What is this? Twinkle muttered and bent down to pick it up. It looked like a mere sheet of paper folded a few times. She slowly opened it and straightened the folds with her palms.

"A Restraining order?" Her eyes widened. Her hands began to tremble like a leaf and her mind was becoming chaotic. She struggled with plenty of questions going on in her mind.

'Did Tara want to impose a restarting order on someone?'

'Was it for Kunj? No..No.. it's impossible '

Kunj can never do something to hurt someone, definitely not Tara.

Twinkle was aware how much he loved her.Her eyes wandered senselessly in front of her, thinking of all the possibilities but she quickly gathered herself and looked down to read through the rest of the page instead of jumping into baseless conclusions.

Her eyes ran over the letter typed on the sheet. After a couple of seconds, her eyes got attention of the name that managed to knock her breath out.

"ABHISHEK". 'A restarting order against Abhishek?' There was no details other than Tara and Abhishek's name on it along with the information that Abhishek would be imprisoned for two years if he tried to talk to or see Tara.

"Why would Tara want to impose a restarting order against Abhishek?"
"What did he do to her?"
She asked herself. As much as she hated it, she quickly grabbed Tara's diary from the shelf and opened to read it.

If there were any answers to all her questions, it had to be in here. She didn't think much and began to flip through the pages and randomly landed on a page where her eyes got attention of Abhishek's name written in Tara's neat cursive writing. It was dated five years back.

'DEAR DIARY,

Abhi and I had another argument today. He was mad at me for talking to Rohit at the bar. I don't understand why he was so angry with me for talking to Rohit. He is my childhood friend and i was happy to see him after so many years. We were just talking and not flirting with each other but like always, Abhi mistook it. It hurts whenever he doesn't trust me when all I do is to trust him blindly.

I hope he will learn to trust me one day.

TARA'

She had ended the note with a sad smiley. Twinkle felt sad for her and turned over the page.

'DEAR DIARY,

Yesterday night Abhi apologized to me saying that he was a jerk to me. He kept saying that he was sorry and didn't mean any of the words he spoke to me. He said he felt jealous when he saw me with someone else and was scared of losing me. My heart instantly melted listening to him and my anger on him vanished into thin air. I forgave him and we ended up having an amazing make up sex.

I hope we stay like this forever, happy and smiling

TARA'

On the next few pages,Tara seemed to be happy, staying with Abhishek. She had described about the trips they had gone together, some heated conversation like any other normal couple and then about lots of sex, which Twinkle thought was too wild and rough for her liking, some of which were against Tara's own will.

With a grimace, Twinkle flipped the pages where Tara had written that she and Abhishek were having a lot of arguments. They talked less and argued more. He was becoming more possessive and dominant over her. She had to ask his permission for literally everything that she wanted to do.

She had even stopped going out with her friends because of him. He didn't like her talking to her best friend, Tanya over the phone and kept saying that she was bad influence on Tara. If she ever went out, it was only with Abhishek and he took her out only to meet his friends circle.

Though sometimes she felt loved and wanted , most of the times she felt like chained within his house.

On the next page, Twinkle saw dried tear strains on the edges, confirming that she had been crying while writing this entry.

'DEAR DIARY,

Today was Tanya's birthday and i wanted to go out with my other friends to celebrate the day. Abhi didn't let me go out but i refused to listen to him. He walked out locking the door from outside. I felt humiliated and hurt thinking that i could still not gain his trust. I feel alone here. What am I to him? A toy with whom he can do anything he wants?

TARA'

Twinkle's heart bled for Tara but she thought Tara was encouraging Abhishek by not voicing out herself and let him do whatever he wanted to. He was abusing her even without Tara knowing it.

Twinkle had her semesters in a week and had so much to study but she couldn't stop herself from turning the pages. She and felt this way only when she read, 'The diary of a young girl ' by Anne Frank.

Twinkle didn't know how long she had been standing there but from the amount of cramps on her lower back, she was sure it might be more than an hour. She perched on the edge of the small bed behind her and she was glad that Ansh was sound asleep because otherwise he wouldn't let her read.

She began to read further.

'DEAR DIARY,

This is probably the saddest day of my life, Tanya called me and informed me that she saw Abhi making out with a hot chick in the bar where she was present. I didn't believe her at first because I trusted Abhi. I thought he would never betray me but I was wrong. She sent me a video that she had captured of them both. I feel disgusted, betrayed and hurt. I am fool to think that Abhi loves me and when all he did was to use me and my money.

When I decided to confront him, he shocked me by slapping me really hard and breaking my phone.

He came back home drunk. He began to cry like a baby and kept apologising for hitting me. He begged me to forgive him and promised to never do it again.

Though I told him that i forgave him, I am still angry with him for cheating on me and most importantly for slapping me. I realised that his abuses are going to stop and it is time for me to go away from this place.

TARA'

Good that you finally decided to leave that jerk. He truly doesn't deserve you or any other woman in that case. I can't believe you had spent a year with him but I'm happy that you took a better decision for your own good.
Twinkle remarked as she overturned the pages.

'DEAR DIARY,

Though I didn't want to, I had sex with Abhi just to fulfill his desire. I wanted to make sure that he was in a good mood so that i could talk to him. I lied to him that my mom is sick and i wanted to go and see her. I begged him to let me go and surprisingly, he allowed me to visit my mom. He also told me that he is going to Mumbai for a bike racing tournament and will be back only after two weeks. He let me stay with my mom till then. I am happy that I am finally going to get away from here, from him.

TARA'

Twinkle felt sad for Tara. She had gone through so much staying with Abhishek but according to Twinkle, she could have stopped all this earlier if she had been more brave and ready to fight for herself.

