PART- 3
"Hey sweetheart! Here is your drink... I mean cold drink!" Sameer spoke while putting the drink glass on the table in front of Madhu. His voice broke her hypnotic trance. She slowly raised up her head to him in disarray with disbelief and pain filled in her eyes. Sameer's smile immediately flew away on seeing her red watery eyes. "Madhu!" He spoke worriedly. "What... What has happened to you suddenly? Are you alright?" Madhu was continuously staring at him and tears were sliding down with each words of his. "Speak up Madhu! Did anybody say something to you?" Madhu slowly got up, fixing her eyes on him. "Are you not feeling well? Shall we go ba..." SLAP!! The abrupt spank on his cheek tied his tongue in midway. Sameer was shocked all of a sudden. It was something unbelievable he was experiencing right then... a slap... and that too from a girl like Madhu. "Madhu! What the..." SLAP!! "You cheat!!" She immediately caught his collar in rage. Her eyes were red in anger. "You deceived me!! Every time... every time I made myself believe that no... you are not at all bad!! You are not playing with me!! But today, you broke my illusion!! You brought me back to the reality and that is... YOU ARE A TRICKSTER, SAMEER MALHOTRA!! A sick minded cheater!! You have nothing to do with LOVE... all you want is to satisfy your manly pleasures with girls...!!" She furiously pushed him back. Sameer was stunned to see her avatar. "And I... I was an idiot... a complete idiot to believe a monster, a deceiver like you!! My love... my affection was just a time pass for you all this while!! Chee!!" "Madhu! What... What has happened? Why are you saying so?" He tried to touch her shoulder. "Don't touch me!! Don't you dare do that!!" She jerked his hand off. Sameer tightened his fist in fume and gritted his teeth to calm himself down. "I have taken back all the rights from you to touch me... to come near me!!" She shouted. "But why? What's my fault?" He snapped back. Madhu wiped her angry tears and grabbed his cell phone and showed it to him straight in front of his eyes. "Do I need any more proof, Sameer Malhotra?" She spoke ferociously. Sameer immediately snatched his cell to see and he got numbed to read the message. Sweat started to form on his forehead. He was caught red handed. "This... This is... not... This is not true!" He stammered in excuse. "Really?" Madhu laughed sarcastically. "Mr Malhotra, no sensible girl is this much mad to send such a shameful message to any stranger!! No sound headed girl would offer herself in such a way to a man unless and until both are involved in it!! Shame on you!! Cheee... Now I got it! Why you always get ready to go for a concert tour along with the group! This is the actual concert, you always go for... Right?" She turned her head away in disgust. "Madhu! Listen to me! What you are thinking is not completely true!!" He tried to cover up his faults. "Just stay away from me! I don't want to listen to anything... And from now on, I don't want to think about anything related to you!!" And she was about to walk off when Sameer caught her wrist, "You have to listen to me Madhu! You are assuming only the half-truth!!" She glared at him. "The girl who sent this message is Sophia! We met during the concert in Dubai. Initially we were very cordial and exchanged our numbers but soon, she started trying to throw herself on me!!" Sameer finally cooked up another lie to his bundle. "I was trying my best to push her away from my life but she wasn't understanding the fact that I am committed! I stopped meeting her but she always sent me messages like this... I started to ignore her and returned back here!! But she is still doing the same- sending vulgar messages!!" He made a puppy face in front of her to make her believe to his newly invented lie. Madhu listened to him quietly but her mind was in the denial mode to believe him. "Madhu! I have nothing to prove myself innocent to you. Please trust your Sameer... I love you!" Those three words skipped her heart beat again. A fierce battle was ongoing between her heart and mind. After a brief pause, she finally spoke, "I need some time Sameer! I can't trust you right now!" "But Madhu!" "Even if it is truth whatever you said, I am unable to trust you at the moment!! I want to put our relation on a halt!!" "Please don't say this Madhu! Don't leave me!" he faked concern. "Sameer I already told you, I NEED TIME!! Don't force me now!! We should stay away from each other for a while!! I can't bear any more pain!!" "OK Madhu! Take your time! I'll wait for you!" And she rushed off from there before she could burst down in front of him. "Take your own time Madhubala! I have no hurry!" He smirked in his success. "Hey Gorgeous! I am coming!" He typed in reply to the message and left for his fun with an evil smirk.
Next morning, in the academy's rehearsal room, "C'mon Madhu! Get up!" Trishna consoled her. "I am not in a mood Trishu! You go and catch up with the warm up!" Madhu replied faintly. The last night incident was still haunting in her mind. She was sitting on the floor resting near the wall, lost in her thoughts while the other group members were doing the warm up sessions. "Madhu, everybody is practicing! Come and join us!" "Trishu Please!" Trishna sat near her. "I told you earlier too but you didn't trust me then. But now, since you got to know the real Sameer, just forget him baby! He is not worth of your love!!" Madhu turned to her with moist eyes. "Now... I don't want to see this water ever in your eyes!" Trishna spoke while wiping her eyes. "Just wipe them away from your eyes and from your life too!! C'mon! Let's do warm up! C'mon Madhu!" And she pulled Madhu's hand and dragged her for the practice. Madhu slowly started to follow with others. It's been only 5 minutes since she started practicing when two boys came inside running fast and switched off the lights with only one centre light kept on. All the people especially the girls started shouting in fear. Madhu and Trishna stepped back behind the group, near the wall. One of the two boys shuffled the songs in the stereo player and set it on the desired one. Few boys among the group were about to get into a fight with the two boys when the song started playing. A silhouette of a manly figure in a cowboy hat appeared near the door and everybody turned to look at him. He immediately came inside running and landed down on his knees under the spot light with a slide and threw his hat among the girls group.
