Chapter 14 - Healing

Jane stepped off the train and looked at the crowd around her. How the hell am I going to find her in this sea of people?, she thought as she headed towards the exit.

Why did Maura even come here, she doesn't like such crowds. Jane kept on with her stream of thoughts stepping out and being greeted with the green dome across.

Wow, that looks beautiful. Ok. Left or right?, she thought.

For some reason she started walking to the left, making her way through the numerous tourists taking photos, a lot of them couples taking selfies, and looking all happy and in love.

I hope we will get to that point as well, Jane thought to herself entering a narrow street with a lot of small shops.

Suddenly it dawned on her she should try to put herself in Maura's shoes, What would she do if she was walking along this street?, she thought. She saw a boutique on the right and walked in. Shoes, clothes and bags were around her. If she entered anywhere this would be it, Jane thought and headed straight towards the sales lady.

"Excuse me, can I ask you something?"

"Of course", the woman replied with a thick Italian accent.

Jane took out a photo of Maura, "Have you seen this woman?"

The woman looked at the photo and asked back, "And who's asking?" looking a bit suspiciously at Jane.

Jane lifted her badge, "Boston Police" she replied a bit annoyed with the woman's behavior.

The woman looked at her again with inspecting eyes. "Yes, I've seen her, she is my friend and honestly I don't think she wants you to find her, Ms Rizzoli, I presume."

"Yes, Jane Rizzoli, so I guess Maura told you the story."

"Yes, she did. I'm Carla and we have been friends for a long time, she came here looking for a safe haven, and I gave her one."

"So she is here?", Jane insisted.

"Look, Jane, I don't mean to be rude, but I really don't think Maura would want to see you."

"Can you at least tell her I am here and let her decide that?" Jane asked.

A group of loud tourists entered the shop and as they approached the part where Jane was standing one of them accidentally bumped into Jane, hitting her in the left ribcage. Jane made a grimace and involuntarily took hold of the painful side.

"Are you ok?" Carla asked, suddenly noticing bruises on Jane's neck that were still visible.

"I'm fine" Jane replied trying to ignore the pain.

"Why don't you come with me and take a seat", she said and then said something in Italian to the other sales woman.

Jane followed Carla to the back side, she did start to feel a bit dizzy from the pain.

"Here, take some water" Carla said as she handed Jane a glass.

"Thank you", Jane replied.

"I see bruises on your neck, did something happen to you here in Italy?" Carla asked, her approach mellowing down.

"No, it happened in the US but it doesn't matter, I just want to find Maura and make things right." Jane replied still squirming from the pain that was making her uncomfortable.

Carla said nothing, just observed the woman sitting in front of her, seeing a mixture of pain, fear, regret and… love in her eyes.

"Look, why don't you stay here for the night…" Carla suggested but Jane interrupted her.

"… no, I need to go find Maura, I need to tell her I was wrong, and stupid, and a coward, I need to tell her that I love her and ask her to forgive me."

Carla smiled softly "Well, if you're gonna do all that you will need to rest."

"So you will tell me where she is?" Jane asked with hope in her voice.

"Maybe, we'll see tomorrow, after you get some rest."

Jane rolled her eyes "You remind me of my mom, she always finds a way to force me to do something."

"Italian women know how to get what they want" Carla replied smiling mysteriously and Jane realized she wasn't only talking about her mom, or herself… she meant Jane as well.

"I'm in Venice, Ma…" Jane started explaining but was interrupted with a burst of words from the other side.

"In Italy!? And you didn't call! What, happened? Have you found Maura, is she ok, are you ok? What happened in France? Tell me everything!"

"Well, I would Ma if you would let me speak."

"Right, sorry, ok, I'm listening."

"Maura came to Venice on a train from France a few days ago, I have found a friend of hers who knows where she is but she won't tell me until I get some rest. Now I even more understand your Italian background!" Jane joked.

"She is right, you need to rest. How are you feeling, honey?"

"I'm a bit tired, and my ribs hurt but I just need to find Maura and I'll be much better."

"At least we know nothing bad has happened to her" Angela sighed with relief.

"Yeah, and I hope her friend Carla will tell me where she is. She doesn't really like me after what Maura told her, and honestly I can't blame her. I was so stupid."

"You can still make it right, honey. Let me know when you have some news, don't let us wait here not knowing anything. It's horrible to wait and not be able to do anything."

