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Chapter 23: Dreams
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FIRE & ICE Chapter 24: Unexpected Comfort
DANELLE'S POV "I feel so happy now that you back"Okay what was that ?I looked after Anushka as she hurried out my office..Did she mean what she said ? Was she really happy to see me after so many days ? I was left puzzled by her words and then I remembered that I wasn't supposed to care about anything concerning that girl..That was the reason I decided to go away for some time in the first place because I thought I was gone go crazy if I stayed in this place any longer..So I had visited my house at the mountain top outside the city..I bought that glassy triple story two years ago but I only went there when I wanted to have some alone time and right then I needed that nice forestry view and the freshest air of the tallest forest trees around the house to ease the tension that was literally suffocating me from since the wedding and going there did help my mind a lot..I really needed to get away ,it would have been so impossible for me to face Anus
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ANUSHKA'S POV I couldn't believe it..She texted me back She really did! "Oh God! McKenzie texted me back" I chirped excitedly almost jumping out of my seat and forgetting that my foot was actually injuredWhen I had decided to text Danelle earlier ,I was almost hundred percent sure that she wouldn't even bother to open my message..But now that she actually replied back to me ,I couldn't help the happiness and warmness that swelled deep in my heart even though I was actually feeling quite the opposite before I received that text for McKenzie..I didn't know why such a little thing had made me so happy..It was not like McKenzie had started to acknowledge me all of the sudden but still, it made me ridiculously happy that she didn't actually choose to ignore my text..I still couldn't believe that McKenzie left her work just to take care of me and made sure I reached home safely..Though I might have been reading too much to the situation and as desp
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DANELLE'S POV Once I got inside the elevator after I instructed Anushka on what to do ,I pressed on the floor that took me to Sammy's office..I was going to get him since we were supposed to have lunch today..It had been so long since we talked ,I mean literally sit down and talk about life..It was actually starting to get me worried on how drifted apart we have been lately..Things were never the same after we fought that day at Vijay's wedding..Neither of us talked about what happened but I could sense the tension between us whenever we got to be around each other..We never stayed together for more than fifteen minutes because he always found an excuse to leave..He was trying to avoid me all the time ,I wasn't stupid I could see that and it was starting to piss me off to be honest...Yes ,I loved him,he was my best friend after all but what he was doing was not fair..It wasn't my fault that he was so uptight and he actually got mad because of that..I
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DANELLE'S POV It was Friday morning and I was already parked outside Kashmiri waiting for Anushka to come down ,so we could start heading to Orleans since the meeting was to be held today at ten o'clock..It has been over ten minutes since I arrived and Anushka hasn't come down yet..God ,only if she knew how I hate people that were unpunctual..Time is money ,and every second counts..I was slowly getting frustrated and I wasn't really the nicest person when I was frustrated..And after my talk with Sammy the other day, I've been trying my best to be nice but of course I was unsuccessful every time and right now Anushka was really testing my patience..I have had enough ,I was about to climbed off my car and go up there to drag her pretty ass down when I saw her coming out her house , hurriedly hopped down the steel stairs and soon she was out the gate coming towards my car..My anger seemed to dissipate suddenly as my eyes subconsciously traveled down her b
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ANUSHKA'S POV To say that I was happy would be an understatement ,I was literally freaking out with happiness..I couldn't believe what was happening..I had to discreetly pinch myself a couple of times just to make sure if everything was a dream or not..Danelle McKenzie was being nothing but nice to me and I couldn't believe it no matter how much I pinched myself and actually felt pain which proved that I wasn't in my dreamland..It was unbelievable because things like that only happened in my dreams..McKenzie would smile and laugh with me ,the warms hugs, kisses and long conversations.. Those were just my fantasies and I knew very well that they would never come true...like ever...And hopefully I make peace with that soon.."Is it just me or you stare at everyone like that ?" McKenzie said suddenly making me jump slightly on my seat..God, I didn't even realize that I was staring at Danelle like a creep this whole time I didn't say anything as I blus
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ANUSHKA'S POVThe forest wasn't that compressed and I really thanked the heavens for that..McKenzie was keeping me close as we hobbled our way to the cabin that she was talking about..Everywhere was slippery and the slope was somewhat very steep ,so we had to take careful steps all the way through..The storm was still raving hard on us and Danelle's clothes were dripping wet by now and I felt so bad for having to wear her coat while she got drained..She was definitely going to catch a cold because of me and that was really bothering me..I really didn't know why the thought of McKenzie getting sick ,or getting hurt in any way devastated me so much..Which brings me to the way I acted back in the car..I knew it wasn't my place to be worried sick like that ,I was just an employee to her for God's sake and I definitely didn't mean anything to her but I just couldn't help the fear that swelled in my heart when I looked around our surroundings and the storm was
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