Sandy drove in the academy and parked her car…. Today was Saturday…. So many people had come in for their classes…. Juniors mostly…. But the room she was to practice would be free as it was for the senior group now gone for the tour…. So the parking lot was full and she had to drive in till the last to park her car….
Humming the song she was to perform with Vishal she got down from the car taking her bag…. 😊
Smiling she started walking to the academy building…
Entering the room Sandy knew she would be facing a boiling volcano…. And as she had expected he was in a state of explosion…. 😡 Pacing around the room already changed into his casuals for dancing…..
She took a deep breath seeing him…. Ooooo…. ☺️ He looked damn handsome in it… To be more exact…. Hot!!!!!! 😉 She chided herself and took a step inside the room….
That was it!!!!!!!!!
Vishal: Do you even know the importance of time? Kitne baje aane ko kaha tha aur kitne baje aayi ho?
Sandy: (Smiling) Vo naa… 😳
Vishal: (Tirading😡) You only know excuses.... Do you even care someone is waiting here?
Sandy: (Surprised) You were? Waiting? For me? How sweet!! (Batting her eyelids irritating him more❤️)
Vishal: (Harshly) Not like we are out for a date…. 😉 For practice….
Sandy: (Her smile fading a little😳) Hmm… Ho jaata hai kabhi kabhi…. Ladki hoon…. Aur aaj Saturday bhi hai to late uthi…. Isme bhadakne ki kya baat hai?
Vishal: (Incredulously) You made me wait two hours and now don't even care to say sorry?!? Aur pooch bhi rahi ho ki main gussa kyun hoon? 😲
Sandy: (Sternly) Maine tumhe wait karne ko kaha tha? 😡
Vishal: (Retorting back) You are right... I shouldn't have…. Just because I committed I had to…
Sandy: (Ignoring his retort asked a little coy) Committed?!?! 😳
Going closer to him she lifted a finger to stroke his cheek but he snapped her hand off and said…. 😃
Vishal: (Frustrated that she took different meanings for whatever he said) To the dance… Committed to the dance…. (Stressing) To Dipika…. Main tumhare liye nahi Dipika ke liye wait kar raha tha… Just because she said so…. And I agreed to her I would be dancing with you! Lekin ab nahi… I am not going to dance with you anymore!
Sandy: (Angrily going over to the corner shelf and dumped her bag in it) FINE! Maine nahi kaha tumhe dance karne…. Maine nahi kaha tumhe wait karne…. No one forcing you into it… Do as you wish… Lekin khud Dipika ko phone karke keh dena ki dance cancel ho gaya… (Turning around with her dancing clothes in her hand) No need to tell her it was your decision to cancel it either…. Keh dena mujhse nahi hua… Now if you will kindly leave main apni doosri dances practice kar loongi! 😡
Saying she stomped off to the changing room to change….
Vishal saw her go angry and picked up his bag…. He retrieved his cell phone to call Dipika and even started to dial…. But then he dropped the bag and closed his cell phone… He couldn't say no to Dipika… Also what reason would he give her? That Sandy had come late irritating him and he quit because of that?!!? 😕
Dipika would chide him saying it was silly and get him back to dance with her…. 😒
Also he remembered Sandy's dejected face yesterday when they had to cancel the dance because of her partner's broken leg…. And he reminded himself that he had not decided to dance only for Dipika… But for Sandy as well… Because from his side this was the one thing he could do for her…. At the least…. The only one thing he could do! 😔
Where was he trapped?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inhaling deeply he dropped back the bag and went out…. 😕
Sandy came out of the changing room tying her hair in the band smiling…
But her smile faded when she saw the room empty…. He left?!?! Had she been too harsh in talking to him like that? She knew it was her mistake making him wait for two hours… But he didn't ask for any explanation and had started directly to vent his anger on her…. That was not fair!
Dejected she turned around and received a pleasant surprise…. Vishal was standing at the entrance with a water bottle in his hand…. He didn't leave??!? She smiled slowly and said…
Sandy: (Their eye meeting a moment) I am sorry… I should have said this first…. (Pausing) And thanks for not leaving!
Saying she went over to the VCD player to switch it on….
