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She was yet again standing there in the Same place. The same place where she had seen him for the first time, where she had seen her sister for the first time, where she used to live, where she had spent almost all her life, where she had danced her heart out, and had never lost.
She was standing on the auditorium stage. All the dazzlers and the so called weaklings were standing along with her. Reyansh her best friend was with her, and the team that she had hated with all her might , was there for her too. Neha , vishaka , Bharat and amar. Well...almost the whole team was there, but two major parts of it were missing. Kria and swayam.
Today she was standing here for the auditions of the 6th dancer for the team weaklings. Yes she was the judge. She was feeling totally out of place, cause somewhere in her heart she knew, that only she deserved to be the 6th dancer.
Her eyes were searching frantically for his face. For swayam's face. This was the second time, when she was feeling so helpless in her life.
She smiled , pushing away the nervous feeling. All the happy memories related to dance started playing in front of her eyes. It was like a slideshow. She just couldn't stop smiling, remembering the carefree times.
Rey: Sharon, kya soch rahi ho? Come on, let's sit, everyone is waiting.
Sh: nothing rey...chalo, let's proceed.
Reyansh handed the microphone to her and she spoke confidently just like older times. The bold, and smashing diva was back in form.
Sh: so guys, today rey and I are the judges for the auditions. All the best to all of you and may the best dancer win. Oh and let me tell you all one thing, swayam couldn't make it here today, and he is really sorry for that. And one last thing,
No one, can take kria ghai's place, no one can match her skills. As much as I hate to accept it, but my sister was the best, the passion she had was something else.
Reyansh visibly tensed on hearing her name. Sharon squeezed his hand reassuringly, while she spoke. He didn't want to hear her name, this is the only reason why he didn't want to come for the auditions in the first place. Anything related to dance reminded him of her, of their small moments, which she had scarred so cruelly by stabbing him.
Throughout the auditions , Sharon felt happy seeing so many new dancers, appreciating them and criticising them. She felt complete, fulfilled with her dance.
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She was in a mess. She was perched on top of the canteen table with her laptop, she was skimming through all the CDs that the candidates had sent. Late in the night she had taken special permission to stay for a while and work. Her house was filled with guests , her dad was throwing a party for some reason, and it was impossible to work over there.
She sighed. Rejecting the millionth candidate.
Sh: ugh! Why can't I find anyone , as good as her. I think they will have to do without a sixth dancer. She could not believe that not even one dancer in the whole college was as good as the team.
She picked up another cd when she was startled by a voice and she almost dropped the cd. She turned around to see swayam standing behind the counter with a cute confused expression.
Sw: tum, itni raat ko Yahaan kya kar rahi ho?
Sh: oh it's you...you scared me. Um..I was just looking through the CDs.
Sw: WHAT!? Tum itni raat ko college mein auditions ki CDs dekh rahi ho? Do you even realise how late it is? 1:00 baj rahe Sharon , you should go home.
Sh: I am aware of the time, but I can't go home, ghar jaake bhu kya karungi...dad ki party to subah tak chalegi.
Sw: toh? Tum tab tak yahi bethi rahogi?
Sh: yes.
Sw: okay. If you sre stubborn so am I. Mein bhi tumhare saath bethunga.
Sh: you don't need to. Just go home. I am used to this.
Sw: i am not going anywhere.
She gave him a ' you are impossible' look and continued with her work silently.
Sw: sharon, thank you.
Sh: for what?
Sw: for taking the auditions. Meine suna ki tum aaj phirse puraani Sharon thi. I heard that you were smiling?
Sh: Well...yea..I did it for rey.
Sw: jo bhi..but tum thi toh meri proxy na..
Sh: by the way, what are you doing in the college so late?
Sw: actually, mujhe thoda kaam tha..
Sh: kaam tha ya phir bas tension le rahe the? You can't hide it from me swayam, there is absolutely no difference between you and kria..dono ke dono hyper mode mein chale jaate jo, it's just that ki tum dikhate nai ho and woh chipa nai paati..
Sw: how do you know so much about me? And woh tumhara jhoot! I wanted to ask you, tumne mujhse jhoot kyu bola, ki tum shivam ke saath thi?
Sh: umm...did you get any message from kria? Kaisi hai woh, Kuch pata chala uska?
Sw: nai uska Kuch nai pata chala, and don't change the topic.
Sh: woh, meine jhoot issliye bola kyuki, umm...kyu ki...mujhe pata nai kyu!
Sw: Sharon , mujhe bolo kyu?
Sh: kyu ki mujhe usse pyaar hogya tha. She quickly lied.
Sw: what!
Sh: yes, but woh mujhse pyaar nai karta tha. She lied again, making up a story.
She didn't realise what she was doing. She was weaving a web of lies, unaware of the fact that she would end up getting trapped in it. Swayam tried staying calm, and failed miserably.
Sw: I should have known. Mujhe uss din hi samajh jaana chaiye tha jab, tumne usse party mein kiss kiya tha..I was a fool. Fool to think , ki tum bhi mujhse..
Sh: swayam, tumhe..tumhe kisne bataya ki shivam ne mujhe..
Sw: bataya? He laughed bitterly, with no emotion in his eyes.
Meine apni aankhon se dekha, jis car ke saamne tum dono khade the uske piche mein tha.
It was like just in a minute the whole world seemed to collapse. He knew. This was the only thought running in her head. She dreaded this very moment. She had imagined this conversation in her head many times, that very night , she had practised what she would say if such a situation ever came up. But it was only her luck , that not only did he know about it, buy he had actually seen the whole thing.
All the lines that she had practised , all the excuses and lies, were forgotten. She couldn't comprehend anything. It was like she was numb. She couldn't cry, nor could she scream and break things, like she would have done. She just stood there like a statue.
All of this happened in just a few minutes. Sharon could see the hurt written all across his face. He stood up from the chair, and started moving towards the exit.
Sh: swayam wait! Ek Baar meri baat toh sunlo.
Sw: sunne ko Kuch Bacha hai kya Sharon? I thought , ki bale hi tum mujhse pyaar nai karti , but you are a smart girl , and won't fall for his trap. But I was wrong , you didn't fall for his trap in fact you played a game. Today I have truly understood the meaning of the words that you said that day. " If you can't be the best, then be with the best"
His words were like a tight slap across his face. She blinked away the tears from her eyes and moved towards him.
Sh: Swayam it's not like that. He had kissed me on the cheek , but when he came closer to me I had pushed him.
Sw: you think I would believe you? Poori party mein tum usse chipki hui thi, and phir new years eve par bhi tumne duniya mein saare logo ko chodke usko hi help ke liye text kiya! Usse tum apne rehearsal par le kar gai, Yahaan tak ki usne tumhara dance routine bhi copy kar liya! Mere mana karne ke baawajood tumne usse nazdikiyan badai, what should I think sharon?
Sharon couldn't understand what to do. She moved towards him and held him by the collar and pinned him to the wall. Swayam was taken by surprise, cause Sharon never behaved in such fashion.
Sh: shut up! Listen to me swayam Shekhawat!
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