TR SS: Unfinished Business Update (pg 61) - Page 29

Hello buttercups! My exams have finished and I am finally on vacation now! YAY! So updates will be every other week or once a week...depends on how much I can write. It took me such a long time just to reply to you all. I finished replying to comments for the past two chapters and it was a pleasure reading them all. But I hate I-F because it always gives me a spam message when I try to reply quickly. Anyhow, since Shivangi (-Memories-) is a complete crackhead who wants longer updates...here is another one where I combined two updates into one (I think it's 8 pages on word). Enjoy! And let me know how you think it is.

Chapter 5

"Abe saale...tujhe dikhai nahi de raha ha kya," Bharat yelled as Rey bumped into him.

"Sorry guys...I need a break," saying so he walked out of the rehearsal hall.

The gang was rehearsing before their first session with the fourth year students in the afternoon. However all morning Rey was on only remembering the happenings of yesterday night. He was left flabbergasted by her question. How could she even ask him something so absurd? Stunned he was unable to speak and before he could say anything Taani sighed and walked away.

"Aww come on babes...you know you love me," he saw Wahi tease Taani while making their way into the practice room.

She seemed so cheerful around Wahi. Why couldn't he do the same for her?

"Rey...can we talk?" He heard Kriya say softly. He nodded and followed her to an empty room (a bit confused).

"Rey what's going on between you and Taani? I know that the gang is blind but I'm not and I need answers!"

Rey tried to deny it all but Kriya was adamant.

"No. I need to know. No one tells me anything about Taani and you. I feel so left out...isolated even," her broken voice made Rey remember the words said yesterday night: Do you have any idea what it feels like to be isolated in your own group of friends?

Were they making the same mistake with Kriya? "You're my friend...so I think you deserve to know," he began and Kriya smiled a big smile.

He told her everything about the relationship he shares with Taani and also about their conversation yesterday night. Rey was hoping to get some support from Kriya as she was an outsider who had an unbiased opinion.

"Taani is right Rey," Kriya concluded.

"You really feel that way too?" Rey questioned genuinely.

Kriya nodded, "From your talks it seems like Taani always sacrificed her time and hobbies to accommodate being with you. You never did anything. But that's not the point either. She sacrificed so much willingly because she loved you. If you truly valued her, you would have atleast appreciated her. You know Rey, when you have something...you forget its value. You did the same with Taani."

"But I didn't mean to do it intentionally Kriya...It just somehow happened and I didn't even realize," he said frustrated.

"I know you didn't. I have been in many relationships and I know that some of my boyfriends were aloof. They loved me no doubt, but they didn't take out the time to actually CARE about me. Rey, if you want to save this relationship...you have to understand Taani. You have to learn how to prioritize your dance, friends and her. Because falling in love is easy but maintaining it is hard."

For the first time Rey was seeing clarity about himself, his life and what he needed to do in order to improve.

"But the gang Kriya...what about them?" He asked thinking if the gang will see the clarity that he was seeing.

She smirked, "The immatures are in for big trouble Rey."

"What?!"

She smiled at him, "My cousin used to go to this college and the fourth year students have infamous attitudes. The gang is full of themselves and they feel that because they can dance and win a few competitions...they are above everyone else. They don't appreciate other people nor do they appreciate change. I know that if not for Swayam and my dance, I would have had a hard time being accepted by them. But, I have this GUT feeling that today's session and the sessions to come will set them straight."

Rey was now scared more than anything else, "But...if you knew why you didn't say anything before?"

"Because I wanted their balloon like egos to pop. They might be my friends Rey but they really deserve it for being egoistic and immature."

Though he wanted to do something for the gang, he couldn't help agree to what Kriya had said. They did deserve it.

The afternoon rolled by and the gang stood in the rehearsal hall excited.

"Dekhna hum log inn sab ko kaise nacha te hain," Vicky commented. Kriya rolled her eyes while Rey looked worried.

The space started filling in as students began walking in but they didn't seem meek or afraid. They had their carefree badass attitude on. Some of them were taller than even Swayam and others were bulkier than even Rey. The girls were dressed to kill and even put Sharon to shame.

"So are we getting started or are all of you just going to stare?" Said one of the bulkier boys who seemed to be the leader of the batch.

"Oh come on Nikhil...be nice," Wahi shouted as he made his way to the front with Taani.

Along the way Nikhil passed him a smile and crushed Taani into a hug. The gang was actually surprised that the scary' guy was hugging Taani and she was happily ruffling his hair.

"I don't mind being nice if they don't mind getting this shit started all ready," he responded.

