Cross- Roads:- What To Choose Love Or Friendship 51 Familiar Face

It was around dinner time when both Aaron and Hayley left the aquarium. Hayley felt exhausted but what a sweet exhaustion this was. She was smiling all the way and Aaron was just way too happy to see her happy. He felt content, and he felt something inside him changed and melted and he was feeling like he could fight any battle to keep this smile on Hayley's face intact. This girl, she radiates a feeling of peace and calm and Aaron knew too well that this feeling had nothing to do with her outer beauty it has everything to do with how beautiful her soul was.

Hayley didn't want this day to end but all good things must come to an end and so was this day. When she saw Aaron taking a turn towards the apartment Hayley told him that she had to go to Keith's place because her mother was there and she had to meet her mother. So Aaron took a U-turn and continues to drive towards Scott Mansion. After a while they both were outside Scott Mansion, Hayley asked if Aaron wanted to come in but Aaron declined by saying that he need to go to the nursing home and then they both bid each other goodbye. When Aaron was driving out of driveway of Scott Mansion he saw a familiar car parked but he thought that it must be his mind playing tricks on him because this car belong to that person who had left the country all those years ago and she swore that she would never come back and with the thought of that person Aaron's grip on steering wheel tightened. Past memories started to rush back in his mind and his grip on steering wheel getting tighter by each pa.s.sing minute and there was a moment when Aaron thought that either his hands were going to break or the steering wheel was going to break suddenly Hayley's smiling face flashed before his eyes and suddenly he felt engulfed in peace and his mind automatically started to calm down and his grip on the steering wheel started to loosen up and he smiled.

When Hayley entered the Scott Mansion she saw Aunt Sarah was in the living room and there was other woman with her, sitting in front of her. Hayley wasn't able to see the woman face because that woman had back towards the entry towards the living room. Hayley thought that she should ask house help about her mother whereabouts and meet her first and then she would greet Aunt Sarah because she didn't want to disturb her but the moment this thought struck her and she was about to turn to look for house help she heard Aunt Sarah's voice for her to come over and she did exactly that, she walked into the living room and took a seat beside Aunt Sarah and right in front of other woman and now Hayley could clearly see that woman's face. This woman didn't look a day more than twenty years old and she was wearing a knee length white lace body-con dress and there was pearl studs in her ears and her brown hair was loose falling down her shoulder in wave form and she was wearing a natural make-up look and she was looking stunning. She was walking beauty and for a moment Hayley also didn't help but gawk at her.

Aunt Sarah introduced them "Hayley she is daughter of very good friend of your Uncle Lucas and also she was very old friend of Keith" Aunt Sarah said this while pointing towards the woman in front of and then she continued " Her name is Rachel". As if one the cue that woman smiled and looked at Hayley and said "h.e.l.lo, nice to meet you" and then Aunt Sarah pointed towards Hayley and said to Rachel " Rachel she is Hayley my best friend Katherine's daughter and she is like daughter to me." To this Hayley just smiled and extended her hand towards Rachel for a handshake and they shook hands. The more Hayley saw Rachel's face she thought that she had seen her somewhere and that too recently but where?