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Dont throw your tamatars at me! i was a bit busy with wedding shopping, and studying for my exams. I have exams tomorrow till Wednesday, then im free. So ill work on chapter 4 a little bit in the next three days (studies come first) and then ill post a new chapter possibly Thursday/Friday (:
i didn't edit the chapter this time, in a hurry, so please excuse the mistakes!
- the story of Kria's father and her sister is my imagination. That is not taken from the show in any way.
- The story of Kria's father being there at the Dance Fest, is again, my imagination- not based from the show
- RDX and Nicole Maam are engaged, they arent married yet
- When i say Kria's new attire is of churidars, i mean like these types http://www.seasonsindia.com/eCom/prodImages/2-4332b.jpg - very simple, just one color and all
Chapter 3:
She leaned against her window and looked out to the world. Night time had fallen and she found herself lost. She was completely weak. She hadn't had a good sleep in two days, she didn't eat, and she just finished crying her eyes out. She was never like this, you know, the rona dhona types. She hugged her knees, and looked up at the sky. "Where are you ?" she whispered and sat in that position for what seemed the rest of the night.
Dancing to his own beat at his flat. He wondered about everything; the "pheli mulaqaat", the "aakhri mulaqaat", and ... today. She was there, she is back. Rey, Kria is back Your Kr- . His self thoughts came to a pause. She doesnt love me dammit, she said it herself. Kyun uske peeche pari hoon main ? I was doing fine the seven months, an now she wants to come back ? He held his head. No Rey, remember, love means nothing to you. Your done with it. You fell for a girl, fell madly in love, and what'd you get? Nothing but pain. Im not going to let her affect me again. I haven't let a single girl come near me the past 7 months, even though they tried, and now, even if she's back, i wont let her near me again, not near my heart again. He took a cold shower and went to sleep.
Kria again went looking for RDX sir the next day. She thought of what her mother told her that night.
*flashback*
Mamma, ye kya hai ? Iss tijori mein aapne kya rakha hai ?
Kria was cleaning her mom's closet in her old room. She found tons of her childhood pictures, clothes, shoes, and toys. But one object caught her attention. She took it off from the shelf and looked at skeptically. She had never seen it before and the small treasure like box seemed to have had a lock... a broken lock .
Her mom came into the room, drying her hands with a towel.
"Kya hai Kria, itne zor zor se kyun chil-" she stopped mid sentence.
"Whe... where'd you find this Kria?"
" I dont know Mamma, yahi tha shelf pe, kyun kuch khaas hai kya?" She walked towards her mom with the box, and instead she tripped over the mess in the closest and the box fell out of her hands. It flew open, landing onto the floor, all its contents scattering...
Kria grabbed the first thing that caught her eyes- a washed out picture of her mom and ... a man.
"Mamma, yeh aadmi kaun hai ? Meine toh kabhi nahi dekha..." she picked up another picture. It was a picture of her mom, very happy. She hadn't seen that smile in her face ever. She stood next to the same man from the previous picture. Kria noticed something weird ... The man was carrying a baby, and her mom was carrying another. She took even a closer look. The baby in the man's arms was ... was her . She looked confused. This time she didn't question her mom. She went to grab another picture. Her mother mustve been around 20 years in the picture. She was adorned in a deep red, heavily antique gold embroidered, sari. A sheer dupatta covered her head, heavy beautiful jewellery fell down her neck. She was dressed like a bride... in fact ... she was the bride. Kria looked for the groom, and to her surprise, it was the same man in the previous pictures. Kria felt a sudden electric like shock fill her body. She looked around for more of the box's contents. She found a small, gold colored case of sindoor, and a mangalsutra ... a ripped mangalsutra ... Kria didn't know what to think. She was super confused. There was one more picture. It was, again of her mother and that man, and what seemed like a newborn child. Kria thought it was her... but it wasn't . She looked at the date on the back of the picture "January 29, 1990" . The newborn child in the picture couldn't have been her. She was born in that year, but at the complete end in December, then how... could it be ... but ..
Kria looked up at her mother, holding the contents of the box, pleading for an explanation. What is all this? She had never seen any of these things or any other traces in the almost twenty two years of her life.
The color in her mother's face was gone. It was as if she she saw a ghost, she turned pale white, her eyes wide in shock.