The crowd agreed and Sharon took charge.

"So guys today we are going to be doing hip-hop. Bharat, Nil and Vicky will start it off."

Vicky did a step where he introduced the basics of hip-hop and some basic dance moves. To the gang's surprise most of them were doing extremely well and weren't fussing.

"This step is called the broncos...none of you will really know how to do it though," Nil commented as Bharat did a jump and twirled.

"You guys are bullshit," said a tall guy from the side of the room.

"WHAT? What the hell did you just say?" Sharon yelled in attitude as she made her way towards the guy.

The guy was smirking, "Don't tell us we are bullshit...we are dancers and you guys are just learning. So be respectful."

"Sweetheart, you guys might be dancers but I am a choreographer. That's not a broncos...that's a breakdancing step. And just a suggestion...maybe you guys should start LEARNING."

The crowd laughed along with the guy and Sharon for the first time felt conscious. This was getting way more difficult than they had thought.

"That was terrible!" Simmi complained as she collapsed onto the sofa at Taani's home.

Vicky and Nil followed her ranting, "Aur attitude toh baap re baap."

"Yeh log toh rakshash types han...especially woh Nikhil," Aashi complained remembering the amount of flirting he had done with her.

Kriya sat there listening in amusement while ShaReyAm were worried about the next day. If the first day went this bad...how will they survive two weeks with these guys.

"Aul in log ke saath fight bhi nai kal sakte," Amar pointed out.

"YEAH! They looked like wrestlers," Rinni claimed. The boys had their male ego being hurt as they knew they couldn't stand a chance if they had a fight.

"AAAHHH!!!!!!" Taani yelled running away from a man covered in dung, feathers and black oil.

She grabbed Rey still completely terrified. Instead of paying attention to the feather-covered man, he was busy staring at his arm that Taani had tightly grasped and at her cute expressions.

"Rey...iss...iss...iss admi ko dur rahkho mujhse," she stuttered still scared.

"ABE! CHUP!" The man yelled in anger, feathers coming out of his mouth. He spit it out, "Kya yaar Hitler...mujhe bhi nai pechana...mein hoon...WAHI!"

Taani sobered up at that, "Wahi? Par tu...tu itna bhayanak kyun lag raha hai?"

He started pulling out the feathers stuck on his face and the layer of black oil that was underneath. Swayam passed him a towel to clean up his face.

Wahi sat down on the floor dramatically, "Ab kya bataun tumhe ke iss duniya ne mere par kitne zulm kiye hain. Mein...seedha saadha bachelor ladka, bas sabki madad kar raha tha. Ek ladki ko meine sweet si smile kya dedi...uske bhai ne mera yeh hal kiya," then he started wailing.

Taani and the team burst out in laughter after hearing his story. Rey looked at the girl beside him and couldn't get enough of her beauty, he also grinned after her.

"Tum log mujhpe has rahe ho?"

"Aur nahi toh kya...aur badmaashiyaan kar. Kabutar kahin ka,"said Armaan as he walked in with Ruhi in his arms along side with Raman

"Papa...hehehe...yeh kaunsi bird hai?" Ruhi asked cutely looking at all the feathers stuck to Wahi's body.

"Beta yeh...yeh hai kabhi na sudher ne wali, the besharam bird. Acchi lagi?" Ruhi nodded at Raman.

"Achha toh tum khelo iss bird ke saath," Ruhi went near the bird' and sat down to play.

"HAAWWW! Papa! You lied! Yeh toh Karan Chachu hai! Chachu aap bird kabse ban gaye?" Wahi made a face at Ruhi and glared at Raman.

"Jabse ladkiyon ke bhai ke samne flirting shuru kardi,"Armaan answered to which he received a hit from Taani for speaking such things in front of Ruhi.

"Okay everyone...enough of this. Wahi get cleaned up, me Armaan and Raman bhai need to talk with you. Ruhi, you can play with the barbies downstairs and bhai you help the gang get freshened up for dinner as well."

Rey was walking past the room where Taani was having a meeting and got curious noticing how in-depth their conversation was. He wondered many questions, the biggest one being as to why Taani is talking about business with them.

"I know that the company has profited a lot from the recent rise in share market but that doesn't mean we just leave that money for expenditure. I think we should invest in something that gains us easy profit and something that is different." Taani was suggesting.

Armaan nodded, "I was feeling the same. We have too many investments in terms of rental properties and that's great. But, we should start venturing out...try to make this company a brand in the market."

Wahi then asked, "So are talking foods or clothes or what?"