(Song from Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani)
Paan mein Pudeena dekha, naak ka nageena dekha,
He quickly got up with a jerk and ran in between the group.
Chikni Chameli dekhi, Chikna kameena dekha,
He pulled on of the girl through her hand with jerk and swirled her round and round.
Chaal ne cheater ho ke cheat kiya to saare tare bole gilli gilli akkhaan...
He suddenly left her twirling round among the crowd. By now, few of the people started exclaiming for him.
Meri baat teri baat, zyada baatein buri baat,
He made a cake walk- with each step raising as far as up to the knee with an arched back, diagonally.
Thaali mein katora leke aaloo bhaat, puri bhaat,
He straightened for a chasse- his one foot leading the other along with a jazz walk with his shoulders moving along with the rhythm walking forward.
Mere peeche kisi ne repeat kiya to maine tere muh pe maara mukka...
By now, many among the crowd had joined him in his moves. He showed a punch to one of the boys standing near him, amazed.
Madhu was amusingly staring at each move of his. He was so perfect with his movements. A smile automatically curved over her lips and her fingers automatically started snapping with the music.
Is pe bhoot koi Chadha hai, therna jaane na,
Ab to kya bura kya bhala hai fark pehchaane na,
Zid pakarke khada hai kambakht, chodhna jaane na...
He started walking forward in speed, shaking his chest with the rhythm with his arms opened up in a sexy way.
Badtameez dil, Badtameez dil, Badtameez dil, maane na... maane na...
In doing so, he reached at the back of the crowd, in front of Madhu. He stopped and started thrusting his pelvis with the music.
Ye jo haal hai, sawaal hai, kamaal hai jaane na jaane na...
Badtameez dil, Badtameez dil, Badtameez dil, maane na...
He suddenly pulled Madhu towards him in a jerk and started twirling her round and finally dropped her in his arms with the end of the music. Madhu was staring at him astonished. Sudeenly, the entire room flooded with the applause. Some were shouting in exclamation and some were whistling for his marvellous entry- Trishna was also among those shout shooters. The loud applause broke her stupor and she immediately straightened herself from his hold.
"RK!" The academy manager, Mike Dsouza called him with please and walked towards him with a huge grin on his face. "You are simply phenomenal RK!" He patted his back in appraisal. "Just look at everybody! You glued them up man!!" RK smirked in reply. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" Mike headed to the other members. "I know, you all must be thinking of what's going on here! But before I explain anything, let me introduce to you the man himself- Rishabh Kundra!!" Everybody started applauding with their appraisal shouts and whistles once again. "Oh! C'mon Mike! Just call me- R..K...! It sounds better!" Mike chuckled at his words. "Ok then! Guys, please welcome RK! Guys, from today, RK will also be the member of our academy! He is, in fact, the son of one of the trusties of our academy, Mr Mohan Kundra!! He is a US trained contemporary and jazz dancer. I should say, he is a gem... just like our few dancers here in the academy- Kapil, Richa, Trishna, Sameer and... Madhubala!! So, let's hear it for... R...K...!!" And the entire hall thudded with huge round of welcome claps for him once again. Soon, Mike left from there. The co members welcomed him warmly. It's been only few minutes passed since he came and the troop girls already started drooling over him. "Hey RK! You look really handsome... hunn!!" One girl tried to flirt with him. "Tell me something that I don't know sweetheart!!" He winked with his husky reply. He turned back in a smirk and saw Trishna and Madhu standing there. "Hi RK! I am Trishna." She offered her hand for a handshake. "Hey Trishna! Mike told me about you! He praises your skills a lot!" She blushed hearing that. "Thanks!" But somebody was standing there mum- Madhu. RK looked at her- he felt something pulling him towards her. "Hi! I am RK!" He forwarded his hand unlike his nature. "I am Madhu... Madhubala." She replied gently. "Oh! Madhubala... Nice name hunn! SO, you are one of the gems of this..." "Ahh! Excuse me! I gotta go now! Bye!" With a faint excuse, she went to pick up her bags and belongings. "I guess, your friend didn't like me!" He turned to Trishna. "Ammm... NO! Not at all! She didn't ignore you RK. Actually she is like this only! She is quite introvert yet sweet... She is, in fact, an angel by heart! You would get to know her soon! Please don't mind!" She explained politely. RK was quite amazed yet appealed with Madhu at first sight. With the same amazed gesture, he turned back to see her retreating figure. "Madhubala... Ahaaann!!"
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