Quick Note: If you don't know what a PIROUETTE or a BARRE is, then I recommend searching them up because I don't know how to describe what they are in the story, so I'm going to be using those two words. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday Sharon!
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"Sh, guys be quiet!" hisses Saara, throwing a couple balloons around Sharon's room.
"Well sorry," Arjun says dramatically, as Vrushika slaps him on the back of his head.
She then turns to Saara and asks "You got your noisemaker?"
"Yup! Party hats?"
"Check!" says Arjun.
Suddenly, Vrushika sees Sharon moving around and whispers, "Oh crap, I think she's waking up!" They all get around Sharon as she starts opening her eyes. When she sees her cousins in front of her, a shocked Sharon begins to ask, "What the -" but is cut off by said cousins yelling, "Surprise!" in her face.
Sharon gets up with a jolt, prompting her cousins to gleefully say, "Happy birthday Sharon di!"
They all hug her as she says, "Aw, you guys... Thank you so much!"
Once they break the hug, Saara says "Alright, now come on! We made breakfast for you."
"Um, correction, I made breakfast for her," Vrushika points out. "You guys just set the table."
"Details, details," says Arjun, waving his hand. "Now come on di!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming," says Sharon, chuckling. "Let me brush my teeth first!"
"Oh my god, you guys!" Sharon exclaims when she sees the food laid out on the dining table. "You made all my favorites! Buttermilk pancakes, waffles, french toast! You even remembered the maple syrup! And the whipped cream! And the berries!" She picks up a berry and eats it. "Yum! These are so fresh! Where'd you guys get these?"
"Uh... Nisha knows a guy," Saara says nervously, not wanting Sharon to know that they got them from Neha's garden.
Sharon shrugs and sits down. "Come on guys, I'm not gonna' eat all of this by myself!"
As they're eating the food, Arjun says, "Vrushi, you're amazing! This food is great."
"Seriously, I love you for this," says Sharon, although you couldn't hear her very quickly due to the food in her mouth.
Vrushika chuckles and says, "I'm glad you guys liked it."
Soon, they all finish their food, and get up. They head to their respective rooms to get dressed.
Half an hour later, Arjun is still waiting for Saara to get ready, while Vrushika's still waiting for Sharon. The two cousins look at each other and sigh. "How much longer do think they're goingto take?" asks Arjun.
"Another five minutes for Saara, and definitely another ten to fifteen minutes for Sharon di."
"Why can't they be more like you? Change out of sleeping pants, put something over sleeping shirt, get the one pair of shoes that you have, and you're done!"
"For your information, I did not sleep in this shirt! And I have more than one pair of shoes."
"What are you two arguing about this time?" asks Saara, walking towards them, as she puts her hair up in a slightly messy bun.
"Don't you think that the heels and leather pants are a bit much for college?" Arjun asks his twin.
"It's Sharon di's birthday. So unlike some people, cough cough Vrushika, I made an effort." Vrushika sticks her tongue out at Saara, causing Arjun to chuckle.
Just then, Sharon walks out of her room and sighs at the sight in front of her. "Oh stop it! You're behaving like children."
"Sorry di," they all say at once.
Sharon smiles. "It's okay. Now, how do I look?" Sharon then proceeds to do a little twirl for them.
"Princessy," says Vrushika. "And sort of innocent."
"Is that good or bad?"
"You look amazing di," Saara assures her.
"Yes, everyone looks amazing!" exclaims Arjun. "Now can we please hurry up? If I don't get to Kriya's place in like the next ten minutes, she will murder me."
"No she won't," Saara says casually. "Besides, you're always late, and she always threatens to murder you, but has she ever actually laid a hand on you?"
"Gee, thanks sis. That's so comforting," Arjun says sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"Sarcastic today aren't we?" Vrushika teases, only to get a glare in return from her cousin. Sharon chuckles as they all head outside to their respective cars.
...
"Okay, is there a color theme that we're not aware of?" Kriya asks once she sees her friends walk up to her and Taani's table in the canteen.
"No, it's just that it's Sharon di's birthday, and we have this tradition wear me, Vrushi, and Nish would wear red, and Neha, Simmi di and Aashi di would wear white," explains Saara.
"Why?" asks Taani.
"Because pink is Sharon's favorite color, and red and white make pink," explains Aashi.
