After some days, Dhruv rang up Tara.

Dh~Hello Tara

T~hello Dhruv

Dh~tumhe yaad hai na kal humari performance hai woh bhi final

T~of course, ye bhi koi poochhne wali baat hai? Main toh practice mein lagi hoon, aur full time spicy cheezein, cold drinks sab avoid kar rahi hoon, aawaz ko kuchh nahi hona chahiye na, surr galat ho jayengay

Dh~haan woh toh hai, main soch raha tha aaj phir practice karte hain saath mein?

T~(happily) really? Great, theek hai phir kab milengay?

Dh~itna toh mere parents bhi khush nahi huay hongay mere paida hone par, (Tara chuckled) main half an hour mein aaya, tum ready rehna

T~okay

Call disconnected. Tara got thinking.

T~ye Dhruv se jab bhi milna hota hai, toh aisa lagta hai ke rago'n mein khoon nahi, khushi daud rahi ho, hawaein mehek uthti hain, bekaboo ho jaati hain, (she placed her hand on the left side of her chest) in dhadkano'n ki tarah, dil double double dhadakta hai, aisay jaisay bijlee daud rahi ho, (she smiled dreamily) jaise... Pichhle janam ka rishta ho, ya us se bhi gehra kuchh ho, (she looked down while blushing) jaise hum banay he ek doosre ke liye ho'n, jaise ye ehsaas purana ho. Ye butterflies feel hona pait mein, us ke paas hoon toh goosebumps aana, all this is not normal, itna achha lagta hai us ke paas, jaise woh mera ho, sirf mera.

She heard clapping sound and looked at the entrance, it was Khushi.

Kh~wah wah, kya kamaal ki poetic lines boli hain tu ne, (she sat beside Tara) kya ho gaya? Mareez e ishq ban gayi kya? (Tara chuckled) hass kya rahi hai bol na? Dekh tujhe na kavita competition mein hona chahiye yaar

T~aray toh saaf kaho na ke aap ko mujh se poetic lines likhne mein help chahiye, tareefo'n ke pul ke neeche matlab ki nadi behti saaf nazar arahi hai didi

Kh~oh ho ho ho, behen hoon teri, matlab ka rishta nahi humara

T~ of course, lekin main baad mein likh doon?

Kh~kiun?

T~Dhruv aaye ga abhi half an hour mein

Kh~ohhhh, Dhruv se milne ja rahi hai? (Tara blushed) awww meri behen blush bhi karti hai, chal theek hai, baad mein likh diyo, kal teri performance ke baad likh dena, okay?

Tara smiled and nodded.

Some time later at Dhruv's house

Dhruv and Tara sat tired after practicing too long.

T~Dhruv?

Dh~haan?

T~do u feel the same what I feel?

Dh~matlab kaisa?

T~yaar, kaise bataun? Main aas paas hoti hoon toh kaisa lagta hai tumhe?

Dh~(smiled) achha lagta hai, hawa mein positivity chha jaati hai, dil ki dhadkein badh jaati hain, aisa lagta hai main kisi alag he jahan mein pohnch gaya hoon jaise

T~(smiled back) really? Matlab ke tumhe bhi achha lagta hai?

Dh~of course, aur tumhe bhi?

T~haan

They got thinking.

T~waise ek baat batao, kuchh ajeeb cheezein hoti hain tumhare saath?

Dh~haan, pehle meri good morning raat mein hua karti thi, ab din mein ho rahi hai

They laughed.

T~toh is mein ajeeb kya hai?

Dh~maine maa ko kaha tha ke mujhe kaali chhaya pasand hai, maa kehti hai ke woh rakshaso'n ko pasand hoti hai

Tara giggled.

T~Prerna aunty na fairytale mein believe karti hain, seriously

Dh~toh un ki life bhi fairytale he thi, maa baba ke beech bohat saara pyaar hai is age mein bhi

T~hey, they're still young, okay

Dh~ohh madam aap ko mere parents se bara pyaar hai jaise?

T~kiun na ho? They're so sweet

Dh~your parents are also no less, Karan uncle bhi sweet, Preeta aunty bhi sweet

T~ohh so you are also in love with my parents? Exchange offer chal rahi hai kya?

Dh~seriously? Why? Tum bhi

They had a laugh again.

Dh~aray, tum ne abhi thori derr pehle poochha tha na ajeeb cheezo'n ka, toh suno kuchh din pehle ki baat, but promise me tum darro gi nahi?

T~kiun? Aisa kya hua? Matlab ghost hai kya is room mein?

