner, he was sure they were going gaga, over Zoya's decision to meet this guy on Sunday.

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Barkat - 9.00 PM

Asad joined his mother on the sofa, and he asked - " are you watching anything that interests me??

Dilshaad smiled - " no, not at all, you are never interested in the series i watch, anyway i was just about to ask Ruksaar to make coffe, you want some??", and then she switched off the television.

Asad smiled - " ofcourse, now I know where i get the habit from,thanks to your genes, you already do know, i need to have one after every meal.."

Dilshaad rolled her eyes - " very funny, it isn't my gene of caffeine addiction that you have, or you see Khushi would have got it too, and she despises it,its a addiction you picked up with your best friend..."

Asad stiffened at the reference and he saw his mother watch him and she said - " ok sorry, it was a reflex point of reference thats all, forgive me..."

Asad nodded - " its ok ammi, relax..."

Dilshaad said - " you know what, even Zaara is fixed now, as in engaged, all of my friends daughters of Khushi's age are settling down, and my daughter wouldn't even come visit me, Asad is there anything i dont know?? what could be the reason??"

Asad sighed - " i dont know, but yes could be him..."

Dilshaad was now inquisitive - " him?? who him??"

Asad took a deep breathe - " ok ammi, forgive me, i didn't want to hide this from you, i thought Khushi would tell you herself, but, she's met someone, as in a guy, his name is Arhaan, intact iv met him, hes a nice guy, really priorities Khushi,and they just got together, maybe Khushi doesn't want to come right now, because you know the distance can be a issue in a new relationship..."

Dilshaad asked shocked - " what?? what?? what??? my khushi, my little khushi has met someone????"

Asad gave her a small smile - " yeah ammi, our little khushi isn't little anymore..."

Dilshaad smiled,she was liking this news,good that Khushi found someone, now she would stop worrying,and she asked her son - " so you are saying tat you met this guy??"

Asad - "yeah in bombay, nice guy..."

Dilshaad - " ok, so fill me in, about all you know, and show me a picture...if you have one..."

Asad quickly filled in his mother about everything, and then showed him a picture of Arhaan and Khushi, from Facebook,and he watched his ammi, smile,as she said happily - " my little Khushi, Asad, he looks like a nice guy, and they look good together...ok if thats the case, we must meet Arhaan as soon as possible ok??"

Asad - " ok ammi, you need to calm down ok?? we will meet, although i know you already planned the Nikaah in your head by now, but lets just wait ok??"

Dilshaad nodded - " ok ok, yes yes, im getting way too excited...call Khushi will you?? I want to talk to her..."

Asad nodded - " on one condition, you aren't telling her any of this ok?? you dont know this from me, i broke our code of secrecy,but now you have to pretend i didn't tell you, ok, promise??"

Dilshaad groaned - " oh please forstly, im the last one to know, fine, i wont, on that note you will tell me atlas Asad, when you meet someone??"

Asad felt his insides churn, of course he wanted to tell his mother all about Zoya, she would love her, but he couldn't because he had promised Zoya, and so he kept mum as he said - " yes ammi,i will..."

Dilshaad - " you dont talk about Khushis friend anymore, whats her name Zoya Farroqui??last i remember you guys hit it off well..."

Asad- " ok ammi, we were talking about Khushi right now rite??can we discuss me later??"

Dilshaad smiled,and she watched her son dial Khushi's no, and she watched her kids talk for a while, and it was right then she felt a shooting pain in her head, and it wasn't a normal headache, it was a pain, that seeped so bad, and she felt herself murmur - " Asad, somethings happening...my head pains..."

Asad watched his mother go pale on the sofa, and he was by her side in a jiffy as he asked - "ammi, whats happening to you?? rukssar get some water, quick, now..."

He heard Khushi's voice on the phone - " bhaijaan, what happened, is everything alright??"

Asad quickly took the phone as he said - " khushi, let me just handle ammi, ill call you back as soon as i can ok??"

He quickly hung up, and he splashed water on his mother face, but she went numb, she wasn't responding, not even blinking, her eyes were open,he quickly picked her up with ruksaar's help,and got her in the car and he drove at the speed of light to the hospital,and he asked Ruksaar to hold her tight he instructed himself not to panic, nothing would happen to her, she was fine absolutely fine a few minutes ago.

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

London

Khushi walked around her room, in panic, god she desperately hoped her mother was fine, although her brother didn't want to scare her but an hour had passed already and he hadn't called, nor had he picked up any of her calls, and now she was really panicking.What if something happened to her?? No No, nothing could.

