Place: School, Reunion
Maan stood there feeling sad😕, not for himself but for her. He was living with the guilt for the past one year, and there was not even a single day when he didn't think about her, not because he loved her or anything but he knew what he did was terrible.
The weather outside was gusty, the sky roared with distant thunders and sparkling lightening strokes. Geet was oblivious of the forboding weather. Her beautiful silky tresses flew over her soft face😳, curtaining her amber eyes filled with pain. She wanted to forget the encounter she had a few moments ago, but the harder she tried the more vivid the memory became.
"You faced him bravely! Kabhi na kabhi to yeh hona hi tha and I needed to face him one more time before I could finally rip off that stupidity once and for all, and move on. That evening...so foolish of me to have accepted the invitation in the first place to that stupid prom, what was I thinking?😕 ..."
~Scene 2~
Flashback, One year ago
Place: School
...Geet and her friends were relaxing themselves after the Board exams, in the school lawn near the fountain decorated with the vandalised sculpture of the school mascot, a centaur. A girl walked to them and handed over a bunch of fliers to them. It said:
~⭐️SCHOOL PROMENADE⭐️~ The school prom will take place on Sunday evening as per our school's tradition. Along with that all the seniors are invited to attend the 'Farewell Party' organised by their juniors. Partners for the prom will be selected through a draw. Wish to see you all on Sunday in the school's recreation hall. Coordinators: Event club and Juniors P.S: Principal has announced that attendance is compulsory.
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"I thought the school had done away with this prom thing a long time ago. It's so lame🤢," complained Geet looking at the flier in her hand.
"You killjoy, it was the only comfort I had while facing the horror called BOARDS!! Why can't you be normal?"
"You call this normal...prom and all😡. You know what let us go and watch a new movie on that day. Let's save ourselves from this facade😡," blurted Geet.
"You cannot compare a movie to our school prom. It happens only once in our lives and will be a happy memory forever.😳"
"How boring Dia!🤢"
"What's wrong in going out with a guy for once? It's not even a date...if you are worried about that. They want eat you. It'll be fun Gee"
Finally after Dia's constant pestering Geet gave up and decided to attend the school prom half heartedly. Next day a note on the notice board said:
"Pairs have been chosen through a draw and they'll be kept a secret till the prom night. The girls will find out about their partners only on their doorsteps when they open their doors on Sunday evening."
"I told you it's crazy🤪. The Principal too has lost his mind😡. Yeh koi English Teen movie ki story hai kya?😡 Sabka dimag kharab ho gaya hai. Angrez chale gaye aur Centaur(their school's Principal) chod gaye😡😆. Ek toh prom aur uske upar se humare class ke sade hue boys🤢. Unke saath prom jaane se acha hai koi horror show dekhoon😡😆."
"Geet...chod na yaar...chal guess karte hain who'll be our partner? I have a clue who my partner is gonna be, he's so cute.😳"
"Oh God, here she goes again. Oye Diya ki bacchi zameen pe utar apne khayali duniya se.😕"
"Hey you tell me...who do you think is your partner gonna to be?😳"
"Paagal hai kya? 😕 I have better things to do than to play your silly game- 'Kaun Banega Prompati'" 😡
~Geet in the School Library~
Geet picked up her favourite seat by the window⭐️😳⭐️. She pulled out her hair scrunchy and loosened her long tresses😳. The cool breeze from the hills above tossed her silky locks on her lovely, shining face😳. Her eyes suddenly noticed a book on the table before her😊. She picked it up and scanned it curiously since it was her favourite author's😃. (She had never read it, inspite of her greatest wish to read it)There was something strange that happened all the time she wanted to read that novel. Every time she wanted to read it something mysteriously would obstruct her from reading it. She was determined to read it this time.