Forbidden Water

Chapter 16

One Week Later

Leo's pov,

I connected my eyes with Larissa's prettiest aquamarine eyes. But,the eye-balls seemed strangely sad,as if the dark blue clouds housed there,waiting for storm. Her warm,heart-melting smile is replaced by dolorous face; her milky white complexion looks benumbed,her face is sad canvas now.She is devoid of slightest accessories,which is verily unnatural for her.

'Love,what happened to you? did anyone say anything?',I am just puzzled,don't know what to say ! she started crying as soon as I told.Is there some deeper problem? I hugged her to console,I have to know,what is going on.

'Shh baby,don't cry',I massaged her back,'Please tell me,if you don't say how could I know?'; after a while she freed herself from my arms,'Leo, I have to go; I won't meet you',she started sobbing again saying this in trembling voice.

Then she explained everything to me.She has to go in the coastal area of the South Asian ocean; there she will learn more skills. All the teen waterbenders will be amassed there to empower themselves in skills of  Oceanic airbending, Sea stormbreaking etc. So,we will not be able to meet for long!!

'Please don't go; I can't live without you,you are my sun,my everything',I told her,tears rolled down my cheeks.

'I can't',she said,'I want to be with you but I want to be major waterbender also, I can't give away my dreams',she is crying again. So,her career is important to her!! I didn't say anything.

'Leo',she sighed,'Don't think skills are more important than you; if I can empower myself,I will support you in every odd. But please,don't hold me now.You will always be in the core of my heart whereever I go. All the seas are connected,so,we won't be out of touch'.

We stood still for a few moments,then broke into crying,sobbing in each other's arms, reminiscing the happy moments ,how we saw each other for the first time,how everyone told against our togetherness,everything. Finally,she told me to meet for the last time on the day after tomorrow.

I know she will leave an endless voidness in my life,but she has to be more powerful waterbender; who am I to come in path of her dreams?

 For the last time I'll meet her before her departure. I'm feeling lonely already,don't know how to cope up in such difficult situation.Today ,I took that very  torn headgear once I got.I have to know if it's hers or not.

She came in a white non-flair robe,white feathers adorning her brown hair ;she smiled at me and soon I understood she is hiding tears behind those smiling eyes; tears came in my eyes also but I didn't roll 'em down; if I did,she would maroon in my tears.

We stood silent only gazing each other,then suddenly she started kissing me, I kissed back as if we are giving joy,sorrow,agony everything through those kisses.

'Leo,I have a gift for you',she handed me a pure white conch,'Keep it, whenever you feel lonely,blow it. I am your soul mate,I will hear'.

'That's astonishing',I exclaimed and remembered of the headgear I took. Slowly,I brought it out from my pocket,'Is it yours?'.I asked still feared it might not be hers.

'Oh Leo',she paused,'It's mine; how did you get it?'

'I got it just before we met',said I,'It's very precious to me; it's another proof that we are soul mates'. We hugged each other if there is no tomorrow,kissed like no one is watching,cried like it's last time we are meeting !!