#3 ~FF: Untold Stories~ - Page 87

I've un-reserved my posts on Pages 116 and 117. 😳😳

Originally posted by: LadyMeringue

Hi there, cherie! How are you doing? ⭐️⭐️ And I've missed you so much! 😭😭 How did your exams go? 😃😃 And attack hug right back at ya! 🤗🤗 And I'm glad that it could help you during your exams. 😳😳

Hehe, snow fights are so much fun, no? Writing this chapter for me was just ☺️☺️ And I'm thrilled that you loved it so much! 😃😃 Oh yeah, our poor hearts can only take so much now.

Thank you so much once again! ❤️❤️

Loads of love,

LM

Hi!!!!!!!
apologies for the delay in replying.😳
last chapter was a bomb seriously i don't know but there are many things about that chapter i liked a lot. 👏👏 and i know i have blabbered way too much about that in my previous review that it have ended up being a small update.sorry i ll try to be sober in this one.
Is he a maniac i mean seriously I thought during interludes that its after heartbreak he has became insomniac but nope he was suffering from it long before and heartbreak only added fuel to the fire well not to blame him even i had bouts of insomnia and i used to drink coffee to keep myself fresh then i end up chasing away sleep from my eyes even more.😕😆
He is doing all for the sake of her just to have her and she is the one who is hindering his only gateaway to success as of now. Well both HP and he were two gem persons she got in life and that's why she thought such kind of loving people do exist and she is not like a black rose but all her fears came true.😕 How she always end up trusting wrong person like using too much senses or what🤪
His loyalty seriously astonishes me like he is always on the toes not only for his mota babuji but also for the whole family and all he got in return was whips and blames.😭😭😭
He completed the book finally and their story started at the end well what about their story which will start with lot of fireworkes around them.😲
Well ishveer are each other's hope and fear both the way you have said how ishani is everything for him yet leaving her all alone is causing him restless.
That's the difference between ishani and ranveer ishani got the second chance and she is utilising it and is ready to make amendments but our boy is to stubborn to let it go. He always have problem in letting it go unless ishani melts him to think otherwise.
He was right in assuming that hardwork should be complimented with fate to achieve something but fate also favoured only those whose hardwork have power to turn the course of fate and same thing happened with him inspite of all the odds his hardwork was paid.
Now i must have told you many times but the way you say about sunset and sunrise is something mesmerizing it gives all different feel next time i watch about sunset and sunrise👏👏👏👏
RV mode a strong glimpse of it appeared in the BSE no wonder Mehta clan was jealous of HP because he has got a wizard and his loyalty without asking for it and price for his too less they are paying right now.
unnamed he was for them that's why it was difficult for all those people to guess that RV is ranveer and it showed how neligent of him they were only interested in his work and nothing else what he does and what he wants nothing mattered to all the money minded crooks.🤔
that TATA shares thing was very awesome i liked it. It has started to gain my attention more often now all the things related to shares are interesting me.
He is seriously in dilemma related to ishani and HP will need to intervene now. Ranveer well inpite of no matter how much harshad loves ranveer this boy never dares to cross his boundary with it always his loyalty is above love. THat line of circumstances is amazing and he knows very well that his friendship cannot be decided upon the trivial matters like wheather he chooses his carrier above her because he is doing this for them.
That line of ranveer walking behind HP with so much attitude i can actually imagine him like that and he is seriously looking droolworthy.
He is determined that he will convince her but here she again escapes away somewhere just to hide herself from all the pain and guilt she is feeling right now.
thnx for pm
i ll review next one in few hours i guess.

Originally posted by: ShadikaIshVeer

I missed u too🤗🤗 My exams went Alhamdulillah well😳😳 Wbu LM , how is studies going? It seriously helped so much , cause I hate exams I almost faint each year😆 So this story was a relief to read when i was taking study break😳😳

Snow fight is Well the previouse winter I had snow ball war with the kids I babysitt It was sho cute OMG I can sho imagine u having a great time while writing that😳 Loved it , bro I was fangirling so bad my mom almost threw me out of my room😆

