"5 years back, I changed my name to Aroura from Arohi"
She said.

"Why?"
I asked, she had a strom of emotions in her eyes.

"Because the Arohi in me died 5 years back"

5 years back
(Aroura was 17 years old)

Aroura Oberoi's POV

I was at Helena's place we were completing assignments, my phone flashed

'Mrs. Gill'
She is our neighbour and is very close to our family.

I picked up.

"Hello Aunty"
I said still writing the names.

"Hello beta, app Jaha pi bhi ho abbhi jaldi ghar ao"
She said in hurry.

"Kay hua Aunty?"
I asked Helena looked at me asking for who is it.

"Beta bas tum jaldi ao"
She said and hung up before I can ask anything.

"Kay hua? Kon tha?"
Helena asked.

"Bro Mrs. Gill, she asked me to come home urgently, pata nahi kay hua h, mi chalti hu, wapas ake complete karte h"
I said.

"Ruk mi bhi chalti hu"
She said I nodded.

We both reached home 30 minutes later, I parked my scooty beside the 3 cars, Dolly bua yaha hai?

I went towards the main door, as we both entered in everything was normal, but still it wasn't, I walked in past the hallway filled with different decorations to the central area, it was a large hall with walls covered in frames of our family, but what got my attention was 2 bodies laid on the floor covered in white shroud.

The wind blew taking the cover off the face, Mumma, Papa laid there dead... DEAD.

"Mumma!!!! Papa!!!! Nooo"

I yelled and went towards them and fell on my knees beside them, not a single tear came in my eyes.

I sat there for so long to remember.

"Arohi??"

Someone shook me, I looked up at dolly bua, her eyes were red, her tear stricken face terrified me, I leaned back afraid, I looked around the hall was filled with people from our society everyone looked sad.

"Beta it's time for cremation"
She said slowly.

"No! They aren't dead! They are just...... no it can't be possible, I am just dreaming"

I said, dolly bua pulled me up slowly, and hugged me hard crying.

"Bua mumma papa aren't dead, they aren't"
I said, everything here is suffocating me.

"They are gone beta, they are dead"
Bua said pulling away, those words, those fucking 7 words made my world crumble in pieces.

"But it can't be possible.. me and dad are going to do shopping today"
The child in me was desperate for this to be a bad dream.

"Papa mumma died in accident today"
She said, all my Hopes, dreams everything is crumbling down slowly.

Some people came and picked up there bodies, my mind wasn't able to deal with all this I was shook to core.

******
Next day, before the cremation ceremony people said lot words of consolation and you know what whenever someone said 'I am sorry for your loss' I felt like ripping their heads apart.

The were burning their bodies I stood there in distance looking at the flames arising from their bodies, the flames that are burning my soul, my heart, my mind, and will also burn my body today itself.

"Driver ghar chlo"
I said to my driver.

"But madam-

"Bahiya please ghar chaleye"
I said cutting him off, he nodded and opened the back door for me, I sat in my mind was blank there was nothing.

My real parents never cared about my existence, my grandparents brought me up, and now they are gone as well, nothing is left.

"Madam we are here"
Driver said, I got out and went in, I went to the roof, with all the thoughts of being left all had already made me dead, I looked down, the garden me and papa built together from every flower to every decoration, I stepped at the balcony wall a flower pot dropped down shattered into pieces didn't made me afraid at all.

"Arohi baby app kay kar rahe ho!! Nicche utro diwar se! Kiske marne se zindagi ruk nahi jati! App yeh kay kar rahe ho"
Gita didi our head maid yelled from downstairs, I looked at the long line of cars coming from distance, I closed my eyes and jumped from the 4 floor building.

"Arohi!!!!!!!"

Was the last thing I heard.

*****

Vansh Rai Singhania

I looked at Aroura, after she told me about the death of her grandparents, I slowly sat beside her, and put my arm around her shoulder, and hugged her.

"It's Okay Roi, I won't say I can understand your pain, or your loss, but you can cry if you want"
I mumbled to her.

"The worst part is I hadn't cried in last 5 years not even once"
She said and hugged me back.

"But If you are Arohi then why didn't you listened to those people, and who were they?
I asked, she pulled away, and looked at me.

