"I need that file on my table Aman. Don't fix any meeting tomorrow after evening six and yeah send a list of top garden restaurants. Hmm..."

I gave a pause to my speaking when my feet stepped into our room. It was same like before but something was different.

"ASR.. Are you there?"

I was busy roaming my eyes around the room that I forgot Aman for a while. That's strange.

"I'll message you later Aman" And with that I ended the call and resumed my task of examining the room.

Wind chimes are hanging on the ceiling, tick. Pink bedsheets, white comforter, tick. Her devimaaiyaa idol on side table, tick. My files are neatly arranged neatly on rack, tick. Then what??

My pool???? I widened my eyes at the sight of my favourite place.

Taking long strides, I pushed open the poolside door. The place which always reflects oneself while standing at the edge was now filled with soil. To my horror, I cannot even distinguish which was the edge and where the soil starts. It should be my dream. I may be in office stress. I shook my head trying to get rid of the ugly image of my favourite place.

"You came" Only by her voice I came to face with reality.

"What the hell is this? What had you done? You know, how much I love this place, still you executed your some crazy idea." I yelled in displeasure.

"Don't shout. I know what I had done. You tell me why anyone has to built a pool?"

I looked at her with sheer irritation. What am I asking? And What is she questioning?

"Don't beat around the bush. Spit it out"

She twisted her lips before answering my question "One will built a pool to swim or to bath. The pool here are of no use. Neither we can take bath nor we can swim in this pool. So I made it to better use"

"What? How will it be useful? Don't give lame excuses"

"Like I said earlier, water was getting wasted without any use in this pool. We're cleaning it every week and filling it with new water. What happens then? Again after one week of getting wasted we replace the water. I am seeing no logic in this. Agreed we're attached to this poolside. The place was still here arnavji. Instead of water we're going to nurture a tree. Remember the tree in mama's garden. Years after this tree also will say our story. Our togetherness. By doing this, we will even get pure oxygen. You know we're already breathing polluted air. Do you want our children to breath polluted air? Don't you wish to give best to them?"

I found myself shaking my head while my brain was busy analysing her logic.

"Then let me do this. We will built a big pool on the garden. We'll fill it with water when it's needed. I closed all the pools in our home. Everyone agreed to this. I thought you would agree with me" And then she have to pout and melt me.

Even she was right. The pool was just for namesake and just an interior decor. There's no harm in closing it like she said. But yeah, it will be hard to accept at first. And having Khushi in my side I wouldn't need any lonely time to spent. When I don't need lonely time, the lonely place also not needed. Wait the place was here, I face palmed mentally.

I met her eyes which was eagerly waiting for my reaction. Not wanting to keep her wait I pulled her "You know how to handle me. You're Unblemished and Unique Khushi. Where do you get these ideas??"

"You need a brain to come up with these brainstorming ideas"

She winked mischievously before running out of my arms.

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