She felt like slapping herself, it had been ages since she had last met her mother, and as many times her mother had requested her to return, she hadn't listened, because she had been so so so selfish,she had been so surrounded, by her very own emotions, and she took everything else for granted.She immediately walked to her room, took out a suitcase, and packed at a speed of light, and then she quickly called her travel agent in India, and asked him to get her a ticket on the first possible flight she could catch out from London,for all she knew was that right now, she wanted to see her mother, and nothing else mattered.She had taken her mother for granted,she would never forgive herself if anything ever happened to her.

She wiped her tears, and she started to get ready, and right then she got her agents call, that he had booked her on the 800 Pm flight out, she looked at her watch it was 5 pm, if she left in the next fifteen minutes, she would make it in time, she got ready at the speed of light, and called a cab for herself, and rushed out her door, locking it.

...........

Hospital - 11.00 PM

Asad breathed a sigh of relief, as he heard the radiologist say - " Mr.Khan, your mothers MRI is clear, no clot or anything, so nothing to worry, why dont you go back to the ER, meanwhile i will update the doctor on this..."

Asad nodded as he watched his mother being pulled out of the MRI room, she had had an acute migraine attack, so much as it had numbed her, she had gained consciousness once they had injected her in the ER and was responding and the good sign was that she remembered what all had happened as she was numb,if she hadn't remembered then that would be a major concern,he knew his mother had this migraine issue but he had never seen an attack as severe as this, maybe she hadn't been sleeping properly or stressing too much over something the doctor had said,but they still had wanted to do an MRI to rule out any clots, and thank god everything was fine now, even though he had been scared the hell out of his guts.

He heard his mother whisper - " Asad, im sorry, i got you worried..."

Asad brushed her hair tenderly and kissed her on the forehead - " oh please ammi, keep quiet and rest for now, everything is fine, but im still going to keep you here tonight ok?? for observation, and then we can go back home tomorrow, if you feel better that is..."

Dilshaad gave her son a small smile,and she nodded, and she closed her eyes, she hadn't been sleeping well lately worrying too much about Khushi, and even though she had known that it would aggravate her migraine situation, she hadn't thought it could get this worse,she wanted to rest right now,and she could here faint voices as she heard Asad talk to the doctor ,and then the nurse came and injected her with another medicine, and she felt sleep take over.

......

Asad finally sat on the sofa of the suite room he had arranged for his mother for the night as he heard Ruksaar say - " bhaijaan, why dont you call Khushi didi, khala is fine now..."

Asad took a deep breathe, amongst all this rush, he had totally forgotten to call Khushi, he immediately dialled her number ,and she picked up in an instant as he heard her worried voice - " bhaijaan , thank god, i was going crazy, hows ammi??"

Asad - " calm down Khushi, she's fine, was just a acute migraine attack, the doctors have handled it, but im keeping her here tonight, will take her home tomorrow..."

"yes bhaijaan, please keep her there, anyway ill see for myself and decide if she's good to be taken home..."

Asad - " wait? what??"

Khushi - " Bhaijaan, im just about to board, i need to see ammi, i cannot tell you the thoughts that iv been having, if anything would have happened to her, god i would have never forgiven myself, she's been wanting to see me for forever now, and iv been so selfish...anyway, ill just text you my details, i should land 830 am india time ok? and ill come straight to the hospital...ill cab it, you don't come ok?"

Asad - " oh cmon khushi, how were you to know any of this anyway ok, fine, we'll see, ammi, will be really happy to know you are coming, and i will tell her once she's awake, she's sleeping for now..."

Khushi - " ok, you don't wake her up, ok? let her rest, im coming bhaijaan..see you soon..."

Asad - " yeah, see you soon...", and he hung up, and he finally smiled,as he thought about how happy his mother would be, when she would meet kHushi, maybe he wouldn't tell her anything and let it be a suprise.If anything of her migraine was still left, it would vanish at the speed of light.

........

Midnight

Zoya got in her room and she shut the door, and she finally took out her phone,and she was surprised as she saw no message and no phonetical from Asad, usually by now, Asad would have messaged her numerous times, asking her if she was free.

Ever since di had taken her down and announced to everyone that she was ready to meet this Rahul guy, her family had completely lost it, as they started planning the perspective groom's family welcome, and the ideas, gosh, she was sure she had even seen her brother hide his laugh at their family's unique plans.Whereas, inside she had been feeling only miserable, because all she wanted to do was escape and talk to her husband and tell him all about this, she knew he could take her out of this mess.And she wondered why hadn't he messaged or called yet , and so she finally called him ,and he picked up a few rings later and she said instantly - " and i was wondering why hadn't you messaged yet, i missed you..."

