*Mridula Pov*

I sighed and tried to stay still with complete effort along with trying to show the same feeling but within five minutes I sighed.

"Mridula! This is like tenth time you have moved since I started." Amrin said, placing her hand on her forehead.

"But I am unable to stay in the same place. I am again telling you that this is a bad idea." I mumbled moving away the cloth that is covering nearly half of my face from the side and turning around completely.

"Ok! Why don't we not do all these paintings and attend the exhibition and then explain all the people who came to visit the paintings that you just couldn't do it?" Nipuna asked folding her arms in a serious tone.

"Fine!" I mumbled going back to the position.

"See? That is why I wanted you here." I heard Amrin whispering, and they both chuckled.

"Do the painting, Amrin." I said and she immediately started to.

"Don't change the expression, Mridula." she instructed, and I sighed before turning around again.

"How did you draw the first one?" I asked her frowning.

"The same way I am doing now, but you were really still without moving or changing the expression at that time." She replied frowning back.

"Looks like I need to intervene." We three heard a voice and turned to see Tanmai walking near to us with a smile.

"What do you want to capture, Amrin?" he asked her and she stared at my face for a second.

"Sadness!" she replied, and he nodded before moving near to me.

"Mridula, just close your eyes before thinking of something, which gives you pain. I mean over the cover type of pain but not deep." He slowly mumbled, and I closed my eyes thinking about my parents and then leaving them.

"Capture it and bring it out." he whispered before moving a little, and I felt his voice moving away from me.

"Now, open your eyes slowly but don't stop thinking about it." he whispered from far away, and I did as he instructed and all I saw was the car ride from home.

Within a few moments, I felt something placing above me and then moving me around. I didn't give it any thought and stayed in the moment.

After some time, I felt him near to me whispering, "Now, enter the sadness into the cover or think of the saddest thing."

I started thinking about Tajwar and the truth of him never loving me and the truth of me never stop loving him. I felt a few tears in my eyes and felt my body being moved.

"Mridula!" I felt startled with the shaking and looked around to see Tanmai, Amrin and Nipuna staring at me.

"What?" I asked them frowning.

"You can move now as the base is drawn for a lot of paintings." He replied, and I glanced at Amrin to see her frowning at me.

"When can you finish them completely?" Nipuna asked her.

"I will try to finish them today itself, and tomorrow we will do happy ones." She replied but continued to stare at me.

"You did amazing, Mridula." Tanmai said before walking away after talking with Amrin.

"Aahil is calling me and it is Aahna's feeding time. So, I will leave and will you both come with me?" Nipuna asked us.

"You go! We will come a little late." Amrin said before I can say anything to which Nipuna nodded and walked away.

"So, are you ok?" Amrin asked, looking at me.

"Yes!" I replied, shrugging and removed the extra clothing I got on myself.

"I saw it, Mridula. What pained you so much?" she asked and I gave her a questioning look.

"It is nothing and was only trying to give you what you need. Now, can you show me around?" I asked and she slowly nodded before gesturing me to follow her.

"You guys are right on time. We all were thinking of having some lunch." Aunty said when we reached near the common area near to all of our rooms.

"After lunch, I need to go back and finish the ones we did today." Amrin said sitting down.

I glanced around and at Tajwar, who is busy talking in the phone. I then stared at Amrin before saying, "I will come with you."

"Are you sure?" she asked frowning.

"Yeah! If you need to redo anything, I will be useful." I replied, and she nodded.

"I think I have to stay back to be with Aahna." Nipuna said, and Tajwar walked near to us before sitting beside me.

"Stay back from where?" he asked Nipuna.

"Stay back from going to the studio in college. Amrin and Mridula are enough for the work." She replied and Tajwar immediately glanced at me with a frown.

"You need to go back?" he asked, and I started fidgeting with my hands.

"She need not compulsorily but it would help me a little." Amrin replied instead of me, and he gave her a hard expression along with me.

"Who was on the phone?" Dileep asked Tajwar.

"My assistant! I was just instructing him not to call me from now until tomorrow morning." He replied before shaking his head.

"Oh!" Nipuna mumbled and stared at me, but looked away when Aahil started talking to her.

"Oh god! I am really a blind artist." I said still laughing at the disaster I drew to pass some time.

"That is true!" Amrin said, laughing back and we both stopped laughing when we saw everyone waiting for us to have dinner.

"What was so funny?" Tajwar asked, to which we both shrugged before sitting down at our places.

Amrin squished a pea on her plate gesturing me, and I immediately remember how I squished the brush on the canvas to draw an eye.

We both chuckled and was trying to stop it, but eventually did when everyone stared at us like we lost our minds.

"So, how was the first day with all this?" Tajwar asked when we entered the room.

"In the beginning, I was really bad at sitting quietly like they asked, but Tanmai helped me by talking how to grip the emotion and show it. If it is not for him, then today would have gone waste." I replied, shaking my head and immediately felt being turned around by him.