I dont like hearing thank u from u , dil main dard hota hai😭😭

Loads of love

Cherrie

Originally posted by: dvprt418.py

Hi!!!!!!!
apologies for the delay in replying.😳
last chapter was a bomb seriously i don't know but there are many things about that chapter i liked a lot. 👏👏 and i know i have blabbered way too much about that in my previous review that it have ended up being a small update.sorry i ll try to be sober in this one.
Is he a maniac i mean seriously I thought during interludes that its after heartbreak he has became insomniac but nope he was suffering from it long before and heartbreak only added fuel to the fire well not to blame him even i had bouts of insomnia and i used to drink coffee to keep myself fresh then i end up chasing away sleep from my eyes even more.😕😆
He is doing all for the sake of her just to have her and she is the one who is hindering his only gateaway to success as of now. Well both HP and he were two gem persons she got in life and that's why she thought such kind of loving people do exist and she is not like a black rose but all her fears came true.😕 How she always end up trusting wrong person like using too much senses or what🤪
His loyalty seriously astonishes me like he is always on the toes not only for his mota babuji but also for the whole family and all he got in return was whips and blames.😭😭😭
He completed the book finally and their story started at the end well what about their story which will start with lot of fireworkes around them.😲
Well ishveer are each other's hope and fear both the way you have said how ishani is everything for him yet leaving her all alone is causing him restless.
That's the difference between ishani and ranveer ishani got the second chance and she is utilising it and is ready to make amendments but our boy is to stubborn to let it go. He always have problem in letting it go unless ishani melts him to think otherwise.
He was right in assuming that hardwork should be complimented with fate to achieve something but fate also favoured only those whose hardwork have power to turn the course of fate and same thing happened with him inspite of all the odds his hardwork was paid.
Now i must have told you many times but the way you say about sunset and sunrise is something mesmerizing it gives all different feel next time i watch about sunset and sunrise👏
RV mode a strong glimpse of it appeared in the BSE no wonder Mehta clan was jealous of HP because he has got a wizard and his loyalty without asking for it and price for his too less they are paying right now.
unnamed he was for them that's why it was difficult for all those people to guess that RV is ranveer and it showed how neligent of him they were only interested in his work and nothing else what he does and what he wants nothing mattered to all the money minded crooks.🤔
that TATA shares thing was very awesome i liked it. It has started to gain my attention more often now all the things related to shares are interesting me.
He is seriously in dilemma related to ishani and HP will need to intervene now. Ranveer well inpite of no matter how much harshad loves ranveer this boy never dares to cross his boundary with it always his loyalty is above love. THat line of circumstances is amazing and he knows very well that his friendship cannot be decided upon the trivial matters like wheather he chooses his carrier above her because he is doing this for them.
That line of ranveer walking behind HP with so much attitude i can actually imagine him like that and he is seriously looking droolworthy.
He is determined that he will convince her but here she again escapes away somewhere just to hide herself from all the pain and guilt she is feeling right now.
thnx for pm
i ll review next one in few hours i guess.

Epistle 77: The Final Piece of the Jigsaw

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"Argh, no!" shrieked Ranveer at the top of his voice as he stared at Ishaani, his face drenched in sweat and tears alike.

He shivered and stared at Ishaani as though he'd found his life back again and cupped her cheek, when his hand suddenly froze. He looked around the room, disoriented by what was happening to him until his eyes landed upon Ishaani. He instantly retracted his hand away from her face.

"Are you alright?" asked Ishaani, who'd just entered the room to see him tossing upon the bed restlessly, moaning something she couldn't understand.

"I- I... No... She left me... She left me..." whispered Ranveer, more tears leaving his eyes as he shut them, unable to comprehend why so much was changing so soon.

"Who?" asked Ishaani as she cupped his cheek, her eyes trying to decipher what was bothering him so much.

"You- Love... Love left me!" he shrieked as he jumped up from the bed, the movement too soon for his gingerly bandaged head. He fell back upon the bed clumsily, his fall broken by Ishaani catching hold of his arm last minute.

"What are you talking about-?"

"Bring her back, please! Bring her back!" begged Ranveer as he sobbed harder, feeling like he'd run out of breath any minute. He wanted her back. He wanted that final moment back!

"Ranveer, calm down! It's just a nightmare!" reasoned Ishaani but Ranveer threw her hands off of his face.

"No, it's not! She's- she's real! Oh my God, please bring her back!" he yelled at himself as his fingers ran through his hair in a delirium, while Ishaani looked afraid at his manic behaviour.

"Ranveer, what are you- no, no!" exclaimed Ishaani as Ranveer sprung up from the bed and began throwing everything and anything that came into his hands in a violent fit of rage.

That was one aspect of his that frightened her always - his rage. He had an exceptional temper even though he rarely ever got angry. But when he did, even Hell fell tame in front of the storm Ranveer could bring upon the world. She was the only one who could get him to spit his blackest of rages away in a matter of second but that didn't stop making it a challenge nonetheless.

"Ranveer, stop it! Stop it! You'll hurt yourself!" she yelled as he threw a couple of steel plates upon the floor in a resounding echo that managed to snap him out of the demented rage.

Books, pillows and sheets had already been ruthlessly martyred in the quest of venting his rage, and the cutlery was all that remained. He fell upon the floor with his head in his hands as he sobbed tiredly.

"Why is everything changing so fast? It's making me sick..." he confessed and Ishaani pulled his face up and wiped away his tears swiftly.

"It's not in our hands, Ranveer. This had to happen sometime," replied Ishaani slowly and Ranveer stared at her in silence. Like a child seeking re-assurance. Funny how they always took turns in being the more stable of the two. But the two of them were a lethal combination, like Ranveer had just learnt. God, why was everything getting so messed up?

"Then I don't want this. I'm calling up my college and cancelling-" began Ranveer but Ishaani cut him short.

"You are doing no such thing. You will go to Sydney."

"What? But you said-"

"I was being selfish, okay? I was being self-centered! I had no right to stop you from completing your dreams," explained Ishaani, meeting eyes with him in a defiance that challenged him to contradict her. He did.

"But-"

"No buts. Get yourself moving. We've got a lot more to do till before you leave for Sydney," stated Ishaani with a finality in her voice. Ranveer gave her an uncertain look but got up nonetheless.

"We've got two weeks in hand."

"Thirteen days," corrected Ishaani and Ranveer gave her a puzzled look.

