The Desperate Kingdom of Love**COMPLETE**

Chapter 10- Flowers and Storms

Chapter 10 - Flowers and Storms

Relationships. I have always heard , that they need a lot of handling with care, and obviously you gotta nurture them,so that they can blossom and be like those evergreen beautiful flowers, that are meant to light up our lives.There are times,when relationships, are showered with flowers, signalling, pure bliss. And then there comes the times, when, the storms come,and shake up,rake up, almost everything. What happens, when a storm hits a relationship? Do we hold hands together, and walk and bear it nonetheless, powered by love? Yes we do, almost most of the times.But some storms, are just so strong, that they have the power to uproot the very root of emotions and love.What do we do, when such a storm hits? Are we strong enough to hold on, or do we just let it all wash away, just like that? The answer, can be very subjective ofcourse, for in love there really is no such thing as right or wrong.

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Friday - 7 am - London

Khushi felt herself struggle to open her eyes, but she did, and the minute, the surroundings registered, she realised , the reason, why it felt like she had , had the most peaceful sleep, because,she was in Arnav's arms.they had stayed up late on the terrace, talking, and obviously none of them relaised, when they slept off,snugled into each other. Khushi got up slowly, so as to not wake him up, and she peeked at her phone, to check the time,it was 7 am, and right then it struck her that they hadn't eaten anything last night, and Arnav couldn't go without food for so long,because of his diabetes, and she realised, that she needed to get him to eat something,and have his medicines. She quickly got up, from the sunbed, to arrange for the same, but before, she walked away, she looked at his peaceful face, as he slept , he looked so calm, and serene, content,and she couldn't help but smile, as she felt her heart light up with love, for this man who lay in front of her as she whispered softly to herself - " I don't know when this happened,but i love you so much Arnav, i wish for that day, when I would gather the guts to tell you how I feel,to tell you how much I love you...."

And with that she walked out as fast as she could,towards her room.

A few Minutes Later -

Arnav felt his eyes open, and he closed them again, because he was just having this really good dream,they were together,and he could hear her say, something about about how deeply she felt for him, how she wanted to tell him, that she was in love with him. He immediately opened his eyes at that thought, obviously it was a dream. It couldn't be true, firstly he was too crooked and complicated to love, and secondly, he wasn't a firm believer of that very emotion, anyway, he knew it existed for some, but he didn't ever think or imagine experiencing it. And obviously, it was too early to term what Khushi and he shared as Love, because well, he had no idea what this love was all about anyway.He just knew, one thing, that he liked Khushi way more than any girl he had ever liked, he cared for her, and she was important, thats all,but this surely wasn't Love. Could it be?? He felt, something beat super fast , and he realised it was his heart, and he instructed himself to calm down,and it amused him because somehow these self instructions had become more common ever since he had met Khushi, because it was only with her around, he could feel his heartbeat fasten like anything. And right then, a halt came to his chain of thoughts, as he realised, that Khushi wasn't around. Last night, had been wonderful, they had talked for hours, and he remembered, how she had fallen asleep, in his arms, on his shouder, and he had taken that time, to just watch her beautiful face, etching every bit in his memory, because time was nearing for him to leave,she was exquisite, and so beautiful.And he didn't know, when had he slept, watching her sleep. He couldn't help but wonder, where was she? Why didn't she wake him up, and just disappear? He just picked up his phone,and was about to call her, when he heard footsteps, and he got up halfway from the sunbed, and turned to see, who it was , and relief was what he felt, as he spotted Khushi, walking his way, with a tray in her hands.