"Mamma kya aap mujhe batayenge ke ye saab kya hai. Please, for gods sake, tell me what the hell is all this" Anger was building up in Kria, she had every right to be angry actually.
She leaned against her window and looked out to the world. Night time had fallen and she found herself lost. She was completely weak. She hadn't had a good sleep in two days, she didn't eat, and she just finished crying her eyes out. She was never like this, you know, the rona dhona types. She hugged her knees, and looked up at the sky. "Where are you ?" she whispered and sat in that position for what seemed the rest of the night.
Dancing to his own beat at his flat. He wondered about everything; the "pheli mulaqaat", the "aakhri mulaqaat", and ... today. She was there, she is back. Rey, Kria is back Your Kr- . His self thoughts came to a pause. She doesnt love me dammit, she said it herself. Kyun uske peeche pari hoon main ? I was doing fine the seven months, an now she wants to come back ? He held his head. No Rey, remember, love means nothing to you. Your done with it. You fell for a girl, fell madly in love, and what'd you get? Nothing but pain. Im not going to let her affect me again. I haven't let a single girl come near me the past 7 months, even though they tried, and now, even if she's back, i wont let her near me again, not near my heart again. He took a cold shower and went to sleep.
Kria again went looking for RDX sir the next day. She thought of what her mother told her that night.
*flashback*
Mamma, ye kya hai ? Iss tijori mein aapne kya rakha hai ?
Kria was cleaning her mom's closet in her old room. She found tons of her childhood pictures, clothes, shoes, and toys. But one object caught her attention. She took it off from the shelf and looked at skeptically. She had never seen it before and the small treasure like box seemed to have had a lock... a broken lock .
Her mom came into the room, drying her hands with a towel.
"Kya hai Kria, itne zor zor se kyun chil-" she stopped mid sentence.
"Whe... where'd you find this Kria?"
" I dont know Mamma, yahi tha shelf pe, kyun kuch khaas hai kya?" She walked towards her mom with the box, and instead she tripped over the mess in the closest and the box fell out of her hands. It flew open, landing onto the floor, all its contents scattering...
Kria grabbed the first thing that caught her eyes- a washed out picture of her mom and ... a man.
"Mamma, yeh aadmi kaun hai ? Meine toh kabhi nahi dekha..." she picked up another picture. It was a picture of her mom, very happy. She hadn't seen that smile in her face ever. She stood next to the same man from the previous picture. Kria noticed something weird ... The man was carrying a baby, and her mom was carrying another. She took even a closer look. The baby in the man's arms was ... was her . She looked confused. This time she didn't question her mom. She went to grab another picture. Her mother mustve been around 20 years in the picture. She was adorned in a deep red, heavily antique gold embroidered, sari. A sheer dupatta covered her head, heavy beautiful jewellery fell down her neck. She was dressed like a bride... in fact ... she was the bride. Kria looked for the groom, and to her surprise, it was the same man in the previous pictures. Kria felt a sudden electric like shock fill her body. She looked around for more of the box's contents. She found a small, gold colored case of sindoor, and a mangalsutra ... a ripped mangalsutra ... Kria didn't know what to think. She was super confused. There was one more picture. It was, again of her mother and that man, and what seemed like a newborn child. Kria thought it was her... but it wasn't . She looked at the date on the back of the picture "January 29, 1990" . The newborn child in the picture couldn't have been her. She was born in that year, but at the complete end in December, then how... could it be ... but ..
Kria looked up at her mother, holding the contents of the box, pleading for an explanation. What is all this? She had never seen any of these things or any other traces in the almost twenty two years of her life.
The color in her mother's face was gone. It was as if she she saw a ghost, she turned pale white, her eyes wide in shock.
"Mamma kya aap mujhe batayenge ke ye saab kya hai. Please, for gods sake, tell me what the hell is all this" Anger was building up in Kria, she had every right to be angry actually.
"Kria, Kria, listen ... listen to me, come here" Kria's mom held Kria's shoulder and made her sit on the bed as she too sat on the bed. Kria's mom took the contents from Kria's hands and looked at them, a small smile forming on her face... her eyes flooding up. Kria was getting restless. She wanted an explanation, and she wanted them now.
