so please forgive me for being so late.
i promised two updates in a week so you can start keeping an eye on the clock.
i will update another in a week.
and the next will involve someone enter the life of the gang members again.
Chapter 21
But like they say all mighty has its own plans already placed. We are mere puppets when comes to the situation we are put in. And he had planned in making their lives hell at least for the moment. He had planned to make them dance again maybe for one last time or maybe to make it their first dance that would change them forever. It was like god wasn't paying any heed to their minds and hearts that could be easily be swayed rather it was answering the request of two souls who wanted to dance together at least for one more time no matter what happens. People say lightening never hits the same person twice but today it was going to hit the entire gang again. The thing none wanted to happen did happen. Rey and Kria were announced the king and queen of the fall. And it was going to be a hell of an evening for everyone.
The announcement that had created an atmosphere of great excitement among the students was almost like a lull for the gang. Yes lull, for them there was like nothing was moving, no one was speaking, it was like they were in the eye of a tornado waiting for it to pass and then face one of the nature's most devastating winds. Every one stood rooted at their places trying to make peace with the harsh game they were pulled into.
Well like always Kria came out of this dilemma first. She was the first to get hold of herself. Out of all she was the one probably the most affected not because she was weak, well weak was a word not even made for her but because she had to relive her good times with Rey knowing very well that it would last only for a couple of minutes and soon disappear and she will be back facing their anger. And knowing Rey well she knew, after today's dance his indifference behavior is only going to increase. When the volunteer asked the king and queen to come up and perform making place for them to dance, the rest came back to face the harsh reality.
While Rey prepared himself to do something for once he almost begged her universe ji for but know would do anything to escape. Meanwhile two people their decided to at least use this opportunity to maybe find something maybe just a fraction of emotion that may confirm their doubts. And even they were not sure what they hoped for to see.
Kria came to Rey and in as strict and cold manner she could muster up she spoke.
Kria: Let's get over with it.
Saying she left off. She very well knew the results of her words and purposely behaved so that it becomes bearable for him at least. This action of hers irked Rey and he thought when it doesn't affect her then why should it affect him. He with the determination to make her realize that he is indeed over her and he can be utterly professional proceeded towards the area evacuated for them. Suddenly the tune of Asi Se Baila El Tango started to play
As the name suggests it is a song made for dance forms like Tango. And strangely they had once actually did choreography on it. And as soon as the song played it felt like old times. They remembered each step from the choreography. It was time for their performance. They came close and Rey turned facing the gang and Kria stood right behind him. The tune started and Kria with utmost gently held him from back and that started their first dance since the reunion of the two souls who once were so deeply in love.
People say there are times when your body sways to the motions of your heartbeat and those 3 to 4 minutes were exactly the way. Rey though in the start was a bit harsh with his holds but as the dance took its pace as the emotions took their place, it was like the old Rey was dancing with his Kria. The chemistry was sizzling much to the disliking of every one of the gang and somewhat to the disliking of Rey too. But he knew very well dancing with Kria is something different, something that can't be expressed and dancing with her was like a pure bliss. The two danced so beautifully.
They redefined what chemistry is. They showed Tango in the most beautiful and romantic manner any one could. Kria was like living a dream. She knew that this was probably the only chance she will get to dance with Rey and dancing with him with water falling on them was something she wanted to seep in her every part of the body, was something she wanted it to be embedded in her very life force, her very soul. And that wish or that desire was making her vulnerable, that desire was somewhere shedding her fake persona of a bitch who hates the gang and who hates Rey.
Besides the two dancing, there were a few more who were constantly observing the two. Swayam was observing his friend, he did not know how he would react dancing with her. Sharon besides being worried about Rey was also keen on trying to find even a slight emotion on Kria's face that could maybe help her clear her doubts regarding Kria. Taani who though at the start was keen on trying to figure out Kria but seeing her boyfriend and Kria dance like this made her feel really jealous and there was nothing she could do. Her attention had shifted to Rey more trying to decipher him, trying to read his heart. And she could tell like everyone who knew Rey that he was dancing with his heart towards the end of the song.
