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Posted: 6 years ago

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Merry Christmas everyone. Where is my santa? 😊

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@ProfMcGonagall

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Posted: 6 years ago

#32

Hello all! 😎

Welcome to the Gift Sharing thread. Kindly post your gift(s) along with your Secret Santa name below if your gift isn't posted already!

For FruityToasty

For Sabyata

For SnehaDoll

For Twilight123

For Sevenstreaks

For MsChanadlerBong

For mjht_one

Arshi OS "Silent Screams"

Silent Screams

Khushi Kumari Gupta dropped her purse onto the coffee table and flopped onto the couch. She kicked her shoes off, scaring the cat who ran into the other room. Staring at the ceiling, she said, "All men should crash and burn."

"Whoa! Calm down wild cat. Her cousin Payal exclaimed. "Did you fight with Arnav?

"I would have if he had come. She said sitting beside her on the sofa. "Can you believe it? He missed our date.

"You know he has sudden meetings. Payal pressed her shoulder.

"But something more terrible happened today. Khushi sighed.

"What?

"Navin appeared from somewhere there and kissed me today. That too without my permission.

"Navin? Payal recalled. "oh! Your psycho lover from college.

"yes. Khushi seemed uninterested. "And I slapped him.

"Good. Payal smiled.

"I love you Arnav Singh Raizada. I will do anything for you.

"We're meant to be together.

"Our hearts know each other."

Arnav laughed. Laughed at those voices, sounds, and words.

Her words. His beliefs. It was amazing really how efficiently she had managed to crush them all in a single strike. Love. He had believed in their love. That love had turned to hatred tonight. He had fallen in love with Khushi Kumari Gupta and bloody fool that he thought she too love him.

He had realized it when he saw her kissing someone else on their date. He had thought of proposing her to marry him but when he reached. She was kissing someone else. It pricked his heart. It seemed like, for that moment Arnav didn't existed for her, neither their love.

He fell to the floor as his knees gave away, a dull thud sounding through the room as bone met wood. He closed his eyes as the past flashed before his eyes.

He was in Kolkata for a meeting and there where he met Khushi. It was a business party and both of them were high. But what surprised him was she attracted him towards her like a magnet.

He never been engulfed in such flame, never been so mindless over any woman. He didn't even know where she lived or what she did for a living! All he knew was her name and that he had the most incredible effect on him and that she had the most kissable looking lips he'd ever laid eyes on.

He noticed her staring up at his lips: soft, yet firm and chiselled, darting out her tongue to lick her own suddenly dry lips. Undeniable hunger surged through her. She had to taste his lips, had to nibble them and tease them or she'd die. It was a photo-finish whether he leaned down to savour her lips first or if she tiptoed up to press her lips to his first. It wasn't a contest but if it was, they were both winners.

No one had ever kissed him like this before. Not even Lavanya, his ex. Arnav's lips ignited fires deep in her belly, shooting fireworks through every nerve ending, and turning her knees to gelatine. If not for his strong arms encircling her waist or her arms latched around his neck, she'd have melted to the floor.

Instead, she strained against him, needing him fiercely, longing to be one with him. The feelings were so strong they scared her, yet she couldn't break free. She'd rather stop breathing.

Mortified at her own response, she laughed self-consciously.

"I've never behaved this way before. I've never . . . ." Huskily, she murmured.

He put his fingers over her mouth, shushing her.

"You've never fallen head over heels in love at first glance before?" He stroked her hair. "Me neither. I think you've bewitched me."

A slow, sexy smile dawned over his face.

"Our hearts know each other." He dragged her hand to his chest and she splayed her fingers over his rapidly beating heart.

She kissed his cheek as a stamp of her love.

He opened his eyes and touched the spot where her lips had made contact with his skin. It seemed like a million years had passed since the occurrence of that one moment. He drew in a ragged breath and slammed his fist against the ground, his fingers ached but he barely noticed... a lone tear made its way down his face. But he promised to himself that it's the last time he would cry for her. It's payback time.

"Arnav Singh Raizada has been caught in an intimate position with his secretary, Innaya last night. Rumours were there of ASR and famous model Khushi Kumari Gupta were going to get married soon. After this act, is this an end of ASR and KKG? Is Khushi's dream of a fairy tale wedding going to end? Well, a source informs that there were no marriage plans from ASR's side and it was only a fling for KKG just like her previous boyfriends which is confirmed by Arnav Singh Raizada himself. For more updates, stay tuned.