"Aw, that's so cute!" gushes Taani.
"Except I'm not a part of it anymore," Aashi says sadly.
"And neither am I," adds Neha.
"So it's her birthday huh?" Kriya says quickly, wanting to change the topic. "Maybe I'll try to stay out of her way for today."
"Me too," says Taani.
"Thanks you guys," says Saara, hugging her best-friends.
"I take it that you guys are best-friends again," says Neha, smiling at the trio.
"Yup!" says Kriya, smiling brightly. "Best-friends forever!"
"Aw, that's great," says Aashi. "Well, I'm going to get breakfast because Rey tried to burn down our kitchen this morning."
"I specifically told you both to stay as far away from the kitchen as possible, but no! Did you listen to me? Of course not!" rants Nisha, following her cousin.
"I better go after them," says Neha.
"I'll come with you," says Vrushika, not wanting poor Neha to be stuck in the middle of a Singhania sisters brawl.
Just then, Sharon walks into the canteen with Simmi. Once Kriya and Taani see her, they say, "I'm going to go now." Before Saara can stop them, they'd already gotten out of their seats. As they're about to walk out of the canteen, Sharon sees them and smirks.
She walks over to them and innocently asks, "Leaving so soon?"
"Um, we've got work to do," says Taani, wanting to get away from there as soon as possible. Something about Sharon just aggravates her to no end, it's like she can't help but snap back at her.
"Don't leave without an invitation to my party," says Sharon, handing the girls two envelopes. Taani and Kriya nervously take the envelopes from her.
"You're seriously inviting us to your party?" asks Kriya, raising an eyebrow.
"Why not? But, it is a party. So try to look nice."
"What's that supposed to mean?" asks Kriya, crossing her arms over her chest.
"It means that you Miss Kripa actually have to make an effort to look decent. Meaning, you can't come like you just got out of bed. You could learn a thing or two from your cousin."
"Hey, mind -" begins Taani, but Kriya stops her. She nods her head no, and gestures to where Saara is. Taani gives her a slight nod, and turns back to Sharon. "We'll be there oh great Wicked Vampire Queen," Taani says sarcastically, giving Sharon a sweet smile.
"What did you just call me?" demands Sharon, her voice shrill.
"I said queen," Taani says innocently, before dragging her cousin away from the canteen.
Once they're out in the hallway, Taani asks "Are you okay di?"
"I'm fine Princess," Kriya assures her, giving her a slight smile. "Um, I'll see you later okay? I have some work to do."
As she watches her cousin walk away, Taani knows that what Sharon said hurt her cousin. She wasn't just mad, no, she was furious. "Birthday or not, she is going down!" she hisses before heading back to the canteen.
Meanwhile, in girls' locker room, Simmi is mad Sharon for what she had just to Kriya. "What the hell Shar?" she demands. "Why'd you do that?!"
"Because of her, my cousin was a mess for weeks! She deserved that," Sharon spits out venomously.
"Sharon, that was not her fault," Simmi points out, trying to get her friend to listen to reason. "It was all just a misunderstanding."
"Oh, so you're on her side now?!"
Simmi sighs. "I'm not anyone's side Sharon. But that was cruel! You obviously hurt that poor girl."
"Well that poor girl, hurt my cousin!"
"Why are you acting like this?!" demands Simmi, now getting frustrated by her best-friend's actions.
"Me?! You're the one who's acting strange! You're taking that- that Weakling's side!"
"For the last time Sharon, I am not picking sides! How could you accuse me of something like that? You're my best-friend, and I thought that you knew me better than anyone else!"
"And I thought that you knew me! Clearly, I was wrong."
Simmi runs her hands through her hair in frustration. "I do know you! But not this you. I know the sweet Sharon Rai Prakash who doesn't go out of her way to be mean to people."
"Yeah well, that Sharon Rai Prakash was an idiot. And she's also dead. Gone. Never coming back."
Simmi stays silent for the longest time, before she finally says, "I'm sorry to hear that Shar."
She then opens her locker, prompting Sharon to ask, "What are you doing?"
"Getting this." Simmi takes a package out of her locker and hands it to Sharon.
"What's this?"
"Your birthday present." Then Simmi snaps her fingers, continuing, "Shoot, my bad! This is the dead Sharon Rai Prakash's birthday the present. You know, the one who's gone, and never coming back? You think you can pass it onto her?"