"Wait, what date is it?"

"The 1st of October," replied Ishaani and Ranveer frowned.

"But wasn't it the 30th?"

"You slept through the whole day and night combined," explained Ishaani, looking amused. Ranveer's mouth fell upon in surprise.

"You've got to be joking." Ishaani shook her head and continued.

"The doctor said that there were bound to be side-effects."

Ranveer nodded his head absentmindedly before going and sitting upon the bed again. Ishaani followed suit and sat beside him, taking her hand into his. Ranveer looked up at her, as though clearly seeing her for the first time.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to give you your birthday present. It's a little early, I know. But it'll do," replied Ishaani, now smiling at him sweetly. Ranveer cocked an eyebrow at her.

"What is it?"

"I, uh, spoke to Papa and convinced him," said Ishaani slowly. Ranveer's expression remained as resolute as ever.

"Convinced him about what?"

"As your birthday gift, he's ready to let Kaka and Kaki off the hook. Not just them, but even you as well," whispered Ishaani into his ears and he felt goosebumps erupt upon his skin at the words. He looked at Ishaani stupidly, too numb to believe that what she said was true.

"What?"

"Did the goon beat you too hard on the head? You've become daft," commented Ishaani irritably, but before she could say anything, Ranveer pulled her into a hug. Maybe it was a daring he's mustered because of his dream. Maybe it was because he was the happiest he'd been in a long time. Maybe it was because thing were perhaps falling back into place.

"I- I can't believe- Oh my God!" exclaimed Ranveer as Ishaani rubbed circles upon his shoulder, her own shoulders sagging in relief. Separating from the hug, Ranveer looked at her curiously.

"How'd you do it?"

"None of your business, really," replied Ishaani, suddenly avoiding his gaze.

"Stop tugging at that pendant then," shot back Ranveer, and Ishaani let go of it quickly. It was a habit she had to play with the pendant that her father had gifted her for her eighteenth birthday whenever she was tensed or worried.

"You never ask someone how much a gift costs them now, do you? Then why are you asking me about this?" she replied tartly and Ranveer couldn't help but shake his head at her in an amusement he didn't remotely feel.

"Because I think I know the cost you're going to have to pay for this," he replied, forcing her eyes to meet his. Yet her gaze was strong this time. Not strong enough for him not to penetrate into her soul, but strong enough to hold her ground.

"As long as it brings a smile upon your face and it's worth the world to you, it's worth it in my opinion," remarked Ishaani and sighed.

Both of them held hands strongly, one pair of fingers tracing a 'Thank you' upon the other's back of the hand while the other traced a 'Sorry'. Both pleas were accepted. Both of them looked at each other in contentment before Ishaani spoke quietly.

"Now come on, go and get fresh. The real party begins now. Come up to my room, I need to talk to you about dream as well."

Ranveer nodded his head as Ishaani quickly left him a peck upon his cheek before leaving the room. She missed the expression of flabbergasted horror upon his face though.

1st October, 2007:

OH. MY. GOD.

You won't believe what I just saw! Love! After all this time! And oh my God, you won't believe that things I saw in the dream! I think I could scream at the top of my lungs in shock and yet it is something I guess I knew deep down in my heart from all this time. But still, that doesn't mean that I'm surprised even in the least.

Love! Her face! She's Ishaani! Love is Ishaani!

Or as she put it, she's the projection of my love for Ishaani. Ah, the mystery of the human psychology! I had no clue all this time... And yet everything just sort of fell into place with this dream. How could I have been so stupid? How could I have not realized this earlier? Oh, I feel so stupid... so stupid! Okay let me not keep you any longer and get straight to the point!

My guess was right with the timing of occurrence of the dreams. It's a sort of after-effect from whenever I'm growing emotionally distant from Ishaani after an argument that is sealed by a physical injury. It's not something Love told me, but it was as though the answer just fell into my lap! But then again, a lot of answers did. This time, my dream took me straight to the edge of a simmering volcano, another representation of my emotions. Turbulence. Associates of love.

Like always, my hands and feet are bound, but this time the pain was there too. Along with the ache in my shoulders sagging them to half my height. And in spite of everything, I noticed that I was even more heavily clothed than the previous time. The heat was already beginning to get to me and I could feel my eyes water when something caught my attention. Opposite me, amidst the smoke and obscure veil, stood a silhouette that I was certain was Love's.

"You... you're back!" I exclaimed, the bonds suddenly falling lose upon my limbs. Maybe it was because I was so thrilled to see her after so long! God, I missed her!

"I had to return one last time," she replied in the same voice as her silhouette grew bigger.

I realized that she'd grown even younger and more beautiful than ever before. If it even made sense, she looked a little younger to me now. But her voice was as angelic as always. The same balm upon my aching wounds.

"One last time? What do you mean?" I asked her, frowning. At once, the bonds grew strong around my hands and I growled in frustration. I really hated the bonds, and this time they seemed to have been much thicker than the previous times.

"You'll be stepping into the real world, Ranveer. The moment you do, you won't find me anymore," replied Love with the usual enigma in her voice and I stared at her stupidly. The heat from the mouth of the volcano was getting to me now.

