Khushi's eyes were glued to his face. Her eyes refused to blink, fearing that he would vanish into thin air. She couldn't believe that he was actually here, standing in front of her. Was the six months long wait finally over? Had the painful separation really ended? She hoped she wasn't hallucinating . She hoped he wouldn't disappear if she tried to touch him. Her eyes filled up and her lips trembled. She wished to smile and not cry but her emotions were running out of control. It all seemed so wonderful yet unbelievable.
Her feet that were fixed to one spot, slowly moved. With each step, the never-ending distance between them was slowly ending. And so was the unbearable ache of staying away from him.
Her hazel eyes slowly blinked and she didn't realize that she was holding her breath until she exhaled deeply. He was finally so close to her that she could easily reach out to touch him.
She swallowed the fearful knot inside her throat before raising her hand to feel him. Her long and slender fingers brushed the side of his face and she sighed in happiness. She closed her eyes and smiled. He was here!
Her Arnav ji was here...With her.
And then without saying anything she threw her arms around him. Pressing herself to him, she let her blocked tears slip down her closed eyelids.
The sun was setting over the mountains , painting the sky with shades of red and orange. The sight so spectacular still her eyes preferred to stay shut, only wishing to relish this beautiful moment. The birds sitting on the trees, chirped sweetly but her ears only heard the soft rhythmic beat of his heart. No sound could be more comforting than this. The cold breeze blew, making her shiver and she snuggled more close to him. The grip of his strong arms around her, warmed her. His embrace was her home, her heaven. This was where she belonged. This was where she craved to be.
Arnav slowly pulled back and she peered up to look at him. There was so much that she wanted to say, but nothing escaped her lips. Perhaps words couldn't express the grief she went through and the joy she was experiencing on having him back. So she silently gazed at him as he took her hand in his and slowly started moving back.
After a few steps, he no longer held her hand and the distance between them that she had just covered started to resurface.
Khushi parted her lips to stop and ask him, why was he walking back but her throat went dry and she couldn't speak, as if she had suddenly lost her voice.
With her hand outstretched, she moved to reach him but the gap didn't seem to diminish..it just widened and before she could hold him...he was gone!
Khushi turned around to look for him but he was nowhere. Her eyes frantically searched for him but failed to find him.
" Arnav ji!" Finally his name came out her mouth, that was nothing more than a whisper.
Fear gripped her body and she tensed as she realized she was all alone in this forest.
" Arnav ji." She called him out again, this time a little louder. Where the hell was he? Her heart rate accelerated with each passing second as she couldn't find him.
There was darkness all around her with no trace of light to guide her. She had no idea, how she would get out of here.
" Arnav ji come back...please." She cried out. He knew how much darkness frightened her...He knew that she had no one except him to call her own..still he left her! And why??
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