The gang of five was sitting at the rooftop of the Blue Moon restaurant and enjoying their celebratory dinner.
If you watch them from far, you'll see five people enjoying their dinner, but if you notice them from close then you will see three people fighting over the food while the other two was busy with each other.
"Rose, don't you dare touch the wine." Rick snatched the glass of wine from the girl after throwing her a threatening look.
Tara asked with annoyance, "But why?"
"Why? You don't know why? Fine, let me remind you about the doctor's instructions once again. You are not allowed to even drink a little bit of alcohol, remember it?" Kush picked his phone up from the table, and waited for her to argue.
"But—"
"No buts and no ifs, just finish your dinner, its already very late than your usual dinner time." They commanded sternly resulting her to stomp her feet on the marble floor.
"You guys cannot do this to me, how can you be se heartless?"
"We were always heartless & ruthless, since beginning. You just noticed it now, common start eating." Rick replied smugly, Tara felt pure unadulterated hatred for him, she wanted to rip off that mocking smile from their faces.
But then her eyes fall on the two, they were totally busy with each other, "O hello! Lovebirds!! Shall I arrange a room for you?" She asked the two with eyes filled with pure annoyance while making a nauseating expression on her face.
The two laughed out heartily, "No, thank you! You know what Rose?" Charlie smiled sweetly, "You need to find a suitable guy for you, it's high time to leave that jerk."
The boys chuckled as they listened her suggestion, while Charlie high fived with Raghav, Tara just rolled her eyes and drank mouthful of juice.
"There are some people who are in need of this advice more than me." She pointed two of her fingers towards Rick & Kush. The two was sipping their wines, but spilled it out while coughing violently.
Cough!! Cough!!
"Don't curse us, you jealous woman!"
"Haaah haaah haaah!! Me & jealous, and that's also with you! Stop dreaming!" The never ending bickering of the trio started.
"Don't try to change the topic, darlo!!" Kush caught her red handed resulting others to throw her a sceptical look.
"Me?! Changing topic?!" The girl asked with a look of pure innocence. She made a hurtful expression all over her face and wiped some imaginary tears from her face.
"Enough now, what are you thinking? Why are you still not getting rid of that nuisance? The reason why you said yes to that jerk was Suhas & Shanaya, you wanted to make him believe that you'd moved on from him, so that he can accept Shanaya and start a fresh.
In a week they're gonna get engaged, so why are you still enduring him? What exactly are you thinking about doing?"
A long sigh escaped from her lips, she looked at the four pairs of questioning eyes. "It's not that easy, I cannot take any risk at the moment. I'll wait till the engagement before doing anything. But tell me something, why you guys don't like Kartick?"
"Simply because he's unlikable." Rick answered arrogantly, he's the one who hates the man more than everyone. "I just don't understand why are you even doing all these? Its clear that you still have some feelings for that boy, he also loves you without any doubt.
And about the incident that night, it was a clear conspiracy against you two. It's proved that someone did set him up, he was a victim—"
"If he was a victim, then she was also a victim. None of them did the conspiracy, but that doesn't mean everything that happened was fake. They did spent a night together, do you understand the meaning? He cannot just shrug it off, and nor I.
My boyfriend had spent one long night with my sister. I can accept anything, but I cannot accept it. Knowingly or unknowingly, he did accepted my sister, she lost her virginity to him. I know he loves me.
I know he didn't cheated on me willingly, but what about Shanaya, it's not like she did everything willingly. It happened, they fell victim into someone's conspiracy. Out of guilt or whatever, he did promised that he would take her responsibility, what about that promise?
I accept that I have some feelings still left for him, but that doesn't mean I can forget everything. No way, I can't. Maybe this is what people call destiny. We are not made for each other, and I had already accepted it the way." Tara inhaled sharply to calm herself down after her sudden outburst.
Raghav held out a glass of water for her, they just nod at each other with some deeper meaning. Since her break up with that guy this is the first time she spoke out in this matter. They just wanted her to share her bottled up feelings with them and they succeed.
"Feeling light?" Kush asked.
"Yeah, guys give me sometime and I'll tell you everything. And believe me, I'll not make any mistakes this time. There are so many things that I want to share with you, just gimme some time." She said with a look of gratitude in her eyes.
Its not like she's stupid or she doesn't understand their concerns. She knows and understands very well about their love & care for her. In the current situation if she really can believe someone, then these four people.
They can do or die, kill and also get killed for her. They are the only family she's left with.
"We're always here for you and with you, you don't need to say it. And don't you ever give these looks." Tara nod her head furiously agreeing with Kush.
"Okay, so enough of all this, the big day is here, and we're leaving tomorrow evening, right?" Raghav asked in a professional tone.
The others nod their heads in agreement, "I've already done a little round up of the area. The girls are kept in an unused warehouse. There are no cameras around the building, and also there are not many gaurds. We will follow up with our previous plans...."
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Next day, when Tara entered inside Rajveer's room, the director was preparing to change the man's dressings.
Tara walked towards him and stopped beside the old man, "Good day, mentor!"
The two snapped their heads as the familiar voice reached their ears, the old man smiled at her warmly while the young man just stared at her. Its not like he didn't noticed her beauty before, but he didn't wanted to accept it.
But now after listening everything about her his way of thinking about her has changed a little. "Tara, what are you doing here?"
"Just for his routine check up." She answered while picking up the scissor. "May I?" She asked the old man for permission, Peter nod willingly and stood up before moving to other side to provide her some space.
Tara nod and started to cut the bandage, while talking with the director. Rajveer just sat quietly and continued to listen.
"Dr. Tara, here you are. Are you done?" Helly asked after entering inside the room, she was finding Tara, when someone informed her about her visit in the 'woodburn unit.'
Tara had just finished her work when she heard her voice, the girl turned towards her and threw a questioning gaze, "I'm here to take you to the hall for the party."
The girl nod in realization after listening Helly's statement. "Yeah, let's go. I've already finished my work." She turned towards the old man, "Aren't you attending? Let's go?"
The old man nod curtly and looked at the man who was looking quite confused. "Young man, take rest. I'll visit you again later."
He walked out of the room with Helly tailing from behind, Tara turned to look at Rajveer, "Hmm, are you still mad at me? Well, forget everything and take care of yourself. Also listen to the doctors and stop giving them a hard time, goodbye."
She stepped out of the room with a smile on her face while leaving the man confused.