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- Taani is NOT the sister of Swayam. She's just a new girl.
- There is NO Shivam
- Nicole Maam does exist 😆
- Character's thoughts are italicised.
- my native language is not hindi, so please overlook the billion mistakes in my hindi dialogues 😆😕
Chapter 4
After welcoming her, the students cleared out and the only faces left were the eleven and the one Kria couldn't recognize .
Kria was confused. Should she say anything ? Should she bother even ? The look on everyone's faces weren't so welcoming. Vicky, Nilesh, Rinni, Simmi, Sharon, and even her own team- sorry, used to be team- seemed to be giving her a cold shoulder. Kria walked off the stage and tried to talk to Neha and Vishakha, but it was of no use. Vishakha didnt want to see her face even, and Neha, even though she wasn't as rough as Vishakha was being, also felt a little iffy about Kria. But it was justified - they were her bestfriends, they had the right to be angry at her. She hadn't told them a single reason, not even a good bye before leaving, did she not see them as her besties? Amar and Bharat just shook their head and left with the others. The only ones left standing was Rey and .. the new girl. Kria again didn't dare to interact with Rey, but a side of her wanted to know who the girl was. But before she could even ask, they too left in their separate ways.
Kria let out a huge sigh, no one would listen, why should they?
Its better Kria, don't get attached even more, it'll be even harder for you when you leave again. Remember na, its just matter of how long it takes to find your long lost dad and sister.
She sat in her lecture class and tried to pay attention, but she couldn't focus at all. A few minutes after class was over, RDX called the weaklings and dazzlers to his office. Kria stepped out of her way to get to the office, but stopped herself before she entered the office. This isnt my team... anymore.
In office-
"Acha, listen guys, Footloose is just a month away, and we need to- uh, where is Kria guys ?" said RDX.
No one answered in the office, instead Sharon was super shocked and Neha just looked at Vishakha as if they knew they didn't stand a chance anymore.
"Guys i asked the dancers of the school to the office. Kria is one of our fabulous dancers, we need her, so can someone tell me where she is and bring her to the office ?"
"Excuse me sir, who says we need her ? We were doing fine before she came, and-" Sharon decided to speak up.
'No no Sharon, dont get me wrong, you're all wonderful dancers, but with her we get even a better chance to win, do you get me now?" RDX tried to take Sharon out of the to be misunderstanding.
"Sir, I'll go find her" Rey looked at Swayama shockingly, and instantly Kria's words began ringing in his ear. Sharon gaped at Swayam, but realized Kria was still Swayam's friend.
A few minutes later Swayam came back with Kria following behind.
"Ahh, okay, now lets get started. Anyways, Footloose is a month away, and we need to be very much prepa-"
"Sorry Sir, but, i told you in the morning I don't dance anymore - I cant help you or.. the school..."
Silence filled the room as Kria butted in. Everyone just went into shock, Did Kria Ghai, one of the best dancers of the school, say no to the competition?
Rey thinking, okay what the hell is going on? How did, why is, whaaat ??How is Kria saying no to dance? Dance... dance is her first love and first priority, so what is stopping her ?
Swayam was aware that Kria might react exactly like this, considering he overheard Kria and RDX sir in the morning.
Kria's ex-team just looked down, they were nothing practically as a team, and after she had left, their whole team had become a joke. And now that she's back, she's backing out from her responsibilty again ?!
"Sorry sir, im not going to-"
"But Kria, please, we need you ! They can do it without you indeed, but i want you to be able to share their glory too when we win ! And you can dance Kria, come on, do it for the school?"
Kria didn't know how to respond. She didn't want to come back to again become a Louian just because she would be stopped again by her mom, but dance was her dream.
This was always your dream, your khwab, your khwaish, your sapne. You're getting a chance again, are you going to let it go again too ?
Kria nodded, and suddenly RDX's expression turned into sunlight. Even though everyone in the room had a negative vibe of her it changed somewhat into a little bit of hope they all actually needed.
"Now Kria, since we do have an even number of people on each team, it is up to you which team you want to be apart of, do you wish to continue on the Weaklings or take part on the Dazzlers ?"
Kria was a bit confused. How is there an equal amount of members on each team? If i left, shouldn't there be an unequal ... She then remembered the unknown face.
"Oh, right, uhm, yes Kria, there's another member now for Team Weaklings. Kria, meet Taani, Taani meet Kria."
Kria looked at Taani sheepishly. She literally stared her up and down and gave a face. The clothes are all stuff ive worn, and her hair, and the snap back, what the heck ? chakkar kya hai?
Taani looked at Kria up and down too. Churidaar? Dupatta and all? Long hair-no clips? Was Rey in love with another Kria, maybe thats why my disguise isnt working. Taani smirked.
Kria raised an eyebrow because she was so creeped out (😆totally imagined this in my head!!)
"Sorry sir, ab koi co-captain ki zaroorat nahi hai. Thank you Swayam for taking the responsibility of Captain, but i made this team, and if anyone is to continue it when im here myself, its me." Kria glared at Taani. She sort of understood what she wanted to do at this college and shook her head at her.
Rey stood on the other side of the room and swallowed a laugh (😆). He didn't like Taani's tactics and all; he knew exactly what she wanted, but obviously he wasn't going to give in. And, now that Taani recieved an indirect response from Kria, it made the fun even more worthwhile. Rey thought to himself, no matter what she's done, she still has that same burning passion inside of her-
"Ok, then, fine with me. I want dance practices to begin right after classes are over today, so at 2pm sharp ! Have a good day guys"
It was all so awkward in the room, everyone left one by one. Taani wrinkled her nose at Kria and left and Kria just smirked. Swayam gave a weak smile, a side of him felt relieved that his captain was back.