"Simmi -"
"I'm done."
Sharon looks taken aback by her friend's sharp tone. "What do you mean you're done?"
"I'm done with this new, bitchy mean girl who has completely taken over what used to my best-friend, one of the sweetest girls on this planet. And when that girl comes back, give me a call because honestly, I really miss her, and so does the rest of the world." Simmi slams her locker door shut, and turns around to walk away. But before leaving, she says one last thing.
"Happy f*cking birthday Sharon Rai Prakash."
Once she leaves, Sharon sits down on the bench and begins to cry. "Shit," she mutters. "Shit, shit, shit, f**king shit!" She looks at the package in her hands and decides to open it. Once she does, she sees a picture frame. It's golden, covered in gorgeous pink gems. Simmi had obviously slaved over it for weeks.
Sharon starts to cry even harder when she sees the picture. It was taken by Bharat, back when they were fifteen or sixteen. Back when she was carefree and happy. Sharon puts the picture frame on her bag. She gets up, and walks out of the girls' locker room.
Once she's outside, a familiar male voice stops her. "And the isolation begins," she hears the voice say. Sharon turns around and sees none other than Shivam.
"What do you want?" she snaps.
"Ooo, touchy," says Shivam, wiggling his eyebrows. He then smirks as he continues, "I always thought that either Rey or Vicky would be the first ones to go after Aashi. Simmi, I did not expect."
Sharon looks genuinely confused. "What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about the fact that all your friends are going to leave you, Sharon," says Shivam, his hard expression softening. "They're getting sick of this whole Dazzlers versus Weaklings crap! Everyone is. So just, put an end to all of this. You're going to regret it otherwise."
"My friends would never leave me Shivam."
Shivam shakes his head, scoffing. "Seriously, you're still in denial? Aashi, your best-friend - remember her? - hasn't properly spoken to you in a year. Simmi is beyond pissed at you right now. And Vicky probably secretly hates you because he loves Neha, but he can't be with her all because of you in all your stubborn glory! Sharon, one day, you're going to be all alone. Don't say I didn't warn you." With that, Shivam walks away, leaving Sharon dazed and confused.
...
Kriya storms into the rehearsal hall while muttering, "I will not cry, I will not cry. I am stronger than that! This is nothing. She doesn't affect me!" She puts her bag aside and sits down, hugging her knees to her chest. When the tears begin to fall, Kriya quickly gets up and wipes them away.
"Dance!" she exclaims. "Yes, dance will help to distract me." She fumbles through her bag, trying to get her iPod out.
She takes her blue shirt off, and ties it around her waist. Then she takes off her sneakers so she's barefoot. She then places her iPod on one of the dice, and plays a song. As the song starts to play, Kriya gets even more upset, but she decides to dance to it anyway.
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Nagmen Hain
She gracefully brings out one arm.
Shikve Hain
And then brings out the other arm.
Kisse Hain
She crosses both arms in front of her, like a bird flapping its wings.
Baate Hain
She spins around.
*music*
She brings her leg up, and does multiple pirouettes.
Nagmen Hain
She steps to the side, and dramatically brings her arm across in a semi-circle.
Shikve Hain
She does the same with the other side.
Kisse Hain
She brings both arms forward in front of her.
Baate Hain
She puts her arms up in the air, and slowly does the splits.
Baatein
She puts her legs together so she's hugging her knees.
Bhool Jaati Hain
She lays down on her back, her arms straight and over her head.
Yaadein
She flips her legs over her head, so it looks like she's doing a somersault.
Yaad Aati Hain
She hugs herself while getting up.
Baatein
She runs over to the barre, and grips it with both hands.
Bhool Jaati Hain
She turns around, holding the barre from back.
Yaadein
She moves under the barre, still holding onto it.
Yaad Aati Hain
Letting go of the barre, she leans against the mirrors, and slides down.
Yeh Yaadein Kisi Dil-O-Jaanam Ke
She hugs her knees to her chest, and puts her head down.
Chale Jaane Ke Baad Aati Hain
Soon, Kriya begins to cry her heart out.
Yaadein
She slowly brings her head up.
Yaadein
She puts her arms to her sides, and balls them into fists, gripping the cloth of her blue shirt.
Yaadein
She cries even harder as she remembers something from back when she was little.
