MriAra FF: *||YEH BAIR ISHQ||* Part-12 {Updated Pg-22} - Page 17

Originally posted by: misty85

Nimmi pehle hi mar gayi... ouch...
Sameer Gauri ka beta... this is going to be casting blunder... Gauri still looks sweet 16... 😆

Originally posted by: kumari27

Nice chapter!!!!

Ab barish me bheeg ke ghar ayengi toh daant toh padegi hi...

haan True... 😆

Tara apna scarf dhoondh rahi...BT woh toh apne sahi address pe pahoonch gaya...

😳 😳 😳

Everyone was tensed until mj reached home...

Tension toh hona hi hai...

Jairaj bahoot sweet hai...hamesh mj ka side...

haan... 😃

Ab mj ko scarf mila hai...toh sambhal ke rakhna hi padega...mehsoos karne lage hain Tara ko...

❤️

So rashi jaa rahi hai...sad trio achche hai...like meeting Tara or nimmo ka o. Ebi...

😊

Sameer is a gentleman

Overall it was sweet & simple chapter...

CHAPTER - 12

~Things get worse~

2 weeks later:

It was the Ramzan month. Like any other year, Tara and Govind were invited by Seher for dinner at her house. But this time they had specially invited Gauri, as Rashi was not here so it would be great if she spent the day with them. Tara was in her house doing her regular household chores, but in between that; the thoughts of that stalker Kabir Soni and Aditya continuously rumbled in her brain. She wanted to discuss things with someone, someone to whom she could vent out her suppressed anxiety and her troublesome thoughts. She was missing Rashi today and Rashi's thought brought Gauri's memory in her mind. She stopped a bit and thought whether she should go to meet Gauri today or not. She looked at the wall-clock, it was not too late. Tara decided to meet her today.

At Gauri's house

Gauri's house was a bit silent and melancholic as Rashi was not there, basically she was the most cheerful person after Aman. Gauri was sitting on the couch and reading the newspaper, when her eyes fell on the doorstep where Tara was standing.

"Arre tum..." She said happily seeing her, "Aao...andar aao..." Gauri stood up from the couch and welcomed her. Tara entered, Gauri gestured her to sit. "Acche din aayi ho...main ghar mein akeli bore ho rahi thi..." Gauri said while sitting.

"Aap office nahi janewali...?" Tara frowned. "Aapki tabiyaat toh theek hai na?" Tara asked in a worried tone. Gauri smiled seeing her childlike reaction.

"Are main theek hoon...bas yunhi nahi gayi. Sameer aur Aman dono gaye hai...toh maine socha aaj thoda rest kar loon..." She replied in her normal cool tone. But Tara was not fully convinced. That was written in her eyes.

"Are...beta main theek hoon..." She said gently. "Mujhe leke itna pareshaan kyun hoti ho...?" She placed her hand on her head.

Tara kept her eyes down.

"Kya karu Aunty, Maa ke baad aap hi hai...waise toh main aapko Aunty bulati hoon par sach kahu aap Maa se kaam nahi hai..."

Gauri's motherly love was evolving from her, since Tara had lost her mother Gauri gradually and unconsciously took the place of mother for her. Govind was always a good father but somehow in between his resolute devotion towards the Shekhawat's and his daughter, he always gave an extra mark to his work. And not only Tara, Gauri too had never done frugality to giving love to Tara.

"Haan yeh baat toh main bhi manti hoon..." Gauri replied.

"Manti hai na...phir toh aapko leke pareshaan hona mera haq banta hai..." Tara said.

Gauri smiled and then asked.

"Accha ab yeh batao tum achanak yahaan kaise...sab theek toh hai na?"

Tara nodded, "Haan aunty sab theek hai...main bas aapko dekhne aayi thi...aur..." She stopped.

"Aur...?" Gauri looked at her narrowing her eyes.

"Aur kuch batane aayi thi...par abhi yaad nahi aa raha..." Tara replied. "Par chhodiye aunty...kuch khas nahi tha. Accha ab mujhe jana hoga...ghar pe bhi bahot kaam hai aur phir Seher ke ghar bhi jana hai." Tara replied while getting up.

"Yeh kya Tara...bas jaa rahi ho...kuch kha ke jao...kam se kam kuch pee lo..." Gauri said holding her hands.

"Nahi Aunty...aur main kaha bhaag rahi hoon...next day aayungi to aap mujhe jee bhar ke khana khilana..." She smiled.

"Haan yaad rakhna yeh baat." Gauri stated.