"I will let you know, Ma."

"Good, now go and get some rest dear."

"Bye, Ma. Give Frankie an update."

"I will, bye."

Jane put the phone on silent and turned off the light, the sooner she falls asleep the sooner she will wake up and go find Maura.

Carla was sitting in the living room drinking a glass of wine, she overheard some of the things Jane said, especially the part about wanting to make things right. Maura might be really mad at me but I think they should talk, she thought to herself and started typing something on the laptop.

"You are up early?" Carla said surprised.

"No time to sleep, I want to continue looking for Maura", Jane replied.

"Are you sure you are ok, it sounded like you were having a nightmare last night."

"I'm fine, I've had plenty of bad things happen to me, sometimes dreams come to haunt me, it comes with the job", Jane replied, "I'm used to it".

"Hmmm…" Carla replied pensively, "Well, whoever caused those bruises on your neck, I hope they are rotting in jail."

"He's being charged with physical assault, we'll see what happens."

"So, Jane, I'm gonna ask you one question, why would I tell you where Maura is when you broke her heart and then went off to be happy with someone else?"

Jane sighed, "Haven't you ever done something you regretted? I wish I could turn back the time and do things differently, but I can't. The only thing I can do is find Maura and ask her to forgive me and ask for a second chance. Try to make amends. But I need to find her if I'm gonna have any chance of telling her how I feel."

"And how do you feel?", Carla asked.

"I beg your pardon?", Jane couldn't believe this woman was prying so much.

"Well, are you gonna tell me you suddenly love Maura, when a few days ago you were walking hand in hand with a man around Boston?"

"I don't owe you any explanation! Maura is the only one I owe an explanation to but obviously you won't help me find her. And don't mention him when you don't know…" Jane started yelling as her hands started shaking but stopped herself from finishing the sentence.

Carla noticed something changed in Jane, she suspected what it might be but realized she shouldn't push.

"I'm sorry, you are right…, it's between you and Maura…" Carla apologized.

"No, I am sorry I yelled, you are just trying to protect her, I understand", Jane said, bowed her head and sighed heavily. "I just want to find Maura so I can hug her and tell her how sorry I am for everything."

Carla nodded her head, stood up and picked up a couple of papers from the table.

"Here, a plane ticket to Dubrovnik, Maura is on an island called Korcula, on the Croatian coast. I have a house there, and I gave her the key, you can rent a car at the airport, here are the instructions how to get to the island and how to find the house."

Jane stood there puzzled, "I thought you didn't like me?"

"I don't know you that well to like you or not like you, but I can see that you want to fight for Maura and you know us Italians, we are romantic, we always want love to win" Carla smiled, "I'd rather help love win than help keep love away."

"Thank you so much" Jane managed to utter.

"Now go, the plane leaves in two hours!"

Jane was standing in front of the door of the house, nervous to ring the bell. It was in a secluded place, no other houses around, she took a deep breath and rang the bell. There was no answer. She rang the bell again but no one was coming to open. Jane's heart sank, she came all this way just to not find her again. She was exhausted, both physically and mentally.

If Maura is not here I will have to call Frankie, and Emma, I can't do this on my own anymore, she thought to herself. She went around the house and was hit by a nice breeze, she inhaled the scent of pine trees mixed with salt and gasped at the scene in front of her. A mountain rising up from the sea, little green islands spread around the water in front of it and the sea reflecting the last rays of sunshine. It was so calm and peaceful, seagulls flying around, the breeze caressing her face, and that smell, the smell of pine trees, Jane had never smelled such an alluring scent.

This place is so beautiful, now I understand why Maura would want to come here. Jane thought to herself and decided to go sit by the beach and relax a bit before she figures out what to do next. She saw a curve and some big rocks and headed there, even though there was no one around she still wanted to feel like she is away from possible onlookers.

Coming closer to her desired spot she noticed someone was already there, as she was about to turn around and leave, her eyes met the gaze of the woman sitting on the rock. Jane felt like her breathing had stopped and she felt like she was not moving but it seemed her legs had kept on going forward because Maura appeared closer and closer.

"What are you doing here Jane? And how did you find me?" Maura asked what sounded to Jane like a very cold voice but what she couldn't hear was Maura's heart pounding like crazy in her chest.