"Zoya...hi....", came his reply, but something was really off in his voice and she asked - " asad, whats wrong you seem off, and exhausted, is everything alright??"

Asad - " Zoya, im at the hospital..."

Zoya asked shocked and worried - " watt?? hospital?? why?? are you alright???? why didn't call me??? why didn't you tell me??? wait first tell me are you ok???? what happened??"

"calm down Zoya, im fine,ammi, had an acute migraine attack, it was bad really bad, she went numb, and i had to rush her here, but she's fine now...well be here tonight...", he said in a voice that was exhausted.

Zoya took a deep breathe as she said - " thank god, she's fine, tell me where are you?? im coming..."

"what??? now??? how will you?? its the middle of the night, thats another reason why i wasn't calling you...", said Asad.

Zoya - " are you crazy?? i want to see you now, and you cant stop me, im coming and how is my problem , not yours ok? now if you dont want to see me ofcourse, its another issue..."she finished

"ofcourse i want to see you, you are the only one who can make me feel better, and calm down my jitters, but...", said Asad.

Zoya - " exactly, just message me the location, and im coming ok?

"Ok, fine, but dont get into trouble...", he said.

Zoya - " i won't, i promise..."

...........

Arnav paced around his poolside, as he checked his phone for the millionth time, Khushi had said, she would message once she was free, but she hadn't until now, and so he finally decided to call her once, and he dialled her number, and it came switched off.Why was her phone coming off??

Was it another trick of hers to avoid him??

No, it couldn't be, because he could sense that she had wanted to talk to,then what could be the reason?? He was still deep in thought, when he heard a knock on his door, and he opened it to see Zoya walk in, all dressed up as if she was going somewhere, and he asked - " where do you think you are going Zoya in the middle of the night??"

Zoya turned to her brother as she lied- " ok so my friend priyanka, has met with an accident, and i need to go see her now, bhai ill be back in an hour..."

Arnav - " what?? priyanka who??"

Zoya - " bhai cmon, i have a lot of friends you down know off, she's a good friend..."

Arnav - " go in the morning....why now??"

Zoya rolled her eyes, she knew she had to put on her best drama mode on - " fine , fine, first you convince me to get into the wedding mess, and now don't let me be a good friend, what kind of a friend it makes me, if I'm not going to be there for my friends when they need me, like seriously what sense does it make, if i go when she is discharged from the hospital??and you remember my friend Nikhil from university? I'm friends with her through Nikhil,and if i don't go now, ill even feel let down in front of him, cmon bhai,understand please...??"

Arnav sighed - " fine, ok , go, wait , ill take you...its late...i dont want you to drive this late..."

Zoya - " and i dont want you to spoil your schedule because of me, ill be fine, i promise, ill come see you when im back if you want, wont be long, i promise..."

Arnav sighed - " seriously, you are getting more and more difficult to win from Zoya, go, but be back soon..."

Zoya gave him a side hug as she said - " thanks bhai, yes i wont be long..."

Arnav watched her leave, and he lied down on his bed, but he knew, he wasn't going to get any sleep for two reasons, one being because the woman he loved had vanished again, and second because his sister was out in the middle of the night, and so he picked up his laptop, and decided to get some work done, he had some mails to respond to,and it would keep him occupied for an hour or so atleast.

...........

12.25 AM

Asad watched his mother sleep peacefully, and he knew Zoya would be here in the next five minutes, this hospital was just ten minutes distance from Shantivan and obviosuly there was less traffic at this time, and he saw Ruksaar settling in on the other sofa, and he said - " Ruksaar, ill be back in 20 minutes or so ok?just going to the cafe below to have coffe"

Ruksaar smiled - " sure bhaijaan, I'm here dont worry, she's sleeping anyway, you please take your time,ill call you if the need arises..."

Asad walked out quietly and made his way to the cafe on the 2nd floor, and he messaged Zoya that he was there waiting for her, and he sighed, he was actually glad that she was coming, he knew he would feel better once he saw her,he had been scared when he had seen his mother go pale, and that sight wasn't leaving his mind, because it brought back haunting memories, from many years ago, of that fateful night.

