Mahir's POV:

Sea...

How deep it is...

How blue...

And

How unpredictable!

No one knows!!!

Just like life...

Just like time...

Time..... This word had so much meaning once in my life...

A girl walking by the beachside next to a boy.

Mahir...
Mahir means??? (She asks...)

(He replies...)
Mahir means smart... Intelligent!!!

She laughs out loud...

Smart and you... Hahahaha...

Such that her giggles mix with the wind on the gushing air of the beach...

Her dimples dig in deeper into her cheeks making her look more beautiful than the sunset...

He smiles...

By the way if that's how it is then your name also doesn't suit you!

Because Bela means time...
And for your unpunctuality even on attending your own wedding..

Hahaha...

You must be named Albela... (He laughs)

Albela? (She's confused)

He smiles...
Which means unique !!!

But according to me
..
It means Sample piece!!! (He Bursts out laughing)

She keeps hand on her waist... makes a cute pout... narrows her eyebrows and next second the entire Maravante beach walkaway point could hear their giggles...

She chased him throughout the beach...
There were laughs... Smiles... friendship...trust And

Love?

Udupi has so many memories...

Specially Maravante beach!

The most unique beach I have seen...

It depicts life...

It's a unique place where I always feel life shows how distinct it could be even while being connected in portions...

Just like the Maravante beach...

It's both sides has water...

One side has the gushing loud Arabian sea and the other side has the silent Suparnika river...

Seperated by a long long road...

The sea gushes loud.... craves... Tides up to meet the Souparnika river but still

Waits a long long way to meet each other that too...

Never completely...

They just touch and flow in their directions back again...

Sometimes I feel...

How beautiful is nature in itself to depict our lives...

We crave and cry to meet people but when we do actually...

We jump back...

Take a you turn and freak out!

That road...long long road....

Kinda never ends unlike the case of Maravante beach...

When will our ends meet?

Will our ends ever meet ?

Will our questions ever be answered?

If we didn't have to meet then why did we come together?

Revenge!!! Remember Mahir Sehgal?

Or...

Attraction?

Or...

Love?

No!!!! It's 4 years !

That empty emotion is a lie!

It doesn't exist!

Sir!!!

Sir!!!

Mahir Sir!!!

I came out of my thoughts...

'Yes Mr Suvarna!'

'Ummm...Sorry Sir... I got a call... Miss Suhani said that Mam would meet you directly at the dinner table... She has a few urgent commitments!'

I stood up at once and shot him a glare.

'Expected 😏

Well then tell Miss Suhani that her Mam must not have made the effort to plan this meeting itself!

I'm also a businessman! I am also busy!

Mahir Sehgal no longer has free time for unwanted discussions and unpunctual people!'

Saying I stormed out of the beach towards my luxury car parked in the beach parking area...

'Sir... There is no other way around! You must have a word with her Sir!

You know they have the upper hand!'

I usually don't loose it on Mr Suvarna specially because he is atleast 5 years elder than me!

But today I had gone mad!

'Mr Suvarna...I have reached here at 4 pm. It's ticking 6 pm now! If she didn't have to come she must have informed me atleast!'

Without listening a word I walked to the resort parking area took my car and started going on a rash drive!

Her ignorance still affects you Mahir?

No!!! Never!!?

Liar!

No!!! It doesn't!

Liar liar!!!

I was driving through the roads and turns... Highway.. roads... everywhere!

My luxury car literally roamed through out Udupi till the sun was off and moon shined it's brightest!

And my car played my favorite... That I always listen in loop...

🎶🎵
Ajeeb daastan he yeh...
Kahaan shuru kahan khatam...
Ye manzile he kaunsi...
Na wo samajh sake na hum...
🎶🎵

Slowly the air on the beach made me feel calmer...

I smiled thinking ☺️

How strange... My anger and my happiness both lie at the same place...

Woow...

Just then I saw my phone was ringing...

I didn't pick the call! I was anyways heading back to the resort.

I knew he would still be at the beach side...I went back to

So I went there and just then I saw a pan
Mr Suvarna come walking towards me...

'Sir...' he said...

Leading me towards a table by the beachside...

It was the perfect ambience for two people to get lost into each other...

To fall in love...

Under the moon...

By the beachside...

Cool breeze...

Perfect dinner destination!

But I was neither here for romance nor for love!

I was here to settle unfinished things!

But as usual she was always!

(A voice came from behind)

Dot! On time Mr Sehgal!

She...

Was standing there!

Like her name...

Bela....

Time!!!

Time only made her more beautiful.

She stood folding her hands against her chest.

She looked fresh as a lily!

'You are late!'

'I promised 8 pm dinner and I'm here!

6pm sunset plan wasn't in my list!

I didn't follow that!'

Saying she took a sip of orange juice...

Her baby pink nude lipstick touches the glass!

Something struck me!

'You still prefer nude lipstick?'

She shot me a glare!

Ofcourse!!! such conversations are forbidden between two 'unknown' people who are forced into something now!

'Mr Sehgal the do'

'Call me Mahir........ Bela!'

'Mister Sehgal... please call me Miss Sharma!' she stressed.

I shot her a glare! She did not fear my looks anymore!

Infact her eyes were emotionless!

Dinner was served silently!

Not once we spoke to each other!

Post dinner... she announced!

'Gulmohar goes to you!

Here! The papers!

I have transferred my shares as well to your name!'

I was shocked.

'Muskaan will be mine!'

I stood up at once in my place!

'You are trying to bribe me to keep Muskaan?'

'I am her godmother Mr Sehgal! She is my sister's last memory!'

'And she is my last breathe! Musky stays with me!'

'DONT! Don't you dare Mr.Mahir Sehgal!

'It's a joint custody for us!!!

Either till you get married or till I get married!

That was Brinda Di's last wish!' she stormed

'Huhhh... You left her to die and now you have come here for her last wish!

Godmother?

Where was it when Brinda fought the world alone! She was' I spit venom but she cut me in between!!!

'Probably sulking in her lover's arms? whom she didn't trust so much that she wrote off a joint custody for her newborn baby!'

I shot her a death glare!

But she was tougher than before!

'Your money can't buy a lot of things still Miss Sharma!

Like ... Mahir Sehgal!

Self respect

And

Shame!

You need to earn them!'

Next minute I saw her eyes went blood red!

'I am not coming back to Blue Berry Hills even if I die!' she announced!

'And I m not letting Musky go even if I die!' I announced in the same stubborn tone as hers!

She banged the plate on the table.

And left...

I sat there quietly sucking through the apple juice!

She left her bag here!

What attracted me was the heavy duty luxury bag which probably cost in lakhs had a small teddy bear keychain still attached to it

I was left smiling

Typical Bela!!!

She came back while I was smirking

She looked at me and said at once!

'Im not letting you take my neice I'll fight you! ' she announced

And stormed out of the deck area.

I sat smiling there... remembering what she used to say...

Storm and Mahir are both uninvited!

I smiled thinking! Indeed!!