We plan to vacate my flat as my come back to Paris is undecided.

I have to intimate the training institute about my emergency situation... I text one of my friends number to the institute to substitute me...

Packing the most important items , I look at Shravan...

" Shravan... That's all..."

He nods and goes to the kitchen...

I water the plants for one last time...

I am going to miss each one of these plants... Until Shravan comes to my life , they're my friends...

" Sam... Coffee..."

He extends a cup to me...

" Why you're doing this Shravan.. anyway we're going out. we would have gone to a Cafe..."

He smiles," Sam... what's special in that... This coffee is mine to my Sam with all the love blended with care.. "

He theatrically acts , drawing a heart in air...

I hold the cup to my lips but not to sip the coffee...

My eyes level up with tears suddenly ... They may fall down at anytime..

" Sam... No... " He shouts fake...

I am shocked with his expression and jerk...

" What Shravan...?"

He leans to my eyes and wipes off the tears before they fall down..

" I have made sweet coffee for sweet Sam... Don't spoil it with salt.."

He shows his puppy face..

I laugh to his cute show off , forgetting everything...

" Sam... You wanted to be happy.. let's forget tomorrow... Now , its time for coffee with me ... "

He sits near me to drink the coffee...

We lock the flat after packing everything and hand over the keys to the flat owner ...

Shravan already has booked a cab to his room...

Shravan rents his friend's car for a day... We plan to check in the luggages in airport before going for shopping...

" Sam... Where would you like to go?"

He asks me tapping the steering...

" No idea Shravan..."

I shake my head ...

" Theatre ?" He gives a choice where I say- No

" We can't speak with each other... We have to stare at the screen for the whole day.."

" Then... We will go to a mall... Do shopping ... Can have ice cream..."

He keeps on telling to which I show my happy face...

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" Sam... Look at this... This is beautiful..."

I peep out , between the clothing racks...

" Coming..." I near him to check with his choice...

" Not bad Shravan... This is Good..."

I appreciate and take the dress from him...

It is a lemon yellow silk embroidered kurti ...

I go to trial the same... When I come back , he is in search of few more dresses...

" Shravan..."

He comes to me and widens his eyes... " You're stunning..."

He leans against the rack and tell me what else I want...

While we are surfing through dresses , Shravan has shown me almost yellow colour Kurtis only... And , Yellow is my favorite colour...

How does he know that...?!?!

I wonder ...

" Shravan... How do you know that Yellow is my favorite colour.. ?"

He closes his eyes and scratches his head... I am intrigued to get his answer..

At last , he opens his eyes .. " magic..."

He states one word to leave me baffle...

" Shravan...I need answer.. " I walk behind him..

He stops and turns to me...

" Tell me now... Which is my favorite colour?!"

I answer in a wink , jerking my shoulders ... " Black!"

I tell without any second thought where he arches his brows inquisitive..

" How do you know that Black is my favorite colour?"

He asks the same question to me...

Now , I can't answer him because I don't know the answer...

Honestly , we have never had a talk about our favorites... I have seen him many times in black shirt only. Perhaps that would have made me to think that black is his favorite colour...

But , I don't think or analyse all these before telling him his favorite colour...

Then , how did I tell him that he likes black the most..

I blink to him...

" Perhaps ...the magic , as you said..."

I stammer... He winks at me stressing the word - magic

If you love someone , involuntarily you begin to notice them ..you learn their likes and dislikes... You teach your soul to travel parallel to them... Eventually you start living with them . soon , in them... !!!!

The same happens with us now..

I hang my head to stare the ground probably to conceal my embarrass. If I see him , surely the damn cheek will betray me by turning red ..

" Sam..." His voice is close behind me ,husky to fall in love with him again...

I raise my head .. I am standing in front of the mirror ... I can see him right behind me , smiling..

He gather the hair strands that touch my shoulders.. His finger tips touch my bare skin less than a second... That particular second is so delicate that scares me to die out of blush... I shut my eyes as I can't bear his closeness ...

He gently wraps me with a red dupatta....

" This matches the kurti... You're perfect now.. "

He grabs my shoulders and stares me at the mirror...