"Raman bhai I was thinking...hospitals. Hospitals will always be running because people are bound to get sick (unfortunately)." The three thought that it was a great idea.

Wahi and Armaan left the room as Rey ducked behind a pillar to avoid getting caught then silently continued listening to Taani.

"You are doing this for your self aren't you Taani?" Raman questioned.

"You understand me so well Raman bhai. You know that medicine has always been a passion but I don't think I will ever be able to accomplish it. I feel that these hospitals will be my dream come true...this way I can also help the poor in need."

"Aur Swayam. Taani you need to tell him," Raman urged.

"When the time is right bhai."

Saying this the two walked out of the room.

"What the hell were they talking about? Medicine? Swayam?" Rey wondered out loud trying to put pieces together.

"Uff bhai ne saare kapde kahan rakh diye..." Taani muttered to herself while searching Swayam's room hastily.

BANG!

She slammed into something stiff but soft and closed her eyes at the impact. Rey who had been aloof didn't notice Taani running into him.

"Hey...you're alright,"he whispered and she opened her big brown eyes. Rey could see the light hint of red rushing to her cheeks and instantly felt happy at the way she reacted.

"Th...thanks. I didn't see you," she stuttered trying to calm her nerves which were exploding. The fresh shower smell and the fact that he was there WITHOUT a shirt was making it all impossible though. She didn't feel like this even when she had to give a speech in front of the school. Damn this guy.

"No problem sweetheart," the words poured out due to habit. He always called her sweetheart and it was copyrighted for him only.

Taani felt her heart flutter at the nickname; she hadn't heard it in ages. She was so lost in his eyes that she didn't feel herself being lifted into an upright position. She continued to stare as he continued to hold her and caress her waist.

He just wanted to lean in and kiss her soft pouty lips.

"TAANIII!!!!!!!! Chalo na yaar!" They heard Vicky yell. Taani came out of her trance and hurriedly made her way out cursing herself for getting so lost in Rey.

Rey on the other hand was cursing Vicky and wanted to smack a book into his face.

Late at night Wahi entered Taani's room.

"Hey hotstuff...kya kar rahi ho itni late?"

"Bas...properties dekh rahi thi hospitals ke liye," Taani said gleefully.

Wahi smiled at the excitement he saw on her face, "This means a lot to you doesn't it?"

"It really does! Tumhe pata hai...I have already planned everything out for them."

"Accha...so what exactly did you plan?"

Wahi listened as she began rambling on and on about her plans, "So firstly I want that the children's wards are decorated with fun bright colours. The whole interior will have subtle but not dull colours. I want that somehow we start a fund for the hospitals so that patients don't have to pay expensive fees. We will have the best instruments gotten from Dubai and America. Also, the best doctors and nurses. After reading the news about how the rape victims got treated in the hospitals I want the best doctors who are humble and actually care for their patients. Not the devils that some hospitals have."

Wahi smiled, "I hope all this comes true darling. The plans sound awesome. But I'm just worried that you won't take care of yourself in all this."

"Wahi...I'm perfectly fine."

"Oh please...aaj Doctor Uncle ka phone aaya tha, the reports for the blood test you did a few weeks ago came. And Arjun aur Tacker ne bataya ke tumhare iron and B12 levels bilkul down hai. This is probably why you always feel so dizzy and tired," he urged.

"Offo...theek hai na...toh mein medicines le lungi. Accha ab bohot raat hogayi hai...chal soja!"

"Good night sexy," he said and gave her a small hug.

Even in the dark light Rey could clearly see the figure walking out of Taani's room. He felt jealousy and possessiveness erupt from his heart. He was starting to think that Taani might be falling for someone else. Did you feel the pain of ever thinking that the person you loved the most doesn't love you anymore?

Now he did. Just the thought of it was ripping his heart in two, he could finally imagine what it felt like.

"So...tumne usse baat ki?" Kriya asked Rey regarding Taani.

Rey shook his head, "Kaise karta? Hamesha woh Wahi chipka rehta hai uske saath."

"Someone's jealllooouuusss," Kriya teased while Rey rolled his eyes, "Shut up Kriya. Not cool."

"Look you better start taking some action or else she might just fall for him, and I'm serious," Rey nodded understanding what she was saying.

"Yeah. I will try to talk with her soon, now let's get this session done with," he stated as he saw the students filing in the rehearsal hall.

As the workshop began, the girls were teaching some belly dancing moves. Aashi then continued showing the rest of the choreography, as she began spinning really fast, some girls released marbles on to the dance floor. Aashi stumbled and sprained her ankle.