Vishal came in slowly…. Seeing Sandy's dejected face he knew he had taken the right decision of not leaving…. But he still was angry at her for making him wait for so long time…. She could have at least called him to inform she would be late…. He could have also started late….. 🤔
Vishal: (As Sandy sat down said a little stern) Main tumhari wajah se nahi Dipika ke wajah se ruka…. Because she would also feel disappointed if I didn't perform with you!
Sandy just looked up at him and smiled a little… Looking back down she tried her level best not to smile more… Because he might have not realized what he had said… But she had heard…. "Also"… He had mentioned that Dipika would also feel disappointed if he didn't perform with her… And was there any reason to even debate as to who the other person the "also" indicated?!!?!? 😉
He kept the water on the table and sat down with Sandhya to watch the VCD again… They watched it two more times to confirm their steps… And then played the music to start the rehearsal…
He hadn't forgotten any of his steps, which was good…. With just five hours of intial practice yesterday…. So they just had to refine their steps and learn the remaining song without wasting time to learn again…. 😛
The steps were neither tough nor to easy…. Just the movements had to be done gracefully giving the rightly needed reaction where necessary!
But whenever it came to hold her Vishal held her too tightly which hurt Sandy… But she didn't wince even once worried he would again threaten to leave…. And she couldn't afford to lose a partner now!
After a while….
Sandy: (Exasperated) Vishal! That expression is not right… Ye ek romantic duet hai…. Koi disco dance nahi, ki jo chahe expression de do… Ye full song movements se zyada expressions par dependant hai… Please us par concentrate karo! 😳
Vishal: (Casually) Vo sab performance ke waqt main theek kar loonga… Bas ab practice karte hain…. And we are not into any competition where these expressions would count…. Bas ek marriage ke liye hi to hai! 😳
Sandy: (Stomping over to him😡) Zaroori hai! Ek chota kaam bhi ho, I need perfection… Future me Neha ki shaadi jo koi bhi yaad karega is dance ko bhi zaroor yaad karega… Aur main nahi chahati ki uski ek bhi bitter rememberence ho… Isliye apne expressions par dyaan do… Bas!
Saying she went to replay the song…. But again Vishal didn't even care for expressions… Sandy had to keep reminding him to do but he ignored it… After few times she decided he was doing it on purpose and left saying him anything… If she knew him enough he would definitely correct himself during the dance…. But she was also skeptical about it… How do you get anything suddenly during performance when you don't do it properly during the rehearsals? Even she, a trained dancer, found it difficult! 😕
During lunch.... Sandy had brought from him.... Light lunch so that they wouldn't feel difficult to practice after eating.... Only today they could practice fully since tomorrow they would not have time to practice as they were leaving to the beach house!
Vishal had made a fuss of going out to eat... But there were problems....
One... Main road was fifteen minutes from the academy....
Two.... He would have had to take out his car from the parking lot and drive out just for lunch... Too lazy to do it!
Three.... The parking slot might not be full when he came back... So where does he park? Outside was unsafe!
So he had no other go but to accept Sandy's lunch... But he was a little consoled of the fact that Sandy's mom had prepared the lunch.... 😃
But eating the sandwhich Vishal was reminded of Sandy's cooking.... No.... Sandhya's cooking.... He had eaten at his home.... It really was delicious.... There were very few women in his list who cooked so damn well..... And Sandhya was one among them.... He smiled thinking this and looked at her... She was watching something outside.... He looked in that direction and saw in the near by tree, a mother bird feeding its small ones.... A beautiful scene.... There was a cute smile on her face seeing this and she had forgotten to eat her sandwhich.... 😳
He really was surprised how any women could have two sides in her.... And that too such differences.... People who didn't know would think Sandy and Sandhya were twins.... Hardly both the avatars had any similarities expect physically!😊
Immediately he remembered something and chided himself.... What was he doing? Thinking about her? When he had decided not to get her close his heart was finding it difficult so....😔
Vishal: (Sternly) Dance practice nahi karni kya? Khaana kab khatam karne ka irada hai?
Sandy turned to look at him shrinking her eyes....
Sandy: Tum khao naa.... Main khaoon naa khaoon tumhe kya?
