One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.

CHAPTER: 12

COMMON SPOT: with Sunil

ARVIND POV:

I didn't understand anything that happened yesterday. In fact, twin sisters made me sleepless with their twist, which is an unexpected love proposal out of nowhere from Navya. It's like a dream, and I badly wished it to be a dream.

I thought of the " N" number of potential outcomes that could have happened that day, but God has planned some other issue, which is "N+1"th possibility from these sisters.

"What did you think of yesterday ?" I asked Sunil.

" Did you write Divya's name in the Love letter?" he inquired.

"No"

" Then, in that case, Karthik (kid) must have given the Love letter to Navya, "Sunil said.

Karthik, the smart culprit, I frowned.

"But even then, if Navya read the letter, how could she think that the letter is for her when there is no name mentioned in the letter," I whined.

"You made a huge number of attempts to grab Divya's attention. What we overlooked was Navya's presence in most of the approaching times."

If you like someone, you will relate everything to you, whatever they do. That's the case that happened with Navya. She might be interested in you when she felt your presence near her. So she correlated every attempt made by you to her.

I guess the same happened even here though her name was not written," he tried to explain.

"One more thing, bro... on that day at the temple, Navya threw the clue letter after cleaning her hands with it, right?"

"Hmmm..." I nodded.

" If I connect the loose ends, although she threw away the letter, I feel that she read it after we exited the temple. "

This makes sense as we left the temple in seconds after seeing her throwing the clue letter.

"Can you tell what all you had written in the Clue letter?" he asked me further.

I tried to recollect.

My clue letter:

I have seen you for the first time on August 15 at the Park.

The second time, at the Orange travel bus stop in Ameerpet.

I rode my bike several times near your home to grab your attention.

I delivered newspapers for 2 weeks at your doorstep.

Today I came to this temple dressed in a white shirt.

Tomorrow I'll send a love letter to your home.

I narrated the details out to Sunil.

After listening to me keenly, Sunil concluded, " Bro, as you observe Navya's presence, can be identified and could be related in all the places in this letter."

He was absolutely right. I became doomed yet again with all the confusion that was getting created.

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NAVYA POV: About Arvind

I saw him for the first time at the Krishna Kanth Park on August 15 and struck by lightning, I was crazy about him. I refrained from doing anything stupid then.

I was surprised and excited to see him roaming near our house. My emotions started to rule my conscience. I was dumbstruck when I saw him delivering a paper at our doorstep. I started liking him for his independence, guts, and whatnot. I realized that I had fallen head over heels for him totally and utterly.

I don't know his name. Nor do I know where he is from or what he does, and many more unanswered questions kept rattling in my head. He kept surprising me every time. one day I saw him at the temple. "How did he know that I will come here?" A myriad of questions rattled in my head. However, I loved this crazy feeling of someone following me and thinking about me.

That same day in the temple, I saw this guy (Sunil), which made me feel worse. Due to that irritation, I couldn't concentrate much on my interest (ARVIND). While having prasadam (food -a religious offering), I saw a paper that was fluttering on the pujasamagri.

Initially, I thought it was an ordinary paper and used it to clean my hands and threw it near the dustbin. I don't know why I took it back, but for whatever reason it is, I came to the conclusion that my love really likes me, and it's not a one-sided crush. I was on cloud nine at that moment.

In the letter, Second time at the Orange travel bus stop in the Ameerpet area, I went to receive my sister who went out of station for project work. I didn't even see him. So, he was definitely following me since the first day I first saw him.

After reading the letter, I doubted if the letter was written by my interest or the guy who misbehaved with me at the Park, but the next lines in the letter assured me giving a significant relief.

Today I came to this temple dressed in a white shirt. I confirmed that the letter was written by none other than my love.

Tomorrow I'll send a love letter to your home. Reading these lines, I was overwhelmed with joy and shared the news with my elder twin sister. She felt excited and happy for me. Everything was going in a cinematic way. I literally had goosebumps all over my body.

The next day, I waited for the love letter with butterflies in my stomach. Finally, a small kid came to give the waiting message which my sister took from him.

"What is this?" She asked the kid.

"Letter aunty," he replied cutely.

"Who gave you...?" by the time she finished her question, I interrupted and took the letter eagerly from her.

"My interest," I murmured with a blush.

Her lips spread into a teasing smiley.

"What is your name?" I asked him to avoid my shyness.

"Karthik," he answered in his cute voice.

"Come here, "I gestured to Karthik.

"No, I need chocolates... I want to go."

I couldn't stop laughing at his words; he is cuteness overloaded. Probably he (Arvind) might have bribed Karthik to give the letter.

"I'll be waiting for you with a blue shirt near the giant wheel at 6 P.M in Moosapet exhibition" – Divya read it out aloud.

Luckily, my Father was out of the station. I didn't know whether this happened by chance or well planned by him.

Whatever it is, I should not go to the exhibition. I can't envisage where this leads to. I can't bear my Father's grievance. I prepared myself not to go to the exhibition by saying for a hundred times to myself not to, not to... "

"Do you need any help, Navya?," Divya winked.

"Yes, will you come along with me?"

What to do? I made up my mind not to go, but couldn't restrict my monkey mind.

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