"No... No... I'll always need you!" I shrieked in response but she shoo her head. Her fire-coloured robes billowed behind her as she covered the distance between us a little more. She was floating on top of the lava now and I couldn't help but feel afraid. It was dangerous. And yet she loved danger.

"But what if I tell you that you'll always have me alive within you, no matter what?" she asked me, the love in her voice banishing some of my apprehensions again as she held my gaze. Her black orbs hooked themselves into my own ones in spite of all the smoke.

"What do you mean?" I asked her stupidly in return and she chuckled.

"You're coming of age, Ranveer. Soon, you'll know everything," she replied, and I admit that the way she said it left me awestruck. Well, you can't blame me for that. That's the power of her aura. It just leaves me mesmerized every single time she does that.

"Everything?" I questioned her, suddenly feeling bouts of euphoria burst into my heart.

All the secrets and mysteries would come to an end. My surrounding fizzled out for a moment and just left mist behind along with the scent of what I was sure was something got to do with the cliff-side. Until I was snapped back into my present scenario with the scent of ashes claiming me in its entirety.

"Everything," replied Love with the same power in her voice and I nodded my head happily. The bonds weren't troubling me anymore and my shoulders didn't seem to sag too much either. She continued.

"You know most of it now, there's just a little left to be told."

"Where are we?" I asked her suddenly, unable to keep my curiosity at bay. Well, she was right. I'd managed to decipher most of it and even as I stood there, a lot of things were beginning to make sense. And yet nothing made sense - not until Love decided to drop away the veil.

"At the crux of your problem," she replied, now sounding amused.

"What is this?" I inquired, looking all around the place. The sky was dark and I was right at the edge of a volcano with lava ready to shoot out any minute. What was I supposed to make of that, really?

"Your heart," replied Love, and her voice echoes all around the place in an eerie statement of truth.

I gulped unconsciously as I felt my fears creep back into my heart and with it grew the bonds stronger around my now-tired limbs. My shoulders sagged more than ever and the lava began to bubble violently. I could see Love smile at me through the mist.

"See the lava? These are your pulsating emotions right now. Anger, hate, ego, jealousy, pride..." she counted off, and it reminded me of someone but it wasn't until later did I realize who. Ishaani.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What?" is all I managed to react to her second statement. Since when did my heart feel all this? I never liked any of these emotions and I most certainly didn't harbour them.

And yet...

"When these emotions override love, know that you are in deep trouble," stated Love in a word of advice and I gave her a bewildered look.

"I can never let this come in between love!" I yell defensively and the lava began to froth harshly.

My God, what was happening, really?! Why was my heart betraying everything I was saying? Love covered the distance between us as her hand found its way on my cheek through the invisible barrier that seemed to remain as resolute as ever. But somehow, I'd come to realize that the barrier kept getting weaker and weaker with the passage of time, even though I still couldn't cross it. Maybe this time I'd get lucky, was all I could think. Who knew that it'd be true?

"No one willingly does," began Love and I can suddenly feel guilt surge into my heart at her statement. Or was it my guilty conscience? Love continued.

"And yet it happens. Take your example, for instance. Anger for the injustice of your life. Hate for the woman who puts you and your family through so much. Ego for the girl you don't want to buckle in front of. Jealousy against the boys who eye your love with lust. Pride for the skills you know can take you far. Aren't they coming in the way?" she asked me curiously, and I could see the lava froth uncomfortably just like my chest did. Wow, she was right. The volcano was indeed the projection of my heart!

"I... I didn't-" I stuttered, hoping that a suitable defense would swoop down upon me, but no such luck. When Love continued to stare at me in silence for what felt like eternity, I decided to break the pregnant pause at long last.

"Who are you, really? The last time we met, you said that you'd reveal who you are the next time we met," I exclaimed, hoping to change the subject effectively and turn the tables around upon Love. It didn't work. If anything, she looked alert suddenly, her eyes peeking into my soul. I kept forgetting every time that she could read my mind like the back of her hand and could see my naked soul like an X-Ray.

"And I will, in a matter of minutes. But first, tell me. How desperate are you to know who I am?" she asked, and I could feel a longing like never before break into my heart.

My surroundings fizzled for the second time and I thought I saw the same forest again till the image faded of. Desperation. Yes, I was desperate to see how the woman of my dreams looked like. I was desperate to know who Love was after all those years of stunning assumptions that I knew were true somewhere down the line.

"Very," was all I replied back after some time and she turned her back upon me.

"Wrong answer. Love doesn't work on desperation. It works on desire," she said passionately, and the heat of her voice sent my mind spiralling away into another dimension. Where had I heard that same passion before?

"Then I desire to know who you are," I corrected, and Love looked at me with the same intoxicating gaze.

"Jump," she commanded and I felt my mouth fall open in shock.

"What?" I asked, afraid that I might have misheard her even though I knew that was not the case.

"Jump into the pit," she repeated again and suddenly, pain hit me from all sides, primarily feeling like the bonds would tears my limbs apart as my blood began seeping into the lava.

My blood turned into a red mist the moment it touched surface. My back felt like it would snap into half with the humongous pain I felt crushing my shoulders, and my knees began to buckle.

"Into the lava?" I asked Love, the incredulity in my voice not gone amiss by her.

"Yes. Jump," she repeated for the third time. I looked at her tiredly, now bent in prostration.

