Farhan - I have given your room right in front of me so that if I feel scared at night, it will be easy to call out.
Tara fearfully - Protection or a constant watch?
Farhan - Protection my love...this is not Masoori, my love, this is Mumbai. I am waiting for you. Get ready and call out, I am in the room opposite.
Tara thought of locking the room. Then she remembered Farhan's words...this is Mumbai, not Masoori.
She reached for the lock with her hand and then took it back.
She stared at the door; Farhan was in the room opposite.
Tara went to the mirror and fixed her hair.
The smell of food started coming from downstairs.
Tara's heart said, "Run away."
Tara's mind said, "Where will I run?"
Tara took a deep breath, straightened her scarf, opened the door, and went out.
Farhan's room was in front. The door was closed, but Tara felt as if Farhan was standing behind the door, waiting for her.
Tara started adjusting her bangles so that the sound of the bangles would draw Farhan out.
As soon as he heard the sound of bangles, Farhan opened the door, as he was standing near the door.
Farhan - Tara, let's go eat.
Tara goes with Farhan to the hall.
Farhan - I've prepared a special meal for you today, you'll love it.
Tara eats a little and goes back to her room.
Farhan watches her as she leaves.
A little while later, Farhan also eats his food and goes to Tara's room.
Tara is sitting on the bed.
Farhan - What happened now? Why did you come without eating?
Tara - I ate.
Farhan angrily - See how much you ate... What's your problem?
Tara gets up from the bed.
Taara yelled - What's your problem? You forcibly took me from the hospital to the hotel... When I ran away to my home, you blackmailed me there... You brought me here to Mumbai, pretending to be a pass... You forcibly kept me with you.
Farhan looks at Tara angrily.
Farhan angrily - I love you, I have no other option.
Tara crying - You love me, it means I fall in love with you too.
Farhan - Yes, you have no other option but this, you will have to love me.
Tara crying - That will never happen.
Farhan - It will definitely happen.
Tara crying - I hate you.
Farhan angrily - What did you say?
Tara shouting - I hate you, I hate you.
Farhan becomes furious with anger and holds Tara's hand tightly.
Farhan looked into Tara's eyes.
Farhan - I told you in Masoori itself not to say this again.
Tara's tears wouldn't stop.
She was in a lot of pain.
She tried to free her hand from Farhan,
but Farhan didn't seem to care.
The bangles Tara was wearing had broken,
causing her hand to bruise and bleed.
Farhan angrily said - Now, if you say it again, I'll just make a call. What will happen after that? You know Masoori well.
Tara cried - Please, please, don't do all this.
Farhan angrily - Is it okay to not say all this again?
Tara - Yes.
Farhan continues to look at her,
holding her hand... And Tara continues crying.
After a while, when his anger subsides,
he sees Tara's injury.
He makes Tara sit on the bed and sits on his knees, holding her hand.
Farhan with tears in his eyes - This... this... did you get hurt because of me?
He runs and takes out the medicine box from the drawer.
Farhan - How much blood is coming.
Tara keeps crying with her eyes down.
Farhan - I'm so bad... please forgive me.
Tara keeps crying without saying anything.
Farhan applies ointment to her hand and,
standing up, hits his hand hard on the wall.
Tara gets up and grabs his hand.
Tara cries - What are you doing? Why are you hurting yourself?
Farhan - You got hurt because of me, I should be punished for that.
Tara cries - Please don't do all this.
Farhan - So tell me, have you forgiven me?
Tara cried - yes...yes... I've forgiven you, please don't do all this again.
Farhan smiled - Thank you for saving my life.
Tara stood quietly with her eyes downcast.
Farhan - Now you rest, I have some work.
Tara - Yes.
Farhan laughed - Don't miss me too much.
Tara lowered her eyes - Yes.
Farhan went into the room and left, and Tara slept for a while.
Farhan returned after two hours, and Tara was asleep. He sat down on the sofa and started looking at Tara.
Tara opens her eyes a little while later and upon seeing Farhan, she sits up in fear, her breathing heavy.
Farhan - Don't be afraid.
Tara - y...you...when did you come?
Farhan - When you were sleeping.