"OH GOD! I think I twisted my ankle types. It hurts a lot!" Sharon and the girls immediately took her to the nurse while the guys were left fuming.

"This is extremely unfair and rude of you all," Swayam began hoping to knock some sense into the seniors.

"Right. And you girls," Rey began pointing towards the culprits, "You should be ashamed of doing something like that to another girl."

"Abey oye...apna lecture band kar," a muscular guy from the back demanded. To this Vicky and Nil broke into a fight with the Delhi Uni boys.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" the Dean yelled and the fight broke up.

"NOW...does anyone want to explain this behaviour to me?"

"Sir," a girl came out from the corner, "this is all my fault. I by mistake dropped marbles and one of the dancers got injured. The D3 guys thought it was on purpose and started the fight. But, I never meant to drop it."

The other fourth year students meekly said yes while the D3 team was left dumbfounded at the coning minds of the students.

"Students out of here...now," the Delhi University Dean ordered and the smirking students went outside.

"Mr. Shekhawat and Mr. Singhania," the Dean began but Swayam cut him off by apologizing.

"I am so sorry sir, we should have been more professional but the marbles being dropped was not unintentional."

The Dean smiled at them, "I very well know that Mr. Shekhawat." The D3 team was shocked.

"But sir..." Sharon said.

"The seniors have a bad reputation and this is not the first time they have created a ruckus so I am aware that they have instigated you. But these workshops must go on and it will be your responsibility to bring these students under control. It's a tough task but it's either this or discontinuing the workshops. Good luck."

The D3 gang was left speechless and alone in the rehearsal hall. Kriya on the other hand wasn't surprised at all.

"How are we going to deal with them? We couldn't even deal with Shivam properly. These guys are ten times worser than him," Simmi said.

"Haan...aur who toh sirf ek tha...yahan toh pura class hai," Vicky pointed out.

"Aur bhai log woh ladki ko dekha...kitni bholi ban raili thi,"Bharat said.

"Now what?" Vishakha asked.

"We find have to find a way to sort them out...we can't stop the workshops," Kriya stated.

The door slammed open and in came Nikhil, "Aww...poor babies. Kitney sad lag rahe hai...kya hua?"

"Why did you do this?" Swayam asked.

"What do you think Vicky, I didn't hear that comment you made on the first day...where you said that you will make us dance on your fingers. Well babies, since then we all decided to make your days here hell. Woh kehtey haina ke jungle mein sirf ek hi sher hota hai, aur yahan ke sher hum hain. I don't even know how Taani tolerated idiots like you. Anyway...aies ta lavista sweethearts."

"Yeh sab...sirf ek comment ke liye?"Vicky said when Nikhil left.

Kriya who was annoyed by now blurted, "No! Yeh sab issliye because you guys can't keep your feet on the floor. Hamesha you all think you are superior to others but I think today you guys were proved wrong. A bunch of students who are younger than you guys and less trained in dance proved that they can crumble you all if needed. That guy who is a trained dancer and corrected Bharat the other day and fought with Sharon could have put our reputation into dirt."

"What are you going on about Kriya?" Sharon questioned.

"I'm going on about how immature you all are. Competition jeet liya so you guys don't do any rigorous rehearsals. You all don't want to enter more competition because you all think you all are the best. You guys don't want to dance at weddings. You guys don't want to do anything cheap. You all don't realize that dancers anyway don't get a lot of work and you can't be picky. And then there is their attitude about being know it alls. Even you Sharon, you are the manager...you should be going harder on this. This is NOT how you make a career out of something!"

"Abe yeh tu kya keh rai li hai re?" The gang continued to ask as they were confused to what she was saying but Swayam and Rey had gotten the gist of it.

"Kriya joh keh rahi hai...theek keh rahi hai. We have always felt superior to all the other students in St. Louis because we were the dance team and we were given importance. But the fact is that the world doesn't revolve around us. All these students want some respect because a lot of them are also dancers," Swayam explained to which Rey continued to add, "Yeah. I mean were are all so into ourselves that we even hurt Taani...made her feel left out when really she has achieved a lot more than all of us put together. These students respect her and follow her even though she is a non-dancer, and the reason they do that is because she respects them. She takes their opinions and if they correct her she accepts her mistakes. You have to give respect to gain respect, that's how it works in the real world."

The gang stood there contemplating their actions and words silently. Vicky realized his mistake and so did the rest of them.

"So guys...on Monday...a new beginning?"Swayam asked.

The gang smiled and nodded, "A new beginning!"

-Fin-