I am got carried away to see us together and that moment is frozen for us beyond the time and none...

" Wow... You're looking like a bride..!!"

We come out of trance to hear the appreciation ...

" Thank you " I smile to the lady there...

He moves away from me....

" Sam... Anything else.. ?" He mutters to be normal...

I gesture no...

When we reach the bill counter , there's a long queue...

" What happened...?" I raise my brows...

" Wait...I will check..."

He approaches the front desk and calls me there...

" Sam... The main server is down and the billing system goes off-line it seems... We need only cash to pay.. The module is not accepting the on-line payments... That's the problem.. Do one thing... You purchase few more things.. I will get the money ..."

I stop him... " Shravan... I don't want anything.. enough.. I will come with you.. let the shopping bag be here ..we will get it after the payment "

He looks around and clears his throat.. " you may need to buy few stuffs , I guess ?!"

I blink as I don't understand him...

He winks and points the personal clothing section...

I raise my hands to knock on his head...

" You're such a quirky man shravan... Go to hell now "

I say in strict tone...

He smiles and walks to exit...I move to the cosmetics section ...

It has been ten minutes since shravan left ... This ten minutes seems to be elongating to hours..

I keep my eyes at the entrance expecting his arrival ..

Beep....beep...beep.....

Suddenly there's huge alarm in the store..

Initially I am not aware that it's fire alarm and continue to stand in the same place... Slowly I see people around me walks out quickly . Eventually , all begin to run around in panic...

I am clueless what to do.. I come out of the store .. keeping the instructions in mind that we shouldn't use the elevator in case of fire , I start to descend through the stairs...

I think of calling Shravan and hit my head to recall my mobile is with him .

I have given it to him when I go to change my dress..

I almost reach the third floor ... The water sprinklers start to sprinkle water as the smoke has been detected..

More than the fire accident , the panicked people's cry make me to shiver.. I may reach the ground floor safely... But , Shravan !!!!

Where's he? What if he has gone to the clothing store in search of me ?!

My heart beat pause for a second .. I feel like dizzying..

No ...I shouldn't....

I gather my energy to run back to the clothing store...

My eyes start tearing .. I sweat profuse as my heart beat double ... I race to the clothing store ... He is not there..

Shravan ... Where are you...?

My cry turn to soft sob then to a loud cry...

The smoke surrounds me and I know more than the direct fire / burn injury the oxygen less smoke is life threatening...

Shravan is not well...

This thought make me to cry on my knees...

" Shravan... Where are you....? Shravan... "

I call louder as much as I can...

I repeat like maniac..

When I am exhausted , I came out of the store and sit in the floor...

" Shravan.. "

I continue to call his name , crying badly..

" Sam... "

I eyes bloom to hear my name some where around me...

It's shravan..

" Shravan.... Shravannn"

I call as I am boosted with hope...

" Sam...I coming to you... Be there"

He shouts at me...

He is at the furthest corner of the floor... I stand ,leaning against the wall... Tears roll down uncontrollably...

He runs to me and pulls me to his embrace... He hugs me close asif I am going to vanish in the air.. he hugs me close asif he has found the treasure... He hugs me close asif he is yearning for this for years... He hugs me asif he has got the immortality... He hugs me asif I am one with his soul...

I don't resist his hug ... Infact , I need it ... He encircles me into his chest where I feel his heart galloping....his chin is at my shoulders , I hear his sob...

" Sam... I was scared... Sorry Sam..I shouldn't have left you... "

He speaks in-between sobs...

" Shravan... I am fine... Are you okay?"

I am in a position to console him at present... I rub his cheeks and smile to his eyes..

" Shravan... it's okay... "

He holds my hand to press my hand on his cheeks firm..

" Say this is not a dream..."

I huff out loud...

I bring his face close to me and press my lips on his forehead softly ...

His eyes shine in peace...

" This isn't dream...."

I whisper in to his eyes...

They say , give your happy moments to those who's ready to hold your hands to walk with you through the hell...

And...

You are my heaven and hell Bestie ❤️

Believe me Shravan....!!

I have fallen for you the way I breath, to that something about you... !!!

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