CHAPTER 8:
The gang didn't know how to react...for the first time they found their Swayam helpless...this frightened them...Sharon
went over to him and squeezes his shoulder...with a howl,Swayam hugs her tightly...others also joins them...
NEXT DAY:
Swayam wakes up first...yesterday the gang insisted on staying there,they talked for hours...he opened the windows and stood there,,thinking about
what hapened yesterday...their failure...Annu's shouting...Swayam felt tears welling inside his eyes...he felt a hand on his shoulder...
Rey: its ok Swayam...she will realise her mistakes and will come to you...it just a matter of few days...
Swayam: Rey, she is just a child...she is doing this because...
Rey: because of taani...come on Swayam...you are also thinking like this...
Swayam: aur nahi toh kya...yeh sab uski wajah se ho raha hain...ab yeh haat se nikal raha hain...mujhe kuch karna hoga...
Rey: kya...kya karne wale ho tum...
Swayam: kuch toh karna padega...
Just then Vicky comes to their room...
Vicky: aaj kya college jana zaroori hain kya...
Rey: aaj nahi toh kal jana hi hoga...
Vicky: hum un logon ko kaise face karenge...vp sir and others...
Swayam: ek haar toh sabke zindagi mein hotha hain na...
Vicky: i'm not comming yaar...
Swayam: no excuses,vicky...come on get ready...
Everyone goes to their respective home to get ready and agrees to come to college...
COLLEGE:
As the gang enters the college,everything went silent...with bowed head they went straight to VPs office
Vishaka: sir...
VP: come in...(stands up) i need an explanation Sharon..you are the GS also D3 team's member...
Sharon: sir actually...what happened was that...
for the first time she didn't have any thing to say...
Sharon: sir,we couldn't because...because..
VP: because you didn't practise properly...
Amar: sir,it ia Taani's fault...
VP: HA...and what is it...i triple checked her work and report...everything was just perfect...this loss is because of you...i'm not angry on you...you
didn't win this trophy because you were over confident,you thought everyone else who were there didn't know how to dance...you could have won this trophy
if Taani was here...anyways, the college will be closing for the summer vacation this week...and forget about this...consider it as an experiance...best wishes..
you may go...and one more thing,do not over react if anyone says anything...because you are responsible for this...
Gang left cabin...when they reached the stair...
Jithin.: Hey guys,here comes our D3...(to his friend)bahar jaake dekho, NDC ka trophy shayad truck laaye honge...
They wanted to reply but keeping in mind what VP said...they just went away...soon ,Jithin and his gang followed him...
Jithin: D3 never lost any dance competitions,D3 is too good,D3 is this,D3 is that..bla,bla,bla...kitna dialogue marthethe...
gang badly wanted to answer back...but VP already warned them aboout this...
Rey: Jithin don't test our patience...
Jithin smirks and goes to the stage...
Jithin:(shouting) everyone here...listen,guys...mujhe kuch kehna...ham loggone hamesha hamare dance team ko support kiya hain,hammare passion ko bali chadake...
iss collegene hamesha dance team ko hi support kiya...baki students ke passion,aspiration ko kabhie importance nahi diya...now we have the result here...(points at D3)D3...
DIL,DOSTI,DANCE...inke team par tikka tha yahan ka rules...D3 rules thode tho wo unka passion ke piche baagne ka example...kya aap log yeh badalna nahi chahte???(Everyone cheered and shouted 'YESS')
don't you guys want to get a chance to prove yourself(again everyone agreed to this)...humne inke liye hamara passion choda aur inhone kya badle mein diya...ek national level competition bhi nahi jeet paye...i just can't believe this...they had a
rehersal hall with them,then also...pehele mujhe laga yeh sab Taani ke wajah se ho raha hain,she is a non-dancer and i thought maybe she is the one who is problems...when i heard that
she resigned from GS post and Sharon became the new one,i was positive that D3 will win the competition...BUT i was TOTALLY WRONG...guys just rewind everything...D3 team's dazzlers won the
FOOTLOOSE when Taani was here and she was with them in their ups and downs...but when she left the group D3 couldn't even win one competition...SO that means that whom we accused for the
faults of D3, was the actual saviour of D3..and what all things we said about her,i regret it...(raising his hand and bowing)this is for you Taani...we accept you as our GS and where ever you are,if you, hear us...pleasecome back...I'M SORRY
...WE ARE SORRY,please come back...so what do you all say,if you agree,with me please comment on the article that i have posted today...its available in the college website...
There was a silence,soon some started clapping and the whole college students joined...and started raising slogans'WE WANT TAANI BACK'...they dispersed slowly,only D3 team and Jithin was there...
Rey: what was all this? kal tak tho tum Taani ke khilaf the aaj itna bada change...kya...
Jithin: uss article ke wajah se...i gave it a thought,then waited for NDC's results...when you guys brought this result...then what that article said was correct...and Rey i always liked her...
not just me...there were many...but we all ahted you and so when she became your GF,we took out our frustration for you on her...i know we were wrong(keeping his hand on Rey's shoulder)dil ki itni aachi ladki
sab logon ko nahi milthi Rey...don't loose her...all the best Rey...
and he goes from there...
Sharon: Taani,my foot...hum uske wajah se competiton jeet rahe the...how dare they tell something like that...
Vishaka: ab wo non-dancer ke wajah se yeh competition hum haare kaise bataye,in duffers ko...
Aashi: sab log ab use mahan samajthe hain...
Vicky: kaise samjaye in logon ko jisko in logone sar par chadake rakha hain wo kuch nahi hain,sirf aur sirf ek murderer hain...
Swayam:(rubbing his forehead)ghar mein annu bhi uske baare hamesha baat karti hain aur college mein bhi koi chen nahi milega kya...
Amar: kuch toh karna padega...
Bharath: lekin kya..
Swayam: pata nahi...all we can do is just wait for the right moment...ball will come to our court also...
Rey: Swayam,chodna yaar use uski haal par...wo jahan bhi hain hame us se kya farak padtha hain...
Swayam: tumhare liye yeh o.k hoga Rey,lekin mein chup nahi betne wala...us se ek muh thod jawab dena hi hoga...
Rey: Swayam,you are unnecessarilly taking this trouble...
Swayam: whatever Rey,tum madath nahi karna chahthe tho its o.k...mein kal se college nahi aaonga...
gang(except rey): we are also not comming...
Swayam: then thats decided...
Then they leave for their classes...
NEXT DAY:
Swayam gets a call from Bharath...
Bharath: abe jaldi aa mere garage...kuch batana hain tum logon ko...mamla kuch serious hain...Taani ke baare mein hain..
Swayam: mein abhi,aaya...tu baki sab ko call karke bata de...
Bharath: wo mein bata doonga...tu jaldi aa
He didn't knew that this news would change their lives forever...
Anupamaa
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