Khushi was numb. There was no other word for it. The news on TV felt something else. This vast, endless stretch of emptiness inside her did not hold much within itself. Pain perhaps. Pain of the loss that stems from a betrayal as fierce as this one. And she did feel lost.

The initial shock had subsided and she lay on the bed a picture of authority and control to the world. She was quite alone now and yet' and yet she still hadn't cried. Her heart seemed to be moving against what seemed to be a steady current of pain yet her eyes were dry. Perhaps the grief would come later but for now she could feel herself. Floating.

One word went around in her head like a chant. Arnav. Arnav who had betrayed her. Arnav who had snatched away her dreams sucking them into a pool of his lies, lies about his identity, his love. She had believed in him, believed in his love, believed in them. And how easily he confirmed the news that they never had marriage plans. She always thought they started to end up with a happy married life and after. How can he just do that? She never trusted Inaaya, but had a faith on Arnav. On their love.

Khushi Kumari Gupta woke up with a start. She had been dreaming about Arnav. Again. His subtle smile, his lingering touch and most of all his eyes. Those eyes had been capable of doing a variety of things to her and they continued to do so in the darkness of the night when sleep intervened and she could finally let go of logic and sense and her hatred. The hatred that helped her survive through the day. The nights were a problem though because every night for the past 2 months she had dreamt of him. She cursed the dreams and she cursed him and herself but she did not know that the man she dreamt of did not dream anymore himself. Did not sleep anymore.

Arnav sat on the bed with a thud. The reports in his hands confirmed something he never wanted to believe. It took him 2 months to find the guy Khushi had cheated him with and here it is. The guy, Navin's mental reports. He is a mentally retarded and have been obsessively in love with someone called Khushi. He had been stalking her always and even she had filed a police complaint against him. The reports fell from his hand. He went to the bar and drank a full bottle of tequila.

He decided to meet Khushi.

Khushi held the door tight and gazed towards the man near the door. How she wished him to be near and not so far. It was the sweetest dream she had 2 months back when she decided to make Arnav her life partner. All her dreams broke into pieces when he announced in the media that they weren't together anymore.

"Why are you here? the tears in her eyes were a hint that she still loves him and the pain he felt after seeing them was a realisation that he never fell out of love with her.

"Khushi, I am sorry... he tried to speak.

"Sorry? she yelled. "Exactly what are you apologising for?'' She looked at him with her fist clenched. "Arnav, I am talking to you, god damn it. Exactly what are you sorry for? For spoiling the my reputation in front of the whole world? Or for breaking my heart into pieces? Or for just disappearing somewhere for 2 freaking months?"

"I didn't know he was a stalker. I thought you are cheating on me with him when I saw you kissing him. I mean... he kissing you.

"What?" Khushi was stunned. How come he thought of that? That would be the last thing she would do even in her dreams. And who is he talking about?

"Navin. She was shocked another time hearing his name. "I saw you two that day at the restaurant.

Now it made sense to her. Arnav saw Navin kissing her and made his own conclusions. But couldn't he just confront her?

"Why didn't you asked me about it? she asked.

"Because I was a fool. But I have realised 1 thing Khushi, I can't live without you. I.. I really love you a lot.

Khushi smiled. But she was still angry at him for doubting her. She too love him forever but he has to try hard to get her back. At least this time.

"So when are you going to tell the media that I don't keep changing boyfriends like sim cards?

He had done it. He had fought this last battle of wills and choices and in the end he had chosen Khushi. She would always choose Khushi but he has to prove her his real soul mate in front of everyone just like he had insulted her love in front of them. Perhaps, then she would forgive him. He had always loved her. He loved her and she loved him. It was as simple as that.

"Arnav?"

He blinked and realized that she was still waiting for an answer.

"When will I call the media? Well that depends." He said finally, his voice was low and she could feel that familiar sense of peace envelope. That peace that had filled her when her love had finally risen above the barriers she had so carefully confined it within. It was a beautiful feeling.

"On what?" She asked.

"On how long it takes to convince you to come back."

"Come, back?" She began but he interrupted her to say perhaps the first useful thing he had said to him all day.

"Come back with me."

"With you?" he hadn't said anything that substantial and yet her heart was already soaring, and she was finding it increasingly difficult to breath and she knew. She knew that her own peace was perhaps moments away.

