With Love, xxxx. by Varshitha Kancharla (best adventure books to read .txt) 📗

Chapter 17

Ryan sat on the bed thinking about her. He lit his cigarette and started smoking. He kept recalling her face and her smile. He understood she wanted to see him. He is so near to her yet so far. 

He got angry on himself. On his life. He had everything in his life yet he feel void. Something in him was missing. He wanted her. He can have her but at the same time he couldn’t. He felt like he was cursed. 

But the only thing he can do is continue writing the letters to her. He wanted to see her happy, and she would feel happy when she read the letters. With that small thing, he felt joy. Writing for her is the least thing he could do. 

The next day Kathleen received another letter encouraging her to write more. After that, she kept getting many envelopes and with every letter she admired him more. And her wish to see him grew higher. She considered him as an invisible guardian angel and his every letter increased joy and hope in her life. His every letter was making her strong and filling her heart with never ending bravery. With the confidence he gave her, she kept trying to fulfil her dream.

“Nina! No one is interested in my story.” Kathleen said with a sad face. 

“Don’t worry Kat! One day you will get success. Just give your best in everything.” 

Kathleen nodded and looked at the box. She kept remembering the words in the letters she received. Each and every letter gave her the encouragement that she needed the most. 

“Nina! What do you think about the stranger? I mean how might he look like?” 

Nina tapped her chin and started saying “As we knew he is a tall guy. So probably 6 ft. And handsome. Might be muscular.” 

Kathleen’s lips curved up in smile listening to her.  

“In his formal shirts and pants, he may look cute.” Nina smiled saying. 

“Let’s guess everything Nina. About his personality, his profession and about everything.” Kathleen smiled excitedly. 

“Done. The stranger is a 6ft tall, perfect shaped man who looks cute, kind, and a very good person.” 
Kathleen laughed listening to her. 

“I wish he is a very good guy.” Kathleen said smiling. 

“Yeah! He might be a professor.” Nina said. 

“Professor?”

“Yeah! I mean who else write letters rather than the one who always sit with papers.” 

“No! I don’t think so. He said he won’t read books and didn’t even remember his academic books, in one of his letters. So he is not a professor. Professors always read something.” 

“Might be a guitarist.” 

“I was thinking he might be an employee in a company or something like that but you are guessing an entire different profession.” 

“May be. But I imagine him as a cool, cute and stylish guy who plays guitar.” 

“It’s good imagining the stranger as a guitarist.” Kathleen laughed. 

While Nina and Kat were discussing about him, Kathleen’s mother entered the house suddenly. 

They both stopped talking and looked at her in surprise. 

“Mom?” Kat mumbled. 

Nina smiled looking at her and said “Hi aunt!” 

Kathleen’s mother looked so serious. She was giving deadly glare to them. 

“Kat! I think your mom is going to kill us.” Nina whispered into Kathleen’s ear. 

“Mom! W-what are you doing here? And why are you looking at me like that?” asked Kathleen. 

“Not me. What the hell are you doing here?” Her mother shouted. 

Both the girls looked at eachother not understanding what she meant. 

“What will we do? As it is a weekend, Nina had no office and we are involved in casual talks.” 

“Nina is going to office. What about you, Kat?” Her mother shouted. 

“What about me? I told you I had been searching for job.”

"In publishing houses?” Her mother shouted. 

Kathleen’s eyes widened listening to her. She gulped in fear and her palms got wet. Nina and Kathleen looked at eachother in shock. 

“Mom! I... I was...” When Kathleen was about to tell another lie, she was interrupted by her mother. 

“You have been lying to me for months Kathleen. I was so foolish to thought you were searching for a job. All the time you are doing is writing a book. How reckless you are about your life? I must thank Michael who saw you running around those publishing houses.” 

Hearing her mother, Kathleen became furious. Anger gripped her when she heard Michael's name. 

“Talk something, Kat.” Her mother yelled.

“You knew the truth. What’s more to tell mom? I didn’t lose my job. I resigned to it.” 

“Are you insane? I never expected this. You had been fooling us.” 

“Mom I’m sorry for lying to you. The fact is I don’t like doing a job in any company. I’m unfit for those things. I love writing stories and I am doing it. What’s wrong in it?” 

“Are you out of your mind Kat ? We sacrificed a lot of things just for your education so that you can get a luxurious life. But here you are saying you don’t want that and love to beg all the publishers just to publish your stupid story.” 

“Mom it’s not just a story. It’s my dream. My life. Why don’t you understand?” 

“Dream? You can’t dream what’s impossible. Stop dreaming and come back to reality.” 

“It’s not a crime to dream big, mom.” 

“Enough. You are coming with me. Right-Now.” 

Nina tried to calm her down but she didn’t listen. She kept shouting at Nina too. 

“Kat! Why are you still standing here? You are not staying here anymore.” 

“I am not going anywhere with you. I’ll live here and fulfil my dreams.” 

“What? Kat! Don’t make me angry.” 

“Mom! I’m not a little girl anymore who just nod my head to whatever the shit you say. I’m grown up and it’s my life. I’ll live however I wish and I will live it to the fullest.” Kathleen shouted. 

Kathleen’s mom was taken aback at her words whereas Nina remained shocked looking at her friend. 

“Kat?” Her mom called her name in surprise tone. 

“Yes mom. It’s my life. I won’t go for any job. I will do whatever I love. And the most important thing, I will never marry that bloody Michael. I took my decision and I’ll stick to it.” 

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