SAJAN FF... A NIGHT TO REMEMBER... PART 8_Upd - Page 7

My Diary,
You know something, you have always been my best friend since I was a school boy... I was told by a very dear person that you could be my best buddy; that I can trust you, share my secrets and all my feelings with you... And I did that, I confined in you my every little secrets, my likes and dislikes, my fears, my insecurities and in return you kept them safe with you... You will always remain my best friend... But as you know there is someone else apart from you who has always been my best friend... She has been my best friend too since school days... She is my strength when I falter; she cheers me up whenever I am upset, she fights for me with everyone when they tease me... She is the friendliest and the prettiest girl I have ever met... She is the girl whom I can call mine... She is Rhea Saxena...

And today was my first day in the college... Excel, one of the most prestigious colleges and it was dream to get into here... Not only because it is one of the best, the more strong reason would be Rhea... Yes, I knew Rhea would join Excel... She is the best and she is also Rishav Saxena's daughter... Rishav Sir; Principal of the Excel... Rishav Sir has always been an inspiration for me... He knows me; he knows that I care for his only daughter Rhea, that I am her best friend... He knows that I will always be there by her side, protect her... I know he trusts me and maybe that's why he had asked me to join Excel and stay beside her as always... It wasn't needed to say, I would have joined Excel in any circumstances... For Rhea... I have made myself worth of it...

So, I was saying today was my first day in Excel, rather ours... Me and Rhea are in the same college; in the same department... English, Rhea's favourite subject... Even mine... Rhea loves novels, poetries, short stories and she loves writings... She is the one who had bought me out from my obsession in science subjects... She is the one for whom I have fallen in love with fictions... She is the reason behind my every existence and I always want to be with her, no matter what...

I was waiting for her at the entrance stairs, near the parking lot... Fifteen minutes passed and then she arrived riding on her pink scooty... I hadn't recognized her at the first place... She was wearing a bright yellow kurti and white leggings; her hair open... I haven't seen her hair open anytime throughout our school days, she used to keep them tied up... She was looking different, more beautiful... She parked her scooty and gave me that dazzled smile of hers and headed towards me... With every step her eyes was just focussed on me oblivious to the surroundings... And that it happened, few crazy excited students were running down the stairs and in the process they hit her purposely... Rhea tripped in the stairs and I ran towards her to prevent her from falling... But before I could reach her another guy held her by her arm and saved her...

Nil, he said his name was Nil and he too is a new student in our section... You know what I love most about Rhea?? Her innocence... But sometimes innocence can be a curse too... And Rhea trusted people easily... She didn't take much time to befriend with that new guy Nil... He was good looking... Within an hour Nil became popular in the class; in the canteen, befriended with the maximum students including the seniors... His charms and his music attracted everyone and Rhea was one of them... Just one say from him and Rhea agreed to company him in the music room forgetting our plan to spend some time together with the books in the library...

I could easily see the changes in her while she was listening to him and his music... She was lost in them as if Nil has cast some spell over her... Some unknown fear took over me, concern for Rhea made me feel them... Was the incident in the morning all pre-planned, Rhea slipping in the stairs, him saving her from the fall and soon acquainting her... Guys like Nil could easily win everyone's heart with their charms... What if Rhea falls for his charm and became a prey of him... I was worried for Rhea, I have to protect her from that Nil if he tries to cause her any harm... I won't let Nil Oberoi anywhere near my Rhea...

4th Aug, 2003...

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GIRL'S LOCKER ROOM:

Dia was fuming in the girl's locker room... Annie was there besides her; trying to cool down her by fanning her with some girl's magazine, but it wasn't helping much... When the air cooler of the room failed to perform its task, how could a magazine come to help!!! After what had happened two hours back in the Assembly Hall; Dia was not in a mood to calm down... If looks could kill then the whole Assembly Hall would have turned down to ashes two hours back just after Sheena's arrival... These two new girls Gunjan and Sheena had completely robbed off her peace of mind... First the behenji who has been stalking her Sammy and had done some magic spells over him and now this Miss Shorts who is after her position of The Diva of the college... She hates both of them... And all the boys of Excel were drooling over the new girl who is just a show off and nothing else, how could they be so stupid!!! But one thing she was sure about; Sammy didn't pay any attention to Miss Shorts, but she wasn't a bit relaxed for that... Dia was much more worried about Sammy's reaction after seeing the new girl Sheena, but to her wonder Sammy's eyes were only darted over Gunjan... The behenji has definitely done some magic spell over him...

