Chapter Three Teaser

Teaser # Chapter Three: Strangers in the Night

 

As was the only thing that kept him wide awake for most of the nights that followed, Arnav smiled at the memory of the blazing hazel eyes, of the soft, almost musical laughter, of the slight nod of approval and of the luscious lips as she bit the lower one whenever she disliked any particular idea. Now, as he walked down the narrow path lined up with colorful flower pots on either sides in the cold breeze, the lush beauty and the nature's humming left him with nothing but want. He looked in the front, a ghost of a smile appeared on his lips as he realized that he was alone with his family walking twenty feet away in the front, he pulled his mobile out from his jeans pocket, unable to resist the temptation of calling her anymore.

 

He stopped walking as the phone rang on the other side, his mouth curving into a disbelieving smile at the caller tune that he remembered as one of the hit numbers from sixties, the song being about two strangers meeting in the night only to find love in each other which was uncannily the perfect description of what he felt for her.

 

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Her grip on the cushion tightened as she heard the ringing on the other side. She shut her eyes with nervous anticipation as her heart thudded against her chest, leaving her vulnerable that she failed to recognize herself. There was nothing she recognized herself anymore. The scar was too deep, the cut too sharp and the bleeding unstoppable as she focused on her heart beats instead, allowing herself to concentrate on one of the songs from her collection as she snapped the remote button to switch the music player on.

 

A soft smile appeared on her lips as soon as the silence in her room filled with the familiar music, the deep, husky and resonating voice of Sinatra helping her to tamper her heart beat, just as the ringing on the other side was answered by a rather husky voice.

 

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