"Zaroor...chalti hoon Aunty...aur aapko yaad hai na aaj Seher ke ghar aapka dinner invitation hai...aa jana...hum aapke liye wait karenge." Tara said before leaving.

"Yeh sab ki kya zaroorat thi Tara...?" Gauri was a bit embarrassed.

"Are aise kaise zaroorat nahi hai...hum sab chahte hai aaj ke din aap hamare saath ho..." Tara smiled.

"Par Tara..."

"Par var kuch nahi sunna chahti main...aapko aana hi hoga aur aap aayengi..."

"Theek hai baba...theek hai...main aa jayungi..." Gauri replied.

Tara gave her a big smile and left.

The morning at the Shekhawat Mansion was as usual monotonous, and it was more long-winded as the television was switched off. Jairaj and Mrityunjay were in the hall, they were discussing about the project which was headed by Mrityunjay. The project was at its initial stage and some conflict had arisen so Mrityunjay wanted to discuss the key points with his father.

"Beta tumne jaise iska outline banaya hai mujhe toh lagta hai this project is going to be a huge success for us, bas dekhna yeh deadline ke andar khatam ho jaye..." Jairaj commented after reviewing the demo of the project.

Mrityunjay smiled.

"Aur waise bhi Aman toh hai hi...baaki ka detailing sambhalne ke liye..." Mrityunjay's smile faded away. Mrityunjay didn't like him much. As a human being Aman is, of course, a gem of a person but his irresponsible behavior had always irked Mrityunjay, but for this project he wanted Aman's skills too.

"Tum dono ke pass business ke alawa aur koi baat nahi hai karne ke liye? Jab dekho dono baith jate ho..." Maya's grouching voice came and they both turned at her.

"Mom...yeh kaam hai...karna toh padega...Mom please abhi disturb mat kijiye..." Jairaj said and again engrossed himself in the work.

"Haan...haan..meri kaun sunta hai...karte raho...main hoon hi kaun..." Maya growled while leaving from there with her steady steps.

Tara and Seher were at the market and coincidentally they both were wearing the same white salwar suit. The essential shopping for Ramzan was already done but it was Seher's idea to buy sweets especially for Aunty. The market was bustling with the crowd; the shops were covering one side of the pavements making it impossible for the people to pass from there. Some shops were glistening with fairy lights; colorful things were hanging from the shops. The environment was rollicking as if the market too was ready to celebrate Ramzan. They reached a famous sweet shop and after buying the sweets they were about to cross the road when Seher's eyes stuck on a sight on the opposite pavement. Seher stopped abruptly.

"Kya hua... tu ruk kyun gayi...jaldi chal...ghar bhi pahochna hai..." Tara said frowning at her, whose eyes were still set on the other side of the road.

"Opposite footpath mein dekh..." Seher replied.

Tara turned her face towards the direction where Seher was looking. And she saw that the stalker was standing there.

"Wahi stalker...kya naam tha... Kabir Soni...aaj ise chhodungi nahi...aaj ise police mein nahi diya toh mera naam bhi Tara nahi..." Tara said gritting her teeth.

"Tara bilkul nahi...tu aisa kuch nahi karegi...tu mere saath ghar jayegi..." Seher was terrified after listening to this sudden decision of Tara.

"Par...var...kuch nahi...tu chal mere saath..." Seher got a running taxi and forced Tara to board it.

"Seher...dekh... aise woh bach jayega...aur..." But Seher didn't listen to anything.

But what Tara didn't notice was, on the opposite footpath Aditya and some of his friends were standing. Aditya's eyes were set on her from far; he perfectly identified the girl who had insulted him at the office.

"Woh ladki dekh raha hai...left wali..." He pointed at Tara. The friend of his nodded and looked at Aditya.

"Bahot jald ise sabak shikhanewala hoon..." he said and threw the beer can on the road.

At the Shekhawat Mansion:

In between the calmness of the Shekhawat Mansion, only the humdrum sound of the television could be heard. Maya was as usual watching TV and Rajnath was reading a book.

"Maya, kya maza aata hai tumhe yeh sare shows mein...illogical!!!" He commented compelled by the irritation which prevented him from concentrating on his book.

"Wahi maza jo tumhe mujhe tokne mein aata hai..." Maya replied instantly without looking at him.

"Mujhe koi shauk nahi hai tumhe tokne ka..." Rajnath folded his book and said in an agitated tone.

Mrityunjay entered in the hall and stopped immediately, he was wearing a black singlet and a casual trouser. Maya and Rajnath already having started their banter, Mrityunjay's lips curved in a smile seeing them. It was the only entertainment of the house. Normally he came home late but today he was a little early so he thought to spend some time with his grandparents.

