Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

17. Release

And with that Mini and Matthew get on with asking a trail of questions to the two which Khushi and Arnav take to answer,one by one, and as Mini and Matthew hear it all,continuing to soak in the sight up on screen of the A&K from the present, in one frame – they both knew – there truly wasn't going to be a memory as happy as this one – for the Two – Indeed....

They truly felt all the weight of worry, for these two, release itself off their heart, on its own accord...in the moment...for in their gut, as they observed the two in one frame together, that now that Arnav and Khushi and finally found a way back to each other, there was no way, they'd ever let go....

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Back in Sydney, it had been an eventful working day for both Arnav and Khushi as they got on with their respective work schedules, before catching up to meet by 4pm the same evening.

And for the evening, this time, they'd just gone on a long drive, spending couple of hours, just chatting, and continuing with their catching up, before they finally decided to get back to the AirBNB, at around 6:30 Pm , with the intention off going into a solid – Cook Off – with one another.

Given, that they were both decent cooks, Arnav had challenged Khushi, that he'd be able to make one of her fav dish – stir fry noodles, better than her, and she had challenged him – that she'd make one of his favourites – the Kathi roll wrap, better than him. And once, they'd finally reached back at the AirBNB – after that brief stop at the supermarket nearby – they'd got into in almost immediately – their happy, mischievous , vibe, as they tried to distract and tease the other during the cooking process - consuming the air.

Oh, sometimes, how its the little moments that can bring so much Joy, too – right? Back then, in their long distance, they'd often talked about cooking for the other too – and now they'd finally gotten the chance, how could the vibe not be so emotionally significant as well???

By the time, the two had finished cooking for the other, it was dinner time for them anway, and needless to say, the other had happily declared – the other – as the winner of the challenge – as they simply succumbed to happily enjoying and – sharing their meal – together...

When they'd just finished eating and winding up, they'd received a text from Aman that Meera was dying to talk to Khushi and so, they all got on a combined call with Meera first, before, Arnav came up with the idea of surprising the lights out of Mini Maa and Matthew Dad's mind, with that video call.

Now, The two had been on the call with them for about thirty minutes or so, and after hanging up, Khushi had just been succumbing to a pool of happy emotions – on Arnav's shoulder.

Arnav, now, just rubs her head lovingly as he says feeling quite relieved himself as well – " Khushi...baby...please?? I know..these are tears of happiness and relief...and you did ask me to let you keep releasing it all out...after we finished the call...with Mini Maa and Matthew Dad....but then...please?now stop...at least?"

That makes Khushi look up at him on reflex as she asks wiping her happy tears away – "did you just baby me?? as in....call me... baby??"

Arnav nodded. It was their thing in their long distance, obviously. And now, he asks just brushing her hair behind her ear, searching her emotional gaze biting back his smile – " yes, I did.Works...right??"

Khushi can only nod at that happily before she pulls him into another hard hug at that, wrapping her hands snug around his neck, as fresh pool of happy tears ooze out, again, which she didn't want to control.