"Why?!" he asked, "Why...hate me?!"
What did he do to even be disliked?!
"Why?!" Tara yelled again, putting more pressure on his chest with her poking finger!
Aryan literally had to suppress the cough while she swayed again, continuing!
"I hate you....." her hand raised again to the sky almost making him sigh in relief, which only lasted for a moment, as she poked him again! But this time, gently! "Cause you make me feel nice!!" she sighed which almost looked like a cry with those flushed cheeks and droopy eyes!
"How is it any way....to hate me?!"
She frowned before her hand above his chest got off, "You don't know!" she sighed again!
"You don't know how much I hate you....." her husky voice prolonged the statement!!
"Mr. Aryan Waqt Singhaniya!!" she suddenly shouted startling him again!!
And it was for the first time that she had took his entire name to call him, making him blink in a feeling which is undefined!!
"I hate you.....cause you were the belief that woman from....that night stated!" Though she let it out loudly at first, her voice slowly began to come down!
Her words made no sense to him, what was she speaking about?!
"I hate you for having it!!" she stressed, "But I would have hated you.....even if you don't have it!!" she looked down at him with a sigh!
"Do you even..... understand?!" it sounded him as if though she questioned herself!
She shook her head, "It makes no sense.....! I feel strange! And I hate it!!" she yelled that last part!
"Do you feel the same way?!" she questioned back almost now staring him completely!
Well Aryan felt loss at words! Was this again a confession?! But he want to, have to, and need to say something right! Yet all he did was staring her silently! Is this how a real confession felt? As for him, had no experience! Or was he feeling this way cause it was HER who's confessing!
Her eyes blinked, "You... don't...!" her gaze wavered as her husky voice now sounded sad! "I....even hate you for this!!"
She didn't look back to him again, her eyes staring anything but his gaze, and slowly her eyes went teary!
"I hate you for making me feel.....like I could trust you blindly! I hate.....you for making me....let my walls down!" tears streamed down her eyes slowly, "I had put in a lot of efforts.....to build it!!" she sobbed!
"But you were..... unexpected!!"
"I hate you for caring me! Why?! I mean why??!" her head raised twice as she asked before it fell down along with her gaze again!
"I hate you for making me feel this way!!"
"I hate you....cause I.....can't hate you!!" her voice was now as low as a whisper!
Aryan just kept looking up at her who now literally avoided his gaze, just was looking down his chest! He breathed, and he was able to hear his own heartbeat!
"What if I feel the same way?!" after a long time of just listening her, Aryan spoke up, forcing her to look up at him!
Her eyes blinked! Tara was silent for a few more moments! "You....do?!" her brow raised as she questioned.
"I do!!" he confessed!!
Tara just stared him in silence and a hiccup escaped, making her sweaty palms slide down, letting her fall on him completely again, letting him sigh, while his hands came around her waist, to hold her firm!
"You do!" she repeated in a whisper as she raised her head a bit again to face him, which till now was rested on his chest as she fell!
As she stared him, her left hand slowly made it's way up to his face! Her index finger tracing his facial features while her gaze followed her actions, starting from cheek up to forehead then slowly sliding down to his nose and finally resting on lips! While Aryan watched her the entire time, and her actions tickled him from inward in a very strange way, that he wished for her to continue and to stop, at the same time!
"You....do!!" she whispered again, now looking up into his eyes, her finger still resting on his lips!
Tara smiled, "That's a relief!!"
Aryan's right hand moved up along her body, to put those strands of hair back gently, which were preventing him to have a close view of hers! His palm went back, now resting against her head! "Yeah! That's a relief!!"
Tara's hand slid down, resting on his chest again! Her eyes which still were troubling themselves to remain opened, now blinked, as if she wanted to see him clearly! Tara breathed, "I am loving it! When you are this close, I am beginning to love your scent even more!"
Close?! No! She was literally in his arms, and, he liked it! Holding her! It made him feel complete in a way!
