Jameson

How could she just leave me like that? It's been almost 2 weeks and I still can't find her. This is making me frustrated and worried. If she doesn't like me kissing her the Amaya I know would kill me.

I still remember kissing her, the feeling of her cold lips on mine. They were so soft and supple. I've kissed so many girls but nothing ever felt so magical.

Before we could talk about what happened the walkway lights switched on. She got out of my car immediately and ran into her house. I thought of giving her space and didn't talk to or meet her the next day.

Soon a day turned to a week but nothing came from her end either. So I went to her office to meet her only to find that she went on vacation. No one in her office knew where she went or for how long. Even her close friend Sarah didn't know about her whereabouts.

I was really worried when I heard that. So I called my father and asked him if he knew anything about Amaya's family going on a vacation. He said that they never mentioned going on a vacation when they met 2 days back. That gave me a relief now I know she is not missing or in some kind of trouble.

"James, I've been in here for the past 10 min. Are you still thinking about Amaya?"Andrew asked me breaking my thoughts.

"Sorry, It's been more than 2 weeks. I'm worried that she didn't contact me. And no one is telling me her whereabouts." I explained all the thoughts I was having.

Did I make a mistake by kissing her? She is the first person who gives me all these weird thoughts and feelings. I don't wanna lose her.

"I do have an idea, it might help us in finding her." He said and paused looking at me. The mere thought of an idea of how to find her got me excited.

"Any person who leaves the country will get stamped at the airport. So the Airport authorities might have the data if she left the country. If we get lucky we could get the flight details." He explained his idea.

"I have a friend and he might help us. I will ask him and let you know if he gets back to me." He said and asked me not to worry and that he will do anything to help me find her.

After he left I started working and now I'm having a one-on-one with Aarav about a new project we are about start. He thinks it's a good idea to collaborate on the project with them so I asked him to give me brief details about it. As he was explaining the details and benefits of the project.

The door of my room was opened wide open revealing an excited Andrew yelling "I got the details from my friend. She left from here on Sunday at 10:15 in the morning to London. Then from London to Hyderabad, India." He found her. I have to go and visit her, I have to see her. let me inform my secretary to book the tickets.

"I'm sorry dude. I didn't know you were in a meeting. We can talk about this later." Andrew said and was about to leave so I stopped him saying.

" Can we do this some other time Aarav? I have an important thing to do." I said to Aarav and he said yes and was packing his stuff to leave my office.

I can't believe she went to India without informing me. I have to go meet her, so I immediately mailed my secretary to book a ticket to Hyderabad.

"If you don't mind me asking Mr. Browne, Is this about Amaya?" He asked and I nodded.

"Are you going to India to meet her? Do you know where she lives? As far as I know, she doesn't live in Hyderabad. She told me that her grandparents live in a remote village 6hrs from Hyderabad." He said.

Why did I not think of that? Hyderabad is a state capital so she could live anywhere in that state or the neighboring ones. Just when I thought I found her!

"We should have her permanent address in our office. When we hired United for the project. They should have submitted all the employee's details." I told him and started looking at the employee details for her address.

" I have a cousin in Hyderabad. He could take you to her place. Did you ever visit India?" Aarav asked me, I never went to India. I planned to go there for a project but I couldn't make it so Andrew had to go there and he said that he loves the place.

"Thank you so much man and I appreciate your help," I said and he left saying that he would share his cousin's details with me.

"Are you sure you wanna go, James?" Andrew Calls me James when he is concerned about me.

"The minute I heard that she left all I wanted was to go there and visit her and ask her why did she leave without saying a word?" I said truthfully

"You should take the private jet from the hospital or I could ask my father. You can reach there early. You should run into her house and kiss her." he said laughing and making fun of me.

"Nah let it be here for hospital emergencies. Theresa got me a ticket for tomorrow morning. I'm gonna inform Dax and meet him in London." I told him. I am excited to meet her it.

" Good luck, go get her," Andrew said and left my office.

After 2 long flights and a layover with Dax, I'm in Aarav's cousin Vihaan's car. Vihaan was born in the US, later moved here when he was 15 and now he did his bachelor's in Engineering. We talked about school and stuff. The kid is a prodigy he said that he wants to become a scientist.

The car stopped in the middle of the road, Vihaan rolled the window down and was talking to an old man. People are staring at me

"Looks like your girl's family is pretty famous around here Bhai(brother)." Aarav said rolling the window up and I chuckled at him.

Did I make the right decision coming all the way here? What if she hates me already? She will dig my grave and bury me here in India and no one will look for me.

I looked around diverting myself from all the bad thoughts, India is a peaceful place. The first thing you notice about it is people and there are a lot of them, to begin with. In the 6 hours of the road trip I had, I saw a lot of greenery, and animals on the road. The place is refreshing just like her.

" We are here," Vihaan announced parking the car. I opened the car door and saw a big house. The big house doesn't give it justice let's call it a mansion but an old one.

"Do you wanna come in with me?" I asked him taking my bag out of the trunk.