"I did it the last time," I weakly defended, hoping that I wouldn't have to do it this time.

I wasn't a coward but I did not want to muster the energy to do what I did all those years back. But Love didn't seem to understand. Or rather, she was leading me to the final answer I needed to complete the jigsaw.

"Where did it lead you?" she asked me and the response left my lips spontaneously, without even having to think.

"To Ishaani..."

Love smiled as though it was the exact answer that she was banking upon. She nodded her head and spoke in the same hypnotic trance while I stared at her in plea.

"So jump. Love is leap of faith. Jump," she instructed, her silhouette retracting further from me until she reached the center of the volcano's mouth. I hastily stood up, knowing that I had to pull Love away from danger, but even more so because I was so desperate for answers that I didn't want to upset her. I didn't want her to leave without giving me that final answer.

"I can't. The bonds..." I began to reason, but she shook her head vehemently.

"You're a coward," she remarked, and boy did that hurt. Tore my heart apart. And the next minute, the volcano cracked from the edges. I recoiled away in shock even though Love remained as adamantly upon it as ever.

"I'm not!" I yelled at her and she laughed sardonically.

"You've freed yourself three times before. You know how to do it," she added me and I gulped. I always hated this part of the dream the most. I hated to let go.

"I can't let go..." I whispered weakly, hoping she'd understand that letting go was what made me the most vulnerable. Or did it? But then why I grow stronger after every time I let go? Ah! The pain of a lifetime! I think if I've ever to let go of the bonds one more time, I'll go insane! The agony of letting go...

"Do you trust me?" she asked me, her voice suddenly gentle.

"More than anything else in the world," I replied, my eyes begging hers for mercy. I didn't want to do this again. It hurt and it hurt some more and I was as though somebody was stabbing every pore of my body with hot and cold knives simultaneously before I had to let go. No... I didn't want to do it!

"You can let go," she said and I know that there was no solution to this unless I did what she asked of me.

And I shut my eyes, knowing what was coming my way. And yet nothing did. All I did was let go. Just let go. Simply. And the next moment, I was set free. I open my eyes in astonishment to see Love smiling at me, beckoning me to come towards her.

"Now jump. You won't find answers where there is no faith. And love is a leap of faith. Jump," she said one final time before she fell into the lava. There was a split second wait in which I had to make a decision and I did. I had to save Love. And so, I jumped. Fire blended into black and the next moment, I felt something bright hit my vision in pain.

I opened my eyes to see the forget-me-not blue sky staring back at me. It was a pleasant view that made me smile in euphoria. And with that returned my sense of belonging. It took me a minute of realize that I was asleep on the grainy sand, and the distant splashing of the waves against the shore was a sound I'd grown up with all my life. All I had to do was get up. The moment I did, the beach came into complete view. I got to my feet quickly and looked around. I was all alone. Not a soul inhabited the places for as long as my vision could see through.

"Hello? Is anyone here? Love?" I called out into the air, and yet the serenity of it made me fall back into the same mode of belonging. This is where I belonged all along. This was me.

"Hi there, darling. So you did jump then," she whispered back, and I looked right in the front. A silhouette was coming out from the water and making her way towards me but it was all hazy. The sunlight was blocking my view of her.

"I had to! You jumped! I had to save you!" I exclaimed, running towards her as fast as I could until I got pushed back by the same invisible barrier. Damn it!

"And with that, our lessons come to an end. I've taught you enough for you to spend the rest of your life wisely," she whispered, and I could feel my heart sadden. But I was free.

Nothing was holding me back anymore. Neither was anything weighing me down. I was free. I look at myself to see that I'd worn a light aqua-blue shirt and white three-fourths, along with my usual pair of slippers. I was celebrating the spirit of the beach.

"What if I get lost again?" I asked her and she chuckled.

"Aren't we all?" she shots back, sounding mischievous. Ah... my nightingale. I'd miss the sound of her! That feel of hers! That magic of hers!

"But just say-" I began, not ready to part away with her so swiftly after everything we'd been through together.

"You'll always find me in here..." she said and crossed the barrier, putting her hand upon my heart. I shut my eyes at the sensation of her hand that felt so familiar... of, so familiar. And just like that, the words escape my lips in a sincere prayer.

"Who are you, really?"

"I think you've earned it. It's time," she whispered and cupped my cheek. And the next moment, my eyes snap open. The veil fell off to reveal Ishaani in her favourite green dress. She was exactly the same. The eyes, the voice, the smile, the feel... everything was her! Love is Ishaani! She is Ishaani!

"ISHAANI!" I shrieked out as I recoiled, nearly stumbling into the sand again. She laughed at me and I blushed.

"I'm surprised that you're surprised, really. I thought that you'd have made the connection by now," she mused.

How odd to have a sage Ishaani, really! The odds were astronomical and now that Love had a face, I found it bizarre to see Ishaani talk in that psychic tone, and give me the kind of advices that she's the exact opposite too. The ways of life...

"You- you -you-" was all I can stutter before she interlocked her fingers within mine and I noticed. Our rings were upon our fingers the same way they were in real. This is hands down the most absurd thing that I've seen or rather lived through in my life so far.

