Meri Aarzoo- TR - Page 3

Chapter 3

When Taani opened her eyes, she was in a room. Upon looking around, she vaguely recognized this as the guest room at Rithvik and Asha's house. Why was she here? And why did she have a killer headache? What happened? Her brows furrowed as she tried to recall the incidents that took place. When she couldn't, she opened her mouth to scream for Rithvik, and suddenly, she was hit with memories all at once. Never mind,' she thought.

She started with a trembling voice, "Ab puchne ka koi faida nahin. Bhai mere saath aisa kaise kar sakte hain? Bachpan se lekar ab tak mera itna khayal rakha. Apni sagi behen se bhi zyada pyaar diya, aur kale k hi pal mein rishta tod diya. Hey krishnaji, kya main itni buri hoon ki mujhe sab chodkar chale jaate hain? Pehle mom dad mujhe orphanage mein chodkar chale gaye. Phir tauji ne mujhe bohot dundhkar apni family mein accept kiya. Beti banaya. Ek behen banaya. Aur aaj, usi parivaar ka pyaar us bhai ne cheen liya. Yahan aayi, to Rey mein pyaar mila. Mujhe laga ki mujhe mera Jeevan saathi, mera humsafar mil gaya hai, par vo bhi muhje chodkar chale gaye. Jo friends the, vo bhi chale gaye. Ab mere paas khone ke liye bacha hi kya hai?!" By the end of her monologue, she was crying and sobbing. Hearing her cries, Rithvik rushed into her room and gathered her in his arms.

"Shhh...rote nahin. Rote nahin Tanu, chup, chup. Bilkul chup. Shhh." He spoke softly, rubbing her back, hoping she would calm down. Seeing movement out of the corner of his eye, he saw his girlfriend standing at the door. He pleaded with his eyes for her to come in and comfort the crying girl so that he could get her something from the kitchen to help her. She nodded and took the crying girl from him as he rushed out of the room, cursing Taani's so called family.

*Asha's POV*

*Asha POV*

My heart hurts looking at her, berating herself, torturing herself in her heart. Thinking that maybe it was her fault. That she wasn't good enough for them. I hate them and everything they stand for. For making her cry like this. A pure soul has been shattered because of them and it might not be repairable this time. God may forgive them one day, but I never will. I will remember this one day until I take my last breath. They don't deserve her or her friendship. I hugged her to my chest and let her cry herself into exhaustion. There really wasn't anything I could do at this point that would make her feel better. She would just have to get every single negative feeling out of her by herself. I think of it like a spiritual and mental cleanse for her. I don't want her to cry but she needs to do this in order to get the strength to move on and become even stronger. So strong, that she will rose above all others, like a phoenix from the ashes. I still don't know why they did this nor do I care to find out. All I know is that someone had hurt the girl I call sister and my boyfriend considers his to protect. I have seen her grow up, battle pains, society and immeasurable sadness. Pehle to socha tha ki aisa sab sirf kahaaniyon mein hota tha, par Taani ki life mein jab bhi ek khushi aati hai kuch circumstances ki vajah se se chhin jaati hai. Khushi to usk liye jaise do pal ki mehman hai. Bachpan se jaante hain Rithvik use. Poori kahaani to mujhe kabhi batayi nahin, but all I know for sure is that he met Taani at an orphanage.

(At first I thought that all this happened in fairytales and movies but whenever Taani gets some happiness, some circumstannces always take it away from her. It's like happiness never sticks to her. Risthvik knows her from when they were kids. I don't know the entire story, but all I know for sure is that he met Taani at an orphanage)

*Rithvik POV*

Mujhe pata hai ki Taani ka trust ek baar tut jaata hai to usse dobara jodhna bohot mushkil hota hai. Aur iss baar uske apno nein usse hurt kiya hai. Log sochte hain ki mujhe uspar tras aata hai, because I met her in an orphanage and brought her home as my little sister. Par mujhe uspar taras nahin, apne aap par laanat mehsoos hoti hai. Bachpan se uske saath hoon, lekin use iss dard se bacha nahin payaa. Usse bhi zyada, mujhe unpar gussa aata hai. Family hokar, aisa behave karte hain. Dad shouldn't have trusted them with her. Tanu ko humaare saath his rakhna chahiye tha. At least tab vo kush to hoti. Na in logon se paala padta, aur na uske aansoo behte. Par ab main apni puraani Taani ko vaapas launga. Kitni khush rehti thi. Apne sapne the uske. Fashion designer banana chahati thi. Par uspar Mumbai aakar kuch junoon sawaar ho gaya us Rey ka. Raat, din, uthte, baithte, sirf Rey ka naam. Apne sapne to uske jaise kho hi gaye the. Bejaan ho gayi hai meri Taani. Par ab meri aur Asha ki zimmedaari hai ki hum use waapas laayein aur uski life ko ek nayi direction dein. Dekhenge. Aur dikhadenge. Un sabko. Aur especially uss Rey aur uske best friends ko. Taani ko kuch banake rehenge.

(I know that once Taani loses her trust in people, it's hard to earn it back. And this time, it her own family that has hurt her. People think that I pity her because I met her at an orphanage and brought her home as my little sister. But I don't pity her. I curse myself. I've been with her since we were kids, yet I couldn't save her from all the hurt she experienced. Even more than that, I'm frustrated at them. Being family, they behaved in this disgraceful manner. Dad shouldn't have trusted that family with her. Tanu should have stayed with us. She would've been happier then at least. If she wouldn't have had to deal with those people, she wouldn't have shed quite so many tears. But I will bring my Taani back. She used to be so happy. She had her own dreams. She wanted to be a fashion designer. But after she came to Mumbai, she got so obsessed with Rey. Every single moment, only Rey's name on her lips. It's like she lost sight of her dreams and herself. But now, it's Asha's and my responsibility to bring her back and give her a new direction in life. We'll show them. Especially rey and his best friend. Taani will be someone in life.)