He reached the cafe,and he ordered two coffes, one for himself,and one for Zoya,but asked the boy to serve it in five minutes,and he was about to take his seat, when he saw Zoya rush in towards him,and before he knew it she had hugged him,and he hugged her back,and he already felt better,he kissed her on her forehead briefly and then she stepped back,and took the seat in front of him as she asked - "hows she now??and what happened all of a sudden Asad??

Asad -"shes fine now,sleeping,ruksaar is with her in the room...",and then he filled her in about everything and he continued - " i was scared,i didn't want to panic,but Zoya i was scared, really worried,the thoughts that came to my mind as i was driving....i cant just get it out of my mind you know, it brings back..."

Zoya held his hand as she said - " brings back memories of that day when you drove her when she got the heart attack..."

Asad - " how did you know, i was going to say that??"

Zoya smiled - " why do you think i had see you...i knew this would be haunting you...but Asad relax, close your eyes, and take a deep breathe, and tell yourself that, that she is absolutely fine,infact you will be taking her home tomorrow right??"

Asad did exactly as she said, and he did it a couple of times and then he opened his eyes, and let out a sigh of releif as he said - " and how did you know, i would feel better like that??"

Zoya gave him a small smile - " i know my husband well.."

Asad clutched her hand tightly, all he wanted to do was pull her in a hug but he couldn't because they were in the hospital cafe, and so he kissed her hands as he said - " thank you for coming..."

Zoya rolled her eyes - "yeah right, fine thank me...next time i will do the same...oh cmon Asad, you know im always going to be there for you no matter what...", and she rubbed his hands gently

Asad gave her a small smile, and he watched the boy serve them coffee's and he said - " i ordered for you as well..."

Zoya smiled - " thanks....",and she sipped her coffee.

Asad asked - " oh and by the way how did you manage to come??"

Zoya grinned - " you know i should have never given up on drama in university,im really good, i put up a real good act in front of bhai, told him a friend of mine is an an accident, a common friend of me and Nikhil, blah blah, seriously even he admitted that it was getting difficult for him to win from me these days....and voila, I'm here..."

Asad - " as much as I'm impressed Zoya, but from does that Nikhil prop up? your brother knows him??"

Zoya - " obviously Asad, he met him when he visited me in college..."

Asad - " oh ..."

Zoya kissed his hand as she said - " your adorable, when you are jealous...",and she fought her inner turmoil, because Asad got uncomfortable even at the mention of any other guy, how was he going to react when he would know that she would be meeting Rahul,she wanted to tell him, but she couldn't right now, he had already had a tough night,she didn't want to worry him further, and so she said - "anyway, i have to be back soon, im sure bhai is awake, waiting for me, i just had to see you, and i also wish to see ammi.."

Asad felt a zillion emotions rush through him, as he heard her address his mother as that, this was the first time she had called his mother like he did, like her very own and he just looked at her and he was sure she knew the emotion he was going through as she said - " oh cmon Asad, she's always been no less than maa to me and you know that, and i want to call her that, i hope you dont mind..."

Asad smiled - " mind?? are you crazy?? you have no idea how good it felt to hear that...Zoya how do you do this??"

Zoya asked him confused - " do what??"

Asad - " how can you make me feel so much better, in every situation...i mean, its insane you know your affect on me, what hav you done to me Mrs Khan..."

Zoya smiled - " glad and just so you know its common...Mr Khan, now cmon, let me see ammi, atlest from far, i promise i wont wake her up..."

Asad nodded, and then he took her hand and walked with her to the room.

He quitely opened the door, and he saw that the lights were dim as Ruksaar was asleep too, and so was his mother, he gestured Zoya to step in next to him so that she could see his mother.

Zoya quitely tip toed as she stood next to Asad, and she saw that ammi, was deep asleep,and she looked stable,and so she just gave her a flying kiss, and she whispered in Asad's ear - " ok, im good to go now...."

Asad closed the door, behind him, and he walked her to the lift, and she said holding his hand - "cmon why dont you go and rest, you had a long day too..."

Asad smiled - " i will, after i see you off.."

Zoya - " oh cmon, you dont need to..."

Asad - " you know, i will.."

Zoya - " and i cant win from you, no matter what...", and she stepped into the elevator.

Asad rememebred something so he said - " Zoya, i told ammi, about Arhaan, you know she was worried about why khushi didn't want to come, and so i told her about him you know maybe coz distance would be an issue in the new relationship..."

Zoya looked at him in shock - " what?? you did?? when ?? what did she say??"