"They were my biologically perents, since last 5 years they didn't showed me there face, the day mumma's and papa's will came after I was discharged from hospital, I had a huge fight with them, and since then they never bothered to meet me, mom dad, I mean dolly bua and her husband they took my custody it was my mumma's last wish when she was in hospital"
She said, that's cruel.

"And what happened when you jumped?"
I asked unsure that she will answer.

"6 months coma, 2 months more of paralysis, both hands broken, 1 leg broken, organ damage, 2 brain surgeries, I woke up here in Chandigarh, and since then I never went back to Bathinda"

She said with a deep sigh.

"It must have hurt so much"
I said looking at her.

"No, emotional pain was too much, and I changed my name from Arohi to Aroura"
She said.

"So what should I call you now?"
I asked.

"Roi is better I guess, wase aaj tak mine kisko yeh suicide wali bat nahi bati, mere friends mi, nor the reason behind any of my coldness, you are the first"
She said as she took a sip of juice.

"Really, I feel honored"
I said and she laughed a bit.

"So Let's dance"
I said standing up and pulling her up with me.

"Were does that came from?"
She asked confused.

"Well you said I did some steps wrong in practice today"
I said, remembering her yelling at me and my dance partner who's name I didn't remember.

"Oh that, she was the one doing it wrong most of the time"
She said.

"Well still let's dance, to take your mind of things"
I said and she turned on the music.

Thodi jagha started playing as we danced along the beat slowly, it started raining outside and we are still in the balcony, it looked beautiful.

Thodi jagah de de mujhe,

Tere paas kahin reh jaaun main,

Khamoshiyaan teri sunu,

Aur door kahin na jaaun main,

Apni khushi deke main tujhe,

Tere dard se jud jaaun main...

Mila jo tu yahaan mujhe,

Dilaaun main yaqeen tujhe,

Rahoon hoke tera sadaa,

Bas itna chaahta hoon main,

Thodi jagah de de mujhe

Tere paas kahin reh jaaun main...

I don't know why but I felt those line deeply, I felt like I am falling for her, or I had already did, I just feel like taking away all her pain and being there for her and hold her in my arms forever like this, just for this moment to stop here forever.

I twirled her around and she landed in my arms, I locked my arms around her waist, she looked up at me I pushed some hair strands out of her face, and tucked them behind her ear, her eyes locked with mine, my eyes went to her pink plum lips without knowing I slowly started leaning down.

Before our lips can meet a blaring sound of horn was heard from the road, both our head snapped to the parking below, a black BMW was blaring horns rapidly, what the hell, way to ruin the moment yrr.

"Kon h yrr yeh? Tameze he nahi hai"
I grumbled.

"Oh is that so?"
Aroura asked, raising her eyebrow at me, with a small smile.

"Roi please tu to mat kar"
I mumbled, the car drove away in full speed lagta h aaj kise ka marne ka irada h.

"Chal aja salad khate hai"
She said sitting down.

"Tu he kha yeh gass-puss mi to dolly Aunty ke hath ka pasta kahuga"
I said.

"Damn the doctor"
She grumbled, and slowly started eating the salad.

"Okay okay, abb mu mat bana"
I said and taking her fork and stabbing it in the tomato, and taking a bite of it.

"Wha wha, kay bat hai, abbhi to gass-puss bol raha tha"
She said with amusement.

"Hogaya tera?abb kaha nahi to Dolly Aunty ko bata duga"
I said smirking.

"Go and use this dolly Aunty card on someone else"
She said grabbing the fork and eating salad.

******

So I know her past might have left you confused, because of the complicated relations, so here is a short note of her relation with her family, do read!

Aurora's Biological Mom and dad left her to her grandfather's big brother and wife when she was 3½ years old, in return of some property, Mamma and papa word is used for Aurora's grandfather's brother and wife, once her mumma and papa died their daughter Dolly Adopted her which was her mother's last wish.

Brigadier General Sarbjeet Singh Sandu:- Aroura's Grandfather's Big Brother and Dolly's dad, Aurora call him papa.

Mrs. Amrita Kaur Sandu:-
Sarbjeet Singh Sandu's wife and Dolly's mom, Aurora call her mumma.

By relation, Aurora's mom (Mrs. Dolly Oberoi) is Aurora's real dad's cousin daughter of Mr.&Mrs. Sandu

Hope it's not too much, if you are still confused let me know.