Dh~aray nahi, suno toh. Jab tumhe drop kiya tha na ghar pe, (she nodded) waapsi ja raha tha toh raaste par ek zakhmi aadmi tha, main utra gaari se aur us ki taraf badh gaya, khoon dekh kar jaise main out of control ho gaya, phir jo hua woh... Woh...

T~kya woh woh? Bolo na? I won't judge I promise

Dh~mere janwar jaise daant nikal aaye, (Tara gasped) naakhun baray ho gaye, nasein bahar aane lagi, main kaatne wala tha usay... Shukar ke ambulance aa gayi aur maine aisa kuchh nahi kiya

T~what? What rubbish? Kuchh bhi? Achhi kahani hai bohat, ha ha ha!

Dh~you think m joking?

T~haan yaar ab aisa thori na hota hai, come on

Dh~wait main tum ko dikhata hoon, wait... (he stood up and hurt himself on his finger and showed blood to her) dekho

T~oh my God, (she stood up) ye kya kiya...

Dh~shhh, dekho mujhe ab

He kept looking at the blood for sometime but nothing happened. Tara placed her hands on her hips.

T~hmmm kahan nikle daant? (he looked at her) kahan huay naakhun baray? Kahan aai nasein bahar? Yaar Dhruv, apne aap ko prove karne ke liye kuchh bhi mat karo please, show me

She touched his wound and to their shock, it disappeared.

T~ye... Ye kya chamatkaar hai? (she recalled healing the dog earlier) aisay toh maine doggy ko bhi heal kiya tha

Dh~dekha, jab tumhare saath ye ajeeb cheezein ho rahi hain, toh mere saath kiun nahi ho sakti? Main tum pe believe kar sakta hoon, tum kiun nahi?

T~tum ne dekha toh believe kiya, par maine nahi dekha

Prerna and Rishab passed by and stopped in front of their room.

R~I told you not to walk, knife pe step kar liya, ab khoon beh raha hai, kaha utha kar le chalta hoon toh tum bhi nakhre dikha rahi ho, chalo

He picked her and took her from there. Dhruv and Tara looked on.

Dh~wahan bhi blood hai, chalo

T~Dhruv, tumhari maa ko chot lagi aur tum ho ke khud ko prove karne mein...

Dh~mumma ko sambhaalengay papa kiun ke wohi hain jo un ke wounds heal kartay aaye hain, I mean tumhari tarah nahi, he cares a lot, toh tum woh sab chhoro aur please aao mere saath

They walked outside, Dhruv eyed the blood on the floor and that's when he began to get out of control, his eye color changed, veins popped out, fangs protruded, nails grew. Tara got shocked.

T~Dhruv, (she touched his arm) nahi Dhruv, tumhari maa ka khoon hai woh, don't do this

She walked further and took her dupatta and wiped the blood, he became normal.

Dh~dekha tum ne? (she nodded) aya yakeen? (she nodded) bas, hum dono normal ho he nahi saktay Tara

T~Dhruv, calm down, dekho, kal performance hai, us ke baad hum mandir jayengay, apnay sawaalo'n ka jawab dhoondne, hmm, chalo abhi bohat time ho gaya, main chalti hoon

Dh~main drop karoon ga

She smiled and nodded. They went out of the house. He was unlocking the car, just as Tara was about to sit inside, a motorcycle passed by and snatched her phone, she got shocked.

T~chor! Chor!

Dhruv got out.

He ran to him in wind speed and took the phone back, the man fell from the bike. Tara got shocked seeing his speed.

Dh~chori karay ga? You idiot!

"Maaf kar do, galti ho gayi."

Dh~aaj phone churaya, kal purse, phir daaka, hai na? Chal abhi police station, chal!

The man went on his knees and held Dhruv's feet.

"Sahab maaf kar do, ghar pe maa beemar hain, paise ki zaroorat thi isliye..."

Dh~chori ke paiso'n se maa theek nahi ho jaaengi, aur beemar hongi, (Tara came there, Dhruv got some money out of his pocket and gave it to him) pakar, aur ja

T~aray aray, aise kaise? Ye 2000 mein kaun si treatment honi hai?

"Bukhaar ki ho jaaye gi, bukhaar he hai un ko."

T~maa beemar hai bhi ke bahana hai?

"Main apni maa ke baare mein kiun jhoot bolunga?"

T~humein kya pata tum kaun tumhari maa kaun

Dh~Tara, jaane do na, in se baat kya karni

He took her from there and they sat in the car.

T~Dhruv, yaar ye itni speed se kaise gaye tum udhar? It wasn't normal

Dh~as I said before, humare saath kuchh normal nahi

T~hmm ab mandir jaayengay tabhi pata lagay ga

He nodded and drove off.