It was 5 in the morning and everyone was fast asleep. The sun had shown up and the rays were getting reflected through the windows.
Jahaan was an early riser and so he had woken up. Right after waking up, he raised his neck to check up on Tanya . The sun was softly shining over her face and she looked very innocent while sleeping with the mask on.
She was sleeping very peacefully and was not moving at all. Seeing her this way, Jahaan had a broad smile on his face as he mumbled to himself, "She looks so calm and innocent when she is asleep. Can someone ever guess that when she is awake, she carries a storm with herself?"
He got up from his seat and raised his hand to quickly take a picture of her while sleeping. The sound of the shutter did not wake her up but she did move and change her position in her sleep. Seeing her this way, Jahaan could not stop himself from smiling and after ages, he got a giant grin on his face. Had Tanya seen him smile this way, she would have fallen for him all over again .
Mrs. Mehta who came to check up on all of them saw what he was doing and smiled to herself. When she saw him taking a picture of Tanya , she quickly fished her phone out to capture the beautiful moment but when she saw Jahaan smiling, she was moved.
Even though she was his mother, she did not remember the last time she saw him smile so bright. She quickly clicked the picture and said to herself, " Jahaan , this time I will make sure that I do not have to wait for years to see such cute moments. I think Tanya is that phase of your life that is going to change things forever".
She was lost in her own thoughts when she saw Jahaan walking up to her.
On seeing him, she quickly put the phone in her pocket. "Good morning mom," He walked up to her and exclaimed.
"Good morning, my son. I hope you slept well last night. Did you face any problems?" she asked with a smile.
"No mom, everything was fine. How long till we reach San Diego?" he asked.
"I just came here to tell you to wake everyone up. We will be landing shortly," Mrs. Mehta replied.
After saying this, she walked back to her seat.
After half an hour, the flight finally landed in San Diego. Picking up their bags, they walked out of the airport. They had booked a minibus in advance to get to their hotel.
"Right after stepping foot in San Diego, one can start feeling its vibe," Illahi announced.
After a short drive, they finally reached their hotel.
To make Jahaan and Tanya stay closer and get to interact more, Mrs. Mehta had booked their rooms adjacent to each other on the same floor. After reaching the hotel, they checked in and
Mrs. Mehta gave the keys to everyone.
She purposely gave the last two keys to Jordan and Illahi as she knew they were going to share their rooms with Jahaan and Tanya respectively.
Reeva was really pissed off by this but apart from her, there was another person who was continuously noticing Mrs. Mehta . It was Reeva's mom, Geetanjali who was seeing her making constant efforts to keep Jahaan and Tanya together.
After the rooms got allotted and Reeva was walking into hers gloomily, Geetanjali walked up to her and whispered, "I am warning you, do not let Jahaan and Tanya get so close to each other.
Supriya is trying her best to set them up together and I can clearly see that."
"Yeah mom, even I have noticed the way she has been talking to Tanya , I have never seen her being so sweet to anybody else. It doesn't seem that Tanya and Mrs. Mehta are meeting for the first time," Reeva said this, pouting her lips.
"Well, it goes without saying that Supriya is a very strong lady. She is the only one who can even go against Mr. Mehta . To woo Jahaan , you either need to get closer to him or Supriya . But first of all, get this girl Tanya out of the way. You are smart enough to deal with things in your own way," Reeva's mother advised. After saying this, Geetanjali left.
Jordan , Jahaan , Illahi , and Tanya got out of the elevator and started walking towards their rooms.
"So, what's the plan for today, jordon ?
Where are we going today?" Illahi asked while she got into holiday mode.
"Well, I am not so sure but I guess we are going to explore the places nearby. There are beaches here where we can go to or even art galleries if you guys are interested," Jordan replied while unlocking his room.
"Guys, I googled this place and found out that there is an abandoned prison just 2 miles away from this hotel. People believe that it is haunted and it is also known by the name,
"Horror Cell". Nobody lives there and it would be a lot of fun to explore that place, what's say?" Tanya spoke excitedly.
"Umm... what? Is it really haunted?" Jordan stuttered.
"Yeah, I have heard about it but don't tell me you are afraid of ghosts" Tanya chuckled.
"Nope, I don't fear them or anybody for that matter. I just meant that we should go to the beaches as San Diego is famous for its beaches, not for the haunted cell," Jordan answered.
Jordan was trying to put up a brave front but one could easily sense fear on his face.
"Let it be, Tanya . Can't you see how scared Jordan is? He would not be able to go. So, let's just head to the beaches" Illahi said with a laugh while teasing Jordan .
"Hey, I am not scared of anyone. I don't care. Fine, let's just go there. But mind it, if you two get scared and run towards me, I won't save you. I will leave you guys there and come back to the hotel then" Jordan said while trying to look confident.
" Jahaan , you are coming with us, right?" Tanya asked.
"Umm... yeah. I am not scared of ghosts at all so, of course, I am coming. Let us all meet in an hour in the lobby," Jahaan responded.
"Ask Reeva and her friend too," Jordan said.
Then, all of them went to their respective rooms and started unpacking their luggage.
"One could easily tell by looking at Jordan 's face that he was scared as hell just by the name of ghosts" Illahi laughed.
"The funniest part is that I just randomly said it is a haunted place," Tanya said while lying on the bed.
"What!! So, the place is not haunted? So why it is called the 'haunted cell'?" Illahi asked while sitting on the couch.
"Well, it is just known as the haunted cell because it is an abandoned, dilapidated prison and it looks very spooky. There is nothing more to the story. It is a tourist spot here," Tanya told her.
After an hour all of them met in the lobby.
"Didn't you ask Reeva and her friend?"
Jordan looked at Illahi and asked. "Well, I did ask her and they said they were not interested. Right after lunch, they headed for the spa session.
"Aah, they are so boring," Jordan exclaimed and shook his head.
" Jahaan , you informed Mrs. Mehta , right? I hope she knows where we are going. Did she say anything?" Tanya asked as Jordan answered,
"Yes, we did inform her. Remember, I told you we could explore the place on our own? There are no restrictions as such. Anyway, all the ladies are chilling at the beach."
"The prison is at a distance from here. How are we going to reach that place?" Illahi asked while heading outside.
"Let's book a cab" Jordan suggested.
"Cab? Nope, not at all. Don't forget we are in San Diego. Let's rent two bikes and drive up to that place. What's say?" Tanya said excitedly .
Everyone agreed to her idea and rented two bikes from the hotel.
Scrolling through the map on their phones, they got ready to start their trip. " Jordan, you do know how to ride a bike, right? Promise me you won't make me fall," Illahi said while sitting behind him.
"Yeah, if I had an option of making you fall and saving myself, l'd have definitely done that. But if you toppled down, I would fall with you so can't do that" Jordan replied while getting the bike started. Tanya and Jahaan had to share one bike
"Should I drive and you sit behind?" Tanya offered. Jahaan got on the bike and said,
"Do your feet even reach the gro-und? I don't want to meet with an accident right on the first day of our trip. So just shut up and sit behind me".
"But I do know how to ride a bike" Tanya insisted while sitting behind Jahaan on the bike.
They started off to reach their destination with full zest and enthusiasm.
After some time, they reached the place. Parking their bikes, they entered through the gates. "Before getting inside, let's make a plan. The plan is that all of us are going to be together." Jordan announced. He was not able to hide his fear no matter how much he tried. Staring hard at the ground, Jahaan spoke reluctantly, "Umm... yes. I agree. All of us are going to stick together no matter what."
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