"I was twenty two years old when i got married, sort of like your age right now. Mein ikkis saal that jab mujhe pyaar ho gaya. Trust me Kria, it was the best feeling ever. I felt like i had a reason to wake up every morning, like he was my only ... makhsaat. We were college love birds, and after our senior year, we got married. Everything was going fine, but i guess kismet had something else in store for us. "
All Kria could think about was how much her mom's story related to her's and Rey's. She continued to listen
"We had our first child together, i felt like life couldn't get any better. She was the joy of my life. Her name was Sneha. a few months later i was pregnant again, and (smiling) you became a part of our lives. But right after, maybe a month or two later, everything changed. Your father... Jai... he, he became money and fame crazy. We didn't live a luxurious life, but what we had was all i needed for my satisfaction, but it wasnt like that for your father. He'd come home late every night, he began to earn money illegally. He'd lose himself gambling, and he would dance. Your father was a dancer, a great one, in fact i havent seen such a dancer before. As much as he wanted money, he wanted fame too. One night he came home, and he started yelling at me. He ripped my mangalsutra off, he started to blame me for everything. He complained i was the reason he wasnt getting anywhere. That night he filed for a divorce, and asked complete custody over Sneha. His love for Sneha was unbreakable, and i couldnt let you go, he didnt want anything to do with you Kria, he tells me his problems started after you. Just a year after you were born, your father left with Sneha. He didn't tell me anything to where, but he did tell me he wanted fame and he wanted to become a dancer. He had changed his name and Sneha's too, but he didn't tell me. His passion for dance and his greed for money tore him away from me and from you and my daughter. "
Kria's mom held her head and looked down. Kria was in utter shock. She just found out about her father, a man her mom never spoke of, her mom's love story, her... her elder sister... and all this time, her mother had told her that her father died due to a road accident
Kria's emotions got the best of her.
"Do you even know what Ive gone through the past years mamma ? BAIS SAAL SE MEINE EK PAPA KE PYAAR KE BINA RAHI HOON! Just because i never showed my grief out in the open never meant that i was alright inside ?! You lied to me Mamma, why did you tell me he died? Atleast you could've told me left you, maybe then when i found out the full truth it wouldn't hurt so much. "
"Kria, listen to me, honey, don't-" Kria's mom tried so much to comfort her daughter,, but she couldn't.
"i have an elder sister, a badi behen, mamma, what the hell! You've kept from a sister's love ! Ive been living the life of an only child for so long ! This is...this is pure nonsensical ! How could you keep this from me ! Mamma, you've been my only support, you're my only family i know of, you could've told me before. Why'd you keep this from me ?!"
"Kria, i wouls've told you, i really would've! I would've told you ten years back. But one thing stopped me"
"What could've possibly stopped you from telling me such an incident? I don't see what-"
"Dance... Dance stopped me. It was your School's talent show, and you were dancing. I saw how you danced Kria. You have that same talent your father does, i saw it in your moves, your expressions, your posture, and i was scared... i lost your father to dance and money, and i wanted to keep you away from dance as much as i could. That's why ..."
"That's why when you found out i was at St.Louis you came immediately to take me back because it was a dance college... right ?"
"Haan ...and ... no. Your father was there too. His daughter ... your... sister goes to the same college..."'
Kria was double shocked now, her sister went to the same college as her, her father was even at her college the night of the Dance Fest. "But Mamma, there's no girl named Sneha in our college who dances ? No one knows a Sneha ?"
"What did i say Kria, your father changed his name, and took our daughter too and changed her name... and sadly, i have no clue as to what their names are now. I havent had any connection with your father or my daughter. I just saw your father from the side, and he was holding his daughter in a hug. And then i left, came looking for you, and we left later the next day ... I cant lose you Kria... "
"And i can't lose my own identity. Dance is my life mom, and you've kept me from a Father's love and a Sister's protection for 22 years now. You've kept me from my friends, ... (in a lower voice, she whispered " my heart ") and everything I've wanted Mamma. You mean everything to me, and always will, but i feel like everything's been a lie. Im going back."
And she left for her own room.
*Present*
-knock knock-
RDX sir turned around from his chair, and to his surprise, it was Kria,
"Oh my god, Kria ? Woah, What brings you here ? Where'd you go, oh my god, how are you ? And... wow... salwar and you ? woah"
Kria liked the care from him, she felt good that she was even missed by RDX, but she put her thoughts behind.