"Dia babes, Samrat was with that behenji Gunjan since last night... Even in the morning and after the meeting he didn't leave her... They went to the Music room together with the other new girl Sheena"... Annie started blabbering about Samrat as if she was discussing about the most difficult problem of the country...

"So what Annie??" Dia replied back in an annoying harsh tone...

"What if Samrat choose either of Gunjan or Sheena to be his dance partner this year!!" Annie explained her fear... She had until now dodged all the other girls in the college for getting the benefit of calling Dia's best friend... And for the same reason she was also in the list of Samrat's friends... But right now along with Dia she too had the chance of losing her rightful place in the college if only Samrat once ditched Dia in the Talent Parade and choose any other dance partner...

"No way Annie, Sammy would never do that" Dia was at least sure about that... She has been Samrat's dance partner in every event since their school days... Both of them were great performers and had always rocked the dance floor... Moreover Dia knew that her Sammy was not interested in the new girl Sheena and Gunjan had already told her once that she can't dance on their way to Shergill Farmhouse the other day... So, there was no chance any one of them being Sammy's dance partner...

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MUSIC ROOM:

Samrat was stuck in the music room with Sheena and Gunjan's new found friendship... Two hours back after the meeting in the Assembly Hall Samrat had not wasted any time to pursue Gunjan... He had forcibly left Benji with Uday to assist Miss Tamanna along with Mayank and Nupur with the next day audition stuffs... His only motive right now was Gunjan... He wants to spend time with her; he had to know her... More precisely; he had to know about the person she was mentioning earlier... He can't rest in peace for a single moment until and unless he clears all his curiosity... For some unknown reasons he had to know every tiny mini detail about this girl who had just entered in his life...

And with this hope Samrat wanted to leave the hall with Gunjan but again to his bad luck Sheena interfered... She was standing by Gunjan and asked if she could join them and Gunjan not wanting to be harsh accepted the offer easily... Samrat didn't even get the chance to speak anything before Gunjan agreed to Sheena and hence now he was stuck in the music room... Gunjan and Sheena had started with the usual girly chit chat in the sake of becoming good friends... Samrat on the other hand was becoming impatience... Both Gunjan and Sheena had just met; two long years they will be spending in Excel, ample time to know each other and to dig on to their past life, family and whatever they wanted to know about each other... But no, they had to know everything right now... He shook his head helplessly, girls; just put two of them together and they can forget the rest of the world, he mentally noted... May be Gunjan had read his mind and hence turned towards him only to find him staring at both the girls with a sarcastic look with his arms folded...

"Samrat, you are getting bored here with us, hai na??" Gunjan asked him...

"No Chashmish, I'm actually enjoying this chat show" he replied sarcastically...

"Ok fine, I'm sorry... So, let's discuss about talent parade??" Gunjan replied getting his point...

"Samrat" asked Sheena, "I have heard a lot about you since I have entered the college... That you are the basket ball champ of the college and a very good dancer... I was thinking if you would want me to join you in the dance... I'm a pretty good dancer and we can perform a duet and we can rock the dance floor... So, what do you say??" she offered in a flirty husky tone...

But Samrat as much he likes to flirt with the girls was in no mood to flirt with her especially when she was the reason he could not get his desired privacy with Gunjan... "Thanks Sheena, but I have already decided to perform a solo dance performance"... He totally blew off her idea...

After a complete rejection on her face from Samrat, Sheena somehow turned towards Gunjan putting a facade of smile to make up the situation with her new idea... How about an eastern-western fusion dance performance together... "Not a bad idea Sheena, but the problem is I can't dance... So, you will have to choose someone else as you dance partner" Gunjan explained gently about her inability as a dancer...

"Did you ever try Chashmish or you are just scared"... Samrat asked her hearing Gunjan's words...

"Samrat, I know very well that I am a bad dancer and I don't want to spoil Sheena's performance with my dancing inability"...

"So, what is your plan Chashmish for the talent parade??"

"May be I will just assist Tamanna Mam at the backstage"

"Chashmish, there are many students for the backstage stuff; you don't have to be one of them... You can perform easily... If you are nervous with your dancing inability then I can help you with that"...

"Samrat, you have already promised me to teach guitar... How many things you are going to teach me?? Moreover Sheena is a trained dancer and I won't be a proper match with her"...

"Then be my dance partner Chashmish"...

"Samrat, I thought you have already decided for a solo dance performance... That's what you said a little earlier"...

Samrat took a step towards Gunjan... "I can change my mind Chashmish only if you allow me to do so... You be my dance partner and together we can perform... How about Salsa??"...

