TejRan : A Little Beyond Forever

Part-9

Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

Karan saw them from a distance and as soon as they had gone inside the lift , he went to the lift lobby as well. His interest in having coffee was gone and he went straight to his room.

He locked the door and sat on the bed resting his elbows on his knees and covered his face.

He had no idea what the hell was wrong with him. He was ashamed of himself. Where the hell was his bro code? Why the hell was he getting affected by that girl.

His head was throbbing and he just wanted to shut his mind and go to sleep. Saying yes for this show was a wrong decision. Little did he know that he would meet this girl who would infuriate him to the world's end.

He laid down on the bed , not bothering to open his shoes or change his clothes. He just let his feet hang from the bed because his OCD brain refused to let him dirty his bed. The house keeping would not come so late in the evening and he didn't want to request them to.

He had no idea when he had fallen asleep but all he could dream even in his sleep was the same event from the lift lobby playing in front of his eyes.

He sat up when the phone in his room was ringing. He blinked twice registering where he was and sighed at his dreams. Screw his mind. He has completely lost it.

"Hello...." He picked up the call.

"Kundrra we are going for dinner....come down...." Ravi informed him.

"Okay see you...." He said politely and kept the phone down.

He went to the washroom and splashed some water on his face. He had to stay away from that girl by hook or by crook. He wiped his face and looked at himself in the mirror. The Karan Kundrra was in a mess and he could see himself like that in the mirror.

He sighed and went out taking the keys and went downstairs.

He just took a bowl of soup and sat with everyone.

"Kundrra just soup?" Ritwik asked him.

"Not hungry....exhausted actually...." He smiled a bit and started to have the soup.

Teja frowned at him. She was discussing about their shopping with the girls but her eyes kept moving to him. He looked disturbed. Something must be wrong.

She saw him finish his soup but waited at the table and spoke with everyone normally. But his eyes were distant and she knew there was something that was bothering him. She didn't know him close enough but with him , she always got the intuition.

As everyone was done with their dinner , they got up and went outside to the lawn and walked herr and there to get a bit easy after dinner.

Teja was walking with Vidhi and aneri when she saw him standing at the corner and looking at the sky with his hand into his pockets.

Vidhi and Aneri sat on a bench and got busy with a topic and Teja quickly slid away.

She went and stood beside him. He didn't reach.

"What happened?are you bothered?" She asked softly.

To say that triggered him would be an understatement. The fact that she was bothering him was frustrating for him and she had the audacity to ask it?

"Can you please leave me alone?" He said rudely and she frowned.

"No...." She said rolling her eyes. "Tell me....what happened?see when you don't know someone that well it is easier to share things because you are not scared of being judged....because even if they do who cares?they don't matter....so tell me...."

"Just shut up...." He muttered closing his eyes.

When i said leave me alone , i meant you to stay. I hoped that you would stay. I didn't want you to stay yet i want you to stay. I cannot explain what i am feeling right now. And you did exactly what i wished for. Why?

"Kundrri?" She asked ever so softly. It made his insides burn.

"I said sorry to you for what?not being what i am to everyone to you?that i am fun with everyone else but you right?" He looked at her. "You do the same....you just have to make the other person guilty...."

"Hain?i do the same?what did i do?" She said frowning.

"Oh so we are gonna play the i don't understand what you are saying game?are we?the way you are with others are you the same with me?i don't find you hitting my shoulder or wrapping your hands around my elbow?and then you have the audacity to say i am not friendly with you....you Ms.Tejasswi Prakash also are not friendly with me...." He said rudely.

Teja sighed understanding what he was hinting at. He must have seen her and Wahi together.

"You make efforts with people who keeps the way of friendship open from their end...." She said ever so softly.

His expression changed. He was so freaking rude and how can she be so calm and soft. He hated himself at that moment. He was a terrible human was what he thought.

"With all the people i behave a certain way is because they give me that vibe....they are accepting....they also behave like that with me...." She said softly.

"I also tried Tejasswi....i freaking kept a seat for you but you didn't sit....i know you were angry with how i behaved but then you don't see other things....you are selective to see only when i am rude...." He said with a sarcastic smile.

"Keeping a seat is not equivalent to friendship...." Before she could complete her sentence he cut her off.

"For me it is...." He spat back at her.

"Okay....samajh gayi mai...." She said calmly. "It won't happen again okay?"

"Okay...." He muttered and looked away.

"Kundrri?" She asked softly.

"I am sleepy...." He muttered and walked into the hotel.

"Ufffff...." She sighed and looked at the sky.

*****

Karan sat on his bed and cursed himself left , right and centre. He was supposed to be staying away from her and not complaining to her about why she was away. He had no idea how he was losing every bit of his sanity.

He called at the restaurant and ordered a bottle of scotch for himself.

He took a shower to calm his head down and the bell rang.

He opened the door and took his order when Ravi was passing in front of his room.

"Kundrra?all good?" Ravi asked in concern as the waiter left.

He nodded.

"Tune dinner nahi kiya aur abhi yeh...." Ravi pointed at the bottle in his hand.

"Woh....nothing...." He muttered. "Tu aana andar baith...."

Ravi would not have gone in if he thought Karan was okay but everything in his demeanour screamed that he was not okay. So he went in.

He sat on the couch comfortably as Karan made himself a drink with ice. He was about to make one more when Ravi stopped him.

"Karan not me...." He said and Karan nodded and sat on the couch.

They talked about random stuff and soon he was three pegs down and slightly buzzed. His restlessness was showing.

"Kundrra is everything okay?at home?" Ravi asked with concern.

"Yeah yeah...." He smiled a little.

"Is it about Teja?" Ravi asked looking at his face carefully.