"Let's walk," she suggested and I nodded my head, not knowing what else to do, really. Wow... She was Ishaani and yet she wasn't. Wow.

"Who are you? You- you're not her-" I began, knowing that there was no point remaining silent since she could read my mind anyway.

She turned to look at me and smiled. God, she was just as beautiful as Ishaani looks when she smiled like this. Wait, she is Ishaani! Argh, it's going to take me some time to get used to this "phenomena" that I've just been through.

"Her soul? Good heaven's no!" she replied quickly, laughing at me. I gave her a flustered look as she ruffled my hair playfully before speaking.

"I'm a projection of your love for her. That love is your voice of reason," she replied and suddenly, everything begins to unlock itself in my mind. The one answer was enough to connect the dots of all the mysteries bound to her.

"Wow that explains a lot. The mystery, the danger, the eccentricities! Even the similarities!" I exclaimed, unable to keep the pounding adrenaline in check at the gigantic revelation of this brain-cracking mystery of eleven years. It all came down to Ishaani at the end, afterall. Just like everything else in my life.

"Her attributes, and your love. It's a stunning combination. Lethal, I must say," remarked Love and I could feel a pride surge into my heart. Oops. But with that came another daunting realization.

"Has the journey come to an end then? If you've revealed yourself to me?" I asked, feeling empty suddenly. I didn't want her to go. I wanted her to stay with me always. We both came to a halt and she cupped my cheek.

"No. The journey has just begun. You now know who your heart truly loves," she confessed and I gasped in surprise. And if I'm honest to myself, a little bit of bewilderment too.

"I've known since I was nine," I admitted but she shook her head.

"You thought you did. You never saw a glimpse of my face now, did you?" she asked and I gave her question a good thought. And well, in spite of thinking, nothing really occurred to me to tell her. And I voiced out that much.

"I... I really don't know what to say."

It was embarrassing to admit and it was getting awkward for me, and yet there was something... warm, about her presence that pulled me towards her like a moth to the flame. She smiles at me radiantly and suddenly, even the sunlight would have shied away in front of the strength of her smile.

"Then just feel," she said quietly before she bridged the gap between us until our faces were barely inches apart. I turned away my eyes from upon her face.

"Why are we on the beach?" I asked her stupidly.

God, I'm insane! I don't understand why I really asked her that when I clearly knew the response to it. Maybe I was nervous. Maybe I wanted to avoid the moment that was so certainly coming. Maybe... I didn't want to let myself fall weak by succumbing to my love.

"Isn't this where we are meant to meet. At the horizon?" she asked me, scrutinizing my expression and apparent discomfort with pleasure. I eet eyes with her and suddenly, I was unable to resist asking the question that my entire sanity had been centered around.

"Is my love strong enough to make her fall in love with me?" I asked, now meeting eyes with her like there was no tomorrow. She pondered upon my question for a moment before smiling calmly.

"Maybe she is already in love with you," she replied and I still blabbered on like an idiot.

"Maybe she's not," I retorted and she cocked her eyebrows at me in surprise.

"Maybe she's not aware about it," she voiced reasonably and I could sense the confidence in her tone.

"But you are," I stated hesitantly and she sighed.

"That's because you are," she replied and I flushed. Wow, this was complicated. Not knowing what else to say, I take on a different approach. I didn't want to discuss a topic that would leave me spiritless after the most fascinating discovery I'd made. It was truly extraordinary.

"So, that's it? This is the end to the mystery then? You will never return back to me again?" I questioned, and the sadness makes its way back into my voice again.

"I will be the strongest emotion you'll ever feel. I'm always going to be there with you. Your love had no face earlier. Now it does. And you know who you see your love in," she asserted and I could feel her reassurance create a flicker of hope in my heart again.

"I'm going to miss these conversations between us. You've taught me so much..." I confessed and she kissed my forehead lovingly. What kind of magic was this, really?

I'd never experienced anything like this before.

"You are a smart boy, Ranveer. You've unlocked several secrets of life with tact. Much more so that I ever expected you too and with bravery I didn't know you possessed," she admitted in return and I was suddenly reminded of our first conversation at the lake. She'd called me a smart boy then and had told me that I'd figure it out one day.

Well, the day had come at long last.

"So are we friends?" I ask her, suddenly reminded of our conversation for the first time ever in the blank room. Dj vus and more dj vus. Love understood my reference and laughed wholeheartedly. Her laughter filled my soul up with light.

"It's been eleven years, Ranveer. I wonder why you ask me this," she teased and I flashed her a sheepish look.

"You never gave me an answer the first time I asked you," I replied honestly and her eyes were suddenly ablaze. I looked at the sky and realize that dusk was falling upon us.

"We co-exist as one. Your heart, your soul, your love, your friend. I'm everything to you," she soke earnestly and I dared to cup her cheek finally. Ah, and just like with Ishaani, the scent of roses and vanilla hit my nose powerfully as the space was covered.

"Does this have to end?" I asked, my eyes drinking in her sight greedily. I didn't want to let go of her.

"All good things come to an end," she replied, bridging the tiniest little space between us by throwing her arms around my neck. It reminded me of the moment with Ishaani during Valentine's Day, and it made me feel reasonably coy.

"Should we end it with a last introduction then?" I asked, still trying to delay the moment that I knew was hovering upon us like a dangling sword. Any minute now...