"Emma was worried about you, she came to ask me to help", Jane replied, not sure if this was real, or if she was dreaming, maybe even hallucinating.

"Well, tell Emma I'm fine and that she can stop butting in", Maura replied dryly and turned her head towards the sea.

"I've been worried about you too" Jane said quietly.

"Oh, please, you never asked how I was doing, you were too busy having fun with your boyfriend, and you didn't even bother to check if I was alive, if I needed a helping hand. I was fighting to survive the pain you caused when you ripped my heart out and you never even called to check if I was dead or alive. You never even called to apologize!"

"I am sorry, I really, truly am, Maura, I am sorry. I was a fool, and a coward, I didn't know how to deal with everything, it was easier to run" Jane tried explaining.

"Well, good for you. But you see, I couldn't run away from my feelings, they were there, engulfing me, taking my whole life over, paralyzing me and all I could do was try to survive the pain, the pain I was waking up with and going to sleep with. The pain you cannot understand because you don't allow yourself to feel, you run, because you don't dare to feel. And you think I'm weak because I'm not afraid to feel!"

"I don't think you are weak", Jane said quietly.

"Why are you here Jane? You can tell Emma I'm fine and go back to your boyfriend!"

"There's no boyfriend Maura, I broke up with him because I realized I want to be with you, I love you, I want to have kids with you, I want to see if we can have it all and be happy, I just want to be happy with you".

"I was happy! We were happy Jane!", Maura kept on with an upset tone, "We were happy and then you ruined it all! So you don't have a boyfriend anymore, what? I'm supposed to spread my arms and welcome you back like nothing had happened? I can't even begin to understand how you could…" but Maura couldn't finish the sentence, it was too painful to say it out loud.

"How could I what?" Jane asked, she decided she was not going to run away and will face anything Maura would throw at her.

"Sleep with him?" Maura finished her question. "One day you were in bed with me, and a few weeks later you jumped into bed with him, while I was fighting hard to put the pieces of my heart back together."

"I don't know", Jane honestly said, "I just ran, I wanted to have fun to forget about everything and he just came along, I wasn't planning on it, it just happened. Maura, if I could turn back time and change things I would, believe me. But I can't, all I can do is try to make things better now, I might have screwed this up beyond repair but please, give me a second chance, give us a second chance, I miss you and I love you, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me."

"I don't want to listen to this anymore!" Maura got up and passed Jane attempting to leave when Jane grabbed her hand.

"Please Maura, I don't want to live without you, I can't."

"Let go of me!" Maura exclaimed and as she wrestled her hand out of Jane's grip it hit Jane in the ribs on the left side. Jane writhed in pain and let out a painful cry "Ohhhhh!"

"Jane, what's wrong? I didn't hit you that hard!" for the first time Maura noticed how pale and skinny Jane was, her face was drawn and her eyes tired, she looked exhausted. And then suddenly Maura saw bruises on Jane's neck, the medical examiner in her immediately noticed it was a trace of fingers.

"What happened Jane, who attacked you, did someone hurt you!?"

Jane shook her head, "I'm fine, I just need to get some rest. I feel a bit dizzy."

"Come on, let's go inside, you need some food." Maura said as she helped Jane get on her feet. She put her arm around Jane and started walking slowly towards the house. She tried not to think about feeling Jane's body close to hers after such a long time but her heart was involuntarily skipping beats.

Jane felt immensely happy feeling Maura's arm around her, she knew it was ridiculous but she almost felt grateful John had attacked her, because if he hadn't, Maura would not be holding her right now.

"Here, sit down, I'll make you some tea".

"You wouldn't happen to have a beer hiding somewhere in the fridge?" Jane asked in a light tone.

"I'm really not in the mood for your jokes Jane, you cannot joke your way into fixing things." Maura was still not relenting.

"Right, sorry", Jane simply replied and thought to herself Remember what Susan said, she might need time, at least she did not chase me away.

Maura wasn't sure how to feel, she thought so often of the moment when Jane would come to her and tell her she was wrong and that she did love her and was hoping that moment would come and now when it was happening she was confused, she thought she would be happy and excited but instead she had a mixture of feelings. Her heart was excited but her mind was sending warning signals.

Jane has put my mind and body through a lot of hardship, cells remember the stress and the pain, and they are being protective, Maura was processing her own thoughts while preparing the tea.

