Chapter 2

Three Months Later

“Yes, I got it…..”, she yelled joyfully, so that the whole world listen to her, the happiness of her triumph does not remain in her heart, in gladness she bounced off on the mattress of the bed with a piece of paper in her hand, chanting only, “Yes…Yes… I got it…”. Hearing the holler, her parents come to her room, when they reached the stunned and riddle both assemble on their faces, they don’t understand What happened to her..???... Why is she reacting like this..???.

Tara turned her face in the route where her parents stand with baffle, she stopped her bouncing and immediately jumped out of the bed with exhilaration,  swiftly enfolding her parents in enthusiasm, “Mom…Dad...I got it….”, she squealed gladly.

“Ok…Ok...Tara beta (daughter)…tell us What happed???.... What have you got…???..”, her mother asked with difficulty in a muffled voice as Tara enfold them tightly. When Tara noticed her parents state, they have slight trouble breathing as Tara enfold her arms around their necks, she immediately pulled back herself, “Sorry, Mom and Dad… I forgot in happiness and excitement that you both are suffering because of my tight hug…”, her lips corner lowered and jaw plunge, as thoughts about that she hurt them, invented in her mind.

Seema and Harshal (Tara’s parents), anxious when they found that her daughter's cheerful expression suddenly alter into gloomy, “No...No… my Tara… don’t be upset, we both are fine…first tell us, What you got..???..”, Seema muttered tried to explain Tara that they are all right and also yearn for to identify the cause of her daughter happiness.

“Mom…Dad, I got the scholarship… to study at Ryerson university … for my Master's studies…”, Tara screams out of her throat so loud that her neighbours heard it.

“What..!!! Are you saying true..!!!.. Oh, my Tara…We are proud of you.”, her dad asked once more time, as they could not believe it but were swollen with pride in his daughter's accomplishment.

“Thank you…Dad… Now I will take the first step toward my dream…..”, Tara murmurs gladly, as her black doe were moist on her achievement.

“So, When will you have to join the university…”, Seema asked with drenched eyes of contentment, as she endures the glory of Tara.

“From next month, Mom….  As a new session of the university will start… we have to arrange the ticket for Canada…Even If I got the scholarship but it only included my studies, hostel, and canteen facilities for two meals a day, I have to bear my further expenses… ”, Tara informed in a low tone as she thought her parents get fretful by listening to this, but opposite to that her parents smile on Tara’s naivety, “Oh, my Tara … I and your Dad have already arranged for this… We observe you when you used to work and study hard day and night to pass the scholarship examination…and somewhere in our heart, it was believed that you would definitely win it… don’t bother for anything…now you just prepare to go to Canada and study very diligently there….”, Seema explained to Tara calmly, while stroking her hair to which Tara nodded her head with a cute smile on her face.

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Time passes in the air, the day comes when Tara had to leave her parents, her sister, and her country for further study. While leaving them all, she was very nervous, her black doe eyes were soaked as she will not see and embrace them for a long time but her parents encourage her to go and accomplished her dream and with a bright smile for once, she glances behind at them and turns back, moves toward her destination.

Following twenty-eight hours of long travelling, she reached Canada, after landing,  she gathered all her items and carry bag, she checked all the legal documents handy and first went to clear the immigration process and it takes an hour, she feels exhausted at, first of all, she had to sit while travelling so long due to which her back swings and now the procedure for immigration and other formalities made her wearier, she looks around to drink something for instant energy and her luck she found a vending machine, she swiftly went toward it, made pay with Via card, select cold can and press the button for dispensing it.

 As the announcement was made, she goes toward the baggage claim area and picked up her suitcase with her free hand as an open cold cane was in her other hand, as soon as she turns with her suitcase, she bumped into someone so harshly that the cold drink she held in her hand fell on that person’s clothes.

Tara gasped, her mouth open in shock, “I am sorry…So sorry…”, she whimpered in panic and immediately take out her scarf from her bag and start to wipe the liquid from the clothes, while wiping the shirt she slowly moves her face up as the person was very tall and she appears as a child in front of his tall muscular body.

Tara paused for a second when she gazed at him, he has tall height with a well build a muscular body with huge shoulders, had sharp jawline with well-defined cheekbones, his nose was slightly offender, no doubt he has the features of the Greek god, but there was a blank expression on his handsome face, he only wearing a casual Vest to cover his torso due to which his muscular shoulder was bared, and black jeans at down, a long black jacket wrapped around his arm, a baffle emerged on Tara’s face watching his ensemble, wondering Who roams at the airport in such outfit…!!!   

