Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

25.Finally...

Arnav nods at that sighing – " I know...Amaar...I know...and I do feel like...no matter how much I apologize to her on this accord...it shall never be enough..."

Amaar nods – " I know...but whats gone is gone...its done with...buddy...so don't hold your heart heavy with too much guilt...k?"

Arnav sighs and nods at that. If only you knew , Amaar, that's not the only weight of guilt, that I got to deal with..for now...

It is right then – Amaar feels his phone beep in his pocket. Thinking it would be from family back in Fiji, he takes it out at the speed of light and his heart freaking leaps in happiness as he spots it's a text from Manizeh that finally says : Amaar....my phone tells me...its double blue tick to this message...if you'v received this...freaking reply back now...you better reply back..this freaking now...we're three hours away from shore...the clouds just cleared up a little around us...still raining...heavily though but I...got some signal. I tried calling. The call didn't go through...so I thought let me try texting..atleast...maybe it goes through...has it gone through? Have you received this?I'v texted..mom, dad ...as well.Also, can you please tell...Arnav..that Khushi's tried calling him too...didn't go through...she's trying to text him now as well...

He gapes at Arnav, delighted typing back into his phone furiously – " Arnav...dammit...Manizeh...texted...I received a text from Manizeh...take out your phone...Khushi is trying to reach you...her text might just get through now that...Manizeh's reached me..."

Arnav jumps up next to Amaar at that excited – " whattttttttttt??????,"and once he reads whats written – he takes out his phone at the speed of light himself and it beeps right then with Khushi's text that says...

Khushi : Arnav....has this reached you? I tried calling. Just have a couple of bands of signal. Didn't get through. We thought texting might work. Has this message reached you?Godammit...please reply...the very second..this reaches you...its still raining heavily around us...I don't know...how long this network will stay...scheduled to dock into port – in three hours from now..though...

Arnav and Amaar instantly share a hug of relief at that for a second before they finally exchange a knowing look – and take their seats on the sofa on either sides and get consumed in their phones – in order to chat back with the one's they so desperately loved. Finally.

Arnav puts his hand to his heaving heart for a couple of seconds, in order to stop it from beating crazily, and he quickly replies at the speed of light.

Him : Khushi...thank god...finally...dammit...baby...yes...I received this text...first thing out...you tell me...are you okay? just... tell me...are you okay???????

His phone beeps after thirty seconds.

Her : Arnav....Thank god...freaking finally...we are able to connect. Yes, I am okay...baby...I am okay...everyone on board is safe...our research vessel is a killer one...you have no idea...how bravely...it withstood the tides/storm around us...but the storm just delayed...us a little...but its gotten better now...around us...there should be no more delay...we will reach shore in three hours...they will be sending out an update from HO anyway...on this...you all have been receiving updates from our end...as in through HO right?Amaar surely told you??

Arnav sighs in relief at that again finally feeling like he could breathe again : Yes...Amaar told me about it all.We received all updates. Only thing that kept us going sane...Khushi. Boy, am I glad to hear that..you reaching shore in three hours ..baby.You have no idea...how wrecked we have all been in worry here...I am dying.All this wait...for these days...to hear from you...has freaking killed me....just killed me. A part of me has just been freaking dead in worry...you have no idea...dammit...