"Here's the tea, I'll warm up some food", Maura said not making eye contact.

"Thanks, but I'm really not hung…" Jane started.

"You need to eat, don't be ridiculous!" Maura replied annoyed. She had so much anger inside her and Jane was in such a state that she couldn't yell at her, and all she wanted was to yell and scream to get out all the pain that was lying in her heart.

Jane started sipping on her tea observing Maura, she knew her body language, she knew Maura was angry and she understood why, she understood how it felt, she felt anger so many times in her life as well. So Jane decided to take a step back and let Maura have the space she needed, she continued to drink tea in silence.

Maura put the food on one plate and placed it on the table.

"You can take the room on the left, the bathroom is right across, you will find everything you need inside. I will go out for a walk, don't wait up." Maura simply said and walked out.

Jane took a deep breath looking at the door that closed behind Maura and slowly stood up to walk over to the table. She started eating involuntarily but soon realized she was starving so she finished it all, cleaned up the dishes behind her and went out to the car to get her bag. The evening was magnificent, the smell of pine trees still present, lights of boats floating on the surface in the distance, and calmness all around… crickets making their lovely chirping sound… Jane could imagine sitting outside with Maura, enjoying the serenity and the beauty of the place, Maura with her glass of wine and Jane with her bottle of beer. Jane sighed and took her bag out of the car. It can still happen, I just have to believe in it, she thought to herself and headed towards her room.

When Jane stepped out of the shower it was already dark, the living room was silent and empty. She's not back yet, Jane thought and decided to respect Maura's wishes and not wait for her, so she went to bed.

Maura was sitting by the sea, listening to the waves hit the rocks, it had a calming effect on her. Her dreams are becoming reality and yet she did not feel the happiness she was supposed to feel. Is it too late?, she thought. Maybe we are beyond repair, maybe the pain that she caused destroyed all the trust. Maura was finding it difficult to reconcile the hope coming out of her heart with the caution her brain was sending. She was not afraid, her heart was not afraid but there was something else standing in the way and Maura couldn't quite understand what it was.

Is it ego? Do I want to be stubborn? Do I want her to feel the pain I have felt? Do I want her to feel what it is like to be rejected and not appreciated? A part of me wants to go to her, put my arms around her and feel her close but another part of me feels she does not deserve me or my love, what if she hurts me again?

Yes, a million of thoughts were running through Maura's head and she did not know what to do.

She took out her phone and dialed Emma.

"Finally! Jesus Maura you scared the hell out of me!" Emma said picking up the call.

Maura just said one thing, "She's here."

"It's good that she found you. I thought something had happened to you." Emma replied.

"I'm not so sure" Maura replied.

"Of what?"

"That it's good that she's here."

"I spent hours and days listening to you talking about her being the love of your life, how there's no one that compares to her."

"You're the one who told me to give up and move on, that she's not the only woman in the world."

"Yeah and you kept on saying how you are supposed to wait for your soul mate to find their way back to you."

"Right. I don't know, I'm confused, a part of me is happy, another part is being very cautious."

"Well that's normal my dear. Did you expect to just go back to several months earlier and simply feel like you did then? A lot has happened, and it is not easy to rebuild something that was shattered to the ground. But she's there Maura, your wish has come true, haven't you ever heard the saying Be careful what you wish for?"

"Ha, ha very funny Emma, I am not laughing."

"Look, you are being given a chance to make a choice, either you give her, and your relationship a second chance or you walk away. It's in your hands, you have the power to decide what you want. Love has come knocking on your doors, you now need to decide if you will slam the doors shut or let it in. You just need to keep in mind that whichever path you choose it won't be easy. So do you want to choose a path where you are alone and struggling, or where you have her but you're also struggling? It's gonna be a struggle either way."

"Hmmm, yeah, life should be easier, you know" Maura said pensively.

"Well you just have to figure out which path will be easier for you, honey" Emma said. "Look, all I'm gonna say is that you were damn miserable without her, annoyingly miserable. I mean, let's be honest, you were annoying before her as well but…"

"Oh shut up!" Maura couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, it's nice to hear you laugh, so let me finish, bottom line is no matter how annoying you are I will still put up with you."

Maura laughed wholeheartedly.

"So you think I should give her a chance?" Maura asked.

"Oh no, I am not going there, I'm not gonna tell you what to do so you can later blame it on me. You figure it out, what I can do is go buy a box of wine if you come here wanting to get drunk."

