Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

35 - Step by Step

That makes Aman and Meera ask in unison – " shall we go over...now?right very now??"

Matthew Dad nods- " yes, right very now...don't worry about Arnav...I am with him...right now.."

Aman and Meera finally exchange a nod at that and begin stepping out as Arnav shoots them a hoping desperate silent gesture that says – Just get her to come face to face with me – please?

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Meanwhile in Fiji Islands – Maan's Residence

This was the worst that could have ever happened...

Indeed, there wasn't days worse than this to experience?Rajesh Maan thinks to himself as he turns around restlessly in the bed of the guestroom in the middle of the night , unable to get any sleep..whatsoever....

Khushi had left.

She was gone.

And she had left without seeing him, for real. Without uttering a word to him.Without seeing his face. And if that wasn't enough to butcher his soul deep with additional guilt, Ellie hadn't been talking to him either ever since – Khushi had left. She'd literally been giving him the silent angry mode too – day in and day out – leaving him to drown in the guilt of his wrongdoings even more. The only saving grace for his heart was the one liner updates – Ellie texted him about Khushi's safe arrival back in Lucknow and at the orphanage....with Arnav.

Plus, it hadn't helped that he'd also felt so ashamed in front of his family/relatives and even his bestest friends(Manizeh+ Amaar/Samarth's parents) – who had come in to see him -to know his side of the tale/reasons for his actions – given that Ellie had made sure everyone knew the truth as to why Khushi had left here so suddenly....

Everyone seemed to be on the same page that although they could sense his daddys worry as a part of it all, his execution of this had indeed had a disastrous impact on Khushi's heart for ages then and even now.They all were saying just one thing as well – how they wished he'd gone about the execution of his daddys worries – differently rather than going about separating the two manipulatively and worse.... hide it for years...

In hindsight – everyone thought otherwise – but alas that didn't change the bit that no matter how much he'd wanted to go back and undo his mistake – he couldn't go back in time.

Now, he had to move forward. Take the steps to begin making amends? With both – Ellie and Khushi.

But what could he do? What could he say??

Ellie was furious with him – still. So furious and perhaps – rightly so? Never in their married life had they ever slept in separate rooms if both were under the same roof and here ever since – Ellie had just declared she'd be shifting into the guest room leading him to ask her to stay in their room if she didn't want to be around him and he'd moved out into another room himself...

But...nothing in his home...seemed the same anymore...in emotion..

The laughter...the love...the warmth...it was all gone....leaving just a cold depressing vibe...in its wake...

He steps out of bed now with the intent to go to their room to try to talk to Ellie. On his way, he finds her stepping out just then dressed in her night suit – rubbing on weary eyes that were a sign to him that she'd been crying and he asks from across pained - " you weren't able to sleep too?? El???you'v been crying??Can we talk? Please?i know hasn't been easy for you to get caught up in this situation..because of me...deal with the ache of Khushi leaving..."