"Phir se dono shuru ho gaye..?" He said this aloud while sitting on the arm of the sofa.

Maya looked at him.

"Tere nana ki baat chhod...unhe ek book de do phir duniya jaye bhaad mein unhe kuch farak nahi padhta..." She said in a mocking tone and folded her hands.

Mrityunjay chuckled looking at Rajnath.

"Tu woh sab chhod aur iss ladki ko dekh..." Mrityunjay looked in the direction where Maya was pointing her finger. Mega soap was running on the channel.

"Yeh kaun hai?" he asked.

"Arre iss show ki heroine...kaisi hai?" Nani winked.

"Kaisi bhi ho mujhe kya...?" He asked while making a weird face.

"Arre...tu bhi na...dekh kitni pyaari hai...mujhe toh aisi hi bahu chahiye..." Maya said.

"Nahi nahi koi zaroorat nahi hai itni filmy bahu lane ki." Rajnath remarked from beside.

"Tum chup raho...mera nati itna handsome hai...iski biwi ko bhi toh khubsoorat hona padega..." Maya smiled.

On the road:

The taxi was running at a high speed and Tara was fuming in anger. It was late evening; Seher was staring outside as she knew talking with her at this point might be dangerous, when their taxi stopped with a sudden jerk.

"Ab ise kya hua?" Tara screamed from the back.

"Dekhta hoon..." The taxi driver came down from the taxi and opened the bonnet. After a minute he replied from outside.

"Madam spark plug mein problem hai...mechanic bulana padega. Aap log wait kar sakte hai aur nahi toh dusri taxi..."

Tara and Seher both got down, the road was almost empty, as this was one of the shortcut routes.

"Yahaan dusri taxi milna mushkil hai." Seher said worriedly.

"Aap apni taxi check nahi karwate...kitni problem hogi ab hume..." Tara said while giving him the money, and started walking.

"Kya musibat hai...aaj jaldi ghar jana tha..." Seher said in a grumpy tone while checking the time on the wristwatch.

At the Shekhawat Mansion:

"Arre puri family yahaan hai...Adi kaha hai?" Jairaj's sudden voice made them all startled and they turned back, Jairaj had came back from the office just now.

"Adi..." Maya stopped a bit to think, "Adi ko toh maine subah se nahi dekha..." Maya said from the sofa.

"Pehle at least subah toh breakfast karte huye dikhta tha..pata nahi kaha kaha ghumta hai...kya kya karta hai..." Jairaj said in an annoyed tone and left for upstairs.

Rajnath looked at him and then replied in a low tone.

"How to murder your wife."

Mrityunjay giggled.

"Has maat...abhi toh filhaal padh raha hoon bas teri nani pe apply karna reh gaya..." Rajnath whispered.

"Ahista padiye...Nani ko pata chal gaya na toh yeh sare bookwale methods aapke upar apply kar degi..."

Rajnath giggled and Mrityunjay joined him as well.

Suddenly a car came and stopped in-front of them. They were both startled, the boy who was driving got down slowly from the car. Tara saw he was Aditya, with whom she had a fight at his dad's office.

"Aditya..." Tara whispered looking at Seher.

"Jiske saath office mein tera jhagda hua tha?" Seher asked Tara in the same whispering tone.

Tara nodded.

Aditya was standing an inch far from her; he put his hands in his jeans pockets and said.

"Us din toh bahot kuch kaha tha mujhe...aaj chehre ka rang kyun uda hua hai? Darr lag raha hai?" He said in a mocking tone.

"Dekho Aditya..." But Aditya cut Tara off.

"Dekhne dikhane ke liye kuch bacha nahi hai. You know Newton ne kaha tha every action has an equal reaction, ab tumne jo kiya mere saath uss din, uska reaction toh tumhe jhelna hi padega..." He glared at her.

"Yeh jhagda hum acche se baith ke nipta sakte hai, dekho aise ek ladki ko akele pake tum..." Tara's voice was tensed.

"Yeh sab toh tumhe bahot pehle sochna chahiye tha." Aditya pinned her roughly against the car. "Ab toh kuch nahi ho sakta...tumne mujhe sabke samne insult kiya tha. Samajti kya ho tum apne aap ko...ab dekho main tumhara kya haal karta hoon..." He said gritting his teeth.

"Aditya..please mujhe chhod do...dekho mujhe jane do...please...main akeli kya karungi..." Aditya's lips curved in a sinister smile to see her terrified expressions.