Asad - " well before she got the attack, and she was happy, of course i filled her in about how i liked Arhaan, and she knows theres nothing to worry, if i approve...and trust me she was so happy, I'm sure she already visualised the Nikaah in her head...", and he stopped because of the look on Zoya's face and he asked - " what?? what happened?? what aren't you telling me??"

They stepped out of the elevator,and Zoya got to the side, and pulled him with her.

Zoya sighed - " god, i shuld have earlier, Khushi broke up with Arhaan...i just forgot to tell you, i thought khushi would have...i assumed you knew..."

Asad asked in shock - " what?? why???and when??"

Zoya - " a week back, and Arhaan is in Germany...for now..."

Asad brushed his hand in his hair - "hes a nice guy, Arhaan, ill talk to her, once i see her..."

Zoya asked confused - " see her??"

Asad - " yeah, oh i forgot to tell you, well Khushi was on the phone with me when ammi had the episode,and obviously she was so worried, and i couldn't call her because of all the rush, so basically all the mention made her take the first flight here, i spoke to her a while back , to tell her that ammi, was fine, thats when i get to know, she is coming, because she was boarding..."

Zoya asked surprised - " you mean, khushi is on the flight right now??"

Asad - " yup, she will land at 830 in the morning, and Zoya she told me shell cab it here, was she wants me to be with ammi, and i don't just want to send the driver you know, she's returning after forever, i want to go myself, but i need to be here too...."

Zoya immediately said - "and leave that to me, i have it covered, ill pick her up ok?? and drop her here, dont worry??"

Asad smiled and he pecked her cheek - " thats perfect Zoya, you are the best..."

Zoya kissed him on the cheek as she said - " and now i will leave, ok, you are the best too husband..."

She turned to go, right when he caught her hand and pulled her back as he whispered looking into her eyes - " as long as you love me, as long as you are with me, just so you know Zoya, i can handle anything..."

Zoya felt overwhelmed with a a lot of emotion, and she wanted to say more, but she was getting late, so she quickly kissed his forehead and she whispered in his ear - " as long as you love me, and are with me Asad, i can handle anything too..."

And then she turned and walked out, towards the parking lot.

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

1.30 AM

Arnav shut his laptop, and kept it aside and he rubbed his hands over his eyes, he was tired.He looked at the time, Zoya wasn't home yet and even Khushi hadn't messaged or called, and now he was really being forced by his mind to think if she would go all silent on him again, this was khushi, sometimes she was unexpected, and sometimes just so predictable, and that was what was driving him insane, just when he would think he had figured her out, he was made to believe otherwise, maybe Khushi was a mystery he wouldn't be able to figure out completely all his life, he almost smiled as her mesmerising face revolved in front of his eyes, and he sighed as he said to himself - " god, where are you Khushi?"

He picked up his phone and called her again, but again her phone was switched off, and he felt his insides twich again in worry.

And then he remembered that Zoya hadn't returned yet, and so he decided to call her to ask if everything was ok, maybe he shouldn't have let her go alone in the first place, but she had convinced him somehow, she was getting very smart these days this little Zoya Singh Raizada wasn't so little anymore, in every sense.Right as the phone rang on the other end, he watched her enter his room as she said closing the door - " oh bhai, im back....relax....i knew you'd be up waiting, so i came to see you first...."

Arnav nodded, and he asked - " hows your friend..."

Zoya walked and sat on his bed as she said - " getting better, she should be home by tomorrow, thanks bhai for letting me go..."

Arnav raised his eyebrow - " well you are getting cleverer day by day Zoya...i dont know how you convinced me..."

Zoya grinned - " oh that I am...bhai...anyway i wanted to ask you for one more thing..."

Arnav - " what is it now??"

Zoya - " well, its saturday anyway tomorrow, but i was wondering if we can cancel the morning 9.00 am meeting tomorrow for AR desings..."

Arnav raised his eyebrow - " you want me to cancel the board meeting at the last minute..."

Zoya nodded - " yes, i want you to do that..."

Arnav - " and what makes you think i will??

Zoya hid her smile as she said - " well ,firstly, its way too early ,and its so late in the night already, secondly, if you dont, then ok, upto you, but count me out, for i have to meet a friend..."

Arnav asked confused - " what friends?? Zoya i must say, a lot of your friends i dont know off are popping into the air..."

Zoya hid her smile as she said - " well this one you do know bhai..."

Arnav - " look i dont care, if its Nikhil or anyone, ok, im not cancelling the board meeting...and nor are you getting excused...i want you there sharp at 9 am, infact, you will leave with me ok?"