"Yes." He was smiling now.

"Why would you want me to come back?" She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid his eyes on and he wanted to take care of that smile till the end of time.

"Well because I don't think we can get married if you are here and I'm there." It was happening. She could see it. He knew she could. And that in itself was the most beautiful thing in the world. she loved him. She loved this man. And he knew it now without her having to say it.

"Marriage?" She asked. He was closer now and all she wanted was to be held by him again.

"Yes it's something that people tend to do when they are very much in love."

"We are in love?" She asked softly, with a slight tilt of his head as the corners of her mouth lifted, a curious shine in her eyes that seemed to reflect in his. In reality her heart felt like it would simply explode.

"Well I don't know about you but I know I.."

And then he was kissing her like he had never kissed her before. And she was kissing him back and the only thing they knew was the passion and the reverence and the soul and the love that surrounded that kiss and that consumed them just then. They had been a doing a terrible job of making conversation earlier but sometimes you don't need words. Sometimes the forgiveness that comes with time and the love that manages to live through heartbreak and hurt can speak for itself in the subtle smiles, the brief meeting of eyes that carried a touch of that very love and the quiet underlying understanding behind the other's actions and choices, all of it leading to a single kiss. A kiss that spoke of practically a year of bottled up hurt, love and desire.

A reunion of this kind speaks for itself because sometimes the act of love survives it all not to lead to a stunning climax but to an awkward one that says more things then long winded up confessions of love ever could. Because sometimes the relations that ground themselves in actions and not words, in understanding and quiet vows, in silence and a passion that is all-consuming are perhaps the strongest of them all. And when the emotions that harbour in the souls of two people are strong enough to bring them together in a manner such as this one then time acquires a nature that is termed infinite. And they had time. The talks would come even when they already knew what the other was going to say. One would say, the other would understand and with that they would move on. Because with forgiveness and with love, any thing is possible.

It wasn't the end. It was a new beginning.

For ShirishaTeddy

For roni_berna (the second part to come on New Year's Eve from your Secret Santa)

(just the banner is by MsChanadlerBong)

Au Revoir

...Till we meet again...

"Put on your seatbelts we will be landing in Chatrapathi Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai in a few minutes

Kalpi took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she heard the overhead announcement. 15 years... 15 long years had gone since she had last set her foot in Mumbai. Back then she was 21, just out of college an innocent bubbly girl with eyes and heart full of dreams, but it had all changed... no correct that HE had changed it all. She shivered as a picture of his molten brown eyes that she had buried somewhere deep in her mind flashed, somehow his eyes... real or imagined always seemed to have that effect on her. She suddenly felt a warm hand on her chill palm. She smiled and opened her eyes slowly knowing at an instant whose hand it was.

"I am all right sweetheart. I really am.

"Really? This is the 15^th time you are shivering. I never knew you were so scared of flying

"So you were counting?

"Anne, Come on... You have been shivering since I told you of my plan to come to Mumbai. Are you really ok? You didn't have to come. I could have managed

"Oho.. so my Kuzey can manage everything on his own now

"Don't you change the topic now. Are you really fine?

Kalpi looked at his eyes brimming with love and concern for her, she never knew how she could have survived the 15 years had it not been for him. She took his hand in hers,

"I am perfectly fine my dear son. Being so close to my birthplace brought a few bad memories of my youth.. uh uh... Nothing to worry. Bad memories are meant to be forgotten. Now stop thinking about me. Let's focus on why we are here. Where did you say that charm was from?

Kuzey sighed, she was just like this always thinking about him and never about herself. He knew more about her bad memories than she thought he knew. There was a man in Mumbai he dearly wanted to punch the living daylights off but that was not the reason he was in Mumbai now. He was here for her. For his Cemre.

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"Kuzey... Kuzey... they are going to take me away tomorrow

10-year-old Kuzey looked at the tearful blue eyes in front of him. He knew that she had to go but he didn't expect it so soon. He stared dumbly at her.

"Tommorrow?

"Yes... oh Kuzey they are going to separate us

Kuzey gathered the crying girl in his arms.

"No Cemre, no one can separate us

"Will you come and find me wherever I am?

"Yes Cemre... I will

"But how will you know where I will be? I only know I am going to India.

Kuzey scratched his head and thought for a bit. Then he gave a small smile. He removed his charm bracelet that the orphanage teacher told belonged to his mother and gave it to her.