As he was to treasure the moment, his heart began to pace up it's beat when she began to lean closer to him! He knew what she was about to!
"Tara don't!" he whispered, wanting to stop her, and as if it worked, she stopped but frowned!
From the look, he could say, she was confused, "You will definitely....regret it once you're sober!" Aryan explained hurriedly!
Tara's brows narrowed at his statement, and out of blue, her left hand landed a gentle slap over his cheek, before resting on his chest again! Startling him!
Aryan blinked! "I said don't tell me what to do or not!" she blurted!
"I definitely wouldn't regret!!" this came out as a whisper again as she looked at his hazel eyes, she felt like she was losing herself almost! Was it because she had a drink or was it his eyes's doing?!
As if curious about something she slowly leaned closer, making his heart flutter! Aryan couldn't even control his breath anymore now as he felt at pause about almost everything, and for him, all that was the focus was her, who was slowly reaching him!
He wanted to stop her, but he couldn't! Feeling at pause he just stared her while she leaned in, as she did, few strands of hair came ahead, falling down his face, her face an inch distance from his! He could feel her breath, and this suffocated him! God he needs to stop her!
His breath hitched as she attempted to kiss him! Aryan shut his eyes unknowingly, wanting to stop everything that's happening while also wishing for her to continue! It felt strange, and his heart almost feared him of bursting out of his chest as he waited for what was to happen! He could feel her breath against his lips, just when he thought she would do it, he felt her head suddenly falling down gently on his shoulder, while her lips brushed his gently before sliding down as she fell!
But he remained so, feeling his heart pause for a second, no longer being able to feel her breath, but the touch, the gentle brush of her lips against his still had a tingling effect on him, her heartbeat which till now was in rhythm with his slowed down until it became steady! She's asleep already?! He just kept his eyes shut and felt whatever that was eating him up from inside!
Normalising his beat, he slowly opened his eyes after seconds, his hand still was rested on her head as if singing her a lullaby!
Aryan inhaled deep, "Tara" he called gently which again felt like a lullaby, for which she responded with a voice as she adjusted her head, making herself comfortable!
He slowly let her lay on the floor as he sat up on his knees, but she held his shirt almost grabbing it, as if not wanting to let him go!
Aryan sighed, his hand adjusted her hair, well she responded with a smile while her eyes were still shut, she wasn't completely asleep! "Was this all really your doing?!" his voice was a whisper, as his fingers stroked her hair!
She was there laid, seeming all so peaceful, after disturbing his! Will she even remember what she had done this night?! "Will you forget it all?!" he asked doubtful, as though she could answer!
With a sigh after gazing her for a moment more, he just decided to carry her to her room! When he gently lifted her into his arms getting up, her eyes were slightly open as she looked at him, a smile curved her lips as he looked down at her!
"I like annoying and....troubling you!!" her husky voice made him shake his head!
Tara's hands now went around his neck, her head completely resting against his chest, he was sure she could hear his heartbeat!
"Did you do it to annoy me?!" he wondered but heard her now chuckling as a reply, which vibrated against his still fast beating heart!
He just then carried her to her room, and was glad that he left the door open, else she was in no position to open it for him! As he tucked her to bed, switching off the lights, he turned to leave unaware that she is half asleep, and only her suddenly holding his hand gently made him realise that!
Turning back, he just stared down her who was now holding his gaze, her eyes were still droopy, but not much as previous!
The moonlight which shimmered through the open window let him trace those emerald eyes of hers which now shone!
"Stay!" she whispered!
He didn't know why, but he surrendered as she gently pulled him down, letting him lay beside! As soon as she had him beside, she hugged him shutting her eyes, again her head buried in his chest!
Aryan neither denied any action nor acted! He was just still, letting her act as she wished!
"This feels nice! So warming!!" she whispered again as she breathed!
Making him smile! Aryan pulled her even more closer as he embraced her back, completely locking her in his arms! "Indeed" he breathed as his left hand went around her waist while his right hand stayed on her head, patting gently, sending her back to the sleep!