Tara's tensed and frightful face was giving Aditya a sense of peace from within. When he first met her he was surprised, and gradually his surprise became the reason of his anger. The way she approached him and talked to him, he had thought that she was something else, she was not like any other woman, but today at last she surrendered herself to him. Aditya was staring at her, he was enjoying her fear, her helplessness, but abruptly like a cut in a rhythm a sound of laughter startled him. Tara was laughing looking at him. Aditya couldn't understand the reason of her laughter; he looked once at Seher then again at Tara, who was still laughing, making him more irritated.

"Tumhe kya laga tha main yeh sab kahungi? Bheekh mangungi ke mujhe chhod do?" Tara said mockingly looking at Aditya's confused face. He was so taken aback that he couldn't find proper words to explain his feelings. "Galatfehmi hai tumhari...kya lagta hai tumhe saari ladkiyan ek jaisi hoti hai?" Tara spoke again. "Waise baat karne ki tameez toh bilkul nahi hai tum mein..."

Aditya's jaw stiffens, he released her from his grip and folded his hands. "Toh tum mujhe baat karne ki tameez shikhaogi?"

"Nahi bilkul nahi..." Tara shook her head, "Aapke saath kuch hisab kitab chukana baaki reh gaya...Aditya Ji." She said in an exceptionally calm tone, and in an instant slapped him in full force. Aditya was flabbergasted by this unexpected incident.

"Tum mujhe..." It was humiliating for Aditya, from childhood no one had scolded him ever before and today a simple worker's girl slapped him.

"Yeh tha uss din office ke bahar mere upar kichad daalne ke liye..." Her rageful eyes were set on him and in the blink of an eye she again slapped him, "Yeh tha office mein mujhe insult karne ke liye... aur yeh hai aaj mere saath badtameezi karne ke liye..." And Tara slapped him again.

Aditya was so taken aback that he lost his words.

"Yeh kaam mujhe bahot pehle karna chahiye tha..." Tara's wrathful voice stated.

Aditya grabbed her shoulder and backed her up against his car again.

"Iska nateeja kya hoga tum soch bhi nahi sakti..." Aditya gritted his teeth, "Tum nahi janti mein kaun hoon. Ek do kaudi ki ladki...mujhe thappad mara tumne... tumhare baap ko agar office ke bahar nahi pheka toh..." But before Aditya could complete his words he got another tight slap from Tara. She swiftly raised her knee and kicked him in the groin and this time he fell on the floor doubled over in pain. Tara held his collar and made him stand.

"Ek baat acchi tarah se samaj lo. Jis office ka ghamand tum dikha rahe ho na woh tumhara nahi tumhare baap ka hai...aur mere saath panga lene ki galati agar dusri baar karoge toh..."

"Kya ho raha hai yahaan pe Tara?" A familiar voice came from the behind and made Tara stop, she removed her hand from his collar and turned. There was a car standing a little far from them and beside that Gauri was standing staring at them both.

"Aunty..." Tara whispered and looked at Seher at the next moment. Tara had not said anything about Aditya to Gauri yet because she thought that she would handle this matter by herself, but she never thought that Aditya would suddenly confront them.

"Beech sadak pe yeh sab kya hai..." Gauri looked at Tara and then at Aditya, "Aur Aditya beech sadak mein yeh sab karne se pehle thoda socho toh...apne liye na sahi, par apne family ke bare mein toh socho." She commented, and in the next moment grabbed Tara's hand and took her and Seher towards her car. She compelled them to board it. From the window of the car Tara saw that Aditya's crooked eyes were still glancing at them.

"Aunty..." Tara said for the first time."Mujhe pata hai aap naraz ho par..."

"Yeh sab kya tha Tara? Aditya tum...itni raat ko...chal kya raha tha...?" Gauri cut her off and asked the same question again. Tara couldn't complete her words as Gauri again asked her the same question. Tara and Seher were with Gauri in her car. Gauri was taking them to Seher's house.

"Aunty actually..." Tara mumbled. "Aditya ke saath mera dad ke office mein ek chhota sa fight hua tha, tabhi Aditya ne mujhe threat diya tha ki woh mujhe dekh lega...shayad usi wajah se..." She looked at Seher, Gauri shook her head.

"Aditya toh pehle se hi bigda hua hai aur din din uska yeh bartav badhta hi ja raha hai..." She shook her head. "Par itna sab kuch ho gaya...tumhe mujhe batana chahiye tha..." Gauri said in a solemn voice.

"Maine socha tha main khud sambhal lungi...phir.."

"Hmm... tum zyada socho mat...theek hai..." Tara smiled. "Aur ab se thoda sambhal ke rehna..." Gauri said after a long pause, Tara nodded.

TO BE CONTINUED. . .