Tara's P.O.V. :

As soon as I came face to face with Rutvika's reality, I ran away. Was it my fault that I discovered it today? I wonder how much she has been through. From a last few days I was definitely jealous as she re-entered my life but today was a disaster which made me feel my thoughts being turned upside down.

I've always been jealous of her life. Who wouldn't be? She had a perfect mother while she was a perfect daughter. She had Sargam, Pari and Vikram as her best friends who made them absolutely forget about me. Once I was her best friend, but then she left me all alone. And the bigger problem was that she didn't even realize it. She did it absentmindedly. I never hated her  just envied her and today I saw her reality. Now I wonder what might have happened earlier that had made her leave like that. And from today's incident I can guess that it was her old father maybe.  I feel really sorry for my behaviour now. But even I've had my own reasons.

Right now, I am enjoying the cool breeze gently touching my face which feels soothing. Otherwise my house feels like a cage. I want to escape it as soon as I turn 18. My parents are a bunch of rich people who only care about money. They have never cared truly about me. Just give me money whenever I need. They want me to be the perfect daughter with high grades and outstanding performance. Being truthful, I never liked studying but I've always liked music. Being the perfect daughter they let me pursue it otherwise not. That's the reason I be a rich snobby kid as I believe enjoy while it lasts. And that's quite true for me. I want to experience the outside world not just high school. It was the best time when I was a kid. That's the time I made memories to be cherished lifelong. 

// Flashback

" Hey, stop drowning me in water", I said to Rutvika who just shrugged and said,

" But hey, it's fun." I splashed her with water and laughing and giggling we were playing. That's how we were at that time. Innocent and childish.

Her mother came to make both of us get out while we splashed water on her and made her completely wet. She smiled at us and splashed us with water as well. And made us forcefully get up. How much have I wished that I had a mother like her.

// End of Flashback

My dad and her older dad had been great friends. That's how our friendship had begun. And that's the same reason why I destroyed our friendship. One was my jealousy and another was my family who made me maintain a distance from her as they thought she was slowly entering a bad crowd. And after she left and returned again, there was no scope left to rekindle our friendship lost in the long run. The night she left I was really surprised by her sudden vanishing act.

// Flashback

I was in my room all alone when I heard my dad talking to my mom in a low voice in the sideby room. I crept up near the room's door and slowly put my ears to peep into their conversation.

My dad spoke," His wife and daughter ran away."

" His daughter used to study with Tara, right?" My mother questioned and the conversation peeked my interest.

'Yeah, Rutvika is her name", my dad's reply left me stunned.

My mother said," I always had my suspicions about them but now I know that they were with him just for money."

I knew that this was a lie. Rutvika loved her father dearly. And her mother was the sweetest lady I'd ever seen in my whole lifetime. I don't need to hear anymore. I returned back to my room when dad came after a few minutes and told me to never talk to Rutvika again. I protested but he didn't listen like always. His order was final.

// End of Flashback

I do regret my mistakes but I am not sure if I still have time left to correct them. They have worsened with time. And have left a large impact on others.