Since the news has come out , my fingers could not stop , i desperately wanted to write something , so here it is.
J'aime Juste Vous
Both kria and taani had entered St.louis together again , everyone was staring at kria in shock . Taani had not recognized her till now . The gang came out enjoying as they had won the dance battle.
Rey went numb seeing taani and kria . Taani was searching for rey , while kria she was talking to a girl. All gulp. Taani smiled.
"REY!"
Taani shouted . Kria turned , as taani ran into rey's arms who hugged her back . Kria's smile disappeared just for a second . Kria with slow steps came to them.
Rey pulled taani back. Taani noticed all were quiet , she turned and saw kria looking at the gang . All stared at kria in shock . Sharon was the first one to take a step ahead , and came to her smiling.
"Welcome back Kria."
Taani went numb hearing the name . Rey's ex girlfriend was back. She looked there.
"Thank you."
Rey noticed kria , her glow had disappeared , the smile on her face looked fake. Her eyes depicted blankness , she looked thinner , had changed her hairstyle and looked a little more cute in that . He mentally cursed himself for thinking about her. She was his ex-girlfriend and he did not care a bit about her anymore. His love was back and he should be happy about that.
One by one everyone went. No one bothered to talk to kria , not even swayam her best friend. Kria was hurt .
A month had passed away in a jiffy. Except Sharon , no one ever spoke to kria . Kria got to know everything about rey and taani. All were really happy to see rey and taani getting along again . Sharon and swayam still had not patched up.
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One day , kria was practising in the rehearsal hall , when rey entered. He saw her and was going.
"Rey wait."
Rey stopped and turned.
"I need to talk to you."
Rey did not reply.
"About Sharon and swayam."
"Say."
"Mu-mujhe Sharon ne bola , about what happened between them ."
"What do you want to say kria , point par aaogi?"
Kria looked down a little hurt.
"Voh humne ek baar karan sir ko promise kia tha ki hum Sharon and swayam ko ek karenge na?"
"Yes."
"Toh voh promise hum abhi pura kare? Can we bring them back together?"
"Maine swayam ko promise kia hain ki i won't interfere. And it's better if even you don't interfere in their lives . You should be happy na , tum toh swayam ko pasand karti ho na , now he is all yours."
Saying this rey was going when kria said.
"Kabhi kabhi apne pyaar ki happiness ke liye apna pyaar sacrifice karna padta hain reyaansh."
Rey's heart pained unknowingly thinking that kria loved swayam.
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Rey was passing the rehearsal hall one day , when he looked in. Kria was laughing with swayam , he was jealous of swayam .
"Kria , please sweet heart , tell me why did you leave the college all of a sudden? Tune mujhe aur Sharon ko toh ek karwa dia , ab apne best friend ko nahi bolegi?"
"Mein na tujhe aur Sharon ko ek saath dekh nahi sakti thi swayam , you know i loved you."
Kria giggled while saying this.
"Yea yea , i love you too now tell me what happened?"
"I told you na."
"Come on kria."
Kria told him everything .
"Itna sab hogaya , mom couldn't see me so upset. After a lot of pleadings by her i finally came back . And thank god i did , at least i saw him hapy with taani and what could be better she is your sister. Pehle you know i used to think ki if rey moves on i would not be able to live , lekin now when i see him genuinely happy around taani , khudh ba khudh hi mera dil mann gaya ."
"Kria?"
Kria looked at swayam , he stared at her. And then smiled.
"Tujhe rona hain na?"
"Hat! Mein nahi roti."
"Kria? Kabhi kabhi apne dard share karne se tum kamzor nahi hote."
Kria looked at him and hugged him crying. For rey it seemed as if someone had just snatched his last breath .
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The next day , the St.louis people were celebrating diwali . All were burning crackers in the evening . The girls were wearing beautiful anarkalis . Rey looked at kria , no one could even say that this girl has suffered so much , and he was determined to do something which he had wanted to even before getting to know about her truth.
She was sitting alone , when Sharon came.
"Come on kria."
"No."
"Chal na."
They went , when two guys got a wicked plan and decided to test it on kria thinking that no one really bothered about her (By the way everyone was just pretending to hate her in the group secretly all were friends with kria except rey ,even taani was) , she was burning a cracker , when one of them puts an anar a little distance from her , one in front of behind. And two on either side. They burned the four. Kria shouted in fright , rey saw that and ran to that place, kicking one of the anars , he picked kria up. Kria cried as one of the anar had burned her hand.
Rey took her to the bench.
"Bring some water!"
Sharon ran inside. Rey kept her hand. Rey turned in anger and punched the two guys.
"Yeh kaisa mazak tha dude? Do you even realise the severances of this act of yours , usska haath jal gaya , tu paagal hain kya!"
The boys started hitting the two jerks , when taani stopped him.
"Enough guys! Rey and bhai aap kria ke paas jaoge , for god sake!"
Swayam went immediately and after pushing one of the guys down Rey turned , and saw kria in swayam's arms . He was jealous would be an understatement. He held kria's uninjured hand , and dragged her till the fire escape , pinning her to the wall , he kissed her roughly. Kria was numb. She pushed him back.
"Rey , aap yeh kya."
"Jab dekho sirf swayam ko hug karti rehti ho. Jab mein tumhare saath tha , i hardly used to get any hug. Aur swayam toh tumhara boyfriend bhi nahi. "
"Rey , mein swayam se pyaar karti hun ofcourse i would hug him , rather than you."