'DEAR DIARY,

I met a guy during my dad's company anniversary party today. He had the most beautiful pair of eyes and mole on his chin.

Twinkle stopped reading. She kind of guessed whom Tara was describing about. Her heart was roaring with anxiety and nervousness. She felt a pang of jealousy hit her heart as she read further.

He was so damn hot and i couldn't take my eyes off him. I didn't know a waiter had split the drinks all over my evening gown until I saw the handsome guy standing in front of me, offering a bunch of tissues.

He handed me the tissue and looked genuinely concerned. I assured him it was okay but he kept asking me if I was okay. After being in a relationship with Abhishek, anyone who showed me a little concern, looked like a gentleman to me.

He introduced himself as Kunj Sarna and asked me if he could have a dance with me. My heart was flipping crazily when his musky scent filled my senses and his hot hands ran over my bare back.

Almost all the young girls eyes were on him waiting for the right moment to flirt with him but i guess I was the lucky one since his eyes were fixed only on me, as if there weren't any other woman in the hall.

Kunj asked me if i have a boyfriend. Though I lied to him saying I was single , shockingly i didn't feel guilty about it. After the dance we even exchanged our numbers and he promised to keep in touch.

Yay!! I am doing a happy dance right now.

TARA'

Twinkle shut her eyes and inhaled deeply. Her heart was tightening inside her chest. She wanted to rip apart this page and burn it. She felt so jealous , thinking she didn't get to meet Kunj in such a romantic way. She was just forced on him as his child's stepmother. He didn't fancy her like he did Tara. He had no option but to marry her for his son.

Thinking more about it, she felt her cheeks getting wet with fat tears. She didn't understand why it hurt her so much. Twinkle knew she didn't stand a chance against Tara and that Kunj loved his dead wife more than he would ever love her but her heart was unable to accept it. Tara was dead and yet she envied her and felt like she was a threat to her.

She wiped her tears hastily and continued reading the diary.

'DEAR DIARY,

Abhi called me a couple of times but i didn't attend any of his calls. I'm happy he isn't back to Amritsar yet. I wish he never does. I hope he let me free.

Something good also happened today. I was so surprised to receive a text from Kunj asking me to go out with him on a dinner date. I wasn't sure about it and was scared about Abhi finding it somehow but it didn't stop me from going out with Kunj.

Kunj is a perfect gentleman. After dinner,we talked about each other and
then suddenly he leaned in to kiss me and I felt goosebumps crawl all over my body. His touch was so tender and soft as if I was a delicate thing that he was scared of damaging. Abhi had never made me feel this way before. He was always rough and liked to hurt me, even during sex. I am glad that i made a good decision by breking up with Abhishek. I don't want to spend rest of my life fighting and arguing.

I hope Kunj would want to spend his life with me. Hoping for the best.

TARA'

The next few pages were filled with Kunj's name. The pain at Twinkle's heart was physical and so real that she had to clutch her chest to overcome it. She skipped those pages which she knew would give her more pain and landed straight on the one which didn't have Kunj's name on it. She sighed in relief.

'DEAR DIARY,

I got to know from Tanya that Abhi was back to Amritsar and he is mad at me for not attending his calls. I know I really have to suck it up and face him soon but I am just not ready for it yet. I wish he would just give up looking for me and move on without making a fuzz but I'm sure it is impossible. He wouldn't let it go without making me cry and suffer. I'm scared that he would ruin my happy life with Kunj.

On a brighter note, Kunj and i are going to Goa for the weekend. Can't wait to spend my weekend with him away from Amritsar and where I don't worry to get caught by Abhi.

TARA'

Twinkle's hands tightened around the diary. A weekend trip with Kunj! That means they would have spent three nights together. They were married and she knew they had spent a lot of nights together but finding it out like this was really torturous.

T-Ahh babaji, why don't you kill me instead? She spoke slowly before turning over to the next page.

'DEAR DIARY,

We are at Goa. Kunj had booked a platinum suite for our stay here. It is just amazing, like out from a romantic novel. I was surprised to see the bed covered in rose petals and the room brightly lit with candles.

It only makes me compare the bad romance that i had with Abhi. My first time with Abhi was in the backseat of his friend's car. I feel so ashamed to think of it now. I wish I had never met Abhi.

I wish I had met Kunj way before meeting Abhi. My life would have been so different. Anyways, it isn't too late to live happily with my Kunj.

'My Kunj?' Twinkle ran her fingers over those two words. She thought she could never claim Kunj as hers like Tara did. May be he would never belong to her. Her eyes were welling up with fresh tears and clouding her sight. She blinked back those tears and looked down.

Kunj was so amazing throughout the night. He wasn't in a hurry and took things slowly. He made my body crave for him. He gave me more than what he took from me. We made love four ti..

That was it for Twinkle. She lost her cool and threw tha diary on the floor
with all the strength in her. All her words on the page felt like a sharp edged knife stabbing straight at her heart. She fell on her knees and began to cry loudly. Her feelings were a combination of hurt, anger and irritation.

Even though Twinkle thought, Kunj didn't love her, she couldn't imagine her husband with somebody else like this. She wanted him wholly to herself alone.

Ansh wasn't Kunj's son exactly but she was aware that it didn't mean he hadn't had physical intimacy with Tara. Offcourse he must had a hell lot of times but it pained her to hear it from Tara. She didn't dare to touch the diary again. She didn't knew what else about her husband and his dead wife was written on it and she didn't want to die out of jealousy over a dead person.

That's it for today guys

Hope you liked it

So one thing is clear now that Tara wasn't happy with Abhishek as claimed by Natasha.

And Happy Independence Day all of you 🇮🇳💕