"Here... keep this. Whenever you want to see me, send this bracelet to our orphanage and I will come find you, wherever you are.

"Pinky promise?

"Pinky promise

****

"Come on Sam, it's been 5 days and you are saying you have no clue to her whereabouts?

5 days had passed since they had reached Mumbai. Kuzey was getting more and more tensed by the minute. Whatever he had heard of her stay in India from his sources didn't make it any easier for him.

"Sorry, Boss. I am trying my best. Oh we have a new lead. She was working for Singhania Constructions in Mumbai

"SINGHANIA as in...?

"Raghav... Raghav Singhania

Kuzey turned and looked at Kalpi standing and looking as if she was about to faint. He rushed to her and held her in his arms.

"Anne. ANNE... Are you okay?

Kalpi gathered herself up and looked at him.

"I am okay, Kuzey... What did Sam say?

"Are you really fine, anne... I think you need to rest a bit. You have been running around with me till the time we landed here. I have to... I will find Cemre but I don't want to loose you in the process of finding her.

"I told you I am fine. Now tell me what did Sam say?

Kuzey sighed, she was just as stubborn as the first time they met.

***

"Just another day thought Kuzey as he got dressed up and walked down to do some gardening. From the day Cemre left, every day had been the same for him.

"Hello

Kuzey looked up to see a dusky skinned lady in her twenties standing in front of him.

"Hi

"Is this the Orphanage?

"Yes... And you are?

"Oh I applied for a job here

"Oh

Kuzey turned around and continued to weed the garden. Half an hour later he stood up satisfied with his work. He turned around and was startled to see the woman standing exactly where she was standing before. He looked up and saw unshed tears in her eyes. His boyish heart filled with sympathy for the lady.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to...

"I am perfectly fine

Saying so she marched inside the orphanage.

****

Kalpi felt her heart beat fast as the car sped towards Singhania constructions. She took deep breaths to calm her. Of course he wouldn't recognize her.

"I told you. You didn't have to come anne. I could have handled this alone.

"Yes you could have. Did I say I doubt my son's abilities?

"Anne.. I didn't mean that.

"Of course you didn't. Did you think I would leave you alone when I know you need me the most?

Kuzey pulled her into a hug. His anne would never leave him for sure and he knew that.

"Never...

****

"So, you are leaving?

"Kuzey...

"I heard

"Yes, I got an offer from Ekber Constructions. Teaching here was just a part time job for me. Ekber is my dream company. I will be joining there starting next week.

"Oh I see.

Kuzey turned around unwilling to let her see the tears in his eyes. He had never felt so close to anyone since Cemre left. Over the last one year it was to her he had run whenever he missed Cemre, now that she was leaving he had no one else. He tried to harden his heart for her sake. He knew she would feel bad if he cried. But he needed her... so much.

"Kuzey... Did you think I would leave you alone when I know you need me the most?

"Huh?... but you just said that you are leaving the orphanage.

He looked at her surprised.

"Of course, I am leaving the orphanage but I never said I would leave you... that is if you want me

"But...

Kalpi knelt down beside the boy and cupped his face in her hands.

"Kuzey... I have never loved anyone as much as I love you now. Like you, I have no family, every time you came to me for comfort, I knew I had to protect you. I don't know if you cared that much for me but I really did. Kuzey... will you let me protect you? Will you let me be your mamma... your anne?

Kuzey just stood there blankly looking at her. Kalpi sighed a little and moved backwards slightly. Perhaps love was never meant to be in her life.

"Anne...

Kalpi looked at him. He looked back at her and gave her a smile.

"Anne... I will protect you. You are my family now.

They hugged.

****

Raghav rubbed his forehead as he looked through the papers having details of Cemre. She had disappeared 3 weeks ago and her brother had handed over her resignation letter to him the day after she disappeared. For the past 3 years she had been working under him and Raghav knew she had no plans on resigning. In fact, she was the one who designed the Dream Complex which was supposed to be home for orphan children. She had been so excited about the project that is till that day 3 weeks ago. She was working as usual in his cabin when she got a phone call. She had rushed out stating to him that she will be back the next day and something urgent had come up. He had tried contacting her but her phone was always switched off. When he tried to question her brother when he came to submit the letter, he had said that she was getting married. When he tried to ask details, her brother had simply asked him not to interfere with his family affairs. He had even tried visiting her home but it was locked. He seemed to have met a dead end when by chance he saw the charm bracelet and a letter attached to it in her desk. The letter simply said,

If something ever happens to me, send this to Kuzey. Tell him I always thought about him.'