Vishal: (Taking a bite) Main to khaa raha hoon.... Lekin phir se tum late kar dogi aise bahar dekhti rahi to!
Sandy: Meri wajah se ab der nahi hoga.... Just eat!
Saying Sandy twisted her mouth and turned back to watch out and bit into her sandwhich.... Vishal smiled and continued his lunch! 😳
After lunch….
Sandy: Have idea of killing me? 😡
Vishal: (Genuinely😕) Sorry! It… It was really a mistake this time…. I…. I am not comfortable with this step… Is it necessary? I mean can't we do it differently….
Sandy: (Angry) You know what Vishal? I say we'll call it quits…. Tumhe dance ya dance ke movements se nahi… Mujhse problem hai… Jab se aaye ho mujhe neeche girate rahe, steps jaan boochkar mix karte rahe…. (As Vishal tried to interrupt again she held up her hand) And your holds have been so strong that they have hurt me… Do even realize that? 😒Lekin maine kuch nahi kaha… Kyunki maine kisi ko vaada kiya hai performance dene ka…. Ye ek romantic song hai aur isme aise hi steps hote hain…. Like it, do it… Else just… Just leave it! Excuse me!
Saying she left the room…
Just then a cell phone started to ring….
Vishal looked at her go and chided himself… He was been a little harsh he knew… His anger from the morning had not subsided…. But he didn't realize he was showing it in the dance….. He hadn't wanted to do it that way! But still... The distance he wanted between them was narrowing and his fear turning into anger made him do things unknowingly! 😕
The cell phone was ringing for the third time when Vishal looked around and heard it coming from Sandy's bag… He looked around and saw that she was no where to be seen…. The cell was ringing constantly and he decided to atleast silence it… Digging into her bag for the phone he was just about to silence it when he saw the name flashing on it… It said "Hospital"….🤔
He was in a dilemma…. Could it be some emergency?!?!? The way Sandy had left he knew she would not return so soon… He decided to attend the call…. He could inform her soon at least, if it was emergency!
Vishal: Hello…
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Vishal: Ji vo bahar gayi hain… Main koi message le sakta hoon?
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Vishal: (Stunned) Oh! 😲
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Vishal: Achcha… Main keh doonga!
Saying he had just cut the call when Sandy came back… Without a glance at him she went and picked her bag…. She was just about to leave the room when Vishal caught the hand in which she carried bag…😳
Sandy: (Without turning back) Mera haath chodo Vishal… I am not forcing you into anything anymore… Jo chahe tum kar lo!
Vishal: (Extending her phone) Your phone!
Surprised Sandy turned around and seeing the phone in his hand asked…
Sandy: Mera phone tumhare paas kaise?!!? 😈
Vishal: Bahut der se baj raha tha… Isliye uthaya… Hospital se tha!
Concerned Sandy took the phone to check it when Vishal said….
Vishal: Nothing to worry…. (In a sort of regretful tone) Subah ek emergency pregnancy case attend ki thi tumne?
Sandy looked up at him…. There was some difference in his voice… It had softened and his eyes showed respect for her…. As if he regreted his behavior..... She just simply nodded as Vishal continued….
Vishal: (Stunned a little) Vo case observation me tha naa? Nurse said the patient regained consciousness.... Aur twin boy me ek bachcha, jiski breathing theek nahi thi…. Tumne jaisa kaha unhone waise uski treatment continue ki thi and that baby boy is also fine now!
Hearing this Sandy smiled relief spreading on her face….
Sandy: (More to herself) Thank God! That case was difficult… Ek bachcha ke gale me cord twisted tha… Aur…. (Seeing Vishal watching her) Oh… Thanks for informing! Mai…
She was about to turn around when Vishal's grip on her hand tightened… Only then did both realize that he had been holding her hand for so long… Slowly he released his grip as he said…😳
Vishal: I am sorry… I shouldn't have behaved so.... Lekin tumhe batana tha naa ki hospital gayi thi?
