"I'm not leaving! I'm gonna sleep with you!!" said Aryan stubbornly, Tara's brows pulled together!
There stood a moment of silence as they gazed each other, while he didn't know why!
"Are you sure?!" she asked with a raised brow!
But....was that a smirk? Did he....
"I didn't meant that...." he hurried to say!
"That...what?!"
His eyes rolled as now his index and thumb fingers began to caress his forehead, "I...."
Tara shifted to the other side of the edge gently, patting on the mattress, "Sleep!"
This woman never stepped back to tease him, he probably meant the couch! "I just need a pillow!!" he said with a sigh!
"It's not the couch, it's the bed! You drove for long hours!!"
"It's alright with it until I am alright with it!" he began to be stubborn again!
"It's either this bed or yours!!" she said crossing her hand over chest!
They both stared each other stubbornly until he sighed, and decided to sit! He almost fell on it making her chuckle!
"Goodnight!" she scoffed while she lay on her back after covering herself with sheets! Yet she couldn't sleep, she kept observing up the ceiling, aware that he did the same as he lay down!
Was it his innocence or foolishness?! She can't even sleep while he feared for her to collapse!
May be, he feared for that empty hearted night!!
"I'm sorry that I didn't leave!!" he began!
"I know!"
He chuckled, "You always know!!"
"And how?!"
This time Tara chuckled, "Your scent!"
He frowned! "It's intoxicating!"
"How do I....smell like?!" he wondered!
"Coffee!" she breathed, "Something about you always makes me think of a warm sunlight, new rising's, mountains, a fresh air! It's pleasant!!"
"Strange enough, I often imagine the colour orange, whenever I see you!"
Aryan chuckled! "I know, there exists no pattern!!" she laughed!
He shook his head, now using his hands to support his neck while he still lay on his back! His view was of the designed ceiling but all he could see was her, as he remembered the first time he saw her, that night! The moment her head fell on his shoulder, her hair covering all of her face!
"You smelled like blossomed flowers!" he breathed, his chest raising up and down as he did, "For no reason, seeing you made me remember the view of cherry blossom!!"
She chuckled, she smelled like that?!
"But that's not the case! Though you had that impression at first, later, whenever I saw you, I used to imagine blue! Seas, smell of oceans and waves!!"
A smile crept over her face, he chuckled, "There's no pattern in this as well!!"
She breathed, "May be, it's common!"
He frowned, turning to her slightly, "What's common?!"
She still kept her gaze up, "To assume! When you feel something which is undefined, you often find things to associate with what you feel, and it doesn't always have a pattern!!"
Aryan smiled, it seemed right! With that smile still remained, he looked up back, locking himself with the view of those flower designs which seemed to have connected each other in a mysterious way! And his gaze followed it as if finding the route!
What an interesting way to make yourselves tired and force to sleep?!
While she now turned her head to look at him, a frown settled on her face, why was he lost in seeing that?! She breathed, who knows!
But seeing him from this close made her like his scent even more! She remembered him saying blue!
In a night view, when the river adorned the black, there appeared the rays of light orange, making a way along the surface of water, on its way turning it into blue then having it reflect orange! As the early sunrise made the river embrace its beauty back, in order, they both became an embellishment of nature!!
Tara didn't know why all of a sudden, seeing him now recalling his words, made her imagine a view she would often take something as casual! But now, she liked it! A beautiful sunrise!!
"Till when are you going to find ways through one flower to another?!" she asked making him blink twice before turning to look at her!
"You do it?!" he asked surprised!
She smiled turning away for a brief moment, "The way how I used to fall asleep when I was a kid!"
He laughed, "I am not alone after all!!"
Tara took a deep breath, "You say you saw the first vision when we met for the first time!" He looked at her wondering why was this the subject now?!
"And it was about me locking up myself, sobbing in the dark!"
Aryan breathed, he still didn't forget the vision!!
"Was it really the reason for you to accept me?!"
He nodded, "For the first time, a memory I saw made me go through my own memory! And that was yours!!"
She breathed, "That was the first time!!" she said, and he knew what she referred to! "And today, it happened again!!"
Aryan sighed, "This will be the last!!" he sounded serious!!
Tara chuckled, "I thought you were the type to suggest patient's to cry more just to have themselves feel relieved!!"
"Only if they wouldn't collapse!!" he scoffed!!
She chuckled but went silent for a moment and he didn't say anymore as well! They both observed the ceiling for a moment more until she began to speak again!!
"What about .....the men?!" she asked with a frown!