Zoya continued innocently as she got up from the bed and she said - " fine, then ill just message Khushi that i wont be able to pick her up..."

The minute he heard Khushi's name, he was by sisters side in a jiff, as he pulled her by the arm as he asked - " what?? what did you just say?? Khushi??"

Zoya smiled as she said, the look on her brothers face was adorable , god he was so much in love - " exactly we will leave together, but not for the meeting, but to pick up Khushi from the airport at 9 am , i mean her flight lands at 830 but you know immigration luggage etc etc, she would be out by 9..."

Arnav stood zapped as he asked - " you mean Khushi?? my khushi?? she's coming??she will be here tomorrow morning??"

Zoya nodded - " yes, your khushi, bhai..."

Arnav - " why dont i know this?? no wonder her phone is off, but why didn't she message me?? and when i spoke to her she didn't mention...any of this..."

Zoya asked surprised - " what what? you guys are talking?? i thought..."

Arnav sighed - " yeah, i was going to give her more space and time, but di convinced me otherwise earlier today, so i message her, and she did agree that we needed to figure a lot of things out, but we spoke for just a minute, and then she said she would message as she was free, which she didn't..."

Zoya - " thats great bhai, but maybe because, she forgot in all the rush, you know, she is coming immediately because her mother isn't well.....she took the first flight out, the minute she found out..."

Arnav asked concerned - "dilshaad aunty?? what happened to her?? and how did you know?? and when did you speak to Khushi?? why didn't you tell me earlier...."

Zoya put on her dramatic mode on as she said - " calm down, will you stop shoving your Raizada rapid fire questions in my face bhai, look she messaged me alright, but i only read it while i was at the hospital, and i don't know what exactly happened, we can ask her tomorrow, when we met her, ok, now if you dont mind, i need to sleep for i need to be on time to pick up my best friend..."

Arnav felt his insides flip in happiness and he nodded as he watched Zoya walk out, and she turned to ask - " oh bhai, the board meeting??

Arnav smiled as he said - " stands cancelled of course...."

he watched his sister smile as she left him alone.

he closed the door to his room, and walked to his poolside, and he looked at the stars, he couldn't believe he would be seeing Khushi tomorrow, he felt so excited that he was sure he wouldn't get any sleep at all.Until Khushi happened to him, he had no idea he was capable of loving like this, this truly madly deeply kind of love, he knew it had existed for some, but he was only experiencing it now, it was true, that Khushi and him hadn't been together for long just a couple of weeks, and infant they had been apart longer, but that didn't matter, because the moments of their closeness and their togetherness,that they had lived together were deep enough,the time they had spent together, the hours getting to know each other, the hours of sheer happiness and bliss had been enough to build this soul-shakening kind of bond in between of them. Hadn't he spent days and nights only basking in her memories, and he knew somewhere deep down that so had she.

He lied down on his bed,and closed his eyes in hope for another chance, a fresh start with Khushi, he was counting on a new beginning, because he knew deep down, as long as they loved each other, they could get pass the past and start afresh, they just had to hang in there, and give each other time, and believe in them again, he knew he did, and he knew he would make her see that too.

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

IGI - New Delhi - 9.00 AM

Arnav paced around impatiently in the arrivals lounge and he looked at his watch again, it was 9 am, khushi would be walking out into the arrivals lounge any minute now, and he couldn't wait for these few minutes seemed like ages, god if someone would have earlier told him that hed be literally dying like this to get one glimpse of the woman he loved, he would laughed,but now that it was really happening to him, he couldn't believe it, it was like every moment he was realising how deeply he loved Khushi, and all he wanted was to pull her in his arms tell her that, and never let go.

Zoya watched her brother pace around like a impatient man in love, and she couldn't help but smile, love did that to you, she thought, it made you go crazy and it definitely made you do crazy things, she knew that from first hand experience, she smiled at that thought.She finally spoke - " bhai , seriously, you could have missed out on ur morning run today, you been pacing around like crazy for the past fifteen minutes..."

Arnav gave her a look as he said - " yeah right, go ahead, tease me all you want...", and he finally took a seat next to her as he said - " Zoya, what am i going to say to her?? i mean i have so so much to say, and I don't know where to start...youa re good with words you tell me"

Zoya looked at her brother in shock as she asked - " and since when is Arnav Singh raizada at a loss of words??

Arnav sighed - " since i fell in love, and screwed it big time..."

Zoya could almost laugh at that look on his face as she said - " oh bhai, you are adorable, relax, just trust your gut and go with what you feel, everything will be ok, its just Khushi remember..."

