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was Avery and his words of encouragement that kept me going. I had become one of those people who needed someone to reaffirm my own faith in myself.
    However, luckily for me, my career started going well. Even though I was not the face of any documentary and I was still to bag a lead role, there were ample assignments in my kitty.
    There were four ad agencies that had hired me and I did a lot of small and big advertisements. I knew it all needed time as climbing to the top of ranks in Hollywood was not an easy job, but somehow I felt a little empty inside.
    I knew at the back of my mind that I stood where I was only because of the luck charm which Avery had rubbed on me. If it was not for his good luck charm, I would not be working and I must have given up on my dreams.
    As I sat just near the balcony and I was brooding over these thoughts, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and saw that Avery was looking at me. He had his perfect smile. I hadn't realized when, but I had started crying.
    “Hey babe, what happened? Why are you crying?” he asked and he was genuinely concerned.
    “Avery,  as much as I am happy that my career has started to peak, I can’t help but feel that all of this happened because of the luck you rubbed on me. What if I hadn’t found you? This sometimes makes me feel that I am not worthy enough.
    I feel that I do not have the right talent which is needed. I just used the fact that I had you with me. This sometimes makes me miserable. I don’t know. I feel like I have not come here because of my own talents and skills,” I said and poured my heart out.
    I had wanted to unload this burden off my chest for too long, but I didn’t know how to say it. There was a part of me that wondered if saying this would hurt Avery, but in the end, when you love someone, you both need to have that understanding wherein you can let them know anything and everything without the fear of being judged.
    I knew that Avery would never judge me no matter what and when he sat beside me and took my hand in his, I knew I had done the right thing.
    “Listen to me carefully, Madeline. There is another secret you need to know and I am sure when you will know this, all your doubts will be set to rest.”
    I didn’t know what it was that Avery wanted to let me know. I didn’t want him to sugarcoat everything and I wanted to know nothing but the truth. I knew I was not good enough and I was ready to hear it from my own lover. I wanted to start once again and prove that I reached where I was on the basis of my skill. I didn’t want to be a cheater.
    “Madeline, are you listening?” he asked and I nodded.
    “I did nothing that day. I am no magician. Having been on Earth for so long, I was left with no special power. The only thing that makes me an alien is my past. Because I have been on earth’s surface for so long, I have become as human as the rest of you.
    I don’t come with any special luck. I knew that all you needed was the confidence that you can succeed. You were losing your confidence and I just played on human psychology. If I told you that I would magically give you some luck, I knew it would lift your hopes and-and you would give your best and this will take your career to places.
    Darling, there is no such thing as fairy dust or luck leaves. I did nothing but lie. I knew you needed to hear it because I have observed a lot of humans do that.
    Wherever you are in life today and all those contracts which you managed to achieve, it was all because of you alone. I have no role to play,” he said and smiled.
    “You are lying. You are saying all of this to make me feel better. You did sprinkle your good luck charm on me. It was your charm that I got my first break.”
    There was no way Avery could be telling the truth. I was quite sure that he had actually helped me or else wouldn’t it be such an odd coincidence.
    “I swear on our love Madeline, I did absolutely nothing. I just used the moment and played