There was the address of the Turkish orphanage in the letter. Raghav knew that Cemre was Turkish and was adopted by the people she called her parents when she was 7. He sent the charm to the address at once but he had no idea that he would get any reply as he did not know if Kuzey was alive or if he will ever remember Cemre and even if he does remember, Raghav had no idea where Kuzey was. He continued using his own methods to search Cemre. So he was genuinely surprised when he had got a call from Kuzey asking for an appointment with him. He asked him to come to his office immediately.

Ting' came the sound of the elevator. Raghav looked up knowing it would be Kuzey. He saw a tall well-built man enter his office. He stood up.

"Hi, you must be Kuzey. I am..

He dropped the hand he had extended and his eyes widened as he saw a dusky lady with brown eyes entering his office and standing beside the man. The lady looked confident and wore a plain skirt and a formal shirt. He didn't bother to think about her appearance; it was her eyes that captivated him... just as it had... 20 years ago...

"So... we meet again... Mr. Singhania.

"Kalpi

For Feynmann

For ...Tiana...

Dear Tiana,

I came across your wish list some days ago and since you were said to be on the Santa's good list, I thought of rewarding you. You weren't much specific or demanding and I admire that. Leave it to the children and they ask for something that is impossible for us to make which ultimately leads them to the naughty list. Since I really liked you, I have specially handmade your gift and my finest elves have helped me along. I hope looking at your gift you shall smile and get satisfaction the same way I had while preparing it. I have left the gift under your Christmas tree since it was too big to fit into your cute little socks. I have gobbled down the cookies on the plate and I must admit I was looking forward to them since the time I had read you loved baking. It's time for me to go, Rudolph has been tapping the window for the last couple of minutes, I am going to grab some cookies for him too. ;)

Be a good girl and I shall surprise you next year too.

Oh by the way this year is going to be extra snowy since you mentioned loving snow.

Regards

Your Secret Santa

Ps your chimney is dusty, had a hard time coming down.

Pss your cookies are really yummy.

Your gift

For Radhikerani
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For Metamorphosis

For Metis

For ProfMcGonagall (from Radhikerani - since I already know this)

Edited by ProfMcGonagall - 6 years ago

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@ProfMcGonagall

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Posted: 6 years ago

#33

Okay all the gifts I have up to now have been posted. Only 2 are missing. One for SnehaDoll and the other for Feynmann. As soon as I get them, I'll post them (or if the Santas want to post themselves that's fine as well).

Please also note when you're guessing - one person was accidentally given 2 names thanks to the way I drew names. Sorry about that, but it was nice of that person to be Santa to two people. So someone out there will be guessed twice.

Start the guessing! Final names to be posted in a few days. 😛

Edited by ProfMcGonagall - 6 years ago

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Evil Dramebaaz

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Posted: 6 years ago

#34

Originally posted by: ProfMcGonagall
For Metis

OMG Sevenstreaks thank you so much for all of these! Now I need to find a way to use them all...together!

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Sabyata

@Sabyata

Sparkler

Posted: 6 years ago

#35

Oh wow..Gifts are up

Congrats everyone

Wish you all..Merry Christmas and Very Happy New Year

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Sevenstreaks

@Sevenstreaks

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Posted: 6 years ago

#36

Merry Christmas 🥳

Amazing gifts

Thanks u so much for d love gifts @ Anamika 🤗...Using it ❤️

@ Metis : I m glad that u liked them ..I haven't done stacking before ...Will try in d morning...If not d whole at least animated and non animated separately ...😃

@ProfMcGonagall: Thank you for all your efforts 🤗⭐️

It was fun participating

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Evil Dramebaaz

@Minionite

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks
Merry Christmas 🥳
Amazing gifts
Thanks u so much for d love gifts @ Anamika 🤗...Using it ❤️
@ Metis : I m glad that u liked them ..I haven't done stacking before ...Will try in d morning...If not d whole at least animated and non animated separately ...😃
@ProfMcGonagall: Thank you for all your efforts 🤗⭐️
It was fun participating

No worries. I just used an online gif maker to gif the non-animated ones and left the animated ones as is. 😳