"Feeling for someone who can speak through silence!" Tara said staring him!
Aryan kept staring her back, not knowing what to say! Her recent behaviour with him changed a lot, which actually confused him while also making him feel relieved! And her sudden confession she thought he didn't know, was somehow the answer! Now reminding everything that happened between them the last days, he felt lost at words!
He could read her eyes as they now shone, and what it made him feel was something unexplainable! "When....are we leaving?!" Aryan asked totally ignorant to what she just said!
Tara remained silent for a moment before she shook her head slightly, "Not now! I don't want someone who's at lack of sleep, to drive me!!"
Aryan nodded, "Then I should go take some rest?" he asked as if he had any other option!
"Let's have something to eat first! I haven't had anything from the last evening!!" she said perfectly having the idea that the other side was the same!
Aryan nodded again, "I'll get prepared then!!" he said standing, she gave him a nod and he left the room with his luggage!
Without even asking each other, they seemed to shift rooms, as Aryan now went to her room! Tara held back her smile as he returned to return her luggage! Everything seemed funny to her, and she enjoyed it though knowing it was just waste of time!
After they were prepared, they went ahead to have breakfast, and the management took care of them by arranging for everything they would like to eat!
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Deep was rushing to the way where guest rooms were alloted! And as he did, he searched for Tara but the room he heard she stayed in was empty! With no thought, he headed towards Aryan's room as that was the only place he could think of her to be, but seeing that room empty as well, he decided to ask the management as he knew they didn't just leave the conventional hall, their luggage was still present!
He got to know that they just went ahead to have breakfast, and a sigh escaped his mouth! As he decided to reach them, Deep recieved a call! He though was in hurry, attended it stopping by, as it was from his precious love!
"Goodmorning!" Aarohi greeted!
"You already are missing me I guess!" Deep said with a chuckle!
"I started missing you the very second you left after dropping me!"
He could hear her chuckle as well. "What do you want me to do? Shall I consider kidnapping you?"
Aarohi laughed, "What about considering making it official?!"
Deep was silent, "Soumya said me everything!!" Aarohi explained!
A glimpse of smile was visible on his face, "Then I'll just consider fastening the process!!"
"Ah..." he heard her exclaiming as if she just remembered something, "What if it is hastening rather fastening??"
Deep chuckled, "Don't raise doubts when it's you to suggest first!!"
She laughed again!
"Well gotta go!" he said suddenly bringing up a frown on her face!
"Are you in hurry?"
"Yeah!" Deep answered with a nod! "I was careless enough to not to know that Tara was suffering a fever from the last night!"
There seemed a moment of silence before Aarohi spoke up again in a wondering tone, "She was..... perfect the last night!"
Aarohi heard him sigh this time, "Father said she caught a fever cause of getting wet in the rain! Aryan though took care of her, I need to go check on her myself!!"
"Aryan?" she wondered!
"Ah!" he exclaimed, "The man who stood beside her the last night!!"
"He is like a friend!!"
Aarohi nodded before she smiled while also noting in mind to greet the man properly when she gets to meet him again, if possible, as considering him taking care of Tara, and him being a friend, he seemed close!!
"You love your sister!" she pointed out with a smile!!
Deep smiled, "A lot!!" he exclaimed before he kissed the screen making her surprised, saying, "Bye!!"
And even before she could react, the call ended, blinking a few times, she chuckled! He could also muse her sometimes!! She shook her head with a chuckle again!!
Ending the call, Deep smiled briefly before he reached Tara and Aryan! Seeing them eat in peace, he sighed in relief, which didn't last long as now his gaze fell on her injured, bandaged hand, and the fact that she was just having a bowl of soup! And this all made him enquire them, almost making her roll her eyes, and Aryan, well the man always puts things to himself, not infront of him atleast!!
After what Aryan tried to explain to relieve him, trying to convince him that she hurt herself in process of cutting an apple while he was away for medicines, Tara just with one sentence ended the discussion, "Shut it and join us!!" she said even without looking at him!
Deep shook his head as he took a seat, "When will you learn to take care of yourself?!" he sighed, while Aryan held back a chuckle!!
"There exists three men who cares for me rather taking care!! I don't specifically need to do so!!" she said still looking down her dish! Aryan gazed her for a moment while Deep stared her in silence not knowing what was the difference while also wondering about the specific word 'Three'! His gaze soon travelled to the man who was seated beside her, a glimpse of an amused smile appeared on his face!
Both the men looked down their cutlery and they all ate in silence after, until Deep escorted them back to their rooms though he hadn't had any reason to!
"Meet me before you leave!!" he said them before he left!
