Aryan had a peaceful sleep, it felt weird to dream about his parents again, the way he played with his parents at his old house, it made him forget the present, almost making him wanting to live forever in his dream!
Unfortunately it was a dream, and it ended as soon as his eyes opened slowly, for a moment, regretting everything to be a dream but he was taken aback to see Tara sitting there again, was it still the dream? Was he still dreaming?!
No, he wasn't! Her sweet scent made him believe it wasn't! Why was she here again! As he observed her, he realised what she was doing, writing down her vision and he wasn't blind to avoid the small smile that crept over her face as she wrote it down!
But he felt his heart skipping a beat when she took notice of his diary, her fingers resting over it and when she almost was about to take hold of it, "That's personal!" he blurted suddenly making her look at him!
She kept looking him for a brief moment as he did the same, "Can you pretend to be asleep for a while?!" she asked!
"Until .....when?"
"Until I complete reading it!" said Tara!
"That's personal!" he repeated!
She stared him in silence, taking a moment, before with a sigh getting up! "How are you feeling now?!"
"Very fresh!" he smirked getting up, leaning against the bed wall, exposing his half naked body! She was quick enough to take a scan before she shook her head, "I fear you becoming a model if you kept this going on!!" said Tara looking down his exposed body! "Well I would be entertained though!!" she smirked getting out of his room! He just chuckled!
Aryan had a nice shower before he got out of his room, later he and Tara, both had worked together to prepare dinner this time, he was glad that her leg was beginning to heal now as she could walk without cane now, yet a bit slow! After having dinner, without talking much, they both washed dishes together as well before getting into their rooms!
Both lay on their beds, yet they kept thinking about each other!
Tara couldn't understand herself anymore! Staring blank at the ceiling, she recalled her behaviour with him, and his with her! She was becoming weird, but she couldn't help! Since the man appeared, it was either she behaving according to him, or acting along with her feelings! Being the woman to think before act, she is utterly disturbed by her sudden change, and the fact that she wasn't much disturbed by the disturbance! She liked it! And the question raised was, why didn't he act against?!
She still remembered the way how he desperately pushed her away at first, so why not now?!
What does being different and similar meant?! And what was more disturbing?! His personal diary! She had no secrets hidden, while he states PERSONAL!!
Was she expecting more than she should or expressing more than she should?!
While Tara thought about him, Aryan thought about her!
Aryan really felt bad saying that to her, he didn't mean to not to disclose anything, but it still feared him! Yes, weird it was, she was the one who in the second meeting itself had revealed her secret, and on the other hand was him, who had decided to be her doctor, had started to take care of her personally unlike his previous patients who had just had consultant and treatment meetings with him! He had moved into her house just to take care of her, and moreover, he knew all her secrets, yet he wasn't disclosing his! What was wrong with him?!
The silence which was present the entire time they cooked, ate, and washed dishes together, just made him feel more guilty! And the way she just said nothing to him made him feel even more guilty!
They both kept turning sides in bed, adjusting to the sheets, unable to sleep, feeling uncomfortable, until they both got out of their bed, opening the room at unison! As they at once came out of the attached rooms, stared each other surprised!
"Couldn't sleep?!" they asked in unison!
Aryan shook his head while Tara with a sigh reached the couch to get seated in the living room! After a short period of time, Aryan followed and gave her a glass of water, while he had his own! She without hesitating took it and had a sip of water, before gulping down! He chuckled at the way she emptied the glass, he then also sat on the couch beside hers, resting his head against the support! Well she did the same, and they just kept staring the ceiling in the dark, with just one lantern lit!
"Actually..." Aryan began, Tara frowned tilting her head across to face him, he slowly looked down at her, now leaning forward to speak, "I shouldn't have said that! I apologise!"
Her frown deepened before she looked away back up to the ceiling, "It was my bad!" she said once she realised what was he talking about!
Aryan looked at her confused while she continued, "It was me who said to stay in your limits while I just intended to cross it!" she shut her eyes with a sigh as soon as she completed!
He watched her for a moment not knowing what to say! He thought she was hurt, and she is not blaming him!
So now confirmed! She was hurt!
"I had never mind you crossing though!" he whispered but clear enough for her to hear, but she didn't respond! Was she sleeping already? "Tara?!" he whispered in silence again! He just sighed knowing she has fallen asleep, and he fell back the couch with a sigh again, his eyes still kept observing the lady, the way she slept, her neck would pain tomorrow! He with a shook got up, getting a pillow for her, arranged it under her head gently, so that she could have a better sleep, before getting a pillow for himself, he lay on the couch, his eyes fixed on her, until he wasn't clear anymore of when had he fallen asleep!
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Deep lay on his bed with a wide smile, that denied to leave him behind! He kept observing the button that Aarohi has given him, which he placed on the bed beside the shirt which had her name written, by her today! He wondered of everything that happened between them this day, nothing was special yet everything felt special! They went to a coffee shop first, together, then her work place, together, then the orphanage, together, then a simple walk, together!! This lady made him walk but well he never regretted it! He chuckled when he recalled what the old lady, the head incharge, did to her when they got to orphanage!
The moment when the lady pulled Aarohi by ear for messing up with the old man yesterday, still made him laugh! He though received a death glare from Aarohi, when he laughed, he still couldn't help!!
"That bastard...." she attempted to say something while the lady applied more force, "Ah...sorry sorry!" Aarohi retreated!
"He always harasses children mother, he even takes away all the chocolates and gifts I buy for them!!" Aarohi had complaint like a kid!
"Whatever, but you can't bring up yourself to do such things!!" the lady scolded!
Deep laughed shaking his head, everything looked perfect like a kid being scolded by her mother! May be disciplined!!
The whole scene just lingered in his head, and the moment, when they reached her home, she disclosing the distance between them, surprising him, just wrote her name on his shirt! "Our second meeting!!" she smiled while his heart skipped a beat!
He took the pen from her grip, before writing his own name on her sleeve, "Our second meeting!!" he repeated with a smile!
She smiled wide before getting into her house! How he wished that she would never leave him!
Deep breathed deep as he held his shirt up as if facing him, with a chuckle his raised hands fell down. Ah! How he wished for her to stay back forever!! Life with her would be a miracle forever!
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A/N:- How to pronounce the names;
Tara :- Tha-ra
Deep :- Dheep