FF: WHAT LIES WITHIN... CHAPTER 8 PG 23 - Page 2

i like how the story is going so far, pls do continue

Originally posted by: sowmyadharini

amazing loved it..

Originally posted by: Razz22

i like how the story is going so far, pls do continue

Originally posted by: Ish-Loves-Anya

Hmm, the truth of Sameera will come out as the story unfolds...

But you might have an idea how's her character and all based on the first chapter... Shrieking-Screaming-Annoying...😆

Let's just see now😉

😆 yes one can only imagine...umm one confusion though..in the prologue it says tht "they say tht i am khushi gupts fiance of arnav" ummmbut if she has lost her memories and its mistaken identity shouldnt it say tht i am sameera fiance of arnav ...😆lol i just reread the whole thing again just coz i liked it 😳

looks interesting...Eagerly awaiting for the update😊

Originally posted by: sargamfriends

😆 yes one can only imagine...umm one confusion though..in the prologue it says tht "they say tht i am khushi gupts fiance of arnav" ummmbut if she has lost her memories and its mistaken identity shouldnt it say tht i am sameera fiance of arnav ...😆lol i just reread the whole thing again just coz i liked it 😳

Originally posted by: bhadraprasad

looks interesting...Eagerly awaiting for the update😊

CHAPTER 3

NK sat sipping his drink on the other side of the table. He's been quiet through the first two courses. Arnav always appreciated his friend's ability to enjoy silence and not force a conversation to fill space. He understood that Arnav had a lot on his mind, and letting him go through a glass of Scotch would make the discussion easier.

He'd asked NK to join him for dinner because he needed to talk to someone who would be honest. Most people just told him what he wanted to hear. NK was one of the few people he knew with less money than he had and who wasn't inclined to blow smoke up his ass. He was a notorious playboy and typically not the first person Arnav went to for romantic advice, but he knew NK wouldn't pull any punches when he asked for his opinion on what he should do about Sameera.

What a mess their relationship had become. To think that a few short weeks ago, he didn't believe it could get any worse. It was like daring God to strike him...

"So, how's Sameera faring?" NK finally asked once their entres arrived, forcing Arnav out of his own head.

"Better. She's healing up nicely but still doesn't remember anything."

"Including the fight?"

"Especially the fight." Arnav sighed.

Before Sameera had left for Chicago, Arnav had confronted her with evidence of an affair and broke off the engagement. She's insisted they could talk things through once she got back, but he wasn't interested. He was done with her. He's been on the phone with his real estate agent when the call came in that Sameera's plane had crashed. When she woke up with no memory, he wasn't sure what to do. Continuing with his plan to leave seemed cruel at that point. He needed to see through her recovery, but he would leave as planned when she was back on her feet.

At least that was the original idea. Since then... the situation had gotten confusing. This was why NK was here. He could help him sort things out before he made it worse.

"Have you told her yet? Or should I say again?"

"No, I haven't. I think once she's discharged, we'll talk. We're rarely alone at the hospital, and I don't want her parents getting involved."

"I take it she isn't back to being the frigid shrew we all know and love?"

Arnav shook his head. Part of him wished she was. Then he could walk away without a pang of guilt after her recovery. But she was an entirely different woman since the accident. He's had a hard time adjusting to the changes in her, always waiting for Sameera to start barking orders or criticize the hospital staff. But she never did. He made a point of visiting her everyday, but despite how hard he fought it, Arnav found he enjoyed the visits more and more. "It's like she's been abducted by aliens and replaced with a pod person."

"I have to admit she was quite pleasant when I came by the other day." NK sighed.

"Yeah, I know. Every time I visit her, I just sit back and watch in disbelief as she asks people how they are and thank everyone for visiting or bringing her things. She's sweet, thoughtful, funny... and absolutely nothing like the woman who left for Chicago."

NK leaned in, his brow furrowed. "You're smiling when you talk about her. Things really have changed. You like her," he accused.

"What is this, prep school again? Yes, she is a more pleasant person and I enjoy being around her in a way I never have before. But the doctors say her amnesia is probably temporary. In the blink of an eye, she could be back to normal. I refuse to get reinvested only to end up where I started,"

"Probably temporary can mean possibly permanent. Maybe she'll stay this way."

"Doesn't matter," Arnav said with a shake of his head. It was just like NK to encourage him to make a risky move. "She may not remember what she did, but I do. I can never trust her again, and that means we're through."

"Or this could be your second chance. If she really is a different person, treat her like one. Don't hold a past she doesn't even remember against her. You could miss out on something great."

His friend turned his attention back to his food, leaving Arnav alone with his thoughts. NK said the words he's been afraid to let himself even think. Being with Sameera was like meeting a woman for the first time. He found himself rushing from the office to visit her or thinking about how she was while he needed to concentrate on the front page for the AR Observer. And today... he'd felt an undeniable sizzle of awareness when they'd touched. He's never had that intense a reaction to her before. He didn't know if it was the fright of nearly losing her for good or her personality change, but there was a part of him that wanted to take NK's advice.

Of course, NK didn't keep a woman long enough for the relationship to sour. It might not seem like it now, but the old Sameera was still lurking inside her. That woman was miserable and unfaithful and stomped on his feelings with her expensive stiletto heels. Arnav had broken it off with her, and he had no doubt she'd be back before long. He wasn't going to lose his heart, freedom or any more years of his life to this relationship.

The doctors said she could probably go home soon. He was certain Vanshika and Raj would want her back at their estate, but Arnav was going to insist she return to their penthouse so he could care for her. Having her at home was the natural choice. It was closer to the doctor, and being around her own things would be good for her.

And if it jogged her memory and she went back to normal?

It would save him the trouble of breaking up with her a second time.

PRECAP/TEASER:

"Would you like to trade seats?"

The word floated in her brain, her dreams mixing reality and fantasy with a dash of pain medication to really confuse things.

"My name is Sameera Shroff."

The words made her frown even in her sleep. Sameera Shroff. She wished they would stop calling her that. But she also didn't know what she'd rather have people call her. If she wasn't Sameera Shroff, shouldn't she know who she really was?

And she did. The name was on the tip of her tongue. The boom of an engine bursting into flames dashed the name from her mind. Then there was only the horrible, sickening feeling of falling from the sky.

"NO!"

This one's not too long but i will be posting the next part soon!😊

-ISHMEETA

Awesome

thanx for the pm ..the update was short and sweet.👏atleast we get to knw arnavs POV...so,is her memory cmg back??its gud in a way...update soon...