Sandy: Batane ke mood me the? 😳
Vishal looked down at her accusing glance and knew he had been hasty in shouting at her…. He hadn't cared to listen to why she was late... He never thought she could be serious.... Seeing her in the attire of Sandy he tended to forget that she was also Dr.Sandhya Agarwal… So much as Sandy irritated him, Sandhya was nice! Really very nice! ☺️
Vishal: (His jovial self) Tumhari galti hai… You always come dressed like this that I forget you are even a doctor…. Let alone the Chief of a hospital! Who ever gave you the doctor degree!?😃
Sandy: (Suppressing her smile seeing him back to himself😉) Ah! Now how's that? Main jaise chahoon dress kar loon… Issse doctor ke degree ka kya samband?
Vishal: (Preparing to replay the music) Haan… Samband to nahi hai… Lekin is tarah bahar ghoomogi to kisi ko bhi tumhare doctor hone par shak to hoga naa…. Aur main bhool gaya isme koun si badi baat hai!
Sandy: (Going over to him) You are impossible… Galti tumhari and you say I provoked it! I… Agar Neha ki shaadi nahi hoti naa, to tumhare saath dance hi nahi karti aur ye sab kuch sunana nahi padta mujhe!
Vishal: (Hands on hip) Achcha?!?! Hum bhi dekhte hain ki ladkiyaan kis tarah baazi maarti hain…. Bholo mat ki Vishal Malhotra, the Great se pala pada hai!⭐️
Sandy: Hmm.. Aur tum bhi bhulo mat ki Sandy khadi hai tumhare saamne…. Sandhya nahi…. Ajay ko ab vo bhagwaan hi bachaye!😃
Vishal: Tab tak nahi jab tak uski angarakshak uske saath hain!
Sandy: (Chuckling) Angarakshak!?!? Yeah…. Dekhenge!
Vishal: Haan dekhenge!
Saying Sandy and Vishal looked at each challenging… 😉
Just then Sandy's cell phone rang again….
They broke their glances and Sandy picked the call…
Sandy: Hello… Dipika!
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Sandy: (Shocked) What?!?! Kya hua?
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As Dipika spoked on the other end Sandy glanced at Vishal also worried….
Sandy: Ab wahan halat kaisi hai?
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Sandy: (Deciding) Main bhi wahan aati hoon!
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Sandy: Nai… After hearing this I can't just stay here…. Neha ke ghar me naa? I'll be there!
Saying Sandy cut the call and picked up her bag…. Then remembering she looked at Vishal and said….
Sandy: Vo… Er… Aaj ke liye itni practice kaafi hai… Mujhe abhi Neha ke ghar jaana hai!
Saying Sandy started to leave when Vishal stopped her asking…
Vishal: What?! Why? Dipika ka phone tha naa? What did she say? Is she ok? 😒
Sandy: (Hastily) Dipika's fine… (Hesitating) But Neha…
Vishal: (Concerned) Neha ko kya hua?
Sandy: Kuch nahi… Lekin ab baat karne ka waqt nahi hai…. Coming with me?
Vishal looked at her for a long while and said…
Vishal: Fine…. Meri gaadi me chalte hain…. I'll get my bag!
Saying Vishal turned to get his bag and Sandy got a little conscious when she heard Vishal's car…. Oh oh!!!!!!!!!😕
Vishal: Chalo... (Seeing Sandy was in deep thought he shook her lightly) Hello… Chalo!
Sandy smiled a little and nodded and walked behind him thinking how he would react when he came to know….😔
Few minutes back…
Sandy came out of the building cursing Vishal under her breath….
Sandy: Who does he think he is?!?! Maine thode ussse kaha ki mere saath dance karo… Ek dance… Sirf ek dance ke liye itne tantrums create kar raha hai… I am not going to dance with him…. Let him be…. Dipika poochegi to bata doongi… He and…. I wish I could just…
Saying she kicked a stone which went and hit a car's tyre….. Irritated she was about to turn back to the building to leave when her eyes fell on the number plate….
Sandy: (Smiling a little) Use to kuch nahi kar sakti…. Lekin….
Her evil mind had just given her an idea…. Grinning she looked around for anybody's presence…. Seeing no one around, she hurried to the back of the parking lot where a small cabin type building stood which contained all sort of odd items from gardening tools to repairing items… Going in she searched for the tool box and got what she wanted…. Coming back out again she looked around to confirm if she was alone… She was…. She then stooped down and pierced…. The car went down on a side as the air from one of its back tyre hissed out through the hole the nail had made…
Sandy: (Piercing in the nail more) Chalo… Jaate waqt walk karo… Yahan se taxi lene main road jaana hai which is at least fifteen minutes of walk….
