"What were you both talking about?" Aryan wondered once both Aarohi and Aman were out of sight, leaving him alone with Tara!
"As she said, just a normal meet! What else we would talk about!" Tara lied with a sweet smile, turning to leave, however, Aryan held her hand, stopping her.
Tara turned back surprised, her gaze settling on him who now smiled.
"What's the hurry?"
"Aren't we supposed to join the breakfast? Grandma and grandpa might be waiting for us!!" Tara shrugged.
Aryan with a smirk pulled her into his embrace, a gasp escaping her, her eyes searching for any being's presence immediately before they fell on him in a complaining way.
"Watch your actions young man!!" Tara chuckled.
Aryan shook his head, "Just putting up the practice lady!"
"No abuse!!" He shrugged.
"Practice?!"
A nod escaped him, "We will be dancing for the party, as decided by grandmother.", another shrug escaping, "We are gonna practice after noon!!"
Tara pondered over it before with a sweet smile pushing him away; "Early practice sometimes might turn out dangerous, your highness! Careful!!"
"My spirit is ready for any great risk and danger if it's for you, my princess!!" He smirked holding onto her hand while she kept resisting his pull.
With a laugh, she pushed him away, "You've gone mad!!", a shake of head escaping her, "I'm going!!"
And she ran away, while he followed her, her name an echo in the empty halls through his voice, her laughter an additional dessert!!
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Aarohi walked in silence, the empty road a liberty for her in thinking. Recalling the conversation she had with Tara.
Still feeling that bitter thought of hesitation which pointed out her action like a flaw.
The doubt whether what she did was right or wrong, chasing her.
On the other side, Tara's words. Her suggestion to leave.
A sigh.
Aarohi can understand Tara's perspective, but, if she were to ask herself, somehow, deep down inside her heart, she knew the answer.
That, she's not ready to leave this place.
Not yet.
She came here along with Deep. She will...as well return with him. No matter what!!
Her thoughts halted as she bumped into someone, a gasp escaping her.
Her eyes widening at the sight of the man. The man she saw with Deep.
Aarohi gulped, her heart pumping fast in fear somehow.
Vinson smirked, "Watch out where you are going lady!", a coquettish grin followed, "Countryside areas nowadays are not much safe for...." he started leaning towards her, "pretty ladies like you!!"
Aarohi stepped back, a nervous smile taking over her, did he not know her or... recognise her?!
With an inhale, she stepped away, "Thanks... for the suggestion, I can take care of myself!!"
Vinson smirked, advancing towards her, "If you are okay, I can assist you!!"
Aarohi kept stepping back for his steps towards her remained constant.
"I said I can take care of myself!!" Aarohi's blunt response only made him smile.
His hand advancing towards her and finally Aarohi sighed hard, having enough of this man, holding his hand with a sweet smile before twisting and turning it around.
A painful scream escaped Vinson, "You witch, what are you doing???", his another free hand trying to catch her, which she effortlessly held in place.
"Watch your actions pervert, else I will have to cross mine!!" Aarohi stressed, keeping additional pressure on the grip, his scream increasing before she let him go with a push. Dusting her hands. "Don't you dare provoke me!!" She warned before turning away, leaving him behind.
A sigh escaped Aarohi, slightly relieved at the fact that he didn't know her. So, this wouldn't be a problem.
However Vinson smirked, giving his paining hand a final shake as if erasing it. "A play with this lady will be interesting!!" He chuckled at himself. His hand sliding into his pocket for the mobile, him dialling to his boss.
"You were right boss, she went to meet Tara!"
After a brief moment, with a chuckle, he ended the call.
Walking to the hotel, he opened the door, slowly, of his room.
A messy environment welcomed him, his clothes ended up everywhere on the floor, his suitcase laying at the corner of the room, empty. The bed, a chaos.
With a sigh, he leaned onto the door watching Deep slowly come out of the washroom.
His hair and face wet, water droplets streaming down his forehead.
Deep stared him for a moment before nonchalantly ignoring him, walking away.
"So, what's this?!"
Deep slid his hands into his pockets, giving him a 'not so interested' look. "You guys say nothing, and I decided to find it myself!!"
Vinson chuckled, "Found something?"
"Anything?!"
Deep looked away, disgusted.
Vinson chuckled, "However, I sure have found something on my way back!!"
Deep who still had his gaze away, frowned.
"She was such a beauty!!" He said with a smirk.
Deep rolled his eyes away, cursing himself for expecting some valuable information from him.
Vinson waved his still painful hand in the air with strength, "She's strong too!"
"But, isn't it something interesting about a woman? Being able to resist!"
Vinson's smile widening, "It excites me!!"
Deep's hand balled up into a fist, trying to control his anger.
"Only if I had a chance, I would have...."
Even before Vinson could complete his words, Deep took the man's already paining hand into grip, turn-twisting it all the way behind, a hiss of pain escaping Vinson.
"Stop bluffing around me!! It's annoying!!" Deep warned while Vinson punched him in the stomach with his free hand by elbow, pushing him away.
Deep who was forced a cough by the punch, wiped his mouth by rubbing his hand against, from the knuckles till elbow, his gaze never leaving the man. "Stop putting out all of those cheap thoughts that run inside your filthy mind!!"
Deep grimaced, adding "One fine day, you might as well get killed to have such cheap mindset!!"
Vinson laughed hard, before with gritting teeth held Deep's collar, "Don't you dare keep your dirty hands on me once again, for if you did, I'll kill you!!"
Deep rolled his eyes.
"Did you forget, why you are here for?!"
"Tara's parents are in our custody, one mistake from you, they will be facing the consequences!!"
Vinson slapped his cheeks slightly, saying "Watch your actions, and stop making a fuss everytime!!"
Deep pushed the man away.
"Till how long will you blackmail me?" He voiced against. "Making me go against my own sister?!"
"My life has become a hell because of you guys!!"
"I've had enough!! My sister has spent her twelve years of life in the absence of her parents!! She is strong enough to bear the pain even if she gets to know the truth now!!"
"Been prisoned for years, I don't believe you aim to release them anymore!! I'll find my own ways to save them!!"
"Even if I fail, I'll at least be considered family, unlike when I work with you guys!!"
Deep shouted back, "Do whatever the hell you and your damned boss, want to!! Cause I....am now leaving!!"
Vinson who was surprised by the man's sudden outrage, stood silent while Deep went to pick up his own luggage.
Amid the silence lead by the just now chaos, the zipping sound of Deep's bag went faint when Vinson's mobile ring. Deep halting briefly.
Vinson after few seconds on the call, had ended his seemingly mysterious conversation, before turning towards him.
"You can go wherever you want to, for, our mission wouldn't stop just by your absence!!" Vinson nonchalantly ignored him.
"You sister's family is throwing a party tomorrow, and I will attend it for sure, with or without your presence! For, the game is coming to an end now!!"
Deep stared the man in silence, "What are you going to do to her?!"
Vinson smirked, "That's none of your business!! By the way...." he looked at the man's luggage, "aren't you gonna leave?!"
Deep's hands balled up into fists in unbearable anger.
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A/N:-
This is a note out of my gratitude. I recently recieved a collection for this book, and whoever it was, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My writings are in their low phase at present and your kind act made me smile in this difficult situation. So, whoever it was, thank you so much, kind soul.
Also thanking all of those readers who patiently wait and read my story despite the unstable updates.
Thank you all once again.
I'll try to write as much as I can.
With love,
Misslonelysoul.