As the song was near the end, for the first time Kria's emotions were maybe on the verge of revealing themselves but she somehow controlled till the end of the dance. As soon as the dance got over Rey too came back to his senses, he felt angry to actually get lost in the dance with Kria that too in front of Taani and as soon as he realized this fact, the first thing he did was to check whether she was fine and much to his satisfaction she looked fine not in a state of being hurt deeply though it was evident she did feel jealous.
Taani had really hard time trying to maintain her composure and keeping her feeling intact but when she saw Rey apologetically looking at her she felt contend that he cares for her and that satisfaction finally made her shift her focus to the girl she also so desperately wanted to figure out. Kria as soon as she completed the dance, she felt her emotions taking a toll on her. And unfortunately or fortunately a lone tear escaped her eye which she very skillfully wiped it but her action didn't go unnoticed by 4 people.
Yes 4 people saw Kria maybe showing her pain in form of a lone tear. She had become so good at masking her feelings that at the time when her most beautiful dream came to an end, a tear was the only thing her heart and body let out. And the four people namely Sharon, Taani, Swayam and Vicky caught the glimpse of a sight they might never see again. Now what should be made out of the reaction her body gave was the question that was irking the four. Sharon and Taani were the closest to the answer and Swayam and Vicky were like having no idea what made the devil of their recent life shed a tear after a dance.
Maybe all knew the answer somewhere very deep but the situations or their misconceptions and anger for the girl had blind sighted most of them. They would actually ignore any sign from her because of the hatred they had for Kria. But how long could it actually be ignored. There were things that always irked them like her trying to defend them from Babita Aunty or not shouting after they practically insulted her love for her mother and this. Doubts were bound to arise and the things were building up. Sharon and Taani were probably now sure that something is there that is being hidden under the bitchy Kria but what it could it be, why would she need to hide was something they had no idea.
Vicky had seen Kria in her moment of weakness but he was still clouded by his anger towards her and hence ignored it completely. Well he thought he ignored it completely but the fact was it had left a deep impression on him too subconsciously. Subconsciously he was also on the quest to know why Kriya would shed a tear for any reason.
Swayam had absolutely no idea about what happened. He knew Rey was harsh to her in the initial bit of the dance but later he was as soft as one could get, so there was no chance he would have hurt her, and Kria who practically flipped Rey off wouldn't get affected by any such thing. Then what could it be, why was she on the verge of crying, what had he been missing out on. What was the reason behind the immense respect Vishal Sir had for her? Could something be there to her they didn't see. Somewhere this action triggered a process to reevaluate every incident from the time he met her for the first time.
(NOTE: I have purposely left what Rey was going through after the dance and he did not see Kria shedding a lone tear.)
Well the rest of the party went with everyone in their deep thought process. A few more days passed which kind of made the three more convinced of the fact that Kria was hiding something big. Sharon and Taani were now sure of the fact that Kria that had come as a new girl in the college some years ago, who was helpful, cheerful, fighter, bold, scary at times yet generous was the real Kria. But the reason behind her ditching her friends, dumping Rey, her behaving so rudely, the accident Babita Aunty talked about was still an unexplored territory altogether. Meanwhile Swayam had spent reassessing every situation and when his thoughts were somewhat not clouded by the hurt he felt because of the betrayal of his supposedly best friend, he too smelt something fishy in all the incidents, he could see that dots don't connect but where things had stopped connecting he wasn't sure of. Her sudden departure seemed to be the most logical area to be looked upon and he spent all his days trying to get to know anything he could. But he too learned that learning anything about Kria is almost impossible. All he or anyone could do was wait for the destiny to play its card and help them find the truth regarding the girl who is becoming mysterious day by day.
Precap:
some one enters the life of the gang again. the entry of the person is sure to affect everyone a lot.
hope you guys enjoyed.
-David
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