After three knocks, Illahi finally woke up and headed towards the door. She opened the door without even opening her eyes. When she finally looked outside, she found nobody at the door.
Somebody had entered the room even before Illahi could open her eyes. When she turned around, Illahi found a lady walking inside their room.
"Hello, excuse me... how could you..." But before Illahi could complete her question, the lady turned around.
"Oh... hello Mrs. Mehta . What a pleasant surprise. Please have a seat," Illahi greeted. It was none other than Jahaan 's mom. She sat on the chair placed between the girls' beds.
Unaware of what was happening, Tanya was sleeping soundly. When Mrs. Mehta saw her sleeping, she smiled and said, "She looks so innocent while sleeping."
Illahi cleaned her bed in a jiffy and walked up to Tanya . She tried to wake her up, " Tanya , get up. Come on!".
Without opening her eyes, Tanya turned around and mumbled, "What's wrong with you Illahi ? Yesterday, you were the one to say we are going to sleep all day long. Let me sleep, please!"
"Ah, get up right now and see who has come. Get up for once" Illahi whispered in her ears.
Opening her eyes a little, Tanya muttered, "Who has come? I can't see anybody".
"Not here you fool. Turn around and see for yourself. Jahaan's mom is here," Illahi said angrily while shaking Tanya by the shoulders.
When Tanya noticed Mrs. Mehta , she got up with a start and sat straight. "Mrs. Mehta , wow what a gr.. great surprise. Good morning. How have you been?" Tanya stuttered to speak.
Mrs. Mehta started laughing at seeing Tanya get so anxious.
"Stop it now you two. Sit here peacefully".
On hearing this, Illahi got onto her bed and Tanya kept sitting on hers.
"I know I have disturbed you two by coming here so early. I am really sorry," Mrs. Mehta said with a chuckle.
"No, not at all. You haven't disturbed us even a bit. It was our fault that we were sleeping in so late" Illahi spoke.
"Yeah, and you don't need to apologize at all. You are so elder than us. You should not say sorry" Tanya chimed in.
"Yeah, I will just go and brew some coffee for you," Illahi said while getting up.
"Yes, I will definitely have some coffee but let me finish the work for which I have come here. So, sit down for now" she pointed at Illahi to sit.
"What happened, Mrs. Mehta ? Is everything ok?" Tanya asked curiously.
"Yeah, all is well. I have just come here to ask what are your plans for the vacation?" Mrs. Mehta asked while looking at Tanya .
"We have no plans as of now. But I think we will go out of town" Illahi responded.
"That sounds fantastic. So, will you two accompany me for the trip?" Mrs. Mehta asked excitedly.
Illahi and Tanya exchanged nervous glances before Illahi finally spoke up, "Trip? Where to, Mrs. Mehta ?"
"Well, Jahaan's dad and his friends have a great bonding with one another. In the same way, all of us ladies have our own friends' circle, and every year, we go on a trip together. It's just us and our kids. Jahaan , Jordan , Reeva , and a few other families will also go with us. We let our kids bring their friends too. So will you two...?"
"Yeah, I will go," Tanya said at once on hearing jahaan's name.
"Every year, all the kids bring at least one of their friends but Jahaan has never got any of his friends to the trips we take. But this time, I am really happy that at least some of his friends will accompany him. And Illahi , you too are coming with us. You cannot say no" Mrs. Mehta said assertively.
"But Mrs. Mehta , where are we going? And for how many days? How much will it cost us?" Illahi came up with her questions.
"Don't worry about the money. Before we go on any trip, we get together and decide the expenditure. Then, we collect the funds accordingly. You guys don't have to worry about that. And yes, we are going to San Diego for a week" Mrs. Mehta informed them.
"I hope your parents won't have any problem, right?"
"Yeah, if Illahi goes with me, my parents won't have any issues," Tanya instantly replied.
"And what about you, Illahi ?" Mrs. Mehta asked.
"Well, I think they will let me go," Illahi thought for a while and answered.
"If there is any problem, I can talk to your parents" Mrs. Mehta offered.
"Yes, that will solve every problem, thank you Mrs. Mehta " Illahi replied with a smile.
"Ok, now I will go and brew some coffee while you guys can carry on with your talks" Illahi left after saying this.
"But Mrs. Mehta , Jahaan has no idea that we know each other. So, how are you going to break this to him?" Tanya asked.
"Hmm... this is what I was thinking about. But then I wondered why do I even need to tell him? You both can come with Jordan " Mrs. Mehta suggested
"And what about Mr. Mehta ? Won't he have any objection? All our encounters have turned into disasters anyway!" Tanya said.
"Oh! Don't worry about him. He has gone to London for some business work and won't be back before next month. And the men don't even interfere with our trips anyway" Mrs. Mehta said smilingly.
Just then, Illahi entered the room with a cup of coffee. After drinking it and talking for a while, Mrs. Mehta started to leave.
"Both of you, start preparing for the trip. You can talk to Jordan or call me up on my phone if you have any questions" she said while holding Tanya's hand. "We are going to have a lot of fun. This would also give you a golden opportunity to get closer to Jahaan " Mrs. Mehta winked and left the apartment.
"Woah! What did just happen? San Diego -the dream destination!" Illahi exclaimed.
"Yes Illahi , Diego is calling us" Tanya joined in.
Both of them were delighted to go on the trip and the main reason behind Tanya's happiness was of course Jahaan . This would give her a chance to know him better, get close to him, and make good memories too. They called up Jordan and asked him to meet them to get a briefing of the trip.
"What exactly should we expect out of this trip?" Illahi asked Jordan . The three of them were at a café near their college.
"So basically, these trips are planned by our moms, and which is why our dads are not included in it" Jordan laughed.
"Ah... I don't get it. Please elaborate more" Illahi said with a confused look.
"To put it in simple words all the ordinary things which are not "normal" for the wealthy people; we are going to do all that. We can go anywhere we want to, explore the place on our own terms and we will have no restrictions." Jordan elaborated.
"Wow, this is going to be so exciting and adventurous. Come on, tell us more" Tanya got very excited.
"We will also be allowed one night out where our moms would not accompany us but that is just for once. So, do not expect much" Jordan grinned.
"Anyway, we will be leaving tomorrow at 10 in the morning. Make sure you guys are on time. We will all meet at one spot and introduce each other" he continued.
"So, we don't have much time for shopping, Tanya " Illahi exclaimed.
"Yeah, and the worst part of the trip is Reeva will also accompany us. She is always trying to seduce Jahaan and he doesn't even give a damn. We get to watch the same show on every trip" Jordan chuckled.
They all discussed the trip and then went back. However, while going back to her dorm, Tanya kept thinking about the trip. On one hand, this was the perfect opportunity for her to spend more time with Jahaan , But on the other hand, she was nervous about her encounter with Reeva all over again. Tanya anticipated how things would turn out with Reeva .
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