"Alright," whispered Love silkily and I smiled.

"I'm Ranveer," I begin and she smiles.

"I'm Ishaani," she replied, emphasizing on the name. I noticed that she had now begun to bite her lip, something Ishaani always did when she was worried or was anticipating something.

"The final piece of the jigsaw," I whispered and she nods her head, her eyes still peeking into my soul. Oh, she was Ishaani, alright. The same gaze that could stir the deepest of emotions into my soul.

"The dusk to a glorious era," she replied back and I gulped, knowing that the moment had come.

It was time to say goodbye.

"I don't know how to end this," I confessed, a tear leaving my eye. She wiped away the stray tear with her thumb before her fingers interlocked within my hair, the sky cast with the most powerful sunset that I'd ever since up until that moment.

I felt my breath get hitched as our faces inched closer, my eyes shutting as I felt her lips tease against mine. The next moment, I'd claimed them into the slowest, most passionate lock, not knowing how else to express how much she meant to me. My arms found its way around her waist as she held on to me tighter, our lips savouring each other's in an emotion that I could finally let go of. Love. Both of us refused to let go as the scent of roses and vanillas got more and more pronounced, making my heart experience something it had never experienced before.

It was the passionate joy of loving.

We finally separated after what felt like several sunlit eternities, Love smiling at me and leaving one, last peck upon my cheek before pulling me into an embrace.

"Farewell from my world of absurdities," she whispered into my ears and we separated.

She began walking towards the water, her long, wavy black hair flowing slightly in the light breeze. And in that uncanny moment, I was reminded of the painting that I'd made of Ishaani. The exact same image. And I was taken by a bizarre urge to run behind her and stop her and never let her go, but I found myself to be stationary. I couldn't move, so all I did was yell as the scent of vanilla and roses still lingered.

"No... No... No... Come back! No, please! Don't leave me! Come back!" I begged until everything around turned misty white, my surroundings taking me back to the same blank room that I'd first seen eleven years ago. And suddenly, a restlessness and frustration like no other began to build up in my heart at Love's absence until everything turned dark.

The next moment, Ishaani's face swam into focus and oh, I was so relieved! I thought it was Love, and I would have kissed her I had I not realized in time that it was not the beach but my room where I was now upon the bed. God, it was embarrassing and what I did next was even more so. I started throwing everything away in the room! Books, cutlery, sheets, pillows! I don't know what demon possessed me but it was all so disorienting and frustrating!

And then she had to break the ultimate bomb on my head! Not only did she agree to let me go to Sydney finally but she also managed to convince Mota Babuji about giving Maa and Baba their freedom! How the heck did that happen? What did she do? How did she agree for letting me go? How on Earth did Mota Babuji agree upon this? She won't say anything!

Things are happening too fast and change is happening to quickly for me to even be able to grasp what's happening! Ishaani's called me over to her room once I freshen up so that I could tell her about the dream. Yeah right. Not happening. But I had to tell you all this though before I go to her, which is right now. But there is one thing that I'd like to know though.

How did she manage to do the impossible?

Constructive criticism will be more than welcome and sorry for any typos. :D :D

Next chapter:
Epistle 78

Hey LM... Epistle 68 & 69...😊

two beautiful updates... they are like a saga in itself... 👏 Ishani just wishing wishing and wishing and Ranveer fulfilled everything in more than perfect manner... the entire V day celebration with all the formalities of a date but still the most private and memorable day for both...❤️

the beginning of the chapter was quite funny with all the frustrations and ranting of Ishani... this line 'Oh my God, I'm turning into a girl! Yikes, no! This is my nightmare coming true! It's time to leave planet Earth... *faints*' it was rofl...🤣 shes truly a drama queen and then her possessiveness towards ranveer with hatred towards Disha... that part of gaga, googoo and giggles was apt... as if Ishani is his girlfriend... 😆 Disha was so right Ranveer is her personal property, only if she could admit... but speaking of her age, 10 years... since d day u mentioned her birth this point is in my mind, how come the Parekhs treated both sisters as equal in age, here u gave 9 years difference in show also it was atleast 7-8 years but they treated both eligible for marriage at same time... when whole Chirag matter came either Ishani was 25, which she was obviously not which means Disha was 15 or 16 at that time, means they planned for child marriage... another confusing scenario... 😕

and speaking of his possessiveness for her, thik hai but there was nothing to cry, she was going only for prom date, it was not like ke she'll come back with marriage proposal after the date so he could've controlled his devdas mode...😆

and this line of Ishani 'But still, I'm pretty orthodox with things like that'... I was like kaash kisi ne Holi ki recording karke Ishani ko dikhai hoti to at least ye line to nahi ati ya fir with exceptions ati which she herself admitted after dance 😆

And our girl , SRK fan like all others but her choice of movies...😕 really shes a gone case and then Ranveer pointing the most laughable blunder of DDLJ to her... both so correctly know then no one else can jhelofy them that why true soulmates they are.. 😳

and now everything is set... both in their best attires and then the spell of attraction & love begins... with his cute blushes and her over joyous expressions...😳 indeed a dream come true for both... u updated both these chapters same day and in night I was listening music when this song came and it just suited perfectly here, as if this is what he is saying to her...