"Can they still stay?!"
Yeah, they probably would have left!
"I couldn't help!"
"You didn't scold!!" he assured, "Nor hurt!!"
Tara nodded accepting, " You didn't let me lose it!!"
Aryan smiled, "I'm glad I did!"
Tara turned to face him completely, while also making sure she didn't rest her head on her injured hands, problem wasn't the pain but him!! He turned as well to face her, his arm supporting his head while his left hand lay on the mattress lazily!
"Though she was blind, there was nothing she couldn't do!!"
Her mother?! He smiled, he could see her eyes shining, beaming a smile!
"She is a grown princess!! So no wonder, she knew how to paint, sing, dance! With skills like business, she even cooks super good food!!"
Aryan laughed, "No wonder your father fell head over heels for her!!"
Tara gave him a glare of 'Do.Not!!' before she continued, "My father is a loving one, sweet! He never scolded me!!" she said with a smile which faded in seconds when she stopped seeing the air dreamily and looked at him with a brow raised, "Unlike you!!"
Aryan blinked! What?! Ah why? Why was she comparing now?!
"I don't remember my parents scolding me as well!!" he said with brows raised!
"Why are you comparing?!" she almost yelled like a high school girl!
"Why did you even start it?!"
They both looked at each other with frown which slowly faded as they began to laugh then!
Tara shook her head! Aryan sighed! He thought the first night at this place was long ago spoiled for her but seeing her like this now assured him!
And suddenly her words echoed! Orange?!
He breathed as if taking time to think, "Why was it white when you think orange?!"
Tara frowned, "Clearer!!"
"If seeing me makes you think of orange, why did you gift me a white suit?!"
Tara sighed, her eyes began to waver again!
Done! He asked something he shouldn't! Here comes the gift of being unable to socialize!!
"I requested my father to wear it once! I had a wish to see him that way, all in white!" she said dreamily with a faint smile! "He promised me of granting it on my birthday, but....." she sighed, "That birthday never came!!"
He stared her in silence!
"The day you wore it, I felt like I was seeing him again!" she smirked, "I knew the very day you wore my dad's suit, you would look great in white as well!!"
He smiled, "Shouldn't I make it even then?!"
Tara was silent for a brief moment before sighing, "Goodnight Aryan!" she said closing her eyes!
He smiled amused! Unpredictable!!
Aryan could still see her smile which was slowly now beginning to fade away! Her eyebrows were slowly resting at ease! His smile widened as he watched her, she finally wasn't crying anymore!!
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Tara felt her body at ease yet strained! She had a feeling of having a good enough rest yet she didn't want to say no for more! Her eyes were still shut and as she was in conscious, she remembered the conversation she had with Aryan last night! And as soon as he striked her mind, her senses tried to recognise his presence but, she couldn't smell his scent! Did he already leave?!
Forcing herself she opened her eyes slowly, her eyelashes with light associated welcomed her!
He left!
With a sigh, she got up! Getting ready, she went down knowing he was up to do breakfast again! As she made her way down, she saw him placing dishes on the table, a smile crept over her lips! He didn't notice her, she was about to head towards him but her steps halted when she heard the calling bell ring! She with a frown looked at the door before her gaze shifted to his!
Who could it be? Did anyone even know they were here?!
But why was he looking at her with no wonder?!
Aryan's hands were now rested on the table as he leaned forward, "Someone's waiting for you!!" he said with a smile, "Won't you go see who it is?!"
Her frown deepened, and she could hear the ring again! Excited, she made her way out, as she opened the door, a guy welcomed him, wearing a bag, in-shirt and a cap! Holding a box?!
"Who's this?!"
The guy smiled keeping the box down on the floor, he took a paper out of his bag and a pen! "I am here to deliver something mam! Are you Ms.Tara Nethin?!"
"I am!" she replied and with a nod he handed her the paper to sign!
It was hard for her to sign it with her injured hands, yet she tried to manage just as she tried to bandage herself after the shower, a while ago!
When she was done, he smiled and left! Wondered, she crouched down to open the box! It was in no way hardly packed and she could open it in ease!
Tara was taken aback when she saw what was in it! A white-haired puppy with cute eyes, it's tongue out! Wearing a name board, 'SNOOPY' all in capital letters!
It's eyes were fixed on her, so much that she could see her own reflection! Her eyes teared up!
This is so much the same!! A tear slowly made its way down her cheek!!
Snoopy?!
"He is back!!" a voice reached her from behind, a voice which sounded to have joy within!