tamanna

‘Tammy, do u remember Thakur uncle? His daughter has taken admission in

Nielsen College. He was worried about her stay and his concern reminded me of the

time when you took up a job in Mumbai. I have told him that she can stay with you. I

shall text you her flight details soon,’said Mr Kapoor, Tamanna’s dad.

‘What? Oh dad, I would have looked for someone here. You know I don’t like others

intruding my privacy. I mean I wanted a room partner but not a family friend. I wanted

someone who would live her life and let me live mine. Now I hope she is not a

gossipmonger. I absolutely hate such people. You should have at least asked me once

before letting her stay with me.’

‘It’s okay, Tammy. She won’t disturb you. She is a sweet girl. Don’t worry too much.

I understand your work pressure and all that, but you don’t have to be so stressed for

such small issues. Chill, my doll.’

Tamanna finally gave in to her father’s wishes as she had neither a choice nor the

energy to argue any further. Tamanna was of an independent nature and didn’t like to

compromise as far as her personal life was concerned. She was an introvert and

extremely stubborn. She had a short frame with a dusky complexion but her features

were very well-defined. She didn’t talk much and her reserved nature would often let

her be misconstrued as snobbish. It was only her closed ones who understood her

feelings perfectly. Her sharp features would get highlighted further when she wore

spectacles and it would make her look more intellectual. She usually wore pencil skirts

and tops with stilettos and a tightly-tied high ponytail which made her look very strict,

almost like a school teacher. She was a manager at Galaxy House, an HR firm, and had

been working there since the past one year. She lived alone in an apartment in

Churchgate.

Somehow, she convinced herself to let Aleesha into her apartment for her parent’s

sake but decided to make some things clear in the first meeting itself, so they each knew

where the line had to be drawn. She looked at the clock. It was 8.30 am. She was getting

late for office and her cab was waiting below her apartment. She took her bag and

rushed out.

As she reached the work floor, she looked at her teammates. Everyone greeted her

and exchanged smiles.

‘Deep, come to my desk in fifteen minutes,’she said in a strict tone.

Deep was an engineer in Galaxy House and worked under Tamanna’s team. He had

recently joined the company and was on probation. So every time he would get called by

Tamanna, it would make him anxious. Deep had the added responsibility of looking after

his mother and younger sister since he had lost his dad at a very young age. Since his

mom too had retired from her job recently, he was the only breadwinner in his family

and could not afford to lose his job. Though he had a fulfilling social life with friendsand enjoyed weekends with them, he had added responsibility on his shoulders and this

job meant a lot to him. He had his priorities set and was very clear about it from the

start.

He went to the washroom to freshen up and then went to Tamanna who was busy

signing some papers on her desk.

‘Yes ma’am. Any problem?’

‘Deep, it’s been two weeks since I asked you for the reports and you still have not

submitted them! Why the delay?’ she said without breaking eye contact with Deep,

embarrassing him.

‘Just give me a couple of hours and it will be done. I was about to submit it today but

got held up with some other work,’ he defended himself.

‘Okay, cool,’said Tamanna still staring at him.

He smiled embarrassingly and managed to leave. He could sense there was

something fishy about Tamanna since the day he had met her. But he kept his assumptions

to himself and never discussed it with anyone.

Tamanna turned off her monitor and rested back on her chair. Something was cooking

in her mind and it was not the menu for dinner. It was something close to her heart. Due

to increasing pressure from higher authorities in office, she had forgotten all about her

personal life and had become a workaholic over the years. All this while, she never

realized she had drifted apart from her friends and family. She could feel how hollow

her life had become. Moreover, her nature of keeping things to herself and not sharing

them with others made her feel even more alone. A couple of months ago when she

started training Deep and interacting with him, she realized she had developed feelings

for him but never told him about it due to her reticent nature. Neither did she discuss it

with her colleagues. Her feelings grew stronger with each passing day and she felt like

she was suffocating. Suddenly she had developed an urge to touch him and feel him. This

urge transformed her from a hard working girl into a desirable animalistic wild lover

whenever she was lost in his thoughts.

Relaxing in her chair, thinking about the last conversation with him, she was picturing

his body, his tanned skin so close to her that she could actually feel the heat coming from

him. His lips wet and moist pressed against hers, his left hand on her waist and the right

hand brushing her hair aside so that he could kiss her hard. Every time she thought about

his touch, it sent a shiver down her spine. It would turn her on, thinking of him ripping

her clothes apart. She concentrated hard on how his touch would feel on her body. She

crossed her legs as she imagined Deep’s masculine hands removing her top and sliding it

up over her head. She even removed one button of her top. Her breathing got heavier and

she was about to trace her lips with her index finger when suddenly she got a call on her

desk number, which brought her back to the real world.

She came back to her senses and looked around to see if anyone was observing her.

Everyone was busy with the day’s activities. She breathed a sigh of relief. She got a call

from the receptionist’s desk telling her that her cab to the airport was ready. She had

obtained permission for it a day before. She buttoned her top, went to the washroom tosplash water on her face hard enough to pull her back into the real world. It was getting

difficult for her to conceal her feelings. She checked her cell phone for the message from

her dad giving her Aleesha’s flight details.

She reached the airport and checked the flight status on the big display screen at the

entrance gate.

Indigo Kolkata to Mumbai Arrived

She was waiting near the arrival gate and observing everyone carefully. She saw a

girl looking around eagerly. Tamanna went up to her and kept her hand on her shoulder.

‘Tamanna Kapoor.’

‘Hey. I’ve been looking for you. What’s up?’ Aleesha asked smiling.

Tamanna ignored Aleesha’s greeting and directed her to the waiting car. Within a few

minutes, they were on their way to her apartment in Churchgate. After reaching the

apartment, Tamanna gave her all the necessary instructions and left for work.

Once she returned to office, she found the reports on her table. Deep had submitted it

before time. She smiled again, maybe because of the thoughts she had few hours back or

because she had escaped a humiliating situation.

A couple of days had passed since Aleesha had shifted to her apartment. She had

somehow convinced Tamanna to take her for an outing. It was Saturday evening. Both of

them had a ball, spending good time together. Aleesha insisted they go for drinks at a

nearby disc. Tamanna gave in to Aleesha’s wishes and decided to take her to ‘Thrive’ in

Colaba.

Once in, Tamanna ordered a drink for Aleesha and herself. Time flew, and soon both

of them were three shots down. Tamanna got a call from office and she went outside, as

it was impossible to answer the call in such loud music.

After finishing the call, she came inside to see Aleesha smiling.

‘What happened? Why are you smiling by yourself?’ Tamanna enquired casually.

‘There was a cute guy who approached me while you were gone. He was not bad, but

it’s too early to say anything,’ Aleesha winked at Tamanna and ordered another drink.

‘So where is he now?’ Tamanna asked out of curiosity.

‘I think he’s left. I can’t spot him either. Leave it. The night is still young. Let’s enjoy.

Cheers!’ Aleesha said raising a toast.

Both of them looked at each other for a moment and gulped down their drinks in one

go. They were so washed out by the time they reached home that neither of them

bothered changing into their night clothes. They just slumped down on their beds and

dozed off to sleep.

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