JENNIFER'S POV

I turned to witness a girl in a blue gown smiling warmly at me. She was devastatingly beautiful!

If I was honey complexioned then she was fair as if touched by the snow flakes themselves. And on it, the peacock blue eyes behind the white rimless spectacles were altogetherly a deadly combination.

Her red lips were going well with her light-hued skin. Her skin was so milky that it looked like if you pinched, it shall turn red. As if that was not enough, the shimmery blue gown was totally matching her eye color.

I blurted out," You are undeniably the most beautiful girl I ever came across!"

Shit! Did I just made myself look stupid?

But her reply definitely left me blushing hard.

"Hmm, seems like someone stole my exact thoughts for you!" She chirped clapping her hands together. I let out a short laugh.

She came beside me and introduced herself,"Hi, I am Nayantara. But my near and dear ones call me Tara. You can too!" She said holding her hand in front of me.

Oh! She's the daughter of the chief minister!

I nervously returned the handshake,"Hello, I am Jennifer Mathews. Well... Jenny for you too." I said giving a polite smile.

She huffed. "Oh come on! I won't eat you up!" Tara exclaimed, throwing up her hands as if in despair. I laughed out loud. She had an extremely friendly nature who could quickly make friends, unlike me.

"Want some?" She asked me offering me a bowl full of jalebis. I had not at all noticed it by now.

Well, who was I to deny such a sweet and delicious and inviting offer? I quickly took two of them. She giggled at my love for the sweet dish.

The air out there was full with the aroma of mouth watering delicacies. Starting from appetizers to starters to main-course. And I was more than happy to find the dessert counter to have a lot many goodies! Whoa... Lucky Me.

We got seated at a side table. Except for the waiters arranging the tables and the chefs looking after the dinner preparations.

Rubbing her hands together, Tara beamed," So... Let's talk our hearts out!" I was overwhelmed by her humbleness and homely quotient which she emitted by her persona.

I too, completely at ease by now, leaned forward too, as if we were about to share our darkest secrets with one-another.

why Cassiopeia is my favorite constellation?" I shook

as beautiful as you and as haughty as me!" She said crunching

haughty. You are sweet." I said pressing her hand in assurance. She simply shrugged not before flipping her

was one of those people who were straightforward about themselves. One of those who didn't cloud her judgment about others based on her ego or

which shall push any person to mingle with her and listen to her never ending talks. She

expected anyone to come close to me to end up as ashes. I couldn't be so thoughtful ever to take the burden of someone else's mistakes or save that person just because he or she was of my acquaintance. Helping people was different and covering someone else's

in any respects. I had always kept my thoughts to my self

remembered.... you are the fiance of Mayank Prakash. Aren't you?" She all

media and the gossip

groaned. I couldn't do anything except of giving her

for an alliance with that "swine-cum-bastard-cum-asshole" and ofcourse "son of a bitch" ? " she huffed, and I witnessed

even I think there is no other

specifically quoting the word 'happy'

I had someone like you as family? I thought

have no idea about what I am going through now in my life...

before I could complete, Tara stood

at all going to marry Abhimanyu Shaurya!" She snarled, her bubbly, talkative demeanor gone all of a sudden,

shivering now, in wrath, desperately trying to control herself by balling

what I heard in

understand!?" Saying so, she collapsed on the chair, with a wearied

bad for having made her feel so helpless. I was cursing myself for initiating a topic which shook her like that. I wanted to take back

Then, adjusting her glasses, she spoke," Sorry... you know.. I came back from New York a week ago. My boyfriend Gaurav was too join me soon after. I was super excited to tell father about us. But dad broke the news of me getting arranged to one of the devils. Firstly, it was Dhanush

she had loving parents who cared for her. While

cause havoc? Provoking Terrorism and spreading hatred? I had never seen any of the four devils, some say it to be rumours while others said it wss only a mere way of tarnishing names of influential men. Yet some

the best for her. I took her hand as spoke," Why don't you tell you parents about the consequences of getting

the couple in there, in the ballroom wasn't coming together. They were surely hiding facts from

are simply putting up a show of being a perfect, normal couple. Maybe they are pressurizing her to accept the proposal for... power, money? Or maybe I am overthinking it? But this isn't a

out of my trance by a lady

dhoopar, master and his lady ask for your presence indoors for the cake cutting."

Tara nodded.

inside. I was nervous now... I badly wanted to ask it to her but couldn't

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