And he leaves...

As the sweet memories came back, his heart became greedy. He wanted it to happen one more time.

Kate looked at Shawn who was intently looking at Katherine's face and sighed,

"Oh boy! If you want to dance with mom, then just say it! Why are you looking at her, doing some telepathy shit and expect her to understand the needs of your heart? Gawd!"

And saying that she turned away and walked towards the ice cream counter.

"Kate!" rebuked Katherine and looked at Shawn who instantly put his hands inside the pockets of his pants even though they were itching to hold Katherine's hands.

And as if like heavens had heard the desire of his heart, the song ended and the dance floor was now open for everyone.

[Next song - "Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran]

'When your legs don't work like they used to before

And I can't sweep you off of your feet'

Akira and Raymond kept swaying even though the song changed. People clapped continuously assuming the first dance to be over, but those two had transcended into a world of their own where they didn't bother about what was happening around them.

Seeing the two drenched in each others' love, Katherine's heart also itched and like a cure to his itch, Shawn extended his palm towards her and with a smile on her face, she two started twining with the love of her life.

'And darling I will be loving you 'til we're 70'

Seeing everyone getting all lovey-dovey a bored Kate went to the center and pulled the corner of Raymond's jacket and asked,

"When will the Karaoke start!"

A startled Raymond came back to reality, for his mind had been completely engulfed in the thoughts of Akira.

"Erm... once the dance is over," he replied, looking fondly at the little one.

"Ahhhh...." exclaimed an exasperated Kate and seeing the level of her boredom Raymond asked,

"Would you like to have a dance with me?"

And her eyes instantly beamed and why not. After all, he was her favorite person. Akira laughed to see the instant change in her mood and stepped aside so that the duo could dance. And as she turned around she saw herself surrounded by people she loved and felt blessed.

But there was one man who was still busy. It didn't matter to him if hells broke loose. The only thing that he right now cared was the party to be memorable for the two.

He was still rechecking if everything was ok as per the menu that they had decided since more than half the staff had left the place.

"Can I have a dance please?" asked Akira and David turned around in surprise.

"What? With me?"

"I would have been dancing like this with my father!" and saying that she rested her head on his shoulder. David didn't say a word, for he understood that it was natural for her to miss her parents on this very day. So he softly rubbed his hand on her back and said,

"Life is never perfect Akira. We just have to try to find moments and make them perfect."

She lightly nodded and rested in his arms, just like a daughter would do in her father's.

Standing a couple of feet away, Dr. Nelson took out his phone as it buzzed with a notification.

"Please start now to avoid any traffic to the Airport."

Seeing the google notification, Dr. Nelson sighed. It was time to bid farewell to everyone without letting anyone know about it.

Taking a deep breath he took one final look at the pretty bride and slowly walked away. The night had set in and in the darkness, no one could see the weight of grief that he was carrying in his heart.

He went inside the house and picked up the clothes that he was wearing that morning and changed into them. He neatly placed the suit of Raymond on his bed and placed a note on top of it,

"Thanks for the suit and I am sorry I couldn't dry clean and return. So maybe next time you can wear of suit of mine!"

Even though his heart was getting shattered into pieces, he drew a smiley face on that note and then left the room but then he came back again and went inside the washroom and picked up that pink towel of Akira.

A part of him was selfish.

Part of him wanted to have something of hers to remember her by.

So he folded the towel and took it along with him and walked silently towards the front porch. He had no courage to turn back and look at the backyard. As he sat on the driving seat and turned the ignition on, his eyes went to the rear mirror for the fraction of a second.

But he resisted every thread of thought in his head and sped through.

That pink towel was resting in the passenger seat. He had covered a couple of miles when it started to drizzle a bit and his mind raced back to the first memory of Akira. The day when she took a ride with him to the hotel. That day also it was raining and today as well.

The only difference being, today the passenger seat next to him was empty.

But he didn't want to fill that void. He had no intention of doing so. The only thing that was in his mind now was to go back to London and get settled in his new life.

A life without complications.

A life without any troubles.

But a life without Akira.

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