"No Bhai. Good luck though. Aarav Bhai said that she is a good person. A small tip if you wanna impress her family just fold your hands to your chest center and say Namaste." he said showing me what to do.

We bid goodbyes to each other. I started walking towards Amaya's house regretting my decision. I have so many what if's crossing my mind with each step I take towards the house.

When I entered her house no one was there. I went into another room, the house plan is great there is direct sunlight coming into the house. As I was walking into her house I heard voices. I followed them and found the woman I love in all glory watching television. There was another person sitting beside me but I couldn't get a good view of her.

She turned her head and looked at me like she felt my presence and turned her head away in a flash. Did she not see me? She turned around once again making her eyes wide and walked towards me.

"Are you really here? Oh my god, you are. What are you doing here?" She kept rambling about all the questions that popped into her mind touching my arms and making sure that I am here for real.

This is what I missed in the past 2 weeks. The excitement and the happiness in her eyes. All the little things she does that's what make me wanna be with her.

" You are asking me that question? When you left me without saying a word after everything that happened?" I asked her realizing the pain and suffering I went through the last 2 weeks.

"I like you too," she said and hugged me tightly. I don't know if I should be happy that she likes me back or should I be mad at her for ignoring me for the past couple of weeks.

I hugged her back because I don't wanna ruin her happiness and the big smile she has on her face right now. We were devouring each other's feelings and hugging each other. I heard some voices which made her jump back.

" Ammu! What are you doing and who is he?" the voice said and when I looked at the person it was an old lady who looked a lot like Vasudha aunty.

"Maa, This is Jameson, Shaurya's son, and my boss," Amaya replied. She looked at me and said,

"And Jameson, This is my grandmother. Isn't she cute?" she said and went to her grandma and pinched her cheeks.

Her grandma looked at me with a heartwarming smile, I tried to do what Vihaan told me to but she pulled me a hug instead and said

"Thank you for taking care of her when Vasudha was here. She told me so much about you."

Does her grandma know about us? If so why is she treating me so well when I heard that her grandparents are old-fashioned.

" You shouldn't thank him maa. He is the person who crashed me with his car the other day remember? You have to yell at him for making me suffer." She said making me gasp.

Is this girl for real? Just now she said that she likes me and she is saying bad things about me to her family.

"Don't mind her. She is crazy like that. I know that you didn't hit her on purpose." Her grandma said looking at my shocked face.

"What are you doing in India?" Her grandma asked me. Before I could say something Amaya beat me to it and said

"He came to India looking for his grandparents. Shaurya's parents didn't accept him marrying Ana. He wanted to make amends with them. You can't seem to remember anything these days. You are getting old." she held my hand signaling that she was going to handle it.

"That's great! Take him to your grandfather and make sure he stays here in our house till you guys find where they live. I'm going to cook your favorite Kheer." said her grandma and kissed Amaya on her cheeks and left.

Amaya took my hand and started dragging me towards the couch she was sitting on with the other girl.

"Jaya Idhi ma boss Jameson(This is my boss). Jameson this is Jaya. She doesn't understand English completely but she gets it a little bit. If you need anything here ask her. She is the best." Amaya said and Jaya gave me shy smile.

"I never asked you. I kind of thought that you will. Can you stay here with me your whole trip?" She asked me with pleading eyes and a pout face.

"I came here for you dumbo. Why would I stay somewhere else?" I said and she gave me the big wide smile like the one I got when I saw her here.

We went outside and I saw an old man dressed in white, looking dangerous and scary.

I don't know what to call his pants but they look like man skirts. He was talking to other people. Everyone was staring at me and Amaya and the old man signaled Amaya to go inside the house.

"Looks like he is busy talking with them. Come sit here. Jaya will be arranging your room so you can freshen up after you meet my Hitler grandfather." She said and pointed towards a swing for us to sit on. The swing is in the middle of the house attached to two pillars and could fit at least 4.

"You look completely different here. I like the dot between your eyebrows." I told her engulfing each and every movement of hers. She is dressed differently and looks really pretty. If this is how she looks wearing Indian. I would recommend she wear these every day.

"Be a Roman when in Rome. And these remote village people are a bit orthodox. People have to travel 20 miles to get basic necessities like education." She said in deep thoughts.

"When you liked me why didn't you give me the answer there? Why did you come here and made me suffer for 2 weeks?" I asked her. She looked so tense by my questions.

"I started liking you for so long. I was scared that I would get my heart broken and it was not easy for me, so I ran away. What if this was all a fun game to you? You are good to everyone and I thought you are treating me the same way. You've seen my family my grandmother is cool but my grandpa doesn't believe in love. I wanted to be sure that you are worth fighting with him because he is the only person that took us in when no one wanted us. When I saw you here I knew you are worth it." she said and to be frank I'm overwhelmed.

All the things she said today made me appreciate her more. I don't think I could ever find anyone better than her. I'm glad I came here and found the love of my life.

This is it guys, so what do you think she made the right decision by saying she likes him. This is the first time Jameson said she loves her. That's an improvement right.

Picture of Amaya's house.

I apologize for any typos or grammatical mistakes. Let me know if you find any.

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Sneha