*music*
She remembers when she was little, and she went up to her dad and showed him the trophies and medals she got from sports day.
She remembers being a nave and innocent girl, hoping that her dad would be proud of her.
Instead he told her stop her "nonsense" and go play with her dolls.
Kriya learned about stereotypes and the norms of society that day.
And she cried herself to sleep.
Ye Jeevan
Kriya furiously gets up.
Dil Jaane
Then she impulsively jumps over the barre, not caring that she could've gotten hurt.
Dariya Ka
She does a pirouette.
Hai Paani
She gracefully brings her arms down after finishing her pirouette.
Paani To
She leaps across the floor.
Beh Jaaye
Then lays down.
Baaki Kya
She gracefully gets up like a swan while bringing her knees to her chest.
Reh Jaaye
She grabs her feet, and flips over.
Yaadein
She gets up while bringing her hand to her chest.
Yaadein
She spins around.
Yaadein
She brings her leg up to her head, and does the splits again, with her head resting on her ankle.
Kriya gets up, and turns off her iPod. She puts her sneakers back on, but leaves her shirt as it is. She gets her bag, and turns around. What she doesn't expect, is to see Simmi when she does so.
"You didn't see that did you?" asks Kriya, cringing.
Simmi smiles kindly at the younger girl. "Every second of it. You're a really talented dancer."
"Thanks," mutters Kriya, walking towards the exit.
"Before you go, I want to say something to you," says Simmi, stopping Kriya in her tracks.
Now curious, Kriya asks, "What?"
"I want to say that I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry for what Sharon said to you."
"It's not a big deal to me," says Kriya, lying on the spot.
"Yes it is! I can see it in your eyes."
Kriya furrows her eyebrows in confusion. "How?"
"Because I used have that same look in my eyes. That insecurity of thinking that you're not pretty enough. That anger towards society for their stereotypes and unwritten rules. I've been through that."
"Well if you know so much about it, then why don't you tell me how to make it stop!" snaps Kriya, tears of frustration threatening to spill.
"It doesn't stop, Kriya, it never does. All you can do is change yourself."
"Of course," Kriya mutters bitterly, getting ready to leave.
Simmi grabs her elbow, stopping her. "I'm not talking about your looks or your personality. I'm talking about your outlook towards this whole situation. You're a strong girl, I can see that. And I think that insecure is the last thing that you want to be."
Simmi lets go of Kriya's arm, turning around to walk away, but before she can, Kriya asks her, "How did you know I was in here?"
"I heard music, and then I kind of just put two and two together. By the way, you might want to avoid whatever teacher's class you just missed."
"Oh shit!" Simmi chuckles at the younger girl before walking away.
Meanwhile, Taani and Saara are walking down the hallway. "I can't believe Sharon di actually said that to Kriya!" exclaims Saara.
"I can," Taani says venomously. Saara gives her a look, causing her to continue, "Sorry, but what she said really hurt my di. I know she's going to try and say some crap like 'it doesn't bother me,' but I know she's lying. Sharon really put a knife in those words. Oh god, what I wouldn't give to just take that knife out and -"
Taani doesn't get to finish her sentence due to Saara cutting her by saying, "Do not finish that sentence."
"You don't even know what I was going to say."
"Yes, I do! Why? Because I'm your best-friend, and I know exactly how your brain works."
"Of course you do. Why? Because my brain works like every other human brain." says Taani. Saara gives her the look again, and Taani grumbles, "Sorry."
"Vengeance is not the answer Taani. Now, tell your inner Jhansi ki Rani to calm down! I know you're pissed at di, but the most important thing for us to do right now is -"
"Find di," Taani finishes her friend's sentence.
"Exactly! Now, where could she be?"
"Rehearsal hall, duh!"
"Oh, right!" says Saara, suddenly feeling like an idiot. The two girls race over to the rehearsal hall, only to find Kriya leaving.
"Kriya!" shouts Saara.
Kriya turns around and forces a smile. She walks over to her friends and says, "Hey guys. Sorry I wasn't in class. I'll see you around okay?" And with that, she walks away from her friends.
"Di!" Taani calls after her, but Kriya doesn't even look back. Taani looks at Saara and says, "You know, if Sharon wasn't your cousin, I would've killed her by now."
"I know honey," says Saara, putting her arm around her friend.
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