Maura laughed again, "Ok, fine, I'll figure it out."

"Have you spoken to her?" Emma asked cautiously.

"A little bit, but not much", Maura asked sensing there was something behind Emma's question.

"Ok, and… how is she doing?" Emma was worried about Jane as well.

"Something's off with her, she's tired and exhausted, and she has bruises on her neck, painful ribs."

"Hmm…"

"Do you know anything about that?" Maura asked sensing Emma might know.

"Ummm…. yes… but you'll have to talk to her about that."

"Oh, come on, tell me what happened." Maura insisted.

"No, Maura, it's her story to tell, ok? Now off you go, you've got some thinking to do."

Maura rolled her eyes, "Fine" she said with a bit of annoyance in her voice.

"Hey, don't roll your eyes at me! I can feel you doing that all the way from here!" Emma said jokingly making Maura laugh again.

"I wasn't rolling my eyes" Maura replied laughing.

"Liar!" Emma said.

"Ok, maybe a little bit", Maura said still laughing.

"Aha, I knew it! Now go away! I don't want to talk to you anymore" Emma continued with her teasing.

Maura laughed again, "Ok, I'm off, thanks Emma!"

"Any time my dear, you know that!"

"Yes, I do" Maura replied.

"And keep me updated!" Emma yelled before Maura hung up.

Maura stayed at the same place looking into the distance for a bit longer, thinking about what to do.

"No, get off of me! Stop! You are hurting me!" Maura was woken up by yelling coming out of Jane's room.

"No! Stop! Heeeelp!"

Maura rushed to Jane's room and turned the light on. Jane was sitting in bed, knees pulled close to her body, her forehead resting on them.

"Jane, what's wrong, are you ok?"

No reply. Maura went closer, climbed on the bed and put her hand on Jane's back. Maura felt Jane was trembling and she put her arm around her.

"It's ok, it was just a dream".

Jane turned around and hugged Maura, "Can you please stay here with me, I don't want to be alone, I can't be alone, I need to feel you close to me to feel safe."

Maura was a bit surprised that Jane would ask for attention, she rarely did that, but the truth was it felt good to feel Jane close to her, she wanted to stay so she did, and held Jane as she fell asleep.

Maura opened her eyes and looked around the room puzzled that it didn't seem familiar. She felt a hand wrapped around her and turned around slowly. Jane moved and was now lying on her back but still sleeping soundly. Maura closed her eyes and opened them again, she wasn't sure if this was real or not, as yesterday's developments started coming back to her. She looked at Jane and noticed the T-shirt she was wearing. That's my T-shirt, isn't it? she thought.

Jane opened her eyes and Maura said her thought out loud.

"Is that my T-shirt?"

"Yes, it is, I took it from your apartment, I spent some time there, it was the only place I felt safe lately and your T-shirt was a protective shield I needed."

"What happened, Jane?"

Jane turned on her side so that she was facing Maura.

"Let's not talk about it now, not until you tell me what your decision is. Will you give us another chance? Will you give me a chance to make things right? I made a lot of mistakes Maura, and I wish I could go back and change them but I can't. The only thing I can is promise you I will give my best to show you how much I love you, and how much I want to make things better. You are the most amazing person I have ever met and I want to build future with you. I love you, I don't want to live another second without you."

"I don't know Jane, a part of me wants to just put my arms around you and believe that everything will be fine, but another part feels betrayed." She made a pause and then whispered "I'm not sure I trust you."

"Do you still love me?" Jane asked.

"Of course I still love you, you are the love of my life so far but…"

Jane put her finger on Maura's mouth and interrupted her "Then please give me a chance to try and win your trust back, that's all I'm asking. We can take things slowly, and start rebuilding us, together. I'll babysit on your tortoise, feed him, take care of him, I'll bring breakfast to bed, make you feel special, I'll drink wine with you, I'll go to yoga with you, let them put me in a mud bath again, anything that makes you happy."

Maura smiled "You remembered he's a tortoise", she said melting.

"Of course I remember, Maura. I just sometimes intentionally joked about him being a turtle."

"I miss you making me laugh" Maura said quietly.

"We can add that to the list" Jane replied placing her hand on Maura's. "I miss hearing you citing facts from encyclopedias" Jane said.