Mein Tere Mein Tere Kadmoon Mein Rakh Du Yeh Jahan Mera Ishq Deewangi,
Hai Nahi Hai Nahi Aashiq Koi Mujhsa Tera Tu Mere Liye Bandagi,
Mein Chahun Tujhko Meri Jaan Bepanah Fida Hoon Tujhpe Meri Jaan Bepanah

Keep humming this for 2-3 days and now this song is also dedicated to Ishveer like many others... side effects of falling crazily for MATSH... 🤪 🤪

End was rather surprising, Ranveer kissed her, I knew Ishani definitely will till end but wasn't expecting him... but sweet surprise...😳

two cute updates... keep updating... 🤗 🤗

So, I earn loads of brownie points for unlocking Love's identity way back in March, right? 😎

Originally posted by: LadyMeringue

Coming to your query, I come across terms when watching shows, movies or when reading novels so it helps me that way. 😊😊The paralysis thing I had to do extensive research about to know whether what I wanted to show was possible or no and was the sole thing I hadn't come across before, but the other ones I usually get the ideas when I come across either of the three mediums.😛😛[/DIV]

Like the ventricular arrythmia one I came across in Casino Royale, Castle and The Blacklist, the pneumothorax one in The Kite Runner, the deviated septum one my mother has suffered from so I know, the anaphylaxis I came across in an FF, and the gastro-intestinal internal bleeding I came across when reading about internal bleeding in general. The other terms are pretty basic so its okay. But yeah, I get the basic gist of them and then do some extensive research work on it.

I hope this helps.😆😆And thank you so much once again!❤️❤️

Oh... long time since u r collecting all the info... 👍🏼 👍🏼

But have to say... so many sources of incoming but only one destination to outpour... 😆 bohot nainsaafi hai with our poor baby ... 🤣 🤣

Hi well you are using your vacation to the fullest you can i thought i ll review for 76 chapter but you again uploaded
45 hours of being awake and he is still going on well this girl will surely kill him one way or the other.😆
I wonder how he is keeping his sanity amid all these chaos 😕
Ishani is another fool she believed that ranveer will stop chasing her if she says so 🤪and finally with all the so called don't search me and all she went to his escape out place only i know she has been granted permission to visit it but seriously if she want to escape then go the place which is unknown🤣🤣
Finally comes the moment and to ask something for him first time and the lovely son chooses his parents freedom though he don't want his because this is the place where his heart gets freedom to live he don't want to leave that.HP just too fond of them to let it go and he clearly states also that he only want their freedom and not his. But despite being loyal they are not even treated like humans had they got proper treatment this would have not been the case but its high time for them too.

You know what ishani is an amazing character you have penned down the most complex,vulnerable,lovable and i am damn serious i mean Ranveer is someone whom we know is the best one and no one can beat him in that but ishani so sensible yet so innocent too afraid yet strong enough to make amendments as per her wish specially for her loved ones.

He reaches out to forest to search her but end up running as if running away from all the problem she always unknowingly help him to ebb away his worries just like love had said. Speaking of which reminds that its been so long love has not made any appearance since the dream about ben and sarah started in his mind. He runs despite all odds and reach his destination just like his current status running away from everything and the only solution is she.

The way you write the chain of thoughts connecting one thought to another and then all of them exploding into it is seriously amazing👏👏👏👏
This obsessive running is like running towards one thing he want dearly is that the reason that he was running again in surat in interludes i mean was he running away from the change which he is anticipating would occur once they meet he is so acstmd to the pain that he is unknowingly loving it and is not ready to accept the change of it going away.

Oh these two people and their gigantic egos nothing in the world could accomodate them together i just wonder how will the parekh empire office would handle these when they meet this time. Their quarrel was as amazing as always. Without getting into a thumb lock she won't listen to him. But she is not as lucky as ranveer to get an option to make him listen her talks if not for the nervous breakdown.

And that loo and water reference again made its way here and ranveer is hell reckless when it comes to his rage.Perfect timing for the song KHNH my personal fav. despite being an SRK movie song it added fuel to the already burning fire. Is he angry that his one decision has made her so broken or is it because she is not seeing the long term prospect of his present decision and both of these are driving him mad. Back to the jungle seriously they dont want to loose that place and he should have waited there only and sorted out why to do a reckless driving but if it had not been for driving don't know what he would have done.

Every time he have to assure her that he is not leaving her and this her biggest insecurity and always make her do stupid things well is it the reason for the things happening that night.
As he said he will be always with her that's even now his hallucinating presence make way up to her when she is anxious or vulnerable in whatever way possible just to protect her and guide her through all the happenings.

NOW WHAT is she going to do exactly like giving whole vaghela clan freedom but how?
Wait a minute is she sacrificing her freedom for it because as you have written she will sacrifice for everything he has done for them.

This girls name should be khooni dayan she just cannot leave him without hurting his body not so easily and yet again just to protect her. Her nightmares find a way to her one way or the other. And this is the conversation you mentioned in interludes where HP convinced her for sending ranveer. Just a bump i am afraid because in ranveer's case all the small injuries he have got because of ishani find its way back to her one way or the other.
thnx for pm
PS what is this new bomb you mentioned about karma finding its way in baa and disha case