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hoping my brothers won’t be upset.

    “No you go ahead, we’re probably going to go
sleep too,” replied Thiru

    Making our way back to our rooms we remained
moderately quiet; neither one of us broke the silence till we made
our way to the elevator.

    “Great wedding, right?” I asked unable to
bare the peace.

    “It was amazing,” responded Hasini with
enthusiasm.

    “I’m actually pretty drunk, I don’t even
remember drinking that much though,” she shouted.

    Looking at her with a smile I responded, “Oh
trust me, we all drank plenty enough today.” Continuously blabbing
away she thought she might have trouble finding her room, so I
accompanied her all the way to the door. Once she walked in, I
turned towards the direction of mine.

    “Going back to your room already?” She
asked.

    Turning back towards her I asked, “Why, is
there something you had in mind?” We laughed for a brief moment
reversing the roles from the night before. She stepped into the
bathroom to change; I took my blazer off and loosened my tie before
getting comfortable on a couch next to her bed. When she came out
she took seat on the bed, and we continued talking of the moments
through the day; even our dance. An hour in I thought I should
maybe hint how I feel, just to see her reaction, and so I did.

    “ Its funny how we just met yesterday, or
the night before; though I don’t remember the incident much. But I
feel like I’ve known you my entire life, and that probably never
happens for many people. The sight of you standing under the
moonlight remains in my eyes, and now I have the imprint of your
beauty when we shared a dance. I’ve met a lot of girls, many of
whom I’ve even tried dating, but none of them were able to make me
feel anything special. You did, and I don’t know how you pulled the
string but I am in no way able to let you go. I was never able to
see my birth mother, and then a year ago I had to lose the mother
who never let me feel at loss. After you came along all that
heartache I had locked up disappeared, leaving life nourishing me
from within. You know you could say some.”

    I didn’t realize that I was looking down
while pouring my thoughts to her. When I took a glance towards her
she was fast asleep. It was such an annoying but amusing moment, I
finally gained the courage to express myself and she’s asleep; just
my luck. Lying on her side, with her back turned towards me she
slept, more beautiful than sleeping beauty herself. Turning off the
night lamp to our side, I took rest on the couch.

Chapter 3 - About Time

    Freshly brewed the smell of coffee made my
morning rise calm. “Good morning,” Hasini greeted; she was already
showered and in the midst of packing for our flights later in the
afternoon. It then hit me that we’ll all be catching flights in a
few hours, and we’ll be heading back to our daily routines. It was
a blessing to not wake up with a hangover, considering the amount
of partying we did last night. While she topped off her packing I
quickly made way into my room and threw everything into a suitcase;
after all I was going to go home and throw everything around my
room anyway.

    I was in such a rush, all just to spend time
with Hasini. After showering and getting ready for the day I sat on
my bed taking down the remaining sips of the coffee Hasini brought
me. Waiting for her knock at the door I sat wishing she heard the
things I had to say last night. It was just my luck that she had to
fall asleep while I vented my feelings, but its not like I won’t
get another chance. I have to tell her again, if I don’t I may risk
losing her; that wasn’t an option.

    “Don’t you lock your room? You’re going to
get raped!” Shouted Hasini.

    “You’ve got jokes,” I replied in my
sarcastic tone. Dragging her out the door with me, we made way to
the buffet; I was starving. The rest of the guys were already
seated at a table. There wasn’t any room for us at the table, so
Hasini