DQ#1 Thousand Reasons Why

Epilogue

20 years later...

Milverton's House
London, UK
7:30 PM

She chuckled at him as he looked at her frustratedly. He sighed inwardly seeing her childishness. She is the reason for which he didn't want to join the trip but Shuvham insisted him to join otherwise he would forget that they are best friends. Though he knew it was just a threatening, Shuvham wouldn't do any such thing but still he didn't want to make him upset. He shook his head.

" Where are the others, Ms. Milverton?" Caleb asked her.

" My name is Ashlynn. I haven't planned everything to hear Ms. Milverton from you, Caleb. You should know that by now." She said rolling her eyes. He sighed inwardly. She is a kid and handling her won't be easier. He has to be patient with her. He took a deep breath and counted 1 to 10 to calm himself down.

" Where are the others, Ashlynn?" He asked calmly. She smiled widely.

" They have gone to the airport already." She said to him.

" What?!! But Shuvham said everyone is waiting here. And your father let you wait here alone?" He asked her.

" No. My dear Shubhi manged everything for me. He convinced Dad. He still loves me more than you." She said and he rolled his eyes.

" Help me, God!!!" He mumbled. Shuvham loves his niece a lot. He can do anything for her. Literally anything.

" Ok. I understand. We should go to the airport as well." He said to her and started to walk without giving her a chance to say anything. She started to follow him.

" It's a beautiful place." She said.

" Which one?" He asked her.

" The one where we are going." She said.

" I know. I have been there several times." He said and she rolled her eyes.

" Great inspiration for paintings." She said and he rolled his eyes.

" I left painting. So, that doesn't matter to me anymore." He said.

" Can a soul of an artist ever die just because of an accident?" She asked him and he stopped at once before turning to see her. His face turned cold.

" It wasn't an accident. It was a mistake. Mistake of my life and I don't do the same mistake twice in my life. Nothing can change that. Literally nothing." He said.

" How long will you be stuck with your past? Why don't you love on?" She asked him.

" Because I don't want to." He said and started to walk away.

She was standing there. She knew this answer. She has always gotten this answer from him. But she was not going to give up on him. Never ever. She was thinking about these when she heard him calling her.

" Don't you want to come?" He said and she found he called a taxi already. She walked toward the taxi and got in it. It started to move toward the airport.

Thus trip is a great chance for her. She has opportunities. She has to hit upon a plan. She looked at him then looked out of the window.

" I know what is going on your mind but don't even think about doing anything like that." He said and she rolled her eyes still looking out of the window.

" Like I am going to listen to you!!! Huh!!!" She twisted her lips at her thought.

He was sure that she was going to do something weird. He has to be careful about her. She can't be trusted. She can do something crazy without thinking about it's consequences. This girl will make things awkward. There is no doubt about that. She is doing that since he has come back from the US. He has to rethink about it now. Was it a mistake to move back to London?!