Chapter 5

The Singhs and Ahujas would go for pleasure trips every year.. Tara and Neil used to enjoy those trips as kids, they would have best time of their years with their respective parents...
Tara particularly hated river rafting and even fishing..anything which had water in it..she was scared of water bodies..and poor Yash or even Neil couldn't do anything about it..she could trade anything in return of NOT going to such places.
This time it was Neil's favorite game..'GOLF' . For Tara it was another bore..but did find it funny to see this serious gentleman Neil sweating to give his best shot Tara found herself chased by Neil when she dared to disturb his serious game with her shouting in his ears..
Yash anf RP along with a few common friends of theirs would chat, laze and eat after the hard work they did. It was a long day for them...the where tired, they retire to their respective homes.

She wakes up in the morning with a scream. She runs to the direction from where it was coming- it was her dad's room. She is said that Yash is not waking up. She feels a sharp pinch in her heart- she goes to her father and tries wake him up.
"Papa? Papa uthiyee subha hogayee hai!
Papa mujhe darayee mat.. Papa.." she shakes his arm, but he never gets up.. her worst fears have come real. Tara's eyes widen up..her throat feels dried up..and her voice seems mute..
They call for the doc and he confirms that Yash Ahuja is no more. Tara is devastated to hear those words- she still doesn't believe it!
They take Yash for the postmortem.. he suffered a massive heart attack. This gives a huge blow to Tara along with the company Yash made of his blood and sweat.
Soon the news spreads through news channels and ph calls...
RP, Neil and his other business mates come to his home to pay their tributes.

Jay gets a call from Ahmed uncle- with the news of Yash's death. Jay doesn't believe it too.. he rushes to the hospital. He sees Yash's body. It was the moment when he lost his father figure- his mentor.
He himself is broken and he could see Tara, standing there like a statue.. she had no emotions- just a blank face. Jay tries to get her in terms with the cruel reality..
'Tara?' he calls..she seems deaf for for words, for everybody's call...
He then holds her by her arms and makes her touch Yash's body, she creases his face.. Stares his face wailfully.. holds his hand and when she loosens her grip, instead of it holding back, she finds his hand slip off hers. A tear engenders her eye and frees itself off those broad eyes.. it dons on her, what n whom she lost that day..her knees weaken and she breaks down crying her heart n soul out..
She holds him and cries .. uttering random words senselessly.. 'um...daddy..' she sniff.. 'how...' she gulps.. 'he couldn't..' she utters sobbingly...
Jay was no exception here..he saw her cry..his mentor- the man who gave him strength just by a glimpse of his was no more...
At a point becomes wild.. Jay tries hard and consoles her. She holds him tight and cries a river...

They reach with Yash's body and all preparations are made for the man's final journey. Tara endlessly looks at the face of her father- she sees her only living and now dead parent in the veil of her tears... Tara isn't ready- isn't ready for all this..she couldn't sink in such harsh reality.. the stress builds up and she faints.
The last rights need to be fulfilled, Jay gives his measure of gratitude or it was more of his indebtedness for his mentor..he gives kandha to the body.. as they move forth..
Ahmad uncle stops.
They keep the body down and hear what comes a shocker to most of the people standing their- Jay especially.
Ahmad uncle announces Yash's last wishes, that only Jay should perform his last rights. Hearing this Jay is filled with veneration for this great man ..
How thoughtful and kind of Yash that he deserved to do such a ritual as his right. He was just not an acquaintance - but was thought as a part of his family- which was enough for Jay for that life- someone loving him so much.. now he had a duty in real.

They proceed to the funeral grounds..and Jay completes the rights, and now he was given the fire log- to burn the pyre.. he hears a cry.. "NO,STOP!" it was Tara, she runs to Jay, he is worried about her, of how he is gonna control her... she reaches him.. his swollen eyes talks to her reddened teary ones - his eye worried ones.
Tara's eyes desperately begs him not to let her father go.. she wouldn't be able to bear it.. she folds her hands and bawls with all the pain her heart felt...
Jay after a while..gets a grip of his emotions and speaks to her eyes to control her emotions, for its inevitable ..she then gathers her gut.. understanding Jay's say.. he gives the log to her- as Yash would find peace if his own blood carry on the rights. Jay holds the log along with Tara and they burn the pyre together.
Tara is devastated with the whole incident. She falls on her knees..her tears never cease to flow... her pain for beyond measure... Jay holds her by her arm..and consoles her.. gives her the shoulder she could cry on..literally.

Precap:
Tara's life has taken a 360 degree turn..it takes her a long time n lots of patience to come out of the tragic situation..
She decides to marry.

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Edited by sankalp_prapti - 11 years ago