Arnav nodded - " yeah, i guess you are right...", and it was right then he spotted Khushi walk out into the terminal, and just like that in a moment as he played his eyes on her, and registered her presence in his mind, the fact that she really was here in front of him, his world came to a standstill.

......

Khushi was tired, and exhausted, from both the journey and the emotions she had been feeling throughout, she was gad, really glad, that her mother had been fine, because if anything would have happened, she would have died with guilt.And all she had wanted was to be with her mother for a long time now, and thats why she had emailed her resignation to her boss, from the airport explaining the sudden scenario, and also of course she had to figure out her visa issue as well, and so she had decided she couldn't be selfish anymore, she had to think about her mother and her brother too.She was going to be here in India, as long as her mother wanted, she owed her that atlas.And then of course she had tried to sleep on the flight but she couldn't because his thoughts had come haunting to her again and she had literally been running away from her emotions for him for way too long and now it was all catching up with her.No matter what had happened,she still was very much in love with him,very deeply,and it was crazy because she had thought she had moved on, but she didn't know that shutting a part of her out didn't change the fact that it existed.Yes she had hurt him with the lie,and he had hurt her by walking away.They had both done that to each other, she didn't know if he trusted her,and she didn't know if she trusted him yet,but none of that could change the fact, the one truth that stood in her face - Arnav Singh Raizada had been the love of her life,and he still very much was.

And that was the thing about the Truth, when it stood with all its might in your face, it made everything else seem like a Lie.

She finally got her baggage off the belt and put it on her trolley,and made her way out into the arrivals lounge,and it was right then she spotted Zoya, of course bhaijaan would have asked her to come pick her up, since he was with ammi,.And right then she saw him.He was here, with Zoya, why??? Obviously he came to see you, you idiot, her mind said.

She really felt happy at that thought.Maybe they could start afresh?

Their eyes locked, and she walked towards them,and she felt her heart race at the speed of light again,and all the while, she didn't look away, because it was as if his gaze had hypnotised her,she had almost reached them , and she was pulled into crushing hug by Zoya,and she hugged her,but all the while her eyes were locked with him, and none of them looked away, because it was as if, there eyes were conveying so much they both wanted to say to each other, for which the words they could not find.

Arnav felt as if he had been hypnotised by her, as he continued to look at her, all he wanted was to pull her into a hug just like his sister had, but he knew he couldnt, because this was a public place, and people recognised him, he didn't want to cause a scene for Khushi, and so he finally spoke - "Hi Khushi..."

Khushi let go of Zoya as she finally spoke to him - " Hi Arnav..."

Zoya looked at her best friend and her brother, and honestly, this was the first time she was seeing them both together, in one frame, in front of her, and the way they were looking at each other, god there was so much electricity in the air, she felt herself get goosebumps, she smiled, these two belonged together, and now that she had finally had the luck to see them together in front of each other, she was sure she could almost feel their unsaid love, mirroring in the air, god it was so freaking obvious.She finally smiled as she said - " ok , although i dont mind the two of you looking at each other like that, but excuse me hi arnav, hi khushi, is that all you are going to say to each other, cmon??"

Khushi finally got herself to brake away from the moment as she gave her a small smile and looked at Arnav as she explained - " im sorry, i couldn't call you or message you yesterday, amidst all the rush...ammi,isnt well, i was on the phone with bhaijaan when it happened, so i just had to rush...shes fine now, but i just have to see her for myself"

Arnav gave her a reassuring smile - " its alright, i understand, good you messaged Zoya atlas..."

Khushi asked confused, she hadn't messaged Zoya - " i did??"

Zoya immediately gestured Khushi to cover up as she said - " you did remember???"

Khushi understood, ofcourse Zoya knew from her brother, and she couldn't say that in front of Arnav so she said - " oh yes, right before i boarded, god im so tired..."

Zoya immediately laced her arm into Khushi's as she asked - " did you sleep on the flight??"

Khushi walked with her, as Arnav took her trolley as she said - " no i couldn't, i just had a lot on my mind...", and she said that last bit looking at him , hoping he understood what she meant by that.

Zoya - " gosh, you are exhausted..."

Khushi - " yeah, but will you take me to the hospital first...??"

Zoya - "yes , sure...lets get you in the car..."

Arnav quickly put her lugagge in Zoya's car and he opened the front door for Khushi to get in ,as he saw Zoya get in the drivers seat and he said - " dont worry, shell be fine, i wanted to be with you, but..."

