TaaRey FF - Aurora!

Chapter 19

Taani looked away from the duo. She had no right to watch Rithwik breaking down. But the fact that only Kriya acknowledged and pumped him the strength just wondered her. There was something sad in his life. The way Kriya cared for him just made her fill with a hope. He may have been her friend nearly for a month, but she was too fond of him. She couldn't ask him about this. But she sure would listen to him whenever he's ready to share things with her.

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"Mujhe Kya pehanana hai?" Sharon asked, Swayam and Rey who sat beside her, each one at her both sides. Rey rolled his eyes at Swayam conveying 'sambal Lena apne ladki ko'.

"Kuch bi pehanlo Sharon… waise bi tum acha hi lagogi…" Swayam made her blush. They stared at each other. Rey fake coughed. Sharon stumbled straightening herself.

"Mein pehli baar apke papa se officially Milne wali hun… I mean previously mein bahut rude reh chuki hun… ab… " she looked at Rey for help. "Tum samaj rahe ho na, Rey…. Isko tumhi samjao…" she stood up pacing around. Swayam looked at Rey. He shook his head in denial. He himself had no idea to make an impression on Rishi Shekawat. Rishi already treated him as a son. But he isn't aware of the relationship between him and Taani, though he know that there had been something between them since he had confronted about his love to Taani at him. It's good that they kept the elderly drama at side for the moment. But one or the other day he would want an approval from him to marry Taani. And suddenly an epiphany slapped him on the face.

He was thinking about marrying Taani. Why wouldn't he? After all the phase both had gone through, he would never think of someone else as his partner apart Taani. But that had to wait. They still had a lot of time for the future. But one thing was for sure. His future was Taani. Only her.

"Tum itna kya muskura Raha hai?" Swayam poked him as Sharon blabbered in the background. Rey had the finest idea of sharing what he thought with him. But he thought better off it. Because an image flashed across, where Swayam had put a Garland of bones which was a part of Rey's body. "Kuch nahi… kuch bi nahi…" he blinked trying to throw the aghast memory. He would never mess up things with Taani. Ever.

"Mein kuch traditional pehnu Kya?" Sharon cried. "Ha… Mein kuch traditional hi pehen leti hun…" she talked to herself when both didn't reply her.

"Sharon… hum papa Shekawat se tum dono ka Shaadi ke baare mein baat karne nahi jaa rahe hai…" Rey watched her in amazement. "Ki tum sanskaree bahu Banu... Mein kuch traditional pehnu leti hun…" he imitated her. Her cheeks went soft pink. She awkwardly watched Swayam. And he inturn watched her with same awkwardness. Both were in a relationship. One or the other day, Swayam would definitely propose her for a marriage. But he wasn't sure of her space with the issue. He feared whether she wanted the life long commitment with him.

She lowered her eyes not meeting Swayam. She was not a typical girl as per others. But she was typical but anything. She loved being a normal girl enjoying her love life. She loved Swayam. She loved everything he did for her. But she was old school though everyone believed her to be bold. She was sure of Swayam. She wanted him and only him. But she wasn't comfortable initiating about marriage. She wanted him to ask or talk about it with her. She would wait.

Though Rey joked, it was a realisation for Swayam and Sharon.

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"Have I submitted everything required?" Surbhi asked Rey. She had come to see him. To give names of Dynamites for the participation of Goa fest as she was would be late if delayed one more day. She could have easily told Kriya to add their names. But she liked doing things on her own.

"Everything is perfect." Rey nodded at her.

"Let me know about the boardings when it's done…" Surbhi requested and turned to go.

"Surbhi..." Rey called her out. Both were alone in the projector room. She turned back. "Can I have a word with you?" He asked her. She nodded.

"Firstly, I'm sorry on behalf of Sharon… for everything… Sharon actually bahut achi ladki hai..
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"Kya tum Sharon ka tareef Karne ke liye mujhe roka?" Surbhi eyed him.

"Well… no… I just want to say that… Sharon would never do something she did… but wo Dil ki buri nahi hai… and please don't carry any hatred towards her…" he apologized on Sharon's behalf. Though he didn't justify Sharon's actions, he truly didn't  wanted Surbhi to misunderstand her.

"Mein bi jaan bujkar nahi Kiya ta, Rey… Sharon ne mujhe uksaya… but it's okay… at the end of the day…we are all humans.." she shrugged.

Rey smiled at her. He could understand why Taani befriended this girl. She looked hard outside but she was exactly opposite. Just like a coconut. "And one more thing…" Surbhi waited for him to finish.

"Please go easy on Vicky, Nil, simmi and Bharath… they are not used to accepting someone being hard on them…" he notified.

"Tum apne friends ke baare mein itna sochte ho Rey… but i don't think they are as good as you sound them to be…" she noted him.

"Ha… wo log tode… badmash hai… maybe they are stubborn to the level of cutting ties with us… but trust me… they will never wish something bad to us on our behind…" he watched her. "I just want to say… they will be a liability to you always. Just give them some love… itna kaafi hai…"

She tipped her lips. She was impressed at the guy. He cared for his friends irrespective of their rude behaviour. They were hard to crack. And somewhere she had been the reason of them being apart. She had ripped apart the delicate thin line between them. But she was sure of seeing them together in the future.

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"Beta, yaha Reyaansh kaha honge abi?" A middle aged man asked a student in the ground hall.

Taani who just passed by, rooted to the place listening to him. She called Rey informing him about a visitor.

"Reyaansh aate hi honge, uncle." Taani answered him, instead of the student he had asked.

"Thank you, beta… I thought students yaha Meri baate hi samaj nahi paa rahe hai…" he joked.

"Yaha students Toda reserved rehte hai, uncle. you don't worry. Rey aate hi honge." She informed him.

Meanwhile, Rey, Swayam and Sharon walked in. Rey's eyes went wide as he saw the man standing with Taani.

"Dad…" he screamed. He ran attacking his father with a monkey hug. Taani looked startled. She wasn't aware of him being Rey's father. It just made her conscious. Taani let herself to walk away, letting Rey to have his moment with his father.

Swayam and Sharon looked at Rey and his dad with an adoring smile.

"Aap yaha? Surprise?" Rey asked still holding his father's hand.

"Not exactly." His father winked. "I'm here to attend one of the birthday party… Socha ki aise hi tumse milke jao…" he announced. Rey turned to Swayam and Sharon. As their brain caught on only the one word. Birthday party.

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Author's Note:

Hello guys,

One more update for today, as I was free enough to write it for you all, especially readers who wanted some family drama. Hope you liked the chapter. Next chapter will be a blast. Since you will get to see many budding relationships between our beloved characters. TaaRey will be the heart of it. But I'm sure you all will give some love to other blooming equations. And lots of TaaRey scenes are coming up as I haven't given there scenes in the last two chapters. So, stay tuned.

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Love - Asha.