Tale of Silent Longing

1| First Encounter

Without drying her hair in the heavy rains of California, Tanya left for college in a hurry. While sitting in the public transport, Tanya muttered to herself, "Tanya, you should've read the next chapter of the book, but you want to immerse yourself in the world of the novel. It's the first day in college, and you're already lacking in it."

All of a sudden, Tanya smiled to herself and muttered again, "But who cares? The novel was so romantic, after all. Blaine and Teresa were just about to have their first kiss, but I had to get dressed for college. As soon as I get any free class, I will make sure to continue to read further". While grumbling to herself, Tanya reached college.

Tanya entered the college showing her ID card at the gate. As soon as she entered college, she heard someone shout out her name, "Tanya, come on, we have a class on the first floor".
It was illahi. She was Tanya's only friend and roommate in California. Both of them were very close to each other. Apart from being best friends and roommates, both were classmates. illahi had left for college early in the morning, leaving Tanya to come to college all by herself. tanisha was waiting for Tanya to arrive at college. As she saw her coming, she called out to her. Tanya mumbled to herself about Illahi calling out to her aloud.
"Oh God, why is Illahi calling out my name so loudly in the college? Doesn't she know how embarrassing it is?" Tanya grumbled.

While looking at illahi, Tanya gestured to her to leave without her. tanya then decided to run towards the main building. She ran so fast without noticing the people close by or around her that she bumped into someone and slammed hard on the ground. Along with that, all her novels, college textbooks, and cell phones fell on the floor. She picked up herself and exclaimed, "What is up with me today? Why is all this happening to me today?"
The boy she bumped into turned back to Tanya in anger and replied, "Can't you see? Do you close your eyes and walk? Can't you even walk straight without bumping into people?"

Hearing him, Tanya turned back and saw a boy behind her. Dressed in a white t-shirt and blue jeans, the guy seemed annoyed with the accident. tanya looked at him furiously and then bent down to pick up her books and belongings from the floor. Taking a final glance at him, Tanya checked out his appearance. Fair complexioned, well-defined jawline, lean-muscular body, and tall height. The boy looked attractive. The moment Tanya saw him correctly, she was immediately mesmerized by his looks and was lost.

As soon as she saw him, she became numb. After looking at him, all her anger disappeared. She felt as if she was featured in a Hollywood movie wherein the background played the legendary Titanic's OST where instead of Jack and Rose, she had to imagine her and this boy in the film.

While such scenarios were playing in her head, the boy had already picked up his belongings. Not knowing that the boy had already left from there, Tanya stretched out her hand, thinking that her hands would magically brush past against his, making her locks fly as though she was in some 90s Hollywood movie, but nothing of that sort happened. The boy looked at Tanya, and he disappeared into the crowd within seconds. She sat all by herself in the college corridor with her hands outstretched, looking dumb, but she pretended as though nothing had happened.

"Maybe he didn't get a good glance at me; he will very soon," She thought to herself.
She picked up her belongings, but the only thing running around in her mind was, "Who was that boy after all? He looked quite smart. Is he a senior, or is he a young professor in college?"
Such questions kept running around in her head when suddenly her phone rang, making her break her chain of thoughts. The person calling her was Illahi .
"Ahh, it had to be illahi again!" she mumbled to herself.
She picked up the call.
"Yes, yes, illahi, I'll be right there," she answered and hung up the phone without even giving Illahi  a chance to speak.
While walking towards the main building, Tanya noticed the book she held in her hand.
"What is this? 'The Brief History of Time?' But I remember reading a romantic novel. I guess the books got mixed up. Maybe this is my chance to get a chance to talk to him again," said Tanya to herself.
She smiled, thinking about how the meeting would go. She then glanced over the time on her watch and said to herself again, "But what about my class? It starts in about 20 minutes. What should I do?"
Even before she could make up her mind deciding what she wanted to do, either attend her classes or go and meet the boy, her feet automatically turned away from the main building and headed towards the boy.