CH 2 : Not Meant To Be
Preparations for footloose were going on in full swing. Both the teams, Dazzlers and weaklings are practicing day and night for the big competition. Being the star dancer of the team, Rey was busy with rehearsals and couldn't give time to GS duties thus VP sir appointed shivam as a temporary general secretary till footloose finale, much to Rey and team's displeasure.
Shivam was another case, he no longer was interested in sharon. He had found his next target and that was, Taani. The sweet, innocent girl, he started liking since he had laid his eyes on. People might take her granted in college, but he knew her potential. He knew she is not weak as she showed herself to be. And apart from that, she was the only one who talk to him sweetly, despite of knowing his past, but she never behaved rudely with him or passed rude remarks on him like her brother and his friends, which made him respect her. From past one month, he is trying to get close to her, but he couldn't even succeed in becoming her friend. She stays aloof, doesn't give him any importance which sometimes, infuriate him. No girl could resist his charm till now, but this girl was proving him wrong which had hurt his male ego and now he was more determine to make her his.
"Hey, Shirritating! What you doing here?" His reverie was broken when he heard nil's voice. He looked up and found both the dance team entering the rehearsal hall, where he was waiting for them since he had share some information with them regarding the competition. Shivam fumed in anger, seeing them throwing looks of disgust in his direction. He was trying to be nice to the team since he had joined st. louis, but they had never left a chance to mock or taunt him, forcing him again to be a bad, cunning guy that he was. The more they mock, the more he felt the need to put them down.
You guys will regret messing up with me. I can't wait to see your faces when you guys will loose footloose. He thought to himself, an evil smile playing on his lips as he eyed them.
"VP sir want to see your performances, so auditorium in 10 minutes. Don't be late." He told them in authoritative tone and walked out the rehearsal hall.
"Look at his attitude, man. He is ordering us like we are his slaves-" Simmi voiced out her amusement.
"Guys, leave him. He isn't worthy of our attention." Sharon told him, the anger she felt toward shivam, was still there, but she had learnt to ignore him.
"Sharon is right, now lets go. VP Sir must be waiting-" Swayum said to them, they all agreed and went to auditorium.
Reaching there, they found VP sir along with taani, standing near the stage and soon enough, Shivam joined them.
"Hope your routines are completed and you guys are prepared?"
"Yes, sir." All answered him in unison, making vp sir smile, seeing their confidence. As decided, the team dazzler went to perform first then the team weakling. After the performances, they come to vp sir, who was quite impressed and happy with them.
"You guys were phenomenon. I am sure we are gonna win footloose this time. I wish both the teams best of luck for the finale." VP Sir beamed, smiling at them before he left from there where as all hugged each other, happy to hear positive response from vp sir.
Taani, who was standing there in a corner, look at him. He was laughing over some joke cracked by vicky. He looked so happy, so lively which made her realize, he is better off without her. Its been 3 weeks they had talked to each other, and her heart bleed every time he avoid her, like she was some plague, but this is what she wanted, right? Then why it hurt her so much? Why couldn't her heart accept, he is not hers? Why her heart still craves for his one look? Hope every time cross each others path, he would turn and smile at her, which she was sure, was never going to happen.
She shook her head at her own self, which still wants him. She turned around and walked away from there, with a heart that wants to be loved, but she knew, love is not in her fate.
*
"Hey, Rey!" Sharon greeted him with a smile, which he returned, he walked inside the rehearsal hall and sat on the floor next to his best friend.
"Tensed about footloose?" Rey asked her.
"Partially, but its mostly about swayum." Sharon murmured softly, Its been a month to their trial relationship and she was finally coming over her insecurities and starting to accept her real feelings for swayum.
"Swayum? But why?" Rey questioned her confusingly.
"I mean, we will be against each other in footloose-" Sharon trailed off.
"Oh! So, sharon rai prakash is concerned for her boyfriend, huh?" Rey teased his best friend, who narrowed his eyes and nudged him.
"-but on a serious note, sharon, its just a competition and there will be many occasions when you both will be against each other in professional life but it depends to you both to keep it on professional level only, don't let your professional life affect your personal life." Rey told her, sharon listened to his quietly then nodded her head positively in response, understanding what he is saying. She has been changing herself, for swayum. She doesn't want to repeat same mistakes she has committed in past, insulting swayum on every opportunity she had get, she doesn't want to be that sharon again.
Sharon was busy in her thoughts about swayum when her gaze fall over her best friend, sitting right next to him. Its been quite a time she had seen him smiling from heart and she knew the reason behind his pain, which he try hard to hide, but being his best friend, she could look pass his fake smile.
"Rey, do you still miss her?" Sharon asked him, breaking the silence that settled between them.
"Miss? Who?"
"Kriya. Do you still miss her?" Sharon questioned him, again, looking at him, observing his expressions.
"I don't. And why are you talking about that betrayer?" Rey questioned her, angrily. The mention of her name, made him angry. His heart bleed, remembering how she used him, Played with his feelings for her own benefits.
"Rey, what we see, isn't truth always." Sharon said to him, her words held the deeper meaning, which he failed to notice.
"Sharon, I don't want to talk about that girl at all. I hate her-" He hissed in anger, he got up and left from there, ignoring the calls from sharon. Infuriate after sharon mentioned kriya, he was walking in corridor when he bumped into taani. The anger which was building up inside him, blinded him to an extent, he forgot the difference between right and wrong. He wanted to take his anger out, and the person standing inside of him, fits the bill.
"Can't you see where you are walking? Or is it one of your cheap tricks to trap me?" He lashed out at her, taani flinched away, feeling disgusted with her own self. Does he think so low of her? She tried her best to not to break down infront of him, she didn't want him to see, how much pain his words had caused her.
"It wasn't intentional. I am sorry." She apologized sincerely and ran away from there, hiding her tears from him, but he had already seen them, and realized what he had done.
"Damn!" He cursed under his breath, he didn't wanted to hurt her, but ended up doing so. He cursed himself and punched the wall next to him, to ooze out his anger.
"I should stay away from her else i will hurt her more." He thought to himself and walked away from there.
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