"How many days?" he asked, and I stopped my breathing with the look he is giving but not able to understand it.

"Three!" I replied, and he nodded before crashing his lips.

"I thought this would be so easy, but I suppose it is not." Amrin commented frowning at me.

"I am smiling." I said, frowning back at her.

"That seems like a fake one. Show the happy feeling with your eyes and get everyone mesmerized by them." Nipuna said adjusting my loose hair properly behind me.

"Let's try my Tanmai's method." She added making both Amrin and I look at her in confusion.

"My Tanmai?" we both asked in a confused tone.

"Yeah! He is my new crush." She said shrugging.

"But... but you are married." I mumbled shaking my head.

"So? I am telling you that I have a crush and not talking about love. We can have a crush on anyone at any time. Like we have them on the movie stars or singers like that. Just imagine him to be a star and have a crush. It is not like I am trying him." Nipuna explained.

"It is a good thing that you are not trying him. Because his girlfriend will not leave you alone, and they have been in a relation for many years." Amrin said to which Nipuna frowned moving away.

"What? Now I have to leave my crush." She said sighing.

"Why?" I asked not understanding her words.

"I don't let my crush pass on a committed guy and make him cheat you see. I so oppose that." she said and I laughed at her mad words, not knowing what else to say.

"Don't forget my words while Amrin draw you." Nipuna said hurriedly, and I stopped laughing but didn't lose the smile.

"Ok! You can relax." Amrin said, and I smiled at her.

"See? My Tanmai's plan worked." Nipuna said and we three burst out laughing.

"Now you three are smiling?" Dileep asked, frowning at us when we reached there for lunch.

"It is a secret." Nipuna said, shrugging and winked at us.

"Now, think about happier ones." Amrin said the next day, and I nodded before, thinking about them.

The time I spent with Aunty and the way Tajwar used to shout at me scaring everyone when he wanted me to reach near to him early.

"Tomorrow is the last day?" Tajwar asked, and I nodded before drifting deep into his caresses.

"Oh, no!" Nipuna said, and I glanced to my side to see her finger bleeding while Aahna started crying as if she got the message of her mom getting injured.

"Did Aahil had to have a meeting today itself?" she mumbled before walking near to me.

"Hold her for a while, Mridula. I will go and wash it." she said, and my hands haven't even moved.

After the hospital incident, I stayed away from the baby as much as I can thinking I will just get tempted with Tajwar's idea.

"Mridula! What are you thinking?" she asked, frowning and placed the baby in my arms.

I stared at the crying Aahna and slowly started rocking her. She too slowly started calming down and started smiling making me smile back.

I continued to play with her I don't know for how long and glanced up to see Nipuna smiling at me standing in the room.

"When did you come?" I asked her frowning.

"Some time back, but didn't want to disturb this scene." she replied, and I smiled at her before glancing at sleeping Aahna.

"Guys! I am really hungry. Let's just go and I will finish touches after that for tomorrow exhibition." Amrin said, and we both nodded before I passed Aahna back to Nipuna.

"Now, you take good care of the baby while I go back with them even in the evening. I need to discuss regarding the arrangements." Nipuna said when Amrin and I started to leave again.

"So, you have everything you want?" Tanmai asked when we three sat down after arranging everything properly.

"Yes! I even have a few extra just in case." Amrin replied, smiling at him and glanced behind him with a frown.

"What are they doing here?" she mumbled and I followed her sight to see Tajwar, Dileep and Aahil walking near to the room.

"What are you three doing here?" Nipuna asked, getting up and we three moved near to them while Tanmai continued to check the paintings.

"Thought of taking a look around." Aahil replied shrugging.

"So, everything will be set for another big day tomorrow?" Dileep asked, smiling at Amrin while Tajwar stood beside me.

"Yes! But I have the same fear like always before any exhibition that nothing will get sold." Amrin replied frowning.

"Don't worry, Amrin! If they don't get sold, then these three will buy them all. And Tajwar will buy most of them." Nipuna said in an assured tone.

"I will definitely buy five of them for myself." Tanmai offered making all of us smile at him.

"Why do I need to buy them when I have her to myself?" suddenly, Tajwar said, placing his hand around my waist before pulling me to him.

"Good one, Bhai." Dileep said, smiling along with Aahil.

"I will show you guys around." Tanmai said, smiling at them and we all took a walk around with him showing everything which Amrin showed me already.

After that we started walking near to the resort with him still holding me to him with his hand around my waist until we reached the resort.

"Were you jealous?" I suddenly asked him after we entered our room, and I started removing my scarf around the neck to be comfortable with the new clothes.

"Yes!" he replied after being silent for a whole five minutes, by which I was even walking near to the bed passing him.

"Tanmai?" I asked, frowning at him.

