On the way to the parking lot.Digging through his pockets, he ruthlessly tore out his phone and dialed Maahir."Boss!""Get the details of Riaan Varma," Rudra ordered curtly.Maahir pondered, "this is the first time I hear that name." He squinted, "who the hell he'd be to offend Mr. Chauhan?" A puzzled expression settled on his face."Who's he?""Tanvi's ex," Rudra growled.Understanding dawned on Maahir. "Oh! Okay. I'll find everything."...Inside his houseRudra tossed his mobile aside furiously and dropped onto the couch. The updates about Tanvi's condition were becoming worse and the helplessness in him was driving him insane.Slipped into his pajamas, he strode to the Gym room enclosed by glasses touching the roof-top, painted in beige with a polished marble floor.He grabbed heavy dumbells and began lifting them, hoping it'd divert his focus from Tanvi. Unfortunately, she's not the one to be taken away from his mind that easily.The uneasiness in him was making him restless, a
Rudra settled himself on the couch, and his heart ached for Tanvi. The emotional struggle Tanvi was going through troubled him remarkably. His muscles stiffened imagining her tears."I always wanted to see you happy, yet you're shedding tears for that bastard." Rudra felt complex emotions inside of him as the pain tugged in his heart."If I opened up to you earlier, you might not end up like this." He mumbled, seeing her snap while his fingers brushed across her face tenderly, and his fists clenched intuitively to hide the sadness in his eyes."You soon will be mine, dear! I'll make sure you never have any pain again." He muttered, determination flashing across his eyes to make her his as soon as possible....While Tanvi was struggling with her thoughts, she heard someone calling from her behind, "miss!"When she raised her swollen eyes, she found the bartender with an apologizing look. She raised her brows in a query when he placed the bill in front of her.He cleared his throat and
Inside Tanvi's room"You came?" Ameera asked with relief and glanced at her drenched clothes."Why not?" Tanvi teased.Seeing the slight blush on her wet cheeks, "Who dropped you?" Ameera raised her head from the bed and inquired."Dhruv. Teqware founder." Tanvi replied while removing her sneakers and cleaning herself."What the..." Ameera was dumbfounded and jumped out of bed."Yep," chuckled Tanvi. "I've made a fool out of myself today."Ameera laughed, "I heard he's good looking. How is he?""He's damn hot." With that, Tanvi waved her hand onto her face, and Ameera's eyes widened."Woah!!""He took my number.""For?" Ameera knitted her brows."Hanging out, I guess." Tanvi shrugged her hands."Is he flirting with you?" Ameera blurted when Tanvi spilled out the water in her mouth."What the fuck?""Hehe! Cool down.""It sort of felt good, though.""What if it worked between you too?""Shut your nasty mouth.""Hey, listen. If not, then why does he need your number? He can have anyone
Present DayHearing a knock on the door, Tanvi wiped off her tears until her sobs quieted. She stood up reluctantly in front of a mirror with shaky legs and cleaned her face with a wet wipe, set her hair, and composed herself before opening the door.A bell boy stood there and stared at her swollen eyes while scrutinizing her appearance and he gaped in shock, "your order for breakfast, mam? He asked.Peeping at him, "I don't need." She said and shut the door.Fell on the bed, hugging the pillow, she grabbed her mobile, which was off for the past three days. Apart from consuming alcohol, she didn't have any carbs, and she's sinking into the abyss of a devastating, and depressing state of mind....05:00 AM, 2nd NovemberBy constantly checking on Tanvi, Rudra was blaming himself for her current situation. Curled up on the bed, he's struggling to sleep any longer and stared at Tanvi's snap.Rudra sat upright on the bed and cursed, "Damn! Why didn't I recognize my feelings for you earlier
Rudra entered the office, and all employees were greeting him, but on seeing the virulent look on his face, they felt their hearts dropped onto their stomachs. It scared the hell out of them.Strode to his cabin, Maahir stood beside him. "Get me the files of the construction project." He ordered.Maahir rooted over there, but words weren't coming out. He nervously tapped his foot and looked around while Rudra was analyzing other documents.With no response from Maahir, Rudra raised his head and stared at him. "Shall I need to repeat myself?" His hostile voice caught Maahir, and he opened his mouth. Yet silence came out from his end."What?" Rudra asked, slamming his hands onto the table."Boss! The file... isn't ready... yet." Maahir bit his lips while his shirt was totally drenched in sweat.Hearing that, Rudra lost his last ounce of cool. "Can't you do this simple thing properly?" He screamed, and Maahir remained in silence, not wanting to offend his Boss."I want all the correspond
Sitting on the marble floor, empty bottles scattered in front of her. Held her head in a daze, Tanvi wondered, "Uf! I ordered alcohol again, but where was it?"She fiddled with her hands for a while and muttered under her breath, "Ah! I need it. It feels like I'm dying without the sip of alcohol." She sighed in frustration and tossed the bottles aside with her legs.When she's in a mess, the knock alerted her. "It might be my alcohol delivery." Tanvi tried to run and grab the bottle quickly but her drunk body didn't allow her to do so.With stumbling steps, she opened the door, which made a creaking sound that annoyed her further. Held the door for support, Tanvi glanced at the man in bell-boy attire with knitted brows."Mam!! Here's your order. Also, Mam, this is our special gift to you on behalf of our hotel." The delivery boy said.She frowned upon hearing that, "I don't understand why you're giving that to me." She politely rejected it."Mam!! Since you made around 30, 000 rupee b
For the first time in ten days, Tanvi went home. Seeing the busy streets, and buildings she used to roam across gave a nostalgic feeling to her. But the only difference was, that she was not the same woman as before.Stepped onto the eighth floor, she grabbed her jagged keys and shoved open the weathered door. Strode into her bedroom, hugged her teddy bear, and fell asleep.In the morning, she stared emptily back into her reflection and half-heartedly freshened up before heading to the office. To hide her pale face, and swollen eyes, she did a little bit of makeup and moved out of her house.Inside her OfficeSat on the chair with folded legs, Tanvi peeped across the stack of files and sighed. "Huh!! Since I'm not here for a week, piles of work were waiting for me."Tapped her forehead with a groan, "But... my mind wasn't supporting me... to focus on my work." She closed her eyes in disappointment."Let me check the emails, at least." She thought....Rudra was in his office, and his
08:00 PMRudra was driving his Maserati alone when the roads were illuminated by the street lights. Supposedly, he should be in a relieved mode since the meetings went well and according to his plan, but an uneasy feeling was building up in his stomach, making him feel restless.His grip tightened on the steering, "Why I'm sensing that something was about to go wrong?" Racked his hair in annoyance, "Was Diana up to cause trouble again?" His amber eyes turned perilous with the thought of Diana."Ah! I couldn't pinpoint what exactly was it." He sighed and when he was about to dial Maahir, his screen lit up."Boss!! Ms. Tanvi was at a bar. She collected all her files and stuff from her office."Listening to that, his eyes widened. Stopped the car aside, his lips pressed into a thin line, "why did she do that? What the hell happened over there?" He pondered."Ugh. This wasn't going to work." With that, he dialed Maahir."Boss!""Did anything happen at Tanvi's office?""Um... I'm not sure,