Tara - Why didn't you wake me up?
Farhan - Why should I wake you up? You looked so cute.
Tara lowers her gaze.
Farhan - I've hired a female secretary for you.
Tara - Secretary, but why?
Farhan - When I go to work, she'll take care of you, and she'll go with you wherever you go.
Tara - But what's the need for this?
Farhan - But what you know I won't agree, so keep quiet.
Tara lowered her eyes - Yes.
Farhan - You sit down, I'll bring her here.
Tara - Okay.
Farhan goes downstairs and brings the secretary into the room.
Farhan - This is Madam Tara. When I'm busy, you have to stay with her, acting as her shadow.
Secretary - Okay, sir...hello, madam.
Tara - Hello.
Farhan - Tara, you two talk, I have some work, I'll be back in a bit.
Tara - Yes.
Farhan - If you need anything, tell the secretary, she'll get it for you.
Tara bowed her head - Yes.
Farhan - Secretary...
Secretary - Yes sir.
Farhan - wherever she go, go with her. Don't let her out of your sight even for a moment.
Secretary - Okay, sir.
Tara keeps looking at Farhan.
Farhan - Okay, sweetheart, I'll be back in a while. Don't miss me too much.
Tara remains sitting with her head bowed.
Farhan leaves.
Tara says to the secretary - Sit here.
The secretary sits on the sofa.
They both sit in silence for an hour.
Secretary - Why do you remain so quiet?
Tara doesn't say anything.
Secretary - Sir told me to keep talking to you, don't let you keep quiet.
Tara - What's your name?
Secretary - Liza.
Tara - Are you from Mumbai?
Liza - Yes.
Both sit quietly. After 15 minutes, Tara stands up and goes towards the door.
Liza also stands up and follows her.
Liza - Do you need anything, madam? Tell me, I'll get it.
Tara - No, I'm used to doing my own work.
Liza - Sir will be angry.
Tara - No, he won't be, I won't tell him anything.
Tara goes downstairs to the hall.
Liza follows her.
Staff - Do you want anything, madam?
Tara - Where is the kitchen?
Chef - Tell me what you want to eat. I'll cook it.
Tara - No... Tell me where the kitchen is.
Chef - Let's go, I'll show you.
Liza - Let's go...
Tara - Liza, you wait here, I'll come from the kitchen.
Liza - Okay, madam.
Tara goes to the kitchen with the chef and gets juice from the fridge.
Farhan finishes his work and comes back.
Farhan - What are you doing here? And where is Tara?
Liza - Sir, she's in the kitchen.
Farhan - Why didn't you go with her?
Liza - Sir, she refused.
Farhan goes to the kitchen and Tara is standing there with a glass of juice.
Farhan to the chef - I told you not to bother Madam about anything...what is she doing here?
Chef - Sir, she refused, I even told her to tell me what you want to eat, I'll make it, but Madam still insisted on coming here.
Farhan - You should go away now.
Chef - Okay, sir.
Tara lowers her eyes.
Tara - You came so early?
Farhan, widening his eyes - i shouldn't have come?
Tara lowered her gaze - that's not what I meant.
Farhan - what are you doing here?
Tara lowered her gaze - I came to get juice.
Farhan - you're a staff member, you don't need to do all this.
Tara - I'm used to doing my own work.
Farhan rolled his eyes - change your habits.
Tara lowered her gaze - I don't like sitting around like this.
Farhan - come, I'll take you for a walk.
Tara - no, I don't want to go for a walk.
Farhan - You're saying you don't like sitting around and don't want to go out...
Tara lowered her gaze - Yes
Farhan - When you were coming here, why did you tell Liza to stay in the hall?
Tara lowered her gaze - She was supposed to come to the kitchen, so I told her to stay there.
Farhan - When I'm busy, she'll stay with you. Then, whether she has to go from the hall to the kitchen or from your room to the sofa, she'll stay with you, understand.
Tara - Yes.
Farhan - Have you had a juice?
Tara - Yes, I did.
Farhan - Now go to your room and rest.
Tara - Yes.
Tara sets down the glass and leaves.
Farhan takes the glass, which has some juice in it, and drinks it.
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