"Hey Alexa, don't forget, this evening we are meeting swara in the park at 5:00." Olivia shouted in the corridor for alexa.

"Okay, meet you there." Alexa replied in the other corner of the corridor and left.

Sanskaar who had happen to pass from that corridor heard Olivia's words. He mentally thanked Olivia as without her knowing, she had helped him.

He was so confused how to meet her as he didn't have her address or anything of hers but this information is more than enough for him to know about swara.

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"Are you alright now? How are you feeling?" Caroline asked swara in her mobile.

"I'm much better than before mom" swara replied.

"You had your medicines right?" Caroline asked.

"Ha ha I did, nothing to worry" swara smiled.

"I forgot to tell you mom, that I'll be meeting my gang in the park at 5" swara informed.

"But it's snowing out heavily and you very well known you are not good at cold climates." Caroline said worriedly.

"But shall I do? I can't bring them here too if so then they will find out about us." swara pouted.

"Swara, its just a 3 days left for your institution to get over. Let them know who we are na! Now what's the point of hiding that we are living together?" Caroline tried to convince her.

"No mom, I don't want to let them know that we are staying together. Some may think I'm taking advantage of that and I don't want that to happen". Swara explained.

"Okay dear, but make sure you cover your self in whole." Caroline said.

"Sure mom, take care" swara said.

"You too, bye" Caroline disconnected the call.

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Swara was totally dressed in a pink peacoat jacket, gloves and high length boots with free hairs.

She looked at herself in the mirror and the only skin she could see is her face while all others are covered.

"Hope I don't get sick and trouble mom again." swara mumbled and praying not to get sick again and left out.

She came to out the mansion while cold breeze hitting her face making her skin go pale.

She left out a breath and she could see the air coming out like a white smoke from her. She started her way walking in the streets.

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The snow were cleared off from road. The lights setting are ready to be switched on when it gets dark giving the best bright colors out. The markets are filled with people buying pasteries and things for the Christmas Eve. The Christmas trees were been sold in huge and many buying them.

Swara went inside the park hugging herself and sat on the bench.

Sanskaar arrived at the park and looked at swara who didn't look at him. He quickly hid behind the tree as he saw her friends coming to her.

Swara smiled looking at them.

"Swara" Olivia hugged swara.

"You are fine right?" Evan asked while swara nodded.

"Your face has gone more paler than before." ayaan commented.

"You have to take care." Alexa smiled.

"Okay okay let's go to the cafe which is nearby, we all know swara is not good at winters." Olivia said with a cheesy smile.

"Oh really?! Is the cafe or me or you?" Swara's asked with one of her eyebrow lifted.

"We all know how much you like to have caffeine at this time." Alexa snapped.

"Okay okay you all found right then what?! let's go." Olivia giggled and dragged everyone with her.

Sanskaar too followed them to the cafe shop.

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Sanskaar was sitting meters away from the gang while sipping in his hot coffee. His eyes were all fixed at swara, only her who was laughing as Olivia was cracking some jokes. His lips curved into a smile when she saw hers curving.

He wished he was there near her now but that's not possible. He didn't want to create a scene because not only she but also her friends were there. Maybe swara he knows personally but others...... Well, they are his juniors and now he is their professor. He can't just go and join them like that.

He looked at her face which has gone more paler than before, unknowingly it pierced his heart, he wished to see her back like before she used to be,he wished to take away all the pain from her but it's not that easy. It was him who gave her lots of pain, pressure and stress.

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Swara felt a constant gaze on her. She looked here and there but it seems all were busy. She shrugged her thoughts thinking she's imaginating. Unknowingly her heart believed it was HIS gaze on her.

Seeing her lost in thoughts Evan placed his hand on her and she looked at him.

"Everything alright?" Evan asked softly as she felt he was disturbed while she nodded with a small smile.

Soon again she was engrossed by her friends talks but still she felt someone's strong gaze.

She looked at her team members. They were always there for her in every way possible way. They were sometimes her stress buster too. She felt fortunate every time for having such friends around her. Later swara went bidding bye to others.

"Uff... She's fine!" He felt out a relief sign.

He felt now only relaxed after many hours of restlessness. Sanskaar made sure everyone has gone and went back to his house.

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"I wish that time shouldn't have change." He said sadly caressing a photo of his mom and himself in a photo.

"I wish that nothing had happened that night....... I couldn't have lost" he closed his eyes tightly while tears made their way through his cheeks.

"I wish you were there with me mom, you could have knocked some sense in me when you got to know that i was wrong." he opened his looking at his mother.

He sat on the floor with the bed as support for his back and closed his eyes again remembering how his life was 4 years back.

He had everyone and everything he wished for. Though he was a obedient child to his dad he was just the opposite to his mom. Only she and his closed ones knows how carefree he was. His life was always filled with colors, laughter and joy. There was no void untill that day..... It changed his life totally which he had never even dreamt of. His life had no more colors except black and white, there was only fake smile instead of real, there was only sadness instead of happiness, there was nothing in life except music, business and loneliness. All those carefreeness, naughtiness got buried all alive when he lost his most favourite person in the world that day..... His mother, Annapurna Maheshwari.

Her loss made him go through many traumas. He didn't remember what exactly happened that night too. He had no one to share his feelings, anger and pain. He was left all alone while his father, Durga prasad Maheshwari didn't bother to even console him. He was just doing his own business forgetting that he too has a son.

It was hard... too hard to accept that his mother was no more. He couldn't accept the fact that there is no more his mother's arms which comforts him, there is no more his mother's lap to lie on and feel peace, there is no more his mother's voice to soothe his deepest wounds, there is no more his mother who cooks his favourite dishes, there is no more his mother to wait for him till his arrival even at the late nights, no more of her care, scoldings, guide and love ... Nothing... Just nothing from now on. He had to live his life on his own without anyone to push him when he falls apart, to encourage him and give him strength.

His heart ached each and every time without his mother and still he do.

"My love for you increases everyday mom yet you aren't there...... i miss you too." he mumbled remembering his moments spent with his mother.

"I've lost you for the sin I've made, i lost you that very day mom". he sobbed hardly.

Whom ever it's but when it comes to mother, even the hardest hearts melts as ice!

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TO BE CONTINUED.....

I'm not that good at expressing emotions, so I have no idea how much u will like this chapter. If there is any mistake do inform me and I've left a clue in this chapter. Let's see who finds it out😉.

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Love,
Diya ❤