Rey and Kria were the last one's to leave. Now emotions were getting the best of Kria. She wanted to talk to him so bad, tell him everything, hug him, kiss him, dance with him, but she stopped herself. She had walked up a few steps to him, but she noticed the love for her in his eyes was very distant at this point. And even before she could say anything, Rey left.
*Rey walking*
I just don't understand one thing, why did Kria say no before? Why is she back if she didn't want to continue dancing? It's not like her, is she up to something or ...
2 hours later : Rehearsal Hall
Everyone was busy warming themseleves up.
Kria left to go home for a bit and changed from her salwars into a dance outfit. She packed a duffel bag with water and a different pair of salwar, and another dance outfit just incase. Maybe it was a good thing i decided to pack these dance outfits too while coming from Dehradun ...
She arrived in her dance outfit and looked for her team, she saw Vishakha and Neha sitting near the windows, and Bharat and Amar kneeling against the wall. Swayam and Taani sat on the floor, hands on their face. Kria saw the lack of hope in their faces. She stood in front of them and waited for a response. Vishakha noticed Kria and go up to leave.
"Excuse me Vishakha, where do you think you are going?"
"and who are you to stop me?"
"Who am i, wha- im the captain!"
"Oh yes you are, you return after 7 months, and wah wah , captain. Stop it yaar. You dont care about the team, thats why you left-"
"Vishakha, what are you saying! Meine aapne marzi se toh nahi chor di!" Everyone had stopped what they were doing and listened in on Vishakha and Kria's heated conversation.
"Oh, marzi se nahi, toh kya majboori se ?! What majboori could you possibly have ?!!"
"Yaar meine chor di kyunki-" Kria took an abrupt stop. She was talking too much. She couldn't speak of why she left like that in front of everyone. She started to mumble.
"Kyun, aab chup kyun ho Kria. Admit it, this team is nothing for you. Just a game you leave when you want to and come back when you want to. Chal yaar." Vishakha left with Bharat. Neha hesitated to leave and didn't. She stayed back with Swayam, Amar and Taani.
Kria just looked in disbelief. Vishakha's anger was justified, and she was expecting her to burst, but just not this fast. Swayam and Neha put a hand on Kria's shoulder and signaled her to start practice.
Rey looked and listened carefully to everything that was going on. Ajeeb baat hai. Baatcutter saab ki baat cut thi hai, lekin ruk kyun gaayi? Hesitation kyun? Rey looked confused, "Bhagwanji you have some weird ways" he said aloud to himself.
After a long few hours of practice, everyone left for home or to the locker rooms to change. Kria went to the girl's locker room but found it to be out of order. She figured she might as well just go home in her dance outfit but realized she was all sweaty from dancing and it wouldnt be such a good idea to walk out in that state. But where to change ? She tugged her duffel bag and looked for an empty room but they were locked. She came across the boy's locker room, and figured she could take a chance. How long would it take her to change anyways?
She opened the door secretly and hurried into her peach salwar. After putting it on she felt a sudden breeze on her back. She turned her neck to look at her back and found her salwar open . She tried zipping her top and tying the dori, but she just strained her hands especially after all that dancing. She let out a sigh, "Mein koi aur salwar dhund ke nahi leaa sakthi kya, yahi kyun mila, jaldi se nikal chah rahi hoon, but noo, hmph, koi toh madaat bhi nahi karega, akeli jo hoon yahaan pe" well, that's what Kria thought; alone. But she wasn't.
A guy stepped out from one of the stalls and looked confused. He wondered where the voice was coming from that too of a girl's. Kria didn't realize she was talking real loud with herself.
The guy looked through the stalls while he pulled over a fitted white shirt until he saw a girl's bare back. His eyes widened and he gulped. He quickly turned around. oh shit, how many times ?
Kria felt someone's presence behind her and felt a bit scared. She was so sure there was no one else in the bots locker room. She took her dupatta and let it fall down her back. She turned to see if there really was someone behind er and her doubts were true ofcourse. Again, she recognized that back. She didn't know what do but a small sound came from her mouth ... "Rey.. ?!?"
He turned, his eyes flashing. She looked like the world's most beautiful princess in that color, in that attire.
"Aap.. Aap yahaan ... ?!"
"Mujhe toh tumhe ye sawaal ask karna chahiye..." he eyed the boys locker room.
Kria bit her tongue. He was right. She was in the boy' locker room.
"Umm, woh, girl's locker room-" Rey wasn't exactly listening to Kria. He turned her around and zipped her top. A sudden sensation went down Kria's back. She felt herself go weak, his touch was so overwhelming. "... woh, girl's locker room baand-" Actually, Rey wasn't listening to her at all. He couldn't stop himself. He took the two strings and tied them together, and for a moment he kept his hands there. Kria didnt finish her words, either she didnt want to or forgot to ...
Kria turned to face him, but Rey already turned to leave. Kria looked down, everything came back to her. Rey started to leave, but stopped in his tracks and turned around.
"Lagta hai, haar baar tumhari dori lagane ki kaam mujhe hi karna hoga ... " he whispered to Kria from where he stood. Kria looked up, all the dori tying moments coming back. She didn't know if she should smile or not, but Rey left with a weak curve formed on his mouth.
Kria fixed her dupatta and felt his scent on it. She smiled a bit and also left .
That smile that was gone for seven months came back. That spark that lacked in her eyes came back.
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how was it ? its rather short, sorry! ill try to squeeze in an update before next week, as ill be gone for a few days. ill be full back after July 15, but i hope i can stick in another update!
Edited by eshaaax3. - 13 years ago
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