Tale of Silent Longing

28 | Tanya is Upset

Tanya  was deeply hurt by Jahaan's words. She did not understand what just happened. She felt bad because of the situation but tried to be strong. "No, I will not cry over such a petty issue. Reeva  did all that on purpose but Jahaan , he witnessed everything, he knew it was not my fault yet he rebuked me in front of everyone," Tanya  mumbled to herself.

She got out of bed and walked up to the drawer. She took out the rose from the drawer and looked at it as she spoke, " Jahaan , I don't get you. At times, I feel you really care about me, and sometimes, I feel you just hate me. "

Meanwhile, after dropping Reeva  at her room, Asher went back to the beach. Illahi  and Jordan  were waiting for him there.

"Is Reeva alright?" Jordan asked.
"Yes, she is fine. There is nothing to worry about" Jahaan  replied while looking around. "Where are the others?" he asked.

"You dropped Reeva  at her room and Anika  followed and..." Illahi  was about to finish her sentence when Jahaan  spoke up, "and Tanya ?" he interrupted.

"I guess she went back to the hotel too. She was upset because you scolded her" Illahi  said.

"Illahi , why don't you get it? What if Reeva  created a scene? Even her mom is here. Things would have turned ugly" Jordan  intervened.

Looking at the hotel, Jahaan  thought to himself, "I don't know what Tanya  must be thinking about me. But, she has no idea that Reeva's mom could have made things difficult for her".

"By the way, what about the party tonight? Jordan  asked.

"I think I should talk about it with Tanya  so that she feels better," Illahi  replied.

"Yeah, so the plan is everyone should be ready tonight by 9 and we all will meet on the fourth floor and go to the party together," Jordan  announced.

"And dresses? Is there any theme?" Illahi  inquired.

"Wear your usual party clothes" he replied.

Because of playing at the beach, everyone was drenched in sweat so all of them headed to their rooms to bathe and freshen up.

When Illahi  got into the room, Tanya  was not there. For a second she thought Tanya  had run away.

But then, she heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom and felt relieved.

After some time Tanya  came out draped in a towel and her hair was wet. Her eyes were red.

" Tanya, look at me. Did you cry?" Illahi asked.
"No, why would I cry? And that too for Reeva !" Tanya  responded plainly.

It's just the water that has got into my eyes" she added while looking away.

"Oh god, Tanya ... Please don't get upset.  Jahaan was..." Illahi  began to speak.

"Please, Illahi , I don't want to talk about Jahaan  anymore. I am not in the mood" Tanya  interrupted her.

"But... listen to me..." Illahi  tried to speak again but Tanya  interrupted again, "Illahi  please, I said I don't want to talk about Jahaan  at all. I am not in the mood. Please don't force me". Saying this, she unwrapped her hair with a towel and went to the balcony.

"What's wrong with her? She is behaving the way an angry girlfriend does from her husband . Ah, this love story is driving me crazy", Illahi  thought to herself and went to take a shower.

Drying her hair with the towel, Tanya  started muttering, " Jahaan ! Jahaan ! Jahaan ! Why is everyone talking about him all the time? I am the only one who cares about him and he doesn't give a damn. He just scolded me and left.
Apart from confusing me, what else has he ever done?"

"Oh! So, talking to yourself is one of your many hidden talents" someone spoke.

Tanya turned around and found Jahaan  standing at his balcony. Wearing a pair of white shorts, he was towel-drying his hair and looking at her.

For a few seconds,Tanya  stood there speechless. She just kept looking at him and suddenly she looked at his shoulder. It reminded her of the time when Jahaan  rebuked her in front of everyone and lifted Reeva . She had kissed him on his shoulder.

Thinking about the incident, made Tanya's mood even worse and she looked away.
Then, she spoke coldly, "It's on me, I can talk to anyone at any time. If I don't find anyone, I talk to myself. What's your problem?" On seeing her react this way, Jahaan  was a little taken aback but at the same time, he thought March looked very cute while behaving this way.

So, Jahaan  spoke with a chuckle, "Are you mad at me?"

"Mad at you, Mr. Jahaan Mehta . No, not at all.
Who am I to get mad at you?" Tanya  replied very dramatically.

"Afterall, you're such a hot-shot personality.
You are the king of solutions. You don't have to worry about me. Go take care of your Reeva " saying this, Tanya  went back to her room. Jahaan  could not say anything.

"Is... is she jealous? But she was looking adorable with that pout. Just like a wild cat" Jahaan  mumbled to himself and started laughing to himself.

Tanya came and sat on her bed while she thought to herself,

"Did I cross a line there? He was trying to initiate a conversation and I unleashed my wrath upon him. Hold on, why should I think about him so much? I haven't done anything wrong. It was all his fault. With these thoughts in her mind, Tanya  went to get ready for the party.

While everyone was getting ready for the party, the hotel authorities committed a blunder. A couple was there on their honeymoon.

To surprise his wife, the man had asked the receptionist to get their room decorated and ready for them.

However, by mistake, the receptionist jotted down 'Room number 409' instead of 'Room number 406'on the slip.

It was 9 at night and everyone started showing up near the elevator. Jahaan  and Jordan  were the first ones to be there.

Jordan was wearing a sky blue color leaf-printed shirt with denim shorts while Jahaan  was wearing a red t-shirt with black pants. As usual, both of them were looking dapper. Just when they reached the elevator, Illahi  and Tanya's  room door opened.

Illahi came out first and was wearing a pink-colored floral dress. Tanya  followed her in an olive green short dress. She was looking very cute and the dress was going really well on her.

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