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AJEEB DASTAAN HAI YEH
Chapter 1
Mumbai - 2016
'chal naa Tarika.. tere liye uss naye club mein booking krr wayi hai Nikhil hai.. Purvi aur Sachin ko bhi bulaya hai.. tu bss jldi se tyaar ho jaa..' Fara said while opening the door of Tarika's room. She was shocked to see the mess in her room.
All the paintings were thrown across the room, damaging the frame of said paintings. The bedsheets, blankets and pillows were also thrown haphazardly throughout the room. The books on the side table were also pushed off the table. It looked like a tornado had gone through the room which was shocking as Tarika was a neat freak who couldn't bear any dirt or dust..
'Tarika..!' Fara shouted at Tarika who was lying face first on her bed.
Tarika didn't reply her, she just continued sobbing in the pillow. Fara quickly went out of the room and came back minutes later with a glass of water which she kept on the small side table which was beside the bed. Then she forcefully made Tarika sit and then handed her the glass of water.
'Thora saa paani pee lo Taru.. please..' Fara pleaded and Tarika complied n took some sips.
'Bss..' Tarika said while pushing the glass away. Fara nodded and put the glass on the table and fully faced Tarika who had stopped crying but her eyes were blood shot. Fara couldn't bear to see the broken look in her friend's eyes and hugged her tightly. It looked like Tarika was waiting for some kind of support as she started crying once more as she clutched Fara as a lifeline.
Fara kept quiet n slowly patted her back as she let all the pain out. After sometime Tarika calmed down n separated from Fara.
'Kea hua Taru?' Fara asked softly, but Tarika just nodded her head in no.
'arey meri jaan.. btaao naa kea hua?'
'ww.. woh Vaibhav.. uss ne..' Tarika starts to sob again making it imposible for her to talk.
Fara in anger said, 'kea kya uss Vaibhav ne? koi badtameezi ki hai tere saath? tu bss bol, zndaa nhn chhorungi mein uss ko..'
'arey nhn nhn.. aisa kuch nhn kea uss ne..' Tarika says in a hurry.. 'uss ne mjhse break up kea hai.. woh keh rha hai k uss ko mere saath abb koi rishta nhn rkhnaa.. uss ko koi aur larki mil gayi hai.. uss ne mjhe aisa gift dea meri birthday pe..'
Tarika started crying again and this time Fara let her. She wanted Tarika to let go of all the negative feelings through tears. After a while, Tarika calmed down n wiped her tears. Fara handed her the glass of water n Tarika wordlessly drank it. The silence was becoming unbearable for Tarika, so she said.
'Waise Fara tm iss waqt ghr pe kea krr rhi ho? Tum tou office mein hoti honaa iss waqt?' Tarika was genuinely shocked as it was 6 in the evening n Fara's office closed at 7.
'Mein jldi iss liye aayi thi k mjhe Nik ne kaha tha k uss ne teri birthday k liye ekk new club mein booking krayi hai.. aur Sachin aur Purvi ko bhi invite kea hai.. tm jldi se ready ho jao.. woh log bhi bss aate hi houn gein..' Fara said while standing up n opened Tarika's cupboard to look for some clothes for Tarika to wear.
'yaar mjhe kahein nhn jaana Fara.. tm please meri taraf se sorry bol do unn sbb ko..' Tarika said n lies down on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
'aisa kaise ho sktaa hai Taru? Teri birthday hai yaar.. aur phrr Nik ne pehle se booking krwayi hai wahan pe..' Fara tries to make Tarika understand all the while sorting out clothes for her.
'haan tou tm log chale jao yaar.. mera blkul dil nhn krr rha jaane kaa..' Tarika pleaded which fell on deaf ears.
'nhn Taru.. mein tjhe aise akele ghr mein nhn chhor k jaungi.. tu akele mein ptaa nhn kea soch soch k apna dmagh khraab kregi..' Fara said in a final tone. Tarika was about to object when Fara said in a threatening tone. 'tu chal rhi hai yaa mein Purvi ko bolun?' Fara threatens as she knows Purvi will definitely convince Tarika to go out with them.
'axhaa yaar.. chalti hun mein.. tu Purvi ko mtt bol..' Tarika said n got up from the bed n headed towards the washroom for a hot shower.
'Mein ne tere kaprey nkaal diye hain..' Fara informed her n went out of the room to get ready herself.
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The music was loud n blaring but he was used to it. He was making a round in his club, chatting casually with the waiters n workers when his gaze went to the entrance n he was surprised. No! He was shocked.! Never in his wildest dreams he could have thought that he would see this. He had lost all hope of ever seeing her. But here she is.! In front of him. After waiting for all these centuries..
She was still as beautiful as he remembered.. Radiant as ever.. She was wearing a navy blue dress which came till her knees with black high heels and a simple black bracelet n earrings. Her curly black hairs were set in a messy bun with dark eye makeup n shiny lip gloss. She was laughing with some other people; 2 girls n 2 boys. He immediately felt a strong surge of jealousy pass through him when he saw her talking with some other boys. He closed his eyes for a moment and with great difficulty he suppressed the feeling as he knew that his eyes will be red if he didn't get his anger under control and if anyone noticed it, there would be trouble.
