BEAUTIFULLY MENDED

MANPREET KAUR

No.8, 3rd Cross Street,CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600004 Copyright © Manpreet Kaur All Rights Reserved. ISBN 978-1-64850-385-6 This book has been published with all efforts taken to make the material error-free after the consent of the author. However, the author and the publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. While every effort has been made to avoid any mistake or omission, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that neither the author nor the publishers or printers would be liable in any manner to any person by reason of any mistake or omission in this publication or for any action taken or omitted to be taken or advice rendered or accepted on the basis of this work. For any defect in printing or binding the publishers will be liable only to replace the defective copy by another copy of this work then available.

For my father, I know you would’ve been proud of me.

Contents Acknowledgements

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Part 1 1. Immortal.

3

2. Love, Hope And Courage.

4

3. Let Me.

5

4. Blossomed And Grown.

6

5. Not Mine To Hold.

8

6. Irony.

9

7. Jigsaw Puzzle.

10

8. How?

11

9. We Are Forever.

12

10. The Dancing Goosebumps.

13

11. Faraway, Forever.

14

12. Beautiful Love.

15

13. Could He?

16

14. Just A Little Loose.

17

15. Flawless With Flaws.

18

16. Kindly Clarify.

19

17. Love Redefined.

20

18. Happy.

22

19. She's Little Off Center.

23

20. Drowning.

24

21. Know The Difference.

25

22. Home.

26

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Contents 23. Always Have The Kiss.

27

24. Somewhere Else.

28

25. What If?

29

26. Just One More Time.

30

27. Nightmare.

32

28. Memories Of You.

33

29. Two Hearts, Single Heartbeat.

34

30. You Are The Museum.

35

31. Somewhere Sometime.

36

32. It's True.

37

33. I Wonder.

38

34. Poison Ivy.

39

35. Cold.

40

36. Same Thing.

41

37. Better At Hiding.

42

38. Can't Pretend Anymore.

43

39. Let Me Go.

44

40. Her Own World.

45

41. Ever Seen A Smile Like That?

46

42. Footprints.

47

43. Heart Still Cares.

48

44. Your Tears.

49

45. Attractive Poison.

50

46. Not Crazy.

51

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Contents 47. Chaotic Heart.

52

48. Clouds Of My Memory.

53

49. A Classic.

54

50. Brave Enough To Feel.

55

51. Innocent But Wild

56

52. Was/still.

57

53. Uncurable

58

54. Victory.

59

55. Uncut Strings.

60

56. Lost In The Echo.

61

57. Get It Off Your Chest.

62

58. How I Want You To Love Me.

63

59. Miracle.

64

60. Not Anymore.

65

61. When I Found You.

66

62. You Are My Universe.

67

63. Suffocation.

68

64. Regrets.

69

65. Your Touch Makes My Goosebumps Dance.

70

66. Pain.

71

67. Our Journey.

72

68. Learn How To Swim.

73

69. You.

74

70. They Won't Walk Away.

75

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Contents 71. Crash And Burn.

76

72. Decaying Heart.

77

73. T-shirts That You Left.

78

74. I Love It.

79

75. Abandoned.

80

76. Don't Be Specific.

81

77. Like Always.

82

78. Hurting But Alive.

83

79. Flower Of Love.

84

80. The Ocean Knows When To Be Calm.

85

81. Afraid Of Love Fading Away.

86

82. Beautiful Heart.

87

83. Wildfire

88

84. Her Vacant Self

89

85. Scared.

90

86. Everything Is Just Nothing.

91

87. You Are Loved And Cared For.

92

88. Hands Over Your Cracks.

93

89. Because Of You.

94

90. You Can Do It.

95

91. Hurt, Smile, Cry, Laugh.

96

92. We Both Pretended It Was Love.

98

93. I Put Pen To Paper To Write.

99

94. Words Meant To Me.

101

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Contents 95. Would You Mind?

102

96. Never.

103

97. Color.

105

98. I Still Could Quench Your Thirst.

106

99. For Him.

107

100. You Are Everything.

109

101. It's A Part Of You.

111

102. Superman Is Not Coming.

113

103. It Was Days Like This.

114

104. She.

115

105. My Body Is My Home.

116

106. Vulnerable Is Strong.

117

107. Always.

118

108. Are You Courageous Enough?

119

109. I Wanted Your Grey.

120

110. It's Just You And Me.

121

111. Reasons Why I Love You.

123

112. New Comes But The Memories Of Old Stays.

124

113. Lessons Learnt.

125

114. It Can't Be Real.

127

115. Her Demons.

128

116. Retaliate Destiny?

130

117. Your Love Is Not Tough.

132

118. There Is A Difference.

134

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Contents 119. You Say.

135

120. We Never Did.

136

121. Barely Breathing.

137

122. Stay Strong.

138

123. Maybe?

140

124. Just Let Me Know.

141

125. You And Me.

143

126. Now And Forever.

145

127. You Left A Coffee Ring On My Heart.

146

128. On Giving Away Gifts.

148

129. Piece Of Me.

149

130. Walls.

150

131. The Unbroken.

151

132. Forever.

152

133. Two Lost Ghosts.

153

134. When A Writer Loves.

154

135. Memories That Didnt Happen

156

136. The Epiphany

157

137. Things To Talk About.

159

138. Many People.

161

139. The One.

163

140. Painful Combination.

164

141. I Said When, Not If.

165

142. If.

167

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Contents 143. Where It All Ends.

168

144. My Heart And My Poetry.

169

145. Do You Remember?

170

146. The Moon Knows Her Secrets.

171

147. Forever Lasting.

173

148. Drowning In Love.

175

149. I Saved A Soul.

177

150. All I Want.

180

151. Dreaming Reality.

182

152. You Are Magical.

184

153. Dived Deeper And Sank.

186

154. Story Untold.

187

155. Another Lifetime.

188

156. I Broke His Heart.

189

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Manpreet, good luck with your novel. -RUSKIN BOND (1.2.2020)

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Acknowledgements I gave almost 3 years to this book and finally I am thanking everyone who helped me complete this book. I would like to thank my father who is not anymore in this world but surely would’ve been proud of me today. My mother, for standing through every thick and thin, you always encouaged me to write even when I thought of giving up. My brother who always supported me. I’d also like to thank my Guardian Angel Ranvir who wrote the beautiful piece of my first page. Life has been smooth and beautiful with you around. I would want to thank my teachers Mrs. Shayantani Banerjee Ma‘am and Ms. Ayushi Zina Ma’am for reviewing my book, thank you for the guidance, under you I'm being a better person and a writer. Thanks to all my brothers, friends, uncle, family and everyone. I would always want to thank myself for not giving up on this book. And lastly, thanks to you all readers who has made my book writing successful.

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