"Oh speaking of that, did you know that the whole city of Dubrovnik is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?"

Jane smiled, "No I didn't know that."

"Did you see the Walls of the city? They are magnificent" Maura continued quickly switching into her usual fact-knowing mode.

"No I didn't, but I did see plenty of people dressed in costumes, and Game of Thrones fan T-shirts."

"Oh, yes they film the show there. It's the filming site for King's Landing and some other things."

"You watch Game of Thrones?" Jane asked surprised and loving hearing Maura talk about such Wikipedia facts.

"Oh, no, too violent for my taste, but I read about it. We should go there tomorrow, you have to see the city!" Maura said all excited.

"Does that mean…, what I think it means?" Jane asked cautiously.

"Oh, well, ummm… I guess…?" Maura replied a bit surprised herself how quickly she could feel comfortable with Jane. "But small steps…, we take things slowly, ok?"

"Ok, slowly." Jane smiled as her heart jumped with happiness. "I'll be like a tortoise."

Maura laughed.

"Thank you" Jane said placing her hand on Maura's cheek and caressing it.

"Thank you for coming to your senses" Maura replied.

Jane laughed.

"Now, tell me what happened? You do realize I know the bruises on your neck are traces of fingers?"

Jane turned to her back and took a deep breath before exhaling heavily. "Are you sure you want to know?"

"Yes", Maura said and Jane started explaining what happened.

"And why did you not want to tell me that before I made the decision about us?" Maura asked, her hand squeezing Jane's.

Jane looked at her, "I know you Maura, you would have decided to give me a chance to protect me and take care of me. I did not want it to influence your decision. I wanted you to give me a chance because you wanted to, not because you felt obligated to help me."

"Well, we both have wounds to be healed, I'll help you heal yours and you help me heal mine" Maura said softly.

Jane smiled and looked at Maura "I love you".

"For someone who wasn't sure about her feelings you sure do say it often now" Maura replied.

"Since when did you get a sense of humor?" Jane said jokingly.

"Maybe some of Emma's vibe rubbed off on me".

Jane smiled.

"I missed that smile." Maura said "And I love you too."

Jane smiled again and put her hand on Maura's face again. She paused for a moment, feeling nervous but then told the fear to go away as she leaned in and placed her lips on Maura's. It felt familiar but also somehow new. Jane felt her body react to the touch of Maura's lips and hear heart and soul smiled. She is the one Jane thought to herself I am never again letting you go Maura Isles.

Maura was taken by surprise when Jane leaned in, there was a moment of panic but she didn't have time to escape as Jane's lips touched hers in a blink of an eye. She felt butterflies in her stomach when Jane's tongue slightly brushed hers and she gave in to the kiss and responded to it passionately. Jane took courage and moved her hand underneath Maura's silk pajamas managing to touch her bare stomach before Maura slapped her hand.

"That's not taking it slowly detective Rizzoli!"

"Right, sorry." Jane replied. "We'll take it slowly. Let's go have coffee outside and enjoy this wonderful island. I love the smell of pine trees here", Jane said getting out of bed.

"I know, it's amazing, isn't it!" Maura replied.

"And we can also talk about the children we're going to have, I've been thinking how I would love a little Maura running around, being all smartass with me and reciting facts from encyclopedias." Jane said heading out of the room.

"Hey, how is that taking it slowly!" Maura yelled after her "And maybe I would like a little Jane running around!"

"My child would be impossible to handle" Jane yelled back, "She would drive me nuts! And you too!"

"Oh, I think I can handle a Rizzoli woman!" Maura replied smiling and following Jane out.

Voila! The end! At least I think so ;-), I'm considering a third and final sequel but I need to see if I have enough ideas for another story, and round it all up nicely or will I add a few more chapters here…

A big thanks again for the support and to those who decided to stick with the story even though at the beginning it was dark and hard to read. As for why it took this long to write… I started this story when my own heart got broken, and all my dreams shattered into pieces, the life circumstances that followed lead me to a serious state of depression, and it has taken me a long time to battle my way out of it all. Finishing this story in the past weeks has really helped me finally feel excited and happy again :-). If anyone of you is going through a rough time, needs someone to talk to, listen to you and give you support feel free to PM me :-).

Special thanks to KSHAY89 for commenting on almost every chapter :-).

And to all those who read it all - I hope it was worth the journey.