A/N: Thanks a ton for the wonderful response on my coming back. There will be little drama, of course along the way. So, be patient and throw your ideas about how they could be together. Till chapter 6, I knew what was going to happen, but now I'm kind of exploring the story like a newbie. So, throw your ideas and let me know what and how you want to see in this part of the plot. QUICK!
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"I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates…
Then, we met, and everything changed,
the cynic has become the converted, the skeptic, an ardent zealot."
After four years…
"Dr. Torres thanks for choosing us. I hope you will enjoy your teaching here." The department coordinator says in a typical French accent. I'm finding this quite cute. I always have been in love with French language, even though I don't understand a word. But, Arizona does. I remember that she told me that she took French lessons for four years in her high school. Ahh! She never seems to leave my head. Everything I do, this way or the other way, she would sneak into my mind.
I'm teaching a course at the University of Paris for a semester as a visiting professor. Personally, I was not least willing to move to France for four months, but it was the request of the dean, which I had to accept. I'm so pissed off right now. In my class, most of the students are French speakers and it's difficult to communicate to them, as I do not know French.
But, right now, my top priority is getting an English speaking TA. "So, Sylvia, when am I going to get the TA?" I ask impatiently. "I need to plan the course, you know. And I need somebody who can communicate in English and French both, so that I go easily."
"Don't worry, Dr. Torres, the new TA will come to your room at 2 in the afternoon." Sylvia informs me happily.
"But, I haven't seen the CV yet!" I cannot believe that they are kind of shoving a TA on my face even without asking me. I'm so pissed off now. Anyways, at least, now I will have a TA.
"Oh! Because the TA which we thought for you dropped the offer at the last moment and we didn't have enough time to do it in a proper way. I hope, you understand." Sylvia seems to be genuinely sorry.
"I'm trying to understand Dr. Roy." I reply in an annoying voice.
"You will like her…" before Sylvia finishes, I just reply, "okay, send her." I just start walking towards my room.
After lunch, when I start fixing the loop of my laptop under the table, I hear a soft knock on the door. That TA must have come. Good, now I have someone to fix this loop for me.
"Please come in," I shout while still bending down at the loop. When I hear the door opening, "are you the new TA?" I ask still backing the door and trying to figure out the loop.
"Yes, I'm. I'….. am…Arizona…"
And all loops from my hands just fall down on the floor, making me just to close my eyes in an attempt to realize that I'm not hallucinating or something like this. There can be other Arizona too, but the voice which my Arizona has nobody can ever have. I will know her voice even after thousands years…even from million miles distance. The sexy huskiness she has in her voice, no one can have that ever. I swallow hard and pray years after that it should be my Arizona. I have waited for nothing in my life the way I have waited on her- every single day, every minute, every second. I slowly get up and turn towards the new TA.
"Hi!" Arizona greets as if everything is okay. I can see that familiar emotionless expression on her face, but her eyes are twinkling. There is a slight smile playing in a corner of her lips. I realize, for Arizona, I'm not a surprise. She actually has come here knowing whom she is meeting to.
Instead of replying, I just look at her, taking every bit of the young lady standing in front of me. Now she has all womanly features evident in her body. Today she is wearing a skinny blue jeans and a loose t-shirt. She seems mature than last time, especially because of her hair. Now they are quite grown up. I can see those long blonde hairs going down to the hip. For next few minutes or so, I only look at her and she does the same too. Both of we are as if in a staring competition.
I had thought about meeting Arizona for many times during last four years. I could not imagine how it would be meeting her again, telling her how much I was in love with her, asking her to have a life with me. But, I have never imagined meeting this young pretty woman like this, like here in this situation, when it is least expected.
"I thought, I would never see you!" Finally I tell her slowly, almost breathlessly. And instantly I start feeling an irresistible resentment seeing her. She is the one causing all those unbearable pain in my life. I could not sleep a single night without thinking about her since she left. I didn't know anything about her, but she knew everything about me. She never bothered to contact me, not even sending me an email, not even caring enough to know more about me. She knew where I teach. It was so easy to find out me. But, as I know, she has never cared enough to send an email to me. I waited every single day that she would contact me, even if deep inside my heart, I knew that Arizona would never do that. But, I kept hoping, till I didn't become hopeless, till I didn't start hating her, till I didn't start cursing myself for falling for her.
"But, here, we are meeting again." Arizona replies locking her eyes to mine. Again those magnetic feeling are coming back. I feel that pull of like a magnet towards this girl standing in front of me, who probably never has thought about me for once.
I decide just to dive into the business talk.
"May I see your CV… Ms.?" I ask her in a stone cold voice. I even don't know where I'm coming from.
"What?" She seems to be confused. Probably she hasn't expected this business side of me. But, here I'm- I'm going to show that I'm just her professor here. That's all we can be.
"Ms.?" I look with a question.
"Arizona…. Robbins!" Arizona quietly says her name and I miss a heartbeat.
"Your CV, Ms. Robbins?… that's your surname, right?" I finish the sentence with a sarcastic tone.
"Yes." She hands over the CV to me. "Callie!"
"Dr. Torres, Ms. Robbins." I cannot resist my boiling temper. I thought I was in love, but all I can feel right now is so much of anger towards her.
"Okay…Dr. Torres." Arizona looks away from me. She has not changed that much. I know, now she also will try to behave distant. This is very typical of Arizona, she is not a pursuer.
"The office will send you an email about the TAship." I inform her while looking down at the CV. But, I'm not looking at anything now. My eyes are steamed and my head is almost pounding. I literally can see how my hands are shaking. I need a little alone time, right now to digest her presence.
"So?" I hear a confused voice.
"So, you may leave now!" I somehow manage answering her still pretending to look at her CV.
Once I hear her moving from the chair, I somehow manage looking up. I see her walking towards the door. Her back is full of messy blonde hair, which again has started driving me crazy out of want. I wish, I just could hug her one more time to feel that she is real and I'm not hallucinating. It's been so many years that I even have started forgetting how it is like hugging her and hiding my face in her hair.
I feel an urge to stop her to ask how she is doing, if still she has stomachache, if still she has nightmares, if still she likes mashed potato, pizza and fruit teas and so many things I want to ask her. But, instead, I just seat on my chair watching her leaving my room, closing the door.
A/N: I'll try to update whenever I can. I'm insanely busy nowadays and I even don't know how come I'm managing time to write (maybe just because I want to). But, I'll on a vacation for 6/7 weeks from late July and I don't think I will be able managing time updating then. But, I promise that I'll update whenever it is possible, even if this could be a short chapter. So, be patient. I will finish the story! START THROWING YOUR IDEAS…