"Sir, uhm, i need help, uhm woh .."
"oh my gosh, don't worry Kria, it's okay, you left all of a sudden, missed a full semester, ill put you right back in to the system. You don't need to worry, you''ll be enrolled right back in-"
"Sir, i ... im not here to... come back as a student actually ... i have some work ..."
Outside of RDX's office was Swayam. He came to college early, decided to head to the library to finish some class work when he saw Kria walk in to the office. He decided he'd eavesdrop into their conversation.
What? Kria doesn't want to be a student here? That doesnt make sense. Dance.. is her everything, so why is she ... ? Chakkar kya hai
*swayam leaves*
in the office :
"I need help sir, its sort of personal... is there anyway you can tell me if any of the students here, the girl students here, live with only a father ?"
RDX looked at Kria skeptically, what did she want ? What was she up to ?
"Kria, i don't know what you want with this, but i trust you, but i really can't help you. I can give you a list of the students here who live with one parent, it'd be better if there was a specific name ?"
"Uhm, ...Jai" Kria remembered her mother's words, but then realized her mother said the name had changed and she didn't know what the new name was..
"Sorry Kria, i dont know how to help you, there's many students here you live with a Jai, i dont see what i can do..."
"Thanks sir, i guess i'll be going back now"
"OH, Kria, wait, how long are you here in Mumbai?"
"I don't know sir, i wanted to find answers, but that's not really working for me. I might leave soon, kyun ?"
"You're going to go back Kria ? Why, what are you doing Kria ? You have so many opportunities here! You're a great danc-"
"I don't dance anymore Sir, so there's no point in me staying.."
"Wha.. what? Kria, ive seen you dance, and honestly speaking, St Louis hasnt been doing so great in any competition, we need you again..."
"Sir, i really ... i don't know .." She thought to herself, maybe if i get enrolled, ill find some clues maybe ? What the heck, what have i got to lose ? I ve lost everything already
She gave a smile to RDX and saw something on his fingers ... a ring ...
"Sir, what's that ... "
"Im engaged Kria, you missed it! We all missed you then! The wedding is soon though ! You must come, everyone is invited! Remember Nicole Maam ? Yes, she's my tobewife.."
Kria again smiled, a weak one this time, at least some people have nice love stories.
Class had started, and Kria looked at her schedule that RDX handed her. she didn't have classes till 12pm, and right now it was around 10:45 am. She wanted to go to the library, but before she could the Principle and RDX came on the loudspeaker.
"We have an announcement to make, please,all students come to the front hall"
Kria stood in a corner and listened to the speeches and announcement. It was all college related regulations and discipline and all. She turned to leave when RDX came on the mic.
"Guys, how's everyone? Today, St Louis gets back a very missed Louian, Kria Ghai, can you come here please Kria?! Let's welcome her guys!" RDX announced.
Kria turned around shocked, she wasnt expecting RDX sir to announce that she was back to the whole college like that. She slowly walked to the stage, looking down, not meeting anyone's gaze.
She stood on stage and heard everyone's whispers. "Kria Ghai? That Weakling?" "Oh my god She's back" "What happened to her" "Why is she in salwars?" "She's so different now"
Sharon gave Kria the same disgusted look and Vishaka, she didn't know how to react. Should she be happy or just as mad like the others? Swayam stood there, his hands in his pockets as he thought back to what he heard from outside of RDX's office.
Kria slowly looked up and right infront of her were her eleven people and ... one more person . She looked at everyone and didn't dare to look at Rey, who wouldn't even take his eyes off of her. He had hatred and hurt written all over his face. But, a certain person caught Kria's attention. She was new. She had to be, Kria almost knew everyone in the college, but she had never seen her before. She sorta ... dressed like her too. Kria was a bit creeped out. She had the clips in her hair, carried a snap back and wore the type of clothing she wore. She stood next to Rey, almost clinging on to him. That sight bothered Kria to such an extent she wanted to jump off the stage and tackle her, but of course she didn't
Kria raised an eyebrow. Who was that ?
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how was it? Its a bit slow chapter, but i need to go slow to bring the actual damadam😆
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