Understanding The Other!

"Everyone isn't an orphan... Tara!!" he stressed!

She halted even more, and for some odd reason tears swirled in her eyes which she managed to not to let them fall, but he did notice it!

For even more of an odd reason, she suddenly thought if she was really wrong! What if she was?! If her parents were still alive, and it was her father who said this to her, would she still deny? Would they let her do something like this?

And Deep who heard it was mused, what did the man just say??! He is gone!!

While Tara and Aryan just stared each other, he slowly returned to his calm nature again, but she remained staring him, this time she seemed like she found some sense in his words!

If she suffered it's her fate but that doesn't mean she could let others suffer, does it?

Whatever, but she didn't like how he phrased it! Whether she accepted it or not, it felt like a slap on her face!!

She nodded with a serious look that she still kept on him, "You are right!!"

"EVERYONE..... ISN'T AN.... ORPHAN!!" she said and Aryan had actually understood what she really meant! But it didn't hurt him as much as he thought it did to her!!

She turned and left, crossing Deep, who now reached him! "I was shocked!!"

Aryan said nothing! "You are daring! I mean you know how to handle her!!" he exclaimed though the man had just said something very hurtful, while Aryan still said nothing!

"Well don't take her in a wrong way, she just pretends to be rude, she is actually so good!!" he then defended, "I hope this won't .....change your mind about ..... helping her!"

Aryan almost laughed but just chuckled, "She isn't rude!" Deep glanced confused.

"People won't always react the same way they feel!"

"Sometimes they respond contrast to what they exactly feel!"

"In her case....goes the same! For me, her 'I don't care!', 'Whatever!!' sounds like.... 'I care!', 'I do care!!' That is what I understood about her, and by this I won't feel bad being her doctor in anyway!!"

"I said this to her and I will repeat the same now! I won't leave her until her problem is solved!!" he assured.

Deep stood silent until the man completed, before going and patting his shoulder with a smile, "Thank you man! Now I know why she choose you to be the one!! I see hope now!"

He smiled again before leaving him, while Aryan who stood there alone, wondered if she really had left him alone out of anger and so rushed to reach her out!

While the other way, after leaving both the men behind, Tara reached Rita, making her stand in shock! "Mam...I....I...can explain!!" she hurried to say, but Tara stopped her showing her palm out as if denying, then pointed her index finger towards the lady, "This....will be your last chance!!" she said just that and left while the lady sighed in relief, and soon got to see the man approaching who had saved her life from getting ruined. She smiled relieved, "Thankyou so much for the help young man!!"

Aryan just sighed, "I can only say one thing! She won't encourage second chances!!"

The lady nodded understandingly and assuring him that she will not let his effort go waste! "Where is she?" he questioned hoping that she might have the answer.

"Mam had just...." she pointed her finger outwards.

He nodded to her with a smile understanding, and soon he rushed out, but saw her already seated in the car, but waiting....for him?! As he reached, she looked at him for a brief moment before turning back looking ahead, he sighed in relief, as he got into the car and wore the seatbelt! So she will be driving now?!

"I thought you left me out of anger!" he chuckled, she said nothing while he kept looking at her!

"I don't mind you taking me wrong, but I was just trying to put some sense into your mind!"

And this time she tilted facing him, and though she was still silent, her eyes said it all!

"You can yell all over again! Infact you can feel relieved when you say out what you feel!!" he said hoping she would atleast burst it out! But for his disappointment of a brief moment she turned away, and sighed, "You are right!!" she said under her breath before turning back to him!

"Thanks for stopping me from doing wrong!" she confessed to his surprise.

She then with a sigh looked ahead, "Family....I may not have it! But I am not an orphan!!" she said calmly.

He halted, "I.... didn't mean it....that way!"

She said nothing, "I am...sorry! If it had hurt you alot!"

She shook her head, "I didn't mean it either!!"

He downed his head and chuckled before looking up again, "Whether you mean it or not, it doesn't matter! It's true that I am an orphan!"

She looked at him in silence before turning ahead again, "I withdraw my words!!" she said, and added "Everything!!" knowing that she had said out many things which she might not have to or there wasn't even any need to! She then making an end of it started driving!

"Where are we going now?" he questioned as he looked ahead too!

"You will get to know!" she said simply while she drove!

When she stopped, taking off her seatbelt, he realised that they were infront of a high school! She got down and he did the same while waiting for her to say something!

"You said you needed to know about me completely, especially about my childhood! We can start it from here!"

He nodded understandingly, she leaned against the car door, her arms folded, "This is where I studied!" she breathed. And so she downed her head, "My parents.....they used to drop and pick me up every day!" she sighed raising her head.

"You know what?!" he said out suddenly making her look at him, as she frowned.

"Memories are precious!!" he said with a smile, and turned away to have a look at the building while she wondered why did he say that all of a sudden, "Sometimes those are all what one can have to live a life with!!" he added!

"In hope?!"

He shook his head, "They make us feel the presence even in the absence!!"

She didn't have to ask what he meant, because she understood! She wasn't the one to reach out any without knowing the basic information, she searched about him, and got to know that he lost his parents when he was twelve too! Just like her, and she can understand his pain, as somehow she felt like they both went through the same! That was the reason why she choose him, she trusted that he would try to understand her no matter what even though she was unsure! And now thinking about it all, she regretted returning him the name 'Orphan', even though it was him who said it first! She didn't mind, he had just tried to stop her!

She chuckled, why was she defending him??! She might have gone mad!

"I took permission for a visit! Let's get in!" she said pulling herself up, he nodded and attempted to move further but stopped when she hissed in pain before a sob escaped her mouth! Her hands which just got down, reached up again, resting on her chest, she crouched down and soon kneeled! He soon hurried to her side, crouching down, "Tara!!"

"What happened??!"

She shook her head, her eyes closed, in pain, "Water!!"

He hurried to open the door and as he took the bottle and reached her again, her eyes were open, tears were streaming down, "Have it!"

She remained unmoved as more tears streamed down her cheeks!

"What did you....see?" he asked.