Confessions (Part 1)

Tara stared the man infront of him in silence, and for a moment, the time felt at pause and she felt an ocean of silence distancing them and little did they realise that they both were drowning in it deeper and deeper!

Her gaze was fixed on his now pale face, his skin around lips turned into red cause of all the punches he recieved, and his throat, it was covered all with fingerprints, skin turned into red! Her palms were balled into fists not minding the pain her hurt hand was giving her!

"Why?"

Though her voice was low, Aryan knew, it was her wrath that's speaking!

"Why did you choose to fight?!"

Aryan was at loss of words at present! While Tara wasn't sure what to say anymore!

"A deaf are you?!" this time her voice paced up and she began to speak without a break!

"What are you a hero?! I am not so sorry to state the facts Mr.Aryan, you might look bewitching, like a main lead in any novel, but know that you aren't! No author's present here who's gonna save the hero at any stake! This is life man! A real life!! And you need to take care of yourself!!!"

"You could have returned to inform me, we could have took the precautions, and damned, do you even know that this place has humans called securities?! Out of all, you need to pick the odd one right! To fight!!"

"Tara...!" he tried to calm her down but she didn't let him, as her raised index finger stopped him! "Shut up! You aren't the god that I always have to listen to you Mr.Waqt! Now YOU are going to listen to me!!"

"And have you forgotten what did I say to you?! I clearly stated that you don't have to interfere in everything! My life, my problems,I know how to deal and sort out my own things!!"

"Let me repeat it Aryan! Stay in your limits!!"

Silence surrounded the air once again, as they stared each other, he could see the anger in her eyes, and he felt like nothing he can say will calm her down! He felt how she felt, the fact that if she hadn't seen it coming and something would have happened to him, she would probably blame herself!

As they went silent, all of a sudden, she no more felt the raindrops falling on her, Tara looked up her, taken aback to find an umbrella covering her!

And that's when she realised the presence of her uncle. He stood beside, holding the umbrella for her along with himself! She glanced at the man for a brief moment and somehow that calmed her, with no thought she shifted her gaze back to Aryan who still stood silent staring her!

Aryan's gaze now met with Arshad's!

"You two need to leave this place! As early as possible!!" said Arshad, and now Tara and Aryan knew that the man saw everything and they don't need to hide anything, well it was never an option for Tara, except for Aryan's secret!

"What about those two?!" asked Aryan, no one about in particular but those two men who were unconscious now!!

"Do not worry about them! I will make sure to know who is behind this all!" Arshad assured!

"But I..." Aryan tried to say something but even before he could, Tara cut him off!

"Don't!!" she said making him look at her again!

"I know what you are planning to do, and I restrict it!!" she warned, not wanting any more hurt for him! Him probably trying to touch those filthy men just to find something as clue from their memories would what the least she would be wishing for!!

Aryan hadn't said anymore and suddenly Arshad's assistant returned, with another umbrella, the man gave a nod to Arshad which he returned, before looking back at both of them!

"You two probably need to change, I have made the arrangements, and about when to leave, that's up to you two!!" said Arshad, his assistant soon handed her the umbrella he held till now!

Tara accepting it, looked at her uncle, he stepped back and gave her a nod with an assuring smile. Arshad turned to head back, while Tara was about to follow him before something halted her! Him! She stood in silence for a moment completely knowing that Aryan was still staring her though she wasn't!

Arshad turned back when he noticed that she wasn't following him, and he stood in silence as well! Both the men were at loss of words just because she was silent!

Tara breathing heavily, turned back, took hold of his wrist, pulling Aryan front, letting him share the shelter of the transparent umbrella, still not meeting her gaze with him! Almost dragging him, she moved further!

Arshad just sighed before he gave a nod to his assistant who now went to take care of those two men who were still unconscious despite the raining!

"Get changed!!" Tara said again without looking into Aryan's eyes once she reached a guestroom, even before he could say anything, she let his hand free before heading towards the room beside, leaving the man who stood still!

Aryan sighed as she shut the door, oh she was so angry! And what can he do to calm her down?! Breathing heavily, he got in as well. Seemed like Mr.Nethin took care of his luggage, as it was placed on the bed! With thoughts still lingering on her, he got himself into another warm clothes, and his hoodie helped him gain the warmth sooner!

Once he was finished, there was a knock on the door and lately Tara entered after a brief moment of silence!

He noticed that she had choose to wear something warm as well, light blue long frock of cotton, like the sky with ash colour coat which seemed feathery but was warmth giving!

As he remained seated on the bed, Tara reached him with a medical box in hands before getting to stand infront of him! She held her hands out, "Treat your wounds!"

Aryan stared her for a second before deciding to obey her, taking what she offered, and as soon as he did, she turned to leave.

With a fast reflex he held her wrist preventing her to leave, yet gently! She halted yet didn't turn back, as if wanting to get away as early as possible!

Seeing how restrained she was to even turn back to look at him, Aryan sighed, "Are you going to give me a silent treatment again?!"

She was still silent, when there was no talk, she just decided to step ahead, but he restrained her to do so, and the next moment she was sitting beside him, his hand still holding hers! A sigh escaped her mouth!

Aryan sighed disappointed before letting her hand free, "Until when?"

"Till I no longer wish to!"

Aryan sighed again, which seemed to be of all what he can do as of now, "There exists an ocean of silence between us and I'm drowning in it!" he poured it out!

Tara remained staring down the floor just as he did, "And how does it feel like?"

Silence stayed for a moment more until Aryan breathed, to speak, "Suffocating yet being able to breath! Agonising in an unexplainable way yet feeling I belong to it!"

"I've realised that silence has its own launguage to speak out Tara! Just like your cold emerald eyes!!"

Her fingers squeezed in response as she finally decided to look up at him making him do the same!

"I didn't like it!" she admitted. "Whatever it was for, but I didn't like it!!"

"I know, and I apologise for that!" Aryan finally said what he needed to settle the thing!

Tara stared into his eyes before shaking her head a little. Taking the box back, she started to apply the ointment on his chin, while he watched her!

She had her hand already treated, as it was now cleanly bandaged!

"Wasn't it difficult to do it alone?!" he asked!

When she realised what he meant by that, she shook her head, "Uncle!!" she replied!

He nodded understandingly before he sighed disappointed, "I felt the urge to see their memories!"

"That would have been the only easier way!"

Her hand halted as she withdrew it, glaring up at him, "Don't throw a stone in the volcano Aryan!"

Aryan glanced at her with an unreadable expression before a faint smile took over his face, "And how long will it live?!"

Tara was taken aback by the question which came by surprise! Her blinking eyes clearly stated her confusion!

"Volcano!" he chuckled, "It always stayed!!"

"But" his left hand now reached up cupping her cheek before tucking a strand of her hair behind the ear, "If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect the flowers to bloom?!"