56 Homecoming

Amyra opened her eyes with a heavy headache and found herself surrounded with two strong arms, She slowly turned around and looked at Varun who was still asleep hugging her tightly, and with this sight, her head started aching heavier.

She checked herself worried and let a sigh of relief as she found her clothes as they were before.

She cautiously kept his hands off her without waking him up and moved slowly to get off but before she could do that, he dragged her even closer and hugged her tighter like a forbidden treasure only he can possess. He then moved a little more, loosening his hold but simultaneously wrapped her lower body with his one leg making her unable to move.

She tried as much as she could from her side but ended up fruitless and finally gave up applying force settling herself against his warm and strong, bare chest.

She looked at him with dreamy eyes, This is a dream she used to had during her school years and later on but when it finally happened. She couldn't be happy.

Now her priorities changed, after her father she suddenly became many times more matured than she was before.

As if she crossed her teenage years only in a few days and all her teenage dreams faded away. Being around him still makes her feel different, but she no more imagines her future with him. She learnt to let things go, she grew up. But at this moment she couldn't stop herself but to stare at sleeping Varun.

His calm face and closed eyes were all possessing complete peace, unlike the fierce look he always wears on his face when he is awake. She lived one of her teenage dreams with her eyes opened, To wake up in his arm, even after knowing that it could end anytime.

She was so busy staring at him that she didn't notice him opening his eyes.

Varun opened his eyes only to find himself hugging Amyra like an octopus, and the thought of breaking her trust again made him scared, He hurriedly pushed her apart from himself and get off the bed.

-"I.. I am sorry..but I didn't do anything..." He said unable to look at her eyes.

'What is she thinking of me?? crap!!' He thought.

Amyra was a little surprised by the suddenness of this moment and could barely repress her expression as he somehow sounded like if she tried to exploit him.

-"Excuse me. I didn't do anything either.," she said turning her face away as she got off the bed.

'Does she remember what she said and did before she passed out?' He thought to give her a careful look at avoiding her gaze.

-"Ya. it's a tie then.." He said putting on the t-shirt that he threw away in sleep and walked out of the house.

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Amyra walked out of the house with two mugs of steaming coffee in her hand. She looked for him all around and found him sitting in a huge rock near the beach, puffing a cigarette.

-"Hey sorry for being rude back then... I mean I am guilty to suggest drinking and then getting dead drunk. I don't even remember anything after drinking... so. Coffee???" She said as she reached near him, forwarding one of the mugs.

He didn't take the mug instead looked at her carefully as he threw away the leftover of the cigarette...

'So she doesn't remember anything..' he thought as he himself remembered a little how they tried spooning with their clothes on while sleeping. In sleep, he thought it to be a dream but understood everything after he woke up, and ran out of the house.

-"I am sorry too... For everything.." He said taking the mug and exchanging a formal smile with a feeling of relief in his heart, the awkwardness slowly faded away.

She too sat above another nearby rock, as she freshly bathed wet hair strands flew in the air and tangled with one another, The long dress she wore after bath also flew with flapping sound amidst the quietness of the place.

-"When will we get back to the city?" She spoke to break the silence.

-"In a few hours I guess.. by the way, don't you like this place?" He asked diplomatically.

-" Ya I do like this place but it's also important to get back to the works and finish them, that forced us to be together.. right??" She said smiling. But Varun couldn't smile as the word 'forced us' echoed in his ears.

-"Ya.. sure.. don't worry you will be freed soon.." He said giving a dry smile and looked at her, who was staring at something long away in the sea, he followed her gaze and found it to be the cruise ship that is coming for them. As it came closer he saw Amit standing on the deck waving at them and noticed her waving back at him with a bright smile on her face.

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