Khushi nodded as she got in and she said - " but bhaijaan would be there...thank you for coming....ill call you..."

Arnav gave her a small smile - " yes do that...please...ill wait..."

Zoya tapped her fingers on the wheel as she said - " ok bhai, ill just drop khushi off at the hospital,and see you at office ok??.."

Arnav nodded - " the board meeting is at Noon...Zoya be on time ok?"

Zoya nodded - " yes sir...", and then she quickly drove away.

Khushi took a deep breathe as she asked - " hows bhaijaan??"

Zoya smiled - "relax, hes fine, i went to see him last night, and ammi, is fine too, i saw here from afar, she was sleeping, she is stable was an acute migraine attack..."

Khushi - " ok, i cant wait to see her...iv been so selfish Zoya, she wanted me to be here, she wanted to see me and I..."

Zoya rolled her eyes - " seriously stop feeling guilty, it happens ok, sometimes it does...just spend some good time with her now that you are here..."

Khushi - "i will, i will be here as long as she wants, i quit my job..."

Zoya - " what????"

Khushi - " yeah, have to get a new work visa anyway..."

Zoya smiled at that - " well both my brother and your brother are going to be really happy listening to that news..."

Khushi gave her a small smile as she said - " you always know what to say, dont you??"

Zoya grinned - "always....oh and open my bag no, in the zip theres a sim card for you, Asad gave it to me, for you"

Khushi smiled, as she took the sim card and placed in her phone, trust her bhaijaan to have everything being taken care off.

.......

10.00 AM - The hospital

Khushi made her way up to the room, she knew her bhaijaan would have really liked the fact if Zoya would have come along, but her mother would be awake, and since they couldn't explain anything for now, they had to be careful.And so Zoya had dropped her at the hospital,and then she had called her brothers driver, to have her luggage placed in the car.She walked fast, lucky Zoya had told her that her bhaijaan hadn't told ammi, that she was coming yet, so she knew her mother was in for a big big suprise.

...

Dilshaad finished her breakfast, and she looked at her son as she said - " oh see, i ate the whole thing, and im fine, absolutely, call the doctor, take me home already...."

Asad looked at his mother as he said - " we will ammi, why are you getting so restless....relax i dont want you to stress and get another migraine attack..."

Dilshaad - " oh you worry too much, i won't..."

Asad held her hand, as he sat next to her on the bed - " ofcourse, i will worry ammi, and you cant stop me..."

Dilshaad - " ok fine, atleast give me your phone ,make me talk to Khushi, im sure shell be going crazy with worry..."

Asad covered up as he said - " i can't..."

Dilshaad asked confused - " what do you mean you can't??"

And right then she heard her daughter voice from the door as she said - " what he means is ammi, that you dont need the phone to talk to me anymore..."

Dilshaad felt her heart skip a thousand beats in happiness, as she realised it really was Khushi in front of her, as she was pulled into a crushing hug by her daughter - " ammi,thank god, your fine, im so sorry, im so so so sorry, look im here ok, im not going anywhere, until you want me to, ok??"

Dilshaad hugged her daughter, and she felt at peace, it had been so so long, she kissed her hair as she said - "well that'll be never then..."

Khushi smiled as she kissed her mother's cheek - " well, then im glad i quit my job..."

She heard her bhaijaans surprised voice - " you did??"

Khushi hugged her brother as she said - " yes i did..."

Dilshaad watched her kids hug and she asked - "so you mean you are back for good...??"

Khushi smiled - " yes, i mean for now, ammi, i am back..."

Dilshaad had waited for this day too long ,and she finally said as she gestured for both her kids to come in her arms, and she hugged both of them as she said - " take me home, now will you, I'm absolutely fine...."

Asad hugged his mother as he said - "ofcourse...ill just speak to the doctor...",and then he got up as he said - " khushi, ill just be back..."

Khushi hugged her mother from the side, as she said - " yes bhaijaan, im here, dont worry..."

He watched the smile on his mother face, and he felt really happy and content in that moment.

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

Fate smied - " aww, a teary reunion, you know, but i glad she's back..."

Destiny grinned - " had to be my way, after all..."

Love smiled - " your way indeed, im not wrong when i say that you are the thing that happens silently everyday.Destiny , you are that delicate..."

Fate smiled - " ok, so we have a lot to do guys, a lot to be said, a lot to be done..."

Hate smirked as he continued to read his book, he really loved the fact that they thought that the plot was totally in their hands, and that they could just continue to plan everything, it gave him a good laugh once in a while.

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