Salsa!! With Samrat!! Gunjan gets a jolt in her heart at the idea, her eyes popped up... She had never done a Salsa but she knew the style; she had seen it several times in movies and even in real when she was in her college in London... She will have to get intimate with Samrat to perform Salsa together... In that case she will definitely forget each and every dance steps, forget about performance...

"Why don't you p- per-form with She-Sheena??" Gunjan started stammering with the idea of being Samrat's dance partner... However smart she may be but only the idea of getting close to Samrat gave her goose bumps... Gunjan was already embarrassed with her stammering... If this was her condition hearing the proposal then what will she do if she had to perform actually with him...

Sheena's face turned down red hearing Samrat's words which didn't go unnoticed by Gunjan... Just a few minutes ago he had rejected her idea for a duet performance without a second thought saying he had already chocked out his plan about the event... And now all of a sudden he was ready to alter his plan if only his precious Chashmish wanted to be his dance partner... And now Gunjan was offering her the chance of being Samrat's dance partner in her place... She felt humiliated at the discrimination made by Samrat between her and Gunjan... How could someone like Samrat; who is from an elite family prefer a girl like Gunjan to her!! Gunjan is just a girl from middle class society who was just fortunate to grab a scholarship and got the chance to study in London for one year... Whereas she is a girl from a much better background in Delhi... She has been doing some modelling assignments besides her study and hence shifted to Mumbai... But there was another much big reason for her to join Excel... She would get a handsome amount of money if she succeeded in her work... And if it wasn't for the 'secret mission' they were involved in, she would have by now showed Gunjan her real place... But right now she had to be calm...

"Chashmish, Sheena is new here and she is a talented dancer as we have heard... So, she should do her solo performance to showcase her talent" Samrat reasoned why he doesn't want to perform with Sheena trying hard not to hurt her... But the truth was he simply didn't want her as a dance partner... For Samrat Sheena was just another girl who wants the favour to be with the most handsome and rich guy of the college... Moreover she right from her first appearance reminds Samrat of Mrs. Indira Shergill from the pictures of her early modelling photo shoots album...

"Sheena" Samrat turned towards her, "I think you should talk to my sister Nupur about your dance... You need to finalise the song and decide the dance steps... Moreover you may need some back up dancers... So, its better you start preparing yourself from now" he said in one shot clearly indicating Sheena to leave the room...

"Nice idea Samrat... Come Sheena, I will join you" Gunjan said hurriedly not wanting to be left alone in the Music room with Samrat that too after her stammering lines... God knows what else she will do if she had to be with him now... Moreover she needs to know Sheena... Bidding bye to Samrat both the girls was about to leave when Gunjan felt a tuck in her dupatta from behind... Turning back to find the source of the pull Gunjan turned dumbstruck to see the edge of the dupatta held tightly in Samrat's clutch... What was he doing!! Gunjan couldn't even utter a word, she just holds on to the other end which was hanging loosely over her shoulder to prevent it from slipping away...

"Where are you leaving Chashmish?? We haven't finished discussing our plans for the event" Samrat replied seeing startled look of both the girls...

"I will see you later Gunjan" Sheena left saying these not wanting to arouse her controlled temper once more...

Samrat, what are you- Gunjan could not even finish her words, one pull from the other side and she crashed in his arms... Gunjan's both the hands landed on Samrat's shoulders while Samrat's hands touching her waist for supporting her in the situation where there was only two inches of gap between them... For some fraction of seconds both of them were lost in silence when Samrat's pair of hazel brown orbs met with Gunjan's caramel ones... Clearly Samrat had no intention to let them end up in that situation; he had only wanted to stop her, but things turned up the other way... But now with this intimacy he could clearly feel the racing of her heart against him...

'Sorry Chashmish', Samrat quietly removed his hands from her waist returning back her dupatta 'I didn't mean to'...

"It's ok Samrat, just happens sometimes" Gunjan tried her best to be normal while adjusting her dupatta, but her heart was still racing at a high speed...

"Are you saying 'No' to the dance because you are afraid of getting intimate with me Chashmish" Samrat could easily read her mind by her expression and her fast heartbeats...

"What?? Why?? When did I??" Gunjan's reaction after hearing those words from Samrat clearly mentioned that she was indeed afraid of getting closer to him...

"Had anyone ever said this to you Chashmish that your eyes speak those words which your lips doesn't" Samrat said in his best flirty tone...

Gunjan was left speechless by his words... Was he flirting or everything he said just now was real... Whatever it was; she was sure about one thing, it was true nobody has ever said those words to her...

While Samrat was busy enjoying his desired special moments with Gunjan, both of them missed a pair of tearful eyes that has a stint of betrayal in them been watching them from a distance... She was Dia...

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