Renaming Destiny : Apsara To Myla

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Myla's POV

"No way!!"

"Yeah! I felt the same when I heard him. But then I sat down and thought about how he had always made it so evident that he liked me. I just... I had no words. But that one month with him gave me all the time I needed to understand this well"

"So..... What do you think you'll do?"

I leaned back on the tall chair and sighed. I had no idea what I was going to do. There were no calls or messages from him in the past two months and I feared if he had changed his mind. The loud music behind me was very distracting and I decided to take a few moments for myself away from it all. I informed Sienna about it and walked out as she joined her husband on the dance floor. The fresh air from the balcony of the penthouse gave me a sense of peace while goosebumps quickly covered my exposed arms and legs. 

I made my way to the empty part of the open area and sat on the love seat there. I spread my legs to relieve the small pain that had grown from all the dancing and walking all day. I closed my eyes and relaxed for a moment. I felt how different everything felt. It had been around 90 days since I had walked on a runway. It had been a really long time since I had makeup on me. It had been a long time since Ashwin had talked o me. I sighed and opened my eyes to see the shining city view in front of me. The cool breeze calmed my mind which was racing uncontrollably. 

I had a million doubts in my mind. Will I ever be able to walk the runway again? Will the industry accept me the same way as before? Will Ashwin ever speak to me again? Or did he think I overstepped when I said that? Did I make him uncomfortable? Did I spoil our bond? 

But somewhere deep inside, I knew the answers to all of these questions. No, the chances of me ever walking the runway was too small. I knew what the industry wanted and my skin being scarred would be a big no for them. No, even if the industry accepted me, the people would think I am too scarred to be a model anymore. The idea of a model being flawless and naturally beautiful even though we need to go through hundreds of procedures o look like we do has spoiled the minds of the audiences. Yes, Ashwin would speak to me. It was as if he could never ignore me even if he wanted. The way he looked at me every time gave me that confidence. I might have overstepped but I did not know what t do about that anymore. 

I sighed again and stood up. I needed rest. I was done being stuck in my head. I wanted to just rest my mind and body until I was able to think straight again. I walked back into the party and found Enzo and Sienna dancing happily on the dance floor. I walked to them and informed about me going back. But they said they were about to leave too and we three then met the host of the party and said our goodbyes. The ride back home was peaceful and quiet. They dropped me off at my home and drove to theirs. Their place wasn't far from my parents'. But I made sure to limit my presence their for their privacy. 

I saw how the house was empty and asked where my parents were. Negan, who had worked for my father for a really long time said that they had to leave to the US for some sudden meeting. I nodded and asked everyone to take the night off. After everyone left, I took a long bath while looking out of the glass window which showed how beautiful London was at night. After I felt like it was time to go to bed, I stepped out of the tub and wrapped a towel around myself. I tied my hair up with a towel to dry and sat down to do my skincare when my phone started to vibrate. I picked it up and my eyes widened. 

It was him. I received the call and place my phone on one of the shelves beside my mirror and looked at myself in the mirror. "Apsara", I heard him say. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before humming. "How are you?", he asked. He was speaking in a hushed tone for some reason. "They are getting better with each day. H-how are you?", I asked. He was quiet for a moment and I almost thought he had hung up. "I'm g-getting better too", I smiled at how he was just as awkward as me. "So are we just going to ignore the elephant in the room?", I whispered facepalming myself. 

"How much did you hear that night?", he asked. 

"Everything", I replied.

I heard him suck in a deep breath and then some shuffling of clothes. 

My phone beeped as it showed he had requested for a video call. I accepted and turned the camera on. He had clean shaved again unlike the last time I saw him at Bella's wedding. He was wearing a dark brown shirt and he looked like he was at work. "Are you at work?", I asked. He nodded and ran his fingers through his hair while giving a perfect view of his side profile to me. I gulped at the weird feeling and looked down at the tube of hand cream I had to apply. I squeezed some product out on the back of my palm and then on the other one and started rubbing it into my skin as we just looked at each other on the call. 

"I know there is a lot to say but I don't want to do it like this. When can we meet?", he asked. "Tomorrow?", I said even though I knew it was impossible for him to fly all the way from India to here in just a day. He was about to say something when I heard a door open behind him and heard someone yelling. "I hate your brother, Ashwin. I want something to bang his head with to put some sense into it!!!", I pursed my lips as I looked at him trying to calm Prasiddhi down. I waved at her and she was surprised. "Sorry, I thought he was looking at your picture. He does that a lot these days-", Ashwin silenced her and threw her out of the room. 

I hid my smile and gulped down some water from the glass nearby as he sat down again and corrected his posture. "The reason I wanted to talk to you this late is because I just found out that Varun and his parents will be landing in London to invited you and your family for his wedding which in in two months", I raised my eyebrows at the new information. I did not meet his father and him at Bella's wedding or after that. But I was shocked to hear that they were flying all the way here to invite us, where to of his most hated women live. I nodded and he continued, "A lot has happened in India after I returned, Apsara. It is as if they have all suddenly changed after your disappearance. I don't know if I should say this or not. But he was taken to the hospital again as soon as he heard about you being shot multiple times", I was stunned.

My eyes were wide open at his words in astonishment. "H-he was?", Ashwin nodded. "Prasiddhi told me that. Everyone were very worried for him and the doctors almost lost hope but in the last minute, he came back as if it was a miracle. That is why he wanted Varun to get married as soon as possible. And I am guessing he wants to make things right with you for the same thing too".

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