Chapter 8

It’s been two weeks since she joined her new job, every day after attending the class she approached her way straight towards Rockstar Mansion. After entering, as per his order, she presents in front of him with an Irish coffee in the rehearsal room where he practised and remained engrossed in the music. First two-three days, Tara still felt hesitation and fright to remain in his existence as she senses his severe oceanic blue orbs on her which only provide her with a feeling of dread. She tightened her fist as his oceanic orbs made her quiver to the core and she tried her best not to glance at him.

But after some days, this fear of her becomes extinct or said to hide somewhere when she engages in her daily routine. She noticed that Ryan was not gazing at her with an intent look, he just normally asked about the schedule and ordered other work like fixing the meetings, arranging his trip, and doing some paperwork.  She feels hassle-free about it and induces her that it was just her fear there is nothing any truth in it…! She is needlessly worried about it..!

In the Rockstar mansion, she becomes friends with Cherry, in her free time she likes to talk with her as Cherry reminds her about Preeti, her younger sister. During their conversation, Cherry confesses her love for Ryan, Tara little feels anomalous about it as Cherry is just seventeen, and as per Tara’s contemplation, she should be concentrating on only her studies but it’s her age, attraction and crush are normal.

Tara also works with Jim, she handles all the data and shares market enquiring, etc that Jim told her to do, and Jim is really impressed by her hard-working nature. Jim was amazed at How she maturely handled the work and also focused on her study..! Sometimes he is astonished by her as she is the first one Who isn't attracted to Ryan as others; maybe just because of the intimidating aura of Ryan which is clearly visible on her face.

Jim informs Tara that she will receive half her salary and the remaining half deducted to compensate for the loss, Tara was glad about it at least she will get a half-pay if it was sufficient for her. She also established a piece of new information from Jim that for some days Ryan leaves the city for his concert tour. And don’t know, Why Tara is blissful by it..! Even if she persuades herself that it's just her unnecessary apprehension but her intuition beware about him..! His tempestuous oceanic orbs were craving to swallow her in his obscurity…!.

Tara happily just about to leave the room for her work, when someone knocks on her door, she goes toward the door to open it, her eyes widen and a smile appeared on her face, “Neha…!...you..”, she immediately enfolds Neha cheerfully and Neha hugs her back.

“Hey..!.  Tara… How are you..???... missing me or not!... of course I think you miss me…Because I am the one who filled your boring life with entertainment, Darling..!..”, Neha appreciated herself contentedly.

Tara gives her frowned look, “O...Really, Neha..!...If I tell you, What happened to me in the last few days, you will not believe it…!..”, Tara murmurs with trim grief on her face.

Neha puckered her eyebrows and looked at Tara, “What happened…???... Tara… If there is something serious!...”, She asked in a stern tone.

Tara's eyes squinted, her eyelids became gummy, with a distended face she explained the whole occurrence. Neha's iris wide listening to the whole scenario, a gloomy surface on her face when she comes to know about Tara’s bond.

“So..!... If you inform your Mom and Dad about it…?...”, Neha whimpered.

Tara with a heavy-heart face, gaze at Neha, “No..!... Neha… I don’t want to share this with them… otherwise, they become more worried about me…and you know about Dad's health condition …he is already a heart patient…”, with moist eyes, she explained to Neha.

“Tell me, Tara, How much money do you have to pay..???.... I will pay for you…”, Neha insisted Tara.

But Tara is a self-respecting girl, if her parents teach her the importance of morals and values in life then they also taught her about self-esteem, if it’s your fault then definitely accept it and try to reform it but Whatever the condition never compromise on self-esteem..!

Tara’s lips raised in a beam, “Thank you, Neha..!... But I think you know that What will be my answer to you!...”, Tara replied softly.

Neha knew her friend would never accept money from her and face all the difficulties herself, and on her this behavior, Neha angered, “Ok..!.. at least tell me the name of that person, whose car it is..?..”.

“Ryan Smith…”, Tara answered normally. But hearing the name, Neha's eyes widened, and a mystification emerged on her face, “R...Ryan…Smith…Rock…Rockstar...!!!...”, Neha shuddered with astonishment.

When Tara nodded her head in approval, Neha screeched in glee, “AAHHHH…!!!...It’s Rockstar…!”, Neha screamed so loud in excitement that Tara felt irritated in her ear, she jumped on the spot.

“O...My God…O my God…Tara, you are so lucky…!...”, Neha shouts in peppy as she has gone crazy hearing the name of Ryan Smith, running and roaming frequently as her feet can stand in one place. Tara confusingly looks at her.

But suddenly, Neha paused and stared at Tara with an empty expression.

“Neha..! Are you Alright…!!!...”, Tara asked in a concerned tone.                            

But all of a sudden Neha started laughing out loud like there is something big joke clicking in her mind. Tara looked at her with a puzzled face. She couldn't understand Neha’s giggle. Why was she laughing like a hectic..!!!.

