ArHiFF: Tears, Pillow & You! Chp 15 - Pg 82 31/05 - Page 4

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Part 3: And We Meet Again

Khushi wound up her stuff off of the ledge of the wall and made her way home. She had a big day in university tomorrow. She'd better get home if she wanted to conserve energy for the next day.

She lay down and closed her eyes. Soon she was fast asleep. Her deep slumber only lasted a few minutes. As soon as sleep took over, she was consumed with the dark brown orbs that had haunted her for the past year. No matter how hard she tried, how strong she pretended to be, she could not let him go, for she loved him more than life itself. And, he all but betrayed her. He made her believe in love. He made her believe that fairytales existed and he also took all of that away.

She would see him in her dreams, almost every night. There he was always waiting for her, immaculate perfection, laughing at her for falling for him, for believing that he truly loved her. Khushi should have known better. The nights all but, came to pass. Her nightmares had overtaken her once peaceful slumber.

"Beep Beep." her alarm clock rang; telling her it was 6 am. She needed to wake up and get ready to go to university. She lazily moved around in her bed for a while, before getting up to shower. Usually, when she woke up she found nothing to look forward to. Her life was getting monotonous as of late. It consisted of her getting up everyday, going to college, coming home, sleeping or the lack thereof, with a little bit of wandering here and there. But today was different! Even though she had not slept properly last night, she woke up with a bout of energy. Perhaps her New Years Resolution was working she thought to herself. She was going to be happy. And nothing and no one would come in the way of her happiness. She would not let them. She was sure of that. She quickly got ready and headed towards her University. Something in air told her, it was going to be a good day, a very good day indeed.

"We will be landing at Charles De Gaulle Airport in 15 minutes, for your safety please remain seated and fasten your seatbelts. The local time is 5:30 pm. We hope you enjoyed your travel with Air France. Have a pleasant stay," the voice of on the intercom came on.

He had finally arrived to the one city he dreaded the most. He had spent short amount of time here. That short amount of time turned Arnav Singh Raizada's life upside down'.

The plane landed safely, and there was a short round of applause. Almost everyone's face was laden with smiles, but that of Arnav's. He winced as he set his foot down on French soil. (He has nothing against France!.. I love France' well in this story.. he's not quite a fan as u can all tell. No disrespect meant.) As he made his way through the customs, he read a sign that had his name. The hotel had sent a car to pick him up. He handed the driver his luggage and sat down to be driven of off towards his destiny.

After checking into the hotel, Arnav had nothing to do. He was all prepared to deal with suppliers tomorrow. So, he decided, a sightseeing tour was in order. He had seen it all before, but if he was here, so he might as well do it again. He walked out the hotel lobby, towards his rented SUV for his stay there. Lavanya for once had done her job right.

He first set of for the Louvre Museum. Arnav Singh Raizada had great liking for classical pieces of art, if he didn't before he certainly did after he had met Khushi. The girl had brought him here countless times, going on and on about each individual piece of art, explaining their history, their importance in the modern society.

He'd thought museum to be a complete bore and strictly for nerds. But with time his opinion changed. Khush did it for him'

As he stood in line to get the entry ticket, he had convinced himself, that he was not here because it somehow made him feel closer to Khushi, but because he had heard about a new Egyptian exhibition that was at display at one of the museum galleries. He certainly wanted to check that out. Whatever, the reason, he was here, and he was going to enjoy himself.

Arnav toured the entire city, from Champs Elysees to Sacre-Coure, to Arc De Triomphe, he saw them all. All that that was left was the Eiffel Tower. He wanted to save it for the last. He loved seeing it lit up at night, just like Khushi of course. They both loved it equally.

On the other hand, Khushi had had an incredible day at school. She wanted to end her night by going to see her favourite tower again. So she put up with the half drunk men, hormonal teenagers, bitchy pregnant moms, in the filthy Paris metro to reach her destination. She happily skipped up the stairs and made her way to her usual spot. A top of the wall looking down upon the fountain garden. It was a risky spot at least over 20 meter high, but Khushi had never been the one to be scared of heights. So like she had many times for, sat her self down on the ledge.

She had just begun to admire the view when a group of drunken tourist made their way towards her. Clearly, it was a world famous tourist spot, she was used to people like that walking past. But this time it was a little different. They were a little too drunk' a little too out of control. A few of them sat down on the the same ledge as Khushi, while others on the ground. Khushi ignored them and continued gazing towards the Eiffel. She was brought out of reverie by the sounds of yelling. They drunken tourists had started fighting over beer. Apparently there was only 1 can left and but there were more than enough contenders. Deciding it wasn't safe to stay here any longer this point Khushi began to gather her belongings. Before she could finish, she felt someone come at her with brute force. It was too later for her to move. Within seconds she felt herself plunging into depths of concrete as she was mistakenly pushed by one of the drunken people.

"So much for my a great day," thought Khushi closing her eyes as she prepared to tragically fall to her death. Instead she felt a familiar pair of strong arms grab her around her torso. She slowly opened her eyes to find herself in arms of the one and only person she NEVER wished to see again. "You," was all that came out of her mouth, though she had much-much more to say'.

Up Next - An Explosive Encounter

Author's Note: There you guy. The meet again!! How do you like it so far. If you read I do kindly request that please do leave your comments. They are very much appreciated.

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Chapter 4