"I think so! And if Dileep and Aahil were not my brothers, then from even them." He replied shrugging.

This time, hearing the words, I didn't feel the hope increasing no matter how I tried to but the happiness was there.

"Ok!" I said, smiling and he shook his head smiling back.

*Premila Pov*

"You are looking beautiful!" I heard him saying and turned to see that he is standing near the door with his hands tucked inside his pockets.

"Nice selection!" I said, gesturing at the sari and moved towards the door to leave wearing a shawl.

"Just hope the exhibition doesn't get doomed." Amrin mumbled during the travel to the hall.

"Amrin! We both saw just a few hours back how they are decorated and how amazing they look. Now don't talk like that." Nipuna ordered her making all of us chuckle.

"Well, I hope they don't recognize me that much." Mridula mumbled to which Nipuna just gave a groan.

"Not recognize you? That would never happen until your best friend is here. I will shout to everyone that you are in the paintings." Dileep said and she immediately started hitting him, but Tajwar pulled her back before holding her.

"Abhivanth!" I mumbled tugging him and moved towards the corner painting while taking a small tour around.

Everyone is standing near the entrance except the both of us to greet the guests. When I moved towards the corner painting, I couldn't move my eyes away.

"Wow! We can't let it go away to others. Why don't we buy it?" he asked and I slowly nodded.

"Mom! Nipuna needs to handle some organizer and is asking for you to hold Aahna." We heard Tajwar's voice and turned to see him staring at the painting with open mouth.

Slowly, a smile formed on his face before he walked away in hurriedly. I suddenly felt a relief out of nowhere and shook my head.

"We need not buy it, Abhivanth." I said, assuring him and we both started our tour again after getting Aahna.

"So, you think he will?" he asked and I slowly nodded, even though feeling a little doubt.

"Tomorrow onwards we need to start invitations and everything for the wedding within a week." I said, smiling at all the paintings but stopped at the ones where the sadness is shown.

"Don't worry! Let all of them take some rest for tomorrow. I made as many arrangements I can in a few things and remaining will also happen peacefully." He said and held my hand staring at the ones like me.

"Look at them, Premila." he whispered, and I turned to see the six people laughing and talking with no reluctance.

"They are happy." I mumbled and he nodded, smiling to which I smiled back.

"Maybe I didn't turn their lives into complete disasters." I said and he immediately gave me a hard look.

"You didn't do anything. And stop thinking like that." He said before we both continued to watch the remaining paintings before standing aside.

"That was a huge success!" Dileep shouted when we all started travelling back.

"Who do you think was in the paintings?" Tajwar asked smirking at him.

"Who do you think painted them?" Dileep asked back.

"And who do you think organized them?" Aahil asked both of them, and they all suddenly started laughing.

"It's been so long since I saw them like that." I mumbled, turning around before placing my head on his shoulder.

"I know!" he whispered, holding my hand.

"I am not getting any sleep right now." Dileep said after we finished our dinner.

"Then don't! However, we will retire to our rooms." Aahil said getting up.

"No!" Dileep said before opening his phone and started playing music.

When he started walking near to Amrin, I raised my eyebrow at him, seeing which he passed her and walked near to me.

"May I have this dance, madam?" he asked forwarding his hand.

"Of course!" I said, taking it and we both started dancing stupidly.

"Uncle! You dance with me." Nipuna said, getting up and were followed by Aahil and Amrin.

I glanced at Tajwar and Mridula, who are sitting quietly smiling at us. I slowly wished, and it happened within a second of Tajwar asking Mridula for a dance.

We all kept an eye on Aahna, who is sleeping peacefully in the cradle we placed in the common area between us for now.

Slowly, Aahil took Nipuna from Abhivanth, and I got asked for a dance by him, after which Dileep took hold of Amrin.

We both moved near to the cradle and danced slowly. I just smiled at him wholeheartedly, which he returned.

"Everything is fine now." I mumbled placing my head on his chest feeling the happiness.

"Yes!" he whispered, hugging me and we both started moving while the three couples are lost in their own world.

"Hey guys!" we suddenly heard a voice after which everyone turned to see a girl standing near us.

Who is she? I thought, frowning and all the couples moved a little from the partners seeing the stranger.

"Shilpa?" Amrin and Dileep suddenly said in a shocked tone.

"Surprise!" the shilpa girl said, grinning at all of us before moving near to Amrin and hugged her.

"She is Shilpa! Amrin's foster sister." Dileep introduced her with a distaste.

Why am I having a feeling of something terrible? I thought to myself looking at his face and that girl along with Amrin who is still in shock. 

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finaly after a long long long time... double update... can u guys believe it... anyway there may not be tomorrow morning update but like i said may...

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so, shilpa is back and just wanted to give a small happy ending before anything and the sneak peak is she will effect each couple's life like each one...

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