Chapter Twenty-Two : The Party Continues
Ruhani
*Flashback*
I couldn't believe my ears,
did Rehan really said that? No, no, it couldn't be Rehan I must have
misunderstood any other guy as Rehan. But how can I not recognize Rehan? So, it
means that surprise really wasn't a party at all. It had to be this. I had been
in a misconception that the surprise was a party. But to my utter surprise it
wasn't.
My world stood still when
Rehan showed me the ring he had got for this evening. It was diamond ring, I
recalled the moment when Rehan had come to me for help to choose a ring and
this was the ring that I had selected.
"Isn't this
beautiful?" Rehan said with a huge grin. I couldn't say anything and just
nodded my head in agreement. "Will Tanya accept it? I can't believe I am
going to do this tonight, in front of everyone." Rehan said as she shoved
ring back safely into his pocket. My tears would have flooded my eyes long back
honestly there wasn't any tear left for the night.
My mind started to get wild
imaginations of me getting alone. I cannot let this happen. Rehan is mine and I
won't let anybody else be with him. Tanya always had everything and I was
always ducked in the corner. No now I will be the apple of eye. I don't want to
be Tanya's shadow anymore. I wanted to be myself.
I started thinking about
things I could do to stop Rehan from asking Tanya out. It might be just an
infatuation, Rehan loves me, and he cares about me. I have seen him caring
about me more than anyone else.
"Hey, why are you here
alone? Why aren't you dancing? Isn't it your party? " Shreya one of our
classmates said dragging me to dance floor.
Even while dancing thoughts
about Rehan and Tanya together we getting wilder and wilder in mind. No she cannot
take Rehan away from me. While dancing my eyes stopped at one face. Abish, what
was he doing here? Did Rehan invite him too?
Abish was now a close friend
rather than being Tanya's grumpy ex-boyfriend. He was way closer to us than
before. He had arrived for dinner parties at our house for a couple of times
before as well. No doubt he was invited as Rehan had said while talking on
phone to invite everyone we have known.
"Hey!" I shouted
and waved towards Abish, he wasn't standing far enough but the music was too
loud inside the room.
"Hey, how are you? By the way you look stunning." Abish said as he
greeted back. He offered me glass of orange juice, I took the glass from him as
we went aside towards balcony away from the people dancing.
I don't know why but I felt a
bit better. Not because he complimented me but because finally someone didn't
compare me with Tanya. Someone liked me as I am. He complimented me even after
seeing my flushed out makeup which looked like a disaster in my opinion.
Someone just complimented me as I am.
"So you'll be in London
tomorrow at this time." Abish said. We were sitting on the chairs outside
in balcony enjoying the view. Abish closed the windows to avoid sound
penetrating outside. The room used for party was a soundproof room in which
Rehan and his friends used to practice for band performances. Rehan was the
lead singer and guitarist in the college band. We just had pranked him into
auditions and everyone was surprised when he was selected.
"Yes, I'll miss all
this. Actually I have started to miss it from now just thinking about leaving
tomorrow." I replied back cutting my chain of thoughts.
"Don't worry,
everything's going to be fine." He said placing his hand over mine.
"Yes, it’s a first time
and a lot of nervousness. Let’s hope for the best." I smiled.
"Yup, nothing can go
wrong when you'll be there. You're the best we've ever had." Abish said. I
couldn't help but blush a little. How can I ever blush at this kind of thing.
Things are really weird tonight.
"I am not sure about
others but yeah for sure I'll miss you. Don't worry if you have any issues
there just Skype me anytime. I have a few friends there. They won't hesitate to
help you out." He said.
"So there you are!"
The startled I looked behind to see Rehan. I quickly pulled my hand from under
Abish's and smiled back at Rehan "yes here I am".
The music was booming inside
as Rehan had opened the balcony window. We quickly got back inside. "Can
you keep this safe for me? " Rehan said as he handed me the diamond ring
box. "I need to go, have some work to finish. I'll be back in few
minutes." He said. I saw the box in my hand. I thought about hiding it so
that he cannot do it tonight. But it's her birthday present, I cannot do this
to my best friend.
There was constant fight
between two inner selves which I was witnessing helplessly at the moment. One
wished that Rehan fails in confessing out to Tanya whereas other wanted me to
be a good friend. But what if Tanya doesn't like Rehan back? Why didn't I think about this before? Tanya
is well aware that I love Rehan why would she bitch behind my back. She isn't
one that would do such a thing.
But isn't this love that
makes you do crazy things. Things that you haven't ever done before? She could
have developed feelings for him as well. She might be hiding from him same as I
did. But she would have told me way before even if she ever did had feelings
for Rehan. But there can be a possibility that she might haven't let that out
yet as she knows I like Rehan.
What should I do now? Should I let this happen? Or should I ask Rehan out before he confesses to Tanya. What should I do? There were a thousand things in my mind humming at the same time.
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