Smiling she was about to go back when she decided to be a little more bad and pierced the other back tyre too….
Sandy: What if he had a spare tyre and knew to change tyres?!!? He is strong enough too, to change tyres! My hottie! 😳 😉
After a while she straightened satisfied with herself…. She then went back and replaced the nail in the tool box…
Then with a cute serene face, an expression seeing which no would believe that she could have done what she had just done, walked to the academy building….⭐️
Now nearing the parking lot Sandy prayed Vishal shouldn't find out how it had happened…
Vishal went to the front of the car and opened the car door… After putting his bag in he closed the back door when his eyes fell on the tyre…
Vishal: (Surprised😲) What the?!!? (Coming back to check) Ye tyre kaise puncture hua?!?!? Subah to theek tha…
He squatted down on his heels to check the tyre and only then did notice the other tyre….
Vishal: (Stunned) Ye waala tyre bhi!?!?! Magar kaise…
For conformance he went around the car and checked the other two tyres…. They seemed in tact! He came to the back of the car and said more to himself…
Vishal: Back ke do tyres me hi hawa nahi hai? Puncture hai shayad… Lekin subah….
Sandy: (Interrupting) Shayad raaste me kuch chuba hoga aur tumne notice nahi ki…. Aur ab puncture ho gaya…. 😔
Vishal: Lekin sirf back ke do tyres…. If I had ran on something the front tyres are intact….
Sandy: (Rolling her eyes went over to him) Dekho… Der ho rahi hai… Tum apni investigation skills baad me use karke "Case of the punctured tyres" solve karna… Ab mujhe Neha ke ghar jaana hai… Jaldi… Aana hai to meri gaadi me chalte hain…
Saying Sandhya went off to get her car…. She was about to get in when Vishal stopped her grabbing the key….
Vishal: I'll drive!
Sandy: (Sternly😳) Kyun? Meri gaadi hai… Mujhe chalana aata hai!
Vishal: Haan… (Moving her away from the driver's side) Lekin mujhe tum pe bharosa nahi hai….
Saying he got into the car and shut the door close… He then leant to the other side and opened the other side door….
Sandy: (Stomping to the other side) Are ye to zabardasti hai! (Getting into the car) Agar bharosa nahi hai to taxi le lo… Main hi chalaoongi…
But Vishal had already put on the reverse gear….
Vishal: Mujhe behas karne ka waqt nahi hai…. Isliye apni is bak bak ko band karo aur batao ki hum Neha ke ghar kyun jaa rahe hain?
Sandy: 😒 Nai bataoongi…. Mujhe meri gaadi chalane do!
Vishal: (Looking at her casually ever so) Nahi batayegi? To gaadi ko kaheen jaake takkar de doonga… Is it k?
Sandy: (Shocked😲) What the?!?! Tum…
Vishal immediately made a swerve as if about to scrap a lamp post and Sandy cried out…
Sandy: NO! Gaadi ko kuch hua to tumhari jaan le loongi…. Chilgose!😡
Vishal: (With a smile) Tameez se baat karna…. (Trying to ram the car again to a wall) Warna…
Sandy: (Pleading) Nai nai… Achcha baba… (Folding her hands) Theek se baat karoongi… Car ko theek se chalana!
Vishal: Hmm… Where's the magic word?
Sandy looked at him angry and knew he had purposefully taken the car from her to subdue her…. Knew she would pester him during the drive there and hence was fast enough to take the situation in his hand!😉
She just prayed he doesn't come to know about her puncturing his car… Wonder what he would do if he does?!!?!?!😕
Sandy: Dipika keh rahi thi ki aaj dance rehearsal ke liye nahi aa sakti… (Remembering) Oh! (Glancing at Vishal) Ek minute… Mujhe kuch urgent calls karne hain…. Baad me bataoongi Dipika ne kya kaha tha!
Saying Sandy made few calls to her friends instructing them that she wouldn't be there for the rehearsals and to go ahead without her… She then cut the call and told Vishal the reason for Dipika's call!🤔
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