The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi sat down on the wooden chair opposite Naomi. She had anticipated Naomi to burst out and vent all the frustration on her. Or else cry her eyes out apologizing for forgiveness so that Aarvi could bring her out.

Anyway, Naomi silently watched until Aarvi sat down and faced her. Naomi sighed and asked without showing her emotions, "Shouldn't you be smug? Why aren't you laughing at me enjoying my state?"

Aarvi watched Naomi. She was really curious about what Noami wanted to speak with her. "Smug!?" She uttered. Naomi was testing her that caused her aloofness to turn serene, calming the air in the interrogation room.

"You landed yourself here." So there is no reason for Aarvi to be proud of herself. She was never against Naomi, rather it was Naomi who thought Aarvi wanted to snatch Aaron from her.

Naomi turned to the glass wall, she knew Aaron was watching from there. She was glad she doesn't have to face him, she was ashamed.

Turning back to Aarvi, she asked the question that was bugging her from the time she discerned it was Aaron who called the cops whereas Aarvi wanted her to join a different hospital.

Despite knowing everything she did, she wanted to know why Aarvi easily overlooked them. "Why did you go easy on me?"

Aarvi's eyebrow unintentionally lifted. The Fisher family thinks Aarvi was the one who complained and compelled the Brown siblings to stand against Naomi. Hearing Naomi, Aarvi was surprised Naomi saw through it easily.

She leaned back on the chair before responding to Naomi, "Doctor Fisher, do you remember the first time you saw me?"

Aaron furrowed his brows in the next room. Naomi's hands trembled, hearing Aarvi which caused the cuff chain to shake creating the clinking noise.

Naomi was too young and inexperienced when Aarvi was admitted to the hospital. The next day she got to know the Rivas family was arranging a funeral for Ariel after her heart was donated to a heavily wounded girl.

Hassan was rushing to the hospital hearing the piece of information so she had followed him. She wanted to know why Aaron chose to leave behind his brain-dead sister and save an unknown girl.

Hassan was shocked to the core looking at the unrecognizable girl who they doubted if she was even alive. Naomi had fainted despite being trained. So how could she forget the first time she saw Aarvi. She knew the willpower of Aarvi was too strong else she wouldn't have stayed alive.

Aarvi continued after looking at her reaction, "The ones behind it are still living luxuriously."

Naomi's eyes widened in shock. She initially had thought Aarvi doesn't remember them. Later she had thought Aarvi might be a delinquent woman. 

Aarvi continued, "In front of them, what you have done doesn't even weigh one percent."

Naomi didn't really hear the last words. If Aaron couldn't tolerate her behavior with Aarvi, she couldn't understand why he let off the people who were the reason behind Aarvi's life-threatening state. 

She glanced at the one way seen through the glass before asking Aarvi in perplexity, "Then why didn't Aaron…" '... bring you justice?'

Aarvi lifted her hand and stopped Naomi from speaking about her and her past. She just mentioned it to let her know why she was letting her off. Aarvi continued, "If you were really evil, you had numerous chances to get rid of me in silence."

Naomi was dazed hearing Aarvi. She believed that she is an evil one so she couldn't trust her ear after hearing Aarvi's words. A self-mocking simper appeared at the corner of Naomi's lips. If she wasn't evil to Aarvi, she understood Aarvi never really looked at her as an equal, an enemy, or as a love rival. 

"I-I am sorry." She apologized to Aarvi with her gaze down. The other reason why Naomi wanted to meet Aarvi was to apologize to her before whatever happens to her. "I am sorry for whatever I did. You don't have to forgive me, I don't think we will ever meet." She flashed a smile that spoke that she was regretting her actions.

She nodded her head as she continued, "Thank you for taking your time out to meet me." She concluded their conversation.

Silence enveloped.

Naomi was expecting Aarvi to leave but the latter acknowledged her apology, "I accept your sincerity. If we meet next time, I hope, you will be a better person and an amazing doctor which you actually are."

Naomi stared at her for a few seconds before grasping she might be out of prison and might not lose the medical license. Hope returned to her eyes. She wanted to respond as she won't be the same but she didn't.

She had a different question. "Aarvi…" She called out. Then she quickly corrected herself and bit her lip, "Ms. Evans."

Aarvi who was going towards the door paused. She turned back to face Naomi before reading her messy thoughts. "Why is it me, and not you?"

Naomi was taken aback hearing Aarvi. She wanted to know why Aaron fell in love with Aarvi who always ignored, stayed silent, and never bothered about Aaron. She nodded in acceptance looking at her in awe.

Aarvi took a few steps inside as she tried to simplify the things, "Why me? You should ask that to Aaron." She won't be able to give justice to the question by her response so she didn't respond to it.

"Why not you?" She chose to answer that, "Instead of trying to be equal to Aaron studying all day and night, you should have spent time with him, spoken with him, tried to know him, his likes and dislikes."

Naomi opened her lips but closed them back. Her analogy was Aaron will notice her if she does good in everything like him. If she is the same, he would like her.  She always picked academics or work to speak with him, she never really had a general talk.

Aarvi continued, "When you knew Aaron loved me, you thought to send me away from him. Why didn't you think that would have broken Aaron's heart?" 

Aarvi stopped when Naomi realized she wasn't just hurting Aarvi, Aaron too. And it raised a question for her, 'Why wasn't I happy seeing him happy?'

Aarvi concluded it was enough to make her understand so she was leaving again but paused. When she turned back to Naomi, her gaze was cold and sharp, sending shivers down Naomi's spine.

The serene refined beauty was overbearing and oppressing. "Naomi Fisher, I won't spare you if you dare cross me again." She warned.

Naomi felt her throat dry so she just stared at Aarvi who went to the door which opened.  She witnessed Aarvi's demeanor relax looking at Aaron and the latter gazed at her indulgently.

She heard Aarvi's soft voice asking Aaron, "Wasn't I right?"

Aaron smirked at her popping brows before wrapping his arm around her shoulder, "Always." His deep voice faded away as the two left from there.

Soon, Naomi left with Hassan to the Fisher villa.

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At the florist shop,

Aaron dropped Aarvi at her private office before going to Rivas Industries. Aarvi wanted to meet Lara so she sent him after telling him that she will reach the hospital after shopping with Shawn,

Aarvi was on a call when Tia peeked inside the office, "Sister Aarvi?" She asked permission. She entered after seeing Aarvi nod with a faint smile while Aarvi listened to the other end of the call.

[The real Tia Spencer died three years ago in an accident. The girl in the shop isn't Tia, she is deceiving us.]

A beautiful smile bloomed on Aarvi's petite face.