"And there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even knowing what you're fighting for"~Paulo Coelho, By the rive Piedra I sat down and wept

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United States of America, New York:

The statue of liberty was a colossial, neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, USA. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue was of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess who bore a torch upon which was inscriped the date of the American independence, July 14, 1776. A broken chain lay at her feet.

"Pretty it is," Akane said, staring at the bluish statue.

"Yeah," Agnes agreed.

"Um, guys?," Takumi said. "I have to tell you all something"

"What?," Jason, Akane and Agnes said in unsion.

Takumi took a deep breath. Then, he fished something out of his pocket. A red velvet box with a small diamond rose on top. The three of them looked at him skeptically.

"What's that? Looks like a wedd-," Agnes said. "Oh my god"

Takumi scratched his head and whispered," I'm going to propose Fidel tomorrow"

"WHAT?!," Jason and Akane shouted. "HOW?"

"Tomorrow Akane and myself will be going to England. And I'll ask her. I don't know how we will work things out, but I need to be with her. She means everything to me. I just hope it works out"

"It will, Takumi. Love works everything out," Agnes smiled.

"And I didn't even know that I'm going to England," Akane replied, rolling her eyes. Agnes laughed.

Meanwhile, Jason embraced Takumi. "You promise to keep her well, don't you?"

"My world will be at her feet, Jason. I promise that"

He patted Takumi on his back. "Thank you, brother"

"By the way," Takumi lent Jason an imperceptible whisper. "When are you going to propose her?"

Jason sighed. "I really don't know. I.. I.."

"You're nervous," he laughed.

"That I am," Jason honestly replied.

"About what?," Agnes asked.

"Eh," Takumi replied. "About.. the colour of the statue"

"And there he goes again," Agnes said, shaking her head. Akane chuckled.

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando, Florida, USA:

'The Wizarding world of Harry Potter' in Orlando was a Harry Potter based theme park in Orlando, Florida. It housed a palace which looked like the one in Hogwarts itself.

"This is magnificent!," exclaimed Agnes, looking at the palace.

"I know, right?," Akane smiled. "Good for Takumi"

Takumi grinned, clearly exhilirated.

"He's a potterhead?," asked Jason.

"Biggest one I know of," replied Akane.

"I didn't expect that," Agnes said, surprised.

"And why is that?," Takumi questioned.

"Because.. I dont know"

Takumi laughed.

"Let's get our robes now!"

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The four of them wore their black robes and high pointed caps, looking like the wizards of hogwarts. Takumi kept blabbering something.

"What is he saying?," Agnes asked. Akane laughed.

"Harry potter spells. He loses this when it comes to Potter," Akane said, pointing at her head.

Jason laughed.

"I can caste a spell too," Agnes grinned.

"You already have, Agnes," Akane smirked.

"What do you mean?"

"You've casted a serious spell on Jason"

Agnes reddened, her face matching the colour of an apple.

Jason laughed. Then, he raised his wand and settling Agnes' hat he said, " Yes you have, Cherry. And believe me, I'm never getting out of this spell"

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'Harry Potter and the escape from Gringottis' was a ride in the themed park, a three dimensional thrill which took them right in the middle of the action as they faced Harry, Ron and Hermonie on the way. They screamed as the illusion made them evade the wraths of villians like Voldemort and other creatures. It was a maginificent ride.

"Woah," Takumi said, laughing. "I can't believe this"

"Takumi," Agnes said, her tone serious. "What have you done?"

"What have I done?"

"You shouldn't have done that!"

"You saw it?"

"Yes, I did. You shouldn't have"

"Yes, I know, I know," Takumi said, "I shouldn't have taken it"

"Yes, you shouldn't have," Agnes said, trying not to laugh.

"But I couldn't help it, okay? The line was too long and I really really wanted that wand. I'll send the money, of course"

And with that, Agnes burst out laughing.

"What on earth?"

"You took a wand Takumi? Seriously?!"

"You didn't know?"

"How would I?"

Agnes, Akane and Jason burst out into peals of laughter and dropped to the floor. Takumi puffed his handsome face, angry.

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"Belt yourself up," Takumi said, sitting in front of Agnes and Jason and beside Akane on the roller coaster.

"Roger," Agnes and Jason replied.

The roller coaster slowly started.

"This place is so full of potterheads!," Jason said as the roller coaster gained speed.

"Yes!," Agnes screamed. "But I'm NOAAAHHH," she continued, as the coaster went down.

"You aren't," Jason laughed.

"Oh you won't believe what I am," Agnes said.

"And what is that?"

"Well, Jason Marbles," she whispered through the screams, "I'm a hard core marblehead"

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The four of them sat on a bench, eating ice creams.

"It was so fun today," Takumi smiled.

"And did you pay for your wand?," Akane asked. Agnes burst out laughing.

"That was a really mean trick, you know," Takumi said, annoyed.

Jason laughed. "You people are insane"

"Yes we are," the three of them said in unsion. "But so are you"

Agnes licked her dark chocolate ic-cream, smiling. "I so love this flavour"

"Tell me something new," the other three rolled their eyes.

"

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA:

One night Agnes and Jason stood at the Golden Gate bridge at San Francisco Bay, overlooking the beautiful sea which shone due to the bridge's light.

"I can't believe this , Jason," Agnes whispered, looking into his dark brown eyes. "I can't believe tomorrow's our last day"

Jason gave her a sad smile. "I know, Cherry"

"It's so difficult to accept this. All our jokes, the fun, the laughter, everything is over and I don't even know how. I wish I could get some more you know, just a little more"

She went closer to Jason and pressed her face against his shoulder. "I want to stay. I don't want to go"

Jason patted her hair lightly, holding her gently. "We still have another day, Cherry. And that's what we learnt from this, didn't we? Let's live each day like it's our last? After all, there's no point in sleeping when we can run, and, there's no point in crying when we can smile"

Agnes looked up at him, giving him a sweet smile. "I want to halt it right here. I want to stop time, freeze it like snow and feel it forever until the day I die"

Jason smiled at her and told her to look at the sea. Agnes was surprised when she saw it:

Words shone from the water as if they were bubbling up from the sea itself.

Dostet Darum (Persian)

Mahal Kita (Tagalog)

Anato o aishitemasu (Japanese)

Ti amo (Italian)

Ana Ahabbuk (Arabic)

Wo ai ni (Chinese)

Je T'aime (French)

Ich liebe dich (German)

Se Agapo (Greek)

i U (Latin)

Nenu ninnu premistunnanu (Telugu)

Eu amo vc (Portuguese)

Ya lyubly tebya (Russian)

Seni Seviyorum (Turkish)

Te quiero (Spanish)

"And finally," said Jason. "I love you, English"

Agnes was a at a loss of words. Mr Lecturer had just confessed his feelings in fifteen different languages and yet, each one of them, as they were projected in the sea seemed to burst and bloom with the same intensity with which Jason loved her.

She pulled him into an embrace and whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Lecturer. I love you more than you can ever imagine"

Jason laughed as he held her lovingly, doing just what he had said- living each moment like it was his last. Because if Cherry existed, so did he. And if Cherry smiled, death was welcome right here- because he had achieved all he wanted and much more.

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This was the 3rd last chapter. Two more to go and the book finally comes to an end. Thank you to all my readers for their tremendous amount of support. Will update faster.

All my love today and always.

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