 Tara now gets angry at her weird behavior, “What happened to you…???.. Why are you laughing like a maniac..!!.”, she growled.

To which, Neha controlled her laugh and tried to tell her in a cackle tone, “Tara... Do you remember our Goa trip and that Concert…!..”. Tara puckered her eyebrows, wrinkles forming on her forehead, “Yes…But What was the link here..!!!..”, she asked with perplexity.

“The link is … the singer to whom you said that… He sings like a torn drum… is none other than Ryan Smith-the Rockstar..”, Neha's revelation spread a stunned look on Tara's face.

Tara's face was swiftly pale white, her mouth was open wide in shock “What it’s was Ryan Smith ..!!!..”, She murmurs and her eyes popped out, she gasped when a thought snap in her mind, “So... that intensity in his orbs may be the rage for me..!!!… But it's quite long, did he remember that occurrence and me…!!!..”.

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Jim worried about something, his face plunged hearing the words of another side person on a phone call, “ Listen...officer! you have to investigate it…Ryan is a Rockstar… his competitors can do anything to harm the reputation of his name and fame...”, he rubs the nape of his neck.

“Ok..Mr. Jim… Whatever be the progress but Mr. Ryan Smith should have to co-operate in this case…”, another person informed Jim and cut the call.

 Jim’s eyes are shallow, he sits on the chair abruptly and runs his hand in his hair, distress plastered on his face, “The person who is involved in this… must be exposed early otherwise…it will create a huge trouble for Ryan…!...”, he murmurs himself.

All of sudden, Tara entered the office that was available on a third of the floor of Ryan's mansion. With a grin, Tara greeted Jim, “Good Morning, Jim Sir…”. Jim gazes at Tara’s lit-up face, for a second he forgets about his stress, and his lips are raised in a smile. His heart skips a beat looking at her simplicity and pure beauty. Tara wears a faint yellow long frock with long silver earrings, her hair slightly curled and open, her lips had slender redness of lipstick, there is tenuous makeup on her face, and on top of all her bright smile made her appearance more attractive, she is looking like an angel from the star…!

For a movement, Jim paused and immersed in her beauty, “She is so gorgeous..!...”, his mind uttered to him.

“Jim Sir…!...”, Tara called Jim but his eyes were deeply engaged in glancing at her beauty.

Tara raised her eyebrows in a pose and once again called Jim in a little loud tone, “Jim Sir… Are you hearing me..!...”.

Jim shook his head and looked at Tara, “Yes..!.. Yes, Tara…What happens…???...”, he spoke, keeping his tone and face regular.

“Actually Sir, Today I want to leave early… Please… As there is a small party in our college for newcomers...”, Tara informed Jim softly and asked about consent to go away early. Jim gazed at her with a grin, but he retained the roughness in tone, “Miss. Tara…  You have to keep a distance in your personal and professional life ..!..”, Tara's lips down hearing his words, she thought he would not permit her, but in the next second his sentence makes her smile blissfully, “You can leave early…! I permitted it…”, Jim approved her croakily.

Tara’s eyes squinted as her lips raised in a beautiful smile, her soft cheeks appeared to puff, and an adorable dimple becomes visible on her left side, “Thank you…Jim Sir !...”, she rejoiced and just turn to leave, when Jim stop her, “Wait…Tara..!..”. Tara paused her steps and turned behind, “Yes…Sir..!...”.

“This is a file and has some meeting schedules for Ryan… just put it in his room on the table so that he gazes at it first… Ryan will return home this evening…!.. and I will also leave in a few minutes for important work… OK..!...”, Jim explained calmly and handed the file in the hands of Tara.

“Ok…Sir..!..  I will…”, saying that Tara leaves the office cheerfully. Jim smiled at her but suddenly a grieve extended on his face, his eyes widened in apprehensive, “I must have to talk to Ryan about Tara!... I don’t know…What is running through his mind…???... But I can’t let him ruin an innocent life…!...”, he murmurs himself.

Tara reached toward the door of Ryan's room, she opened the door negligently without knocking, as per the information he is on a concert tour and landed here in the evening. Tara enters the room without hesitation as there is no fear about his oceanic orbs. Placing the file on his table that is positioned near the window, she looks around the room.

The room is painted in light grey colour, each thing displays the stylish and lavishness itself but the red dim light of the room fills the atmosphere with wickedness and it confers very negative vibes. Tara suddenly flounders with suffocation, but when she glanced at the long glass windows that were closed, she quickly ambled toward and unblocked it for fresh air. Her eyes were glued towards the view that appeared so eye-catching through the large windows as it put on to show the outlook of the city and the freely blowing chilled air, waving her long hair. She relished the moment and turned around to abscond the room.

As soon as Tara turns behind, her eyes enlarge, chilled flushes on her face, and her peptide frame starts to shiver as her frightful black doe iris meets the severe oceanic orbs that stare at her with intensity to devour her …!

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