TALES OF TAJ

CHAPTER XIV

PLOT STORY:

Ava's obsession with Ruby reaches a boiling point as she convinces Ruby to go on a trip with her. Unbeknownst to Ruby, Ava has an ulterior motive for the trip.

As they embark on their journey, Ruby discovers a shocking secret about Ava, leading to a desperate attempt to escape. Ava's true nature is revealed, and Ruby's life hangs in the balance.

Ava's obsession with Ruby is rooted in her own dark past, and she will stop at nothing to keep Ruby by her side. But Ruby is determined to escape and uncover the truth about Ava's sinister intentions.

As the story unfolds, Ava's grip on reality begins to slip, and she becomes increasingly unhinged. Ruby must use all her wits and resourcefulness to survive and expose Ava's dark secrets.

*Plot Twists:*

1. Ava's true nature is revealed, showing her dark and sinister side.

2. Ruby discovers a shocking secret about Ava, leading to a desperate attempt to escape.

3. Ava's obsession with Ruby is rooted in her own dark past.

*Themes:*

1. Obsession and its consequences

2. The blurred lines between love and possession

3. The struggle for survival and freedom

MAIN STORY:

The Mehndi ceremony had ended. Mukherjee took Ava's parents to his home. He asked Ava to join them, but she refused.

"I came with Ruby," Ava said. "I'll stay with her."

Dipti also chose to stay with Ava. Ava went to her room, feeling exhausted. She lay down on the bed.

As soon as she did, she saw Ruby lying beside her. Ava felt emotional seeing Ruby.

"Don't marry Anurag," Ava said, her voice shaking.

Ruby looked at her, surprised. "Why?" she asked.

Ava took a deep breath. "Because I love you," she confessed.

Ruby was taken aback. She hugged Ava tightly. Ava reciprocated the hug.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Ava got up to see who it was. She was shocked to see Ruby standing there.

Ava thought to herself, "But Ruby was just lying beside me. Who's with me?" She looked and saw Dipti hugging Ava.

Ava felt uneasy and pushed Dipti away. Ruby didn't feel comfortable seeing Ava and Dipti together. She walked away towards the garden area.

Ava followed her, wanting to talk. Dipti, seeing Ava follow Ruby, called Mask Man.

"See what your dear daughter is doing," Dipti said, her tone hinting at betrayal.

Ava caught up with Ruby in the garden area. "Is everything okay?" Ava asked.

Ruby had tears in her eyes but said nothing was wrong. Ava, filled with emotions, begged Ruby to confess what was bothering her.

Ava feared that if Ruby didn't confess, she would end up marrying Anurag. Just as Ruby was about to confess, Mask Man appeared.

He pointed a gun at Ruby. Ava tried to stop him, but he shot Ruby. Ava woke up, realizing it was just a dream.

She was relieved but also tense, trying to convince herself that her feelings for Ruby weren't love.

Ava was scared that if Mask Man found out about her feelings for Ruby, he would kill Ruby first. So, Ava decided to hide her true emotions, fearing the consequences.

The next morning, Ava went to Dipti and said, "We need to go out."

Dipti looked surprised and asked, "Why?"

Ava clarified, "I mean, Ruby and I need to go out. As long as I'm with her outside, you need to make sure no one finds out that Ruby is not at home."

Dipti looked tense after hearing Ava's words. She asked, "What do you want now?"

Ava replied, "You don't need to understand what I want. Just focus on your job. That's all."

Dipti nodded and said, "Okay, as you say."

Ava called Ruby and convinced her to go out with her. Ava asked Ruby to meet her in her room in 5 minutes. Ruby agreed and asked if Dipti would be joining them. Ava said she had asked Dipti, but she had declined.

Ruby was relieved and happy that she would be alone with Ava. She started dancing and hugging her pillow, but then suddenly stopped and remembered that she had to get ready.

Ruby got ready and went to Ava's room, but Ava wasn't there. Ruby called out to Ava, who replied that she was in the washroom and would be out soon.

While waiting for Ava, Ruby started tidying up Ava's room and found a photo that shocked her. Just then, Ava returned to the room, and Ruby quickly hid the photo.

Ava asked Ruby if she was ready to go, and Ruby nodded, still looking wired. Ava noticed Ruby's strange behavior but didn't say anything.

As they left the room, Ruby kept the photo with her and looked at Ava with a mix of shock and suspicion. Ava didn't notice Ruby's behavior and led her to the car.

On their way to Mansoori, Ruby asked Ava where they were going. Ava said she had planned a trip to Mansoori, as she had heard the hills were beautiful. Ruby smiled, and Ava mentioned that they might not get another chance to spend time together before Ruby's wedding.

Ruby smiled again, but Ava noticed it was fake. Ava tried to make conversation, but Ruby was quiet and reserved. Ava's patience wore off, and she asked Ruby what was wrong.

Ruby asked Ava to stop the car, and Ava, revealing her true self, yelled at Ruby to sit quietly. Ruby was shocked and tried to escape, but Ava pointed a gun at her.

Ruby, undeterred, told Ava to kill her if she wanted to. Ava smiled and hit Ruby on the head with the gun, knocking her unconscious.

Ava took Ruby to an unknown location, talking to herself like a madwoman. She said she hadn't wanted to hurt Ruby but that Ruby had ruined her plans. Ava claimed she had loved Ruby, but Ruby didn't appreciate her.

To be continue....