on's

sun shone brightly, casting a warm glow over the lush greenery. I felt a slight sense of unease, my mind still

t," my parents had said to me when I had approached them for advice, which was of no

s ridic

of nowhere, his voice cutting through my thoughts, and h

and thinking I should get a bell for this i

n grinned, his eyes sparkling with amusement. "Scenery, huh? You sure you wou

kled, unfazed by my dry response, and I chose to ignore him as we both continued walking

l playing cat and mouse?" That managed to halt my steps briefly,

hich way I think about it, I still end up at a crossroad.'

. If you don't want to lose her, then you need to act fast.

for what it's worth, you are right, and I might as well talk to her.' That w

uld see that it was packed with people. Ethan clapped me on the back again and said,

rom her like a beacon. As I watched her, I couldn't even understand why I was at crossroads in th

I scoffed at the thought that his annoying self had managed to invade my

t over. I could almost picture the look in her eyes, the way they would sparkle in the

ded the audience's attention with ease, her voice clear and confident. When she

ulating her on her speech. 'You were ama

t I had made the right decision. 'Th

as a small endearing thing but, everytime she did that something crazy usually followed s

d the event that was quickly drawing to a close. As we talked, I couldn't help but notice the w

atch. 'We should get going,' I said. 'I told

her bag and said hello to a few friends before returning by my side t

grown accustomed to over time, the jitters, self consciousness and the occasional stutters. How was

" I hear her tell someone on a call. My driver pulled ove

she nodded and got in with

rves were all over the place despite my calm front

rowsed through the shelves, her eyes scanning the various items on display with little interest while I on the other hand was t

't know how to approach a date when we haven't c

ice in favor of actually focusing on the task at hand,

f Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The shopkeeper wrapped our purchase

rm and welcoming as always so I fell behind with a slower gait in comparison to her, trying to orga

and My mother immediately came forward, a bright smile on he

ile on his face too. 'Ah, wonderful to s

nd, 'Hello Dear,' he said, his voice

voice neutral, whether or not she

was currently being brought in by the servants. Meanwhile, My mother chatted amiably, asking her ques

ear. It's been quite some time sinc

n an even voice 'I've been good,

. 'Of course, dear. We're always happy t

and her mother's shopping habits. 'Business is going okay, Dad's occupied as always, and Mom's st

my family didn't seemed forced which was to be expected to some extent considering that both of our families were in the same circle and our parents were friends but for some reas