Destined to be

chapter 21

Previously ;

The dark shadows of the voluminous trees and puzzled bushes had become the structure of the forest. The trees stood proud and tall as protectors of the exigent grounds, as the impregnated bushes that had consumed the hard regions of the forest, concealed the land from beneath the vibrant portals of the open sky.

The isolated forest has the appearance of winter romance which blossomed, alluring your mind deeper and deeper into the enchanted land.

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The wintery sun shone in the sky , as if trying to make up for setting so early the evening before, the sun bloomed into the sky with a warm mellow glow. Sending what was left of the dull moon packing until his next stint overlooking the night. The dusky sky, was a brilliantly bright baby blue, and perched picturesquely on the autumn branches of the trees in the forest below. As the morning developed the sounds of young birds began to fulfil the air with a delicious spritz. They chirped, tweeted and warbled incessantly.

The lake had been hardened by the sharp cold blitz of an icy frost. The translucent water was bound as a smooth solid and the particles of the water reflected a sheer shine of gleam and glitz, that could only be disrupted by the sharp razor blades that ice skates posses. Whispers of the remaining snowflakes were on top of the tranquil ice; these blew in the breeze over into the depths of the forest.

As the mellow winter sun reflects it's beam lake the water shows parts of itself melting into a liquid, which is so cold that it could freeze in an absolute instance. The sheen of reflection on the arctic water from the glowing sun sparkles in the tranquil air, with the light reflecting, unique combinations of blue hues and pearlescent purples.

The land was isolate and derelict from the prospects of busy city life. Tranquillity and idealistic bliss are forth seen in the deep depths of the forest as well as the environments sublime intake of the wintry season . The tall trees posses a sweet serenity that keeps all safe in the forest from delinquent harm and stark human demoralisation . Sheets of thick white cloudy snow preserve the gritty grounds beneath as well as the silky sheets of ice that protect fresh organic water .

Emily walked forward trying to figure out a way to save the things from slipping past her hands . She was in the phase of life where the person becomes clueless . They are uncertain about their future and they feel they can't have a happy one . They try to turn the pages of their past to relive the moments where they were happy and had a lot of aspirations and dreams . A phase where the person becomes so scared of their future that sometimes they don't even want to have one !

Sometimes Emily feels like giving up everything but then she holds herself back for Ava . And that's the beauty of motherhood . Emily was sad because she lost her family but then she found it back in her little one . For a moment she wondered ' What a family actually is ? ' . Is it just a group of people who live together or it something more than that ? Does only being with family makes you happy ? No I don't think so . Even Steven has family but is he really happy in it . . . . an abusive father , a mistress and a selfish fiancee how can he be happy by living with such kind of people ? Estella had a family but she was not happy in it and so was Emily . Living with her step mother was never easy for her !

So what a family really is ?

There are many associations we make to conduct our life process. We make associations of business, nationality, community. But among all these things, family is a fundamental association. You must understand family for what it is, and conduct it for what it is. The problem is we get overwhelmed with emotion and raise it to another place, which it is not. In many ways, my mother never tried to influence us in any way. By not wanting to influence us, she was the biggest influence. What human beings have to offer you, and what you have to offer them should not be trampled upon. But the illusions we create around them must be trampled upon, otherwise we will miss the beauty of people coming together and sharing things.

In many ways, family means “the closest association.” That means you have to constantly step on each other’s feet. When you constantly step on each other’s feet because you are sharing the same space, it brings a certain level of understanding and maturity. Suppose you have a f*******: family. You can have a family of 10,000 without any problems because you don’t have to share anything with anybody except pictures. It does not challenge you. Suppose you do not like someone on f*******:, you can just click and they are gone! That is not the case with family. One moment, they do something and you hate them, but you can’t click them away. She thought that though Kevin was not her biological father but he has always been an amazing father to her . His entire world revolved around Emily and he was the most important person in Emily's life and he still was . He sure do hate her for now but could he keep hating her forever ? Emily hates her step mother but she was never a mother to her , she was not even close to being her mother . Emily tried hard to make her a part of her family but she never wanted to be a part of it . She was not a family to Emily !

When people stay together, either by b*****e or choice, they mature because maturity happens when you rise above your likes and dislikes. There are so many things that you do not like about your parents, children, husband, wife. Initially, it irritates the hell out of you, but after some time, you rise beyond it. If you rise beyond it by giving in and saying, “The hell with it!” that will not help. But if you rise beyond it consciously, you have turned spiritual. Without intention, you have become spiritual. That is the most beautiful way to do it .

Everyone says a family is above all . May be they are right but to stand on this statement you should have experienced it but Emily never really had . They say family is very important to fulfill your physical, psychological, financial and social needs. You formed an association of family to fulfill your needs. Do not forget this. But she wondered what say and how to react when the people you call your family are not there with you when you need them the most and instead of being there for you . They just abandon you .

She concluded a family is a group of people who make you happy , who are the reason of your smile and not your tears . Some find their family in a single person like Emily . She found it in Ava and was grateful to God for it . She hated the man who ruined her life but was also grateful to him because he brought Ava in her life . She smiled and promised to herself that from now on she won't cry for the people who abandoned her and her little daughter .

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Previously at Tyler's house ;

Tyler: " I don't know . . . . . . . . . I don't know . . . . . . . . . . Did she tell you that why did she start hating me so much ? "

Clara: " No she don't hate you . . . . . She just said that she believes that you two were holding each other back . . . . . . you know . "

Tyler : " What ? . . . . . . .What ? . . . . . . . . she said that ? What made her say that ? . . . . . . . . .We both understood each other's personal life as well as professional life . We gave space when needed . I don't know why she said that . . . . . . . . . "

Clara: " She also said that she believed that you two were in a toxic relationship . . . . . . . "

Tyler: " She really said that ? "

Clara: " Yes . . . . . . . why will I make all this up ? "

Tyler: " We were in a toxic relationship ? "

Clara: " Yes , those were her exact words . "

Tyler: " I can't believe this . . . . . . . . "

Steven: " So can't I . . . . . . Isn't it pathetic ? "

Tyler: " Till yesterday I had the visions of my bright future in front of my eyes . "

Tyler felt like he lost everything . For him his love for Mindy was all he really had ! He loved her with whole heart but what did he got in return ? . . . . . . . . . . Betrayl .

Tyler: " I have become a joke in front of media and his relatives and his parents . It was hard for me to believe that all her promises and the vows she took didn't meant anything to her . I was busy planning our future and she busy letting someone else in her heart ! . . . . . I hate her . . . . . . . I hate her . . . . . . . . . You guys heard me I f*****g hate her . She is so dead to me . "

Steven: " Do you really hate her ?

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