While Tara guessed that the only reason why Deep wasn't asking much questions about her sudden trip was that the man might have got an explanation from his father that she was only going far from here for a bit of peace of mind!
Deep joined Arshad to attend a meeting related to their business, while by force yet of needful, Aryan was taking some rest and Tara was still in her room, sitting on a chair near the window, watching the clear blue sky!
Though she was sitting silent, many thoughts were wandering around her!
No matter how much she thought, she couldn't find any reason for anyone to attack her! Who could have been behind everything cause she knew, one specific person was behind this all, as that was the foreseeable hypothesis! But why?
Wealth? But as far as she knew and can guess, she has no business enemies, so what else? Was there anything she isn't having any knowledge about? If that was the case, her uncle would atleast have any idea, wouldn't he?!
Everything still bothered her, and she tried as much as possible to not to show that on her face, cause Aryan always seemed to have an ability to see through her soul rather her memories always! Even her uncle had much to handle and she didn't want him to bear any more!
Thinking of Aryan, whether he did or not, she blamed herself for what happened yesterday night! He managed to convince her anger but not her thoughts, he was actually being right, she shouldn't be angry on him instead herself! It was cause of her why he went ahead for a fight! A sigh escaped her mouth! Only if they hadn't got much close, this all wouldn't have happened with him!!
And with a blink, her thoughts drifted to his problem! Rather than her problem, his bothered her! Death never bothered her cause life never seemed to have much of her passion! But forgetting everything you treasured while not even being able to realise it is far more than death! Forgetting your own self is still living while being dead inside! And it was even more vulnerable to not even realise it!
Tara breathed, why was it so hard? When she never wished for it to work, it didn't happen, and when she's actually now wishing for it, it's not happening as well! What was with her fate?!
She never wished to live, being alone seemed fine! But now, it's different!! She didn't wish to die, cause he made life seem so easy, being beside! It was not about how smart he can be to deal the problems but how supportive he can be while dealing the problems! He made her realise that, no one completely wishes for someone to help, some, like her, who don't often seek for help, but just wish for someone to stay beside! No! Close!!
And after realising how happy she can be, helping others through her ability, she no longer questioned, why was she the one?! And it even motivated her to find an accurate solution! Not only for herself but him! He needed it as well!
Need!
A chuckle escaped her mouth, may be the need it is what made them cross their paths! The need within, to live!!
All of a sudden, a voice disturbed her, making her turn back!
It was Aryan! Why was he here instead resting?!
But it was he who questioned her first after a moment of stare with an expression which she probably couldn't read! "Were you sitting there staring out, all the while?!" he wondered!
All the while? How long had it been?
As if reading her he spoke up with a sigh, "It's afternoon! And I am no longer at lack of sleep!!"
She slowly nodded before getting up! She was silent all the way till he carried her luggage out along with his, and with just a call Deep joined them, only to send them off! While Aryan took care of the luggage and everything else, Deep took out some time to talk with Tara!
"You will be okay right?!" asked Deep!
She was silent for a moment more before she took a deep breath gazing him, "Don't worry!" she assured! And for the first time, he sensed her tiredness!
Deep wanted to stop her, but as he discussed it with his father, just like the man said, she needed some own space, away from everyone and everything!
Deep with a smile wrapped his hand around her shoulder, "Give me reasons not to worry dear sister!!"
"Aryan exists!!" she scoffed!
"And who's he?!" he asked pretending to be amused!
"My...." her words got stuck as her eyes narrowed while she gazed up to look at him, "What do you intend to say?!"
"Well let's not beat around the bush! What's with you two?" he asked with his brows raising twice!
She looked at him with disbelief before punching him in stomach with her elbow, pushing him away!
A chuckle escaped his mouth!
"Seems like a man in love can only see love flying around!!" she scoffed!
"Who stated love?!" he chuckled!
Tara with a shook turned around to leave, ignorant to his statement, Deep laughed and followed!
As they were about to leave, he handed her a box!
She looked at him in wonder!
"Do you remember?! We used to light a number of candles together in our childhood, and you always liked sandalwood candles!!" Deep said with a smile which brought up a smile on her face as well, as they both remembered their childhood! It seemed distant yet felt like yesterday!
"I do!!" she said with a smile!
"I am gifting it to you then! This time, light them in my remembrance!!"
Tara smiled hugging him which came by surprise, Aryan who just came was amused of what made her emotional suddenly!
Deep patted her head for the first time sensing the feel of being a big brother! As she pushed herself away, he shoke hands with Aryan!
Aryan with an assuring nod, shoke hands with him but that made him see a flash of a situation!!