So, he put on his best fake smile n went towards the table on which they were sitting but as he made his way towards her, he saw that the others went on the dance floor leaving her alone at the table and he smiled at the chance to talk to her but then he saw something that made his blood boil and his eyes shone red in anger and he hurried making his way towards her.
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Fara was right. She needed to get out of the confines of the apartment so that she couldn't think about the break up. Fara didn't told Purvi what happened but Purvi knew something was wrong but didn't pry n tried to divert Tarika's mood which helped during the ride to the club and before she knew it, she was laughing with Fara, Purvi, Nikhil n Sachin while stepping inside the cllub, unaware of someone watching her.
The club was made in a very artistic old era style which was a good contrast from the modern everyday club. It was a part club, part restaurant which was full as it had just opened a few weeks ago n everyone wanted to try it out. The music was loud but not loud enough to hurt the ears n the lights were just the right color n frequency which didn't hurt the eyes. They went towards the tables at the restaurant area which were unsurprisingly empty as a lot of people were on the dance floor or at the bar. Everyone was about to sit down when Tarika looked pointedly at the couples n said, 'Tum log yahan kyun aa rhey ho?'
Everyone looked at Tarika in surprise.
'kea mtlbb Taru? hum bethne aa rhey hain..' Purvi replied, feeling a little confused.
'yehi tou poochh rhi hun k kyun beth rhey ho tm log? jaa k enjoy kro yaar tm log dance floor pe..' Tarika urged them.
Fara seemed a bit hesitant. 'lekn Tarika yaar..' she was cut in between when Tarika interrupted her.
'lekn wekn kuch nhn.. tm enjoy kro Fara.. I m okay..' she gave Fara a reassuring smile to which Fara smiled back n nodded.
'Theek hai.. hum thori dair mein aate hain..' saying this Fara n Purvi went to the dance floor with their respected boyfriends n Tarika ordered a drink for herself.
Tarika wasn't lying when she said she was feeling okay. When she got out of the apartment, she was feeling upset but as soon as she stepped inside the club, her mood noticeably brightened. She didn't knew how or why, but this place seemed to calm her down n helped the change in her mood. The music soothed her a little n the drink helped her to keep calm n forget about the betrayal, helplessness n anger she was feeling.
She noticed while drinking a glass of wine that the club/restaurant was actually a three part place, including a dance floor, restaurant and bar, each separated with a glass wall. She could see her friends dancing on the dance floor n smiled sadly thinking about a time when she used to dance with Vaibhav.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't noticed a person standing in front of her. She was startled when he held her hand n said, 'tm jaisi pyaari larki yahan akele kyun bethi hai? mere saath chalo, kbhi akela nhn rehna paregaa..' saying this he jerked her n her drink fell from her glass onto her dress..
'kea bdtameezi hai yeh? chhoro mera haath..' Tarika said angrily while trying to pry her hand from her but no luck. He was a heavy built man who was wearing a ripped jeans n yellow t-shirt with gold chains hanging from his neck n a pierced ear.
'arey darling.. abhi bdtameezi ki hi kahan hai hmne tmhaare saath.. akele mein chalo phrr btaate hain k bdtameezi kea hoti hai..' he said the last sentence while leaning towards her n she immediately smelled alcohol on him.
He was about to touch her cheek when someone held his hand with enough strength that she heard some bones snapping. Tarika looked at the person who was glaring at the one who was holding her hand.
He was a really handsome man with dark eyes n black hair which were messy but suited him. He was wearing black jeans with dark blue t-shirt and black leather jacket.
'Aah.. yeh kea krr rhey ho tm? chhoro mera haath..' The drunk man asked in pain, leaving Tarika's hand.
'Tm jo krr rhey thay uss kaa jwaab de rhaa thaa mein.. tmne haath chhora thaa iss larki kaa jo mjhse bol rhey ho?' Her savior said in a cold tone while putting more pressure on his hand which made the drunk person cry out in pain once again.
'mjhe maaf krr do bhai.. mjhe nhn ptaa thaa k iss k saath koi hai..' he said in an afraid tone. The person in black let go of his hand and held him by the front of his shirt n said in a low but dangerous tone, 'Aainda mjhe iss larki k aas paas bhi nazr aaey tou zndaa nhn chhorunga tmhein..'
The man just nodded in fear as he could clearly see the raw anger in his eyes even though he was drunk. He apologized profusely to Tarika n hurriedly went out of the club.
Her rescuer turned towards Tarika with noticeable soft look in his eyes n asked in a soft voice, 'tm theek ho?'
Tarika couldn't bring herself to say anything, so she just nodded, looking at him with shock n admiration.
He chuckled a little n forwarded his hand to her. 'Mera naam Abhijeet hai.. mein iss club/restaurant kaa owner hun..'
Tarika was about to forward her hand towards him, when she suddenly felt a little dizzy n was about to fall down when the stranger, Abhijeet, held her.
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