"Tum mujhse pyaar karti ho , sirf mujhse. Jhut nahi bolo."
"Aap paagal ho."
"Haan hun , aur jaanti ho kyun?"
"Kyun?"
"Kyunki meri life mein tum aayi , tum jab bhi mere saamne aati ho , mere chehre par automatic smile aajaati hain , tum nahi hoti toh gussa ho jaata hun. Tum udaas hoti to hi want to remove that sadness from your eyes. Tumhari aakhein padna meri hobby hain. Tumhe chup chupkar dance karte dekhna meri aadat bann chuki hain. Mein paagal nahi toh kya hogaya hun kria , tumhari wajha se maine taani se break up kar lia , tumhari wajha se i am speaking to my best friend again , tumhari wajha se i am freaking jealous of my best friend swayam!"
"Taani se break up? Why?"
"Kyunki mein tumhari tarha apne pyaar ko kissi aur ki happiness ki wajha se chod nahi sakta. Tumhari tarha sacrifices karna mujhe nahi aata. I am just too selfish to let you be with someone else."
Kria stared at him , rey took her injured hand in his and gently kissed it.
"No maine tera sach sunne se pehle hi taani se break up kar lia tha. Itna toh mein jaanta hun k ii love you and just you."
"Rey! Baat mat karo aap mujhse , nahi mujhe samajh ke kya rakha hain? Ek ladki ke itne saare sapne hote hain , ki uska pyaar usse aise propose karega , waise propose karega , upar se maine itna sab saha uske baad meri expectations toh high thi! But no , tumne mujhe I Love You tab bola , jab mera haath jala hua hain , mein ro rahi thi. I was so confused , yeh nahi ki romantic jagha par , ek dum pyaar se propose karo!"
Rey stared at her in amazement. Kria pouts while telling all this , rey smiled listening to her.
"I love you baatcutter."
Saying this he kissed her. Kria was shocked but replied back this time . Then he pulled back.
"Mein aise nahi mane waali , propose me the way i want, and yes the i love you should be in a different language. "
Saying this she went from there she went from there , rey smiled.
"Paagal kar degi mujhe!"
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The next day , krisha came inside . Taani came there , kria and taani were talking , kria was telling taani and Sharon what happened , and the three girls were laughing out loud. The gang came and saw that. Rey came , he smiled.
"Kria ke universji , sab theek jaane dena."
Saying this he went to the announcement room . He switched on the mike.
There was a screech sound in the college.
The gang held their ears.
"Dreams!"
The gang looked up hearing rey's voice.
"Dreams toh sab dekhte hain , chahe voh accha ho ya bure. But voh dreams kabhi kabhi aapka passion bann jaata hain , and aisa hi passion lekar aayi thi iss college mein ek ladki."
Sharon nudged kria teasingly. She gave a glare to Sharon.
"Usski aakhon mein usske dreams reflect karte the. Apne passion ko paane ka junoon tha uss mein. Usska naam tha Kria. Jo sapne dekhti toh thi , lekin unhe pura bhi karti thi."
"Ooh , kria yeh kya ho raha hain?"
Swayam asked teasing , kria hits him playfully.
"Stop teasing her dude! And let me complete."
Swayam laughed . Kria looked down , her cheeks were turning red.
"Haan toh voh apne dreams pura bhi kar sakti thi . Bahot bolti thi voh , chabar chabar , ek no ki Baatcutter thi. The Sharon rai prakash ko challenge karne ki himmat thi uss mein . Jitni bhi sherni ho , voh dil se bahot hi weak thi. In short , she was a true angel in disguise . Mujhe yeh speeches and all deni nahi aati , toh i would come direct to the point . Kria zara upar nazre daalon."
Kria looked up and a banner fell down . It was kria's picture , and on it was written , I love you kria. Kria was shocked , a small smile came on her lips. That's when she felt rose petals falling on her , she looked up and saw that someone had attached a balloon with roses , and the roses were falling from there. Kria blushed.
"Now go the rehearsal hall."
Kria slowly entered , the rehearsal hall was dimly lit , and it was filled with balloons which were in a heart's shape. The rh had pictures stuck on it , of kria everywhere , with I love you written here and there , in the centre was a table.
"What are you seeing go to the table baatcutter."
Kria went , and saw gifts , she opened the first , it was a pendant. There were at least 24 gifts. And then a letter , she opened it and read.
"Kria , when we both had gone into a relationship , i had decided that every month , i would gift you something . But unfortunately this couldn't happen and now when you are back in my life , i wanted to gift you everything at once. I don't know whether you would like it or not. But my small attempt to bring a smile on your face."
Kria blushed. She came out , and saw Rey . She smiled , and came to him , he took her hand and kneeled down.
"Ab toh maan jao baatcutter. J'aime Juste Vous."
Kria made him get up hugged him tightly.
"I love you rey , i love you so so much."
"Btw how did you know what i said , it could be i hate you as well."
"No it's not. Sharon had told me you like French , so yes even i did a bit of research you know.
"But it's full meaning is I love just you."
"Toh? I love you toh bola na! Bas."
Rey laughed and twirled her in the air , as the whole college hooted for the new couple in college .
END
Hope you all liked it.
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