But, the one reason that glued her on the spot was his eyes, his blue orbs which were as calm as an ocean but its seems like the calm of havoc, she flinched back suddenly when she glances directly at his blue iris, “I ..I am..ssorry…Sir…”, she shuddered, but doesn’t know Why…???...

Tara unknowingly bites her lower lip in nervousness which she always does..!!, but this time it's not just nervousness, she feels an unknown fear, a fear from his serene blue orbs which only gazed at her with an undefined emotion leads to a shivering her core, she immediately set her eyes down, fisted her palm to control her terribleness, “I am really sorry, Sir…”, she whispered with her shaky luscious lips and again bite it.

“You have to be…!!!..”, a deep voice reached her ears, she slowly lifts her gaze but doesn’t find anyone, with a puzzled face she murmurs, “Where he disappeared???.... But..Who was he..???...”.

Tara shook her head and comes to her sense, she quickly carries her suitcase and clears the customs, and comes out of the terminal. She booked the uber which arrive in ten minutes and she sits in the back seat and went to her university. Enjoying the cab ride, she inhales the fresh air and fragrance of a new place, she opens the glass of the side window and puts out her head slightly, the blowing air waves her long black hair along with it, she feels extremely blissful to glance at this new city.

On reaching the university, she earliest went towards admission administration and clear the admission process after that the academy organization provides her with a hostel to stay in and gives her instruction about the rules and regulations of the university. While arriving at a hostel room, she first freshen up, after taking a shower, dried up with a towel, wear a blue colour kneel length top and black legging, set up her accessories and clothes in an almirah.

As it is evening time, Tara decided to take a roam at the canteen to have some light snacks and coffee, then she remembers that she only had two meals free a day, for others else, she had to bear expenses and this point clicks another thing in her mind, “There is no problem for university fees and meals but…. I will need money for other things…How will I manage that..!!!... If I do a part-time job !!! … then it will help me a lot…”, She said subconsciously, and took out her phone and gazed at her display picture, “Mom!... Dad!… already both of you have taken a lot of trouble for our education… You never allow me for a part-time job in India… always force me to only concentrate all my attention on my studies… But now, I don’t want that you both suffer any more… I have decided that I will do some work to earn money along with my studies…”, murmuring herself, she put her phone in her top pocket and went out of the room.

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He comes back into his house which was not less than any mansion, which had all the facilities and luxuries that grand hotels have but the only difference is that he was the only customer of this hostel,  Yes..!!!... Customer!!!!..., because if it was calculated then the result was that out of the twelve months in a year, he remains outside of the house for ten-month.

After completing the concert at midnight or said after midnight, which was arranged near the city this time, he was got exhausted and went straight forward to his room, he throws his jacket, took off the vest and jeans in the room hurled them somewhere, entered the restroom, and take a shower when the hot pouring water touches his body, his tensed muscles relax and he feels lighten up, wrapping a white towel around his hips, he comes out from the restroom.

“Knock…Knock…”,  a sound was heard, without seeing in the direction, he said, “Come in…”.

The door opens, and a girl around the age of seventeen entered the room with the tray that had food, she glances at his bare torso, and amusement emerged on her face, “Excuse me...Sir…your dinner…”, she said in a blushing tone.

He was putting deodorant on him and without gawking at the girl, he muttered, “ take it back…Cherry!!!... I am not hunger…”.

“But...Sir…”, Cherry tried to convince him to have some food but he glances at her with his serene blue orbs, and she quieted and put her head down.

“Leave…I want to be alone…”, He directs her in his deep voice, the effect of it, she nodded her head and close the door.

He gaped conceitedly at a large painting that hangs on the wall, his face flourished with pride, “Ryan…The Rockstar…”, he muttered alone in the room.

Ryan sits on the bed and turns her face to the left, when his gazed fall on his jacket, the incident that occurred at the airport, flashes in his sight, he reminisces about the girl that accidentally spills a cold drink on him and then tries to clean it with her scarf, her face displays into his vision, his angular eyebrows puckered up, “You…here… How small is the world…!!!...”, he said in a raspy voice while gnashing his teeth.

He leaned back and lay on the bed as soon as he closed his eyes, her face flashed in his vision again, her black doe eyes that blinked several times tried to hide the nervousness, her loose black hair that waved on her face, her quivering luscious lips through which she apologizes and in a panic state she bites her lower lip, again and again, Ryan’s lips raised in a wicked smirk and after some time he drifted into the deep slumber.

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