Dil Se Dance

The Plan

St. Louis Campus... 

"Kria ruko!" Rey shouted behind her. Kria walked faster as if to win the Olympics. Actually her mind was occupied with Sharon's words.

"Woh mujhse aise kabhi nahi baat kar sakthi! I'll make sure!" She promised to herself. "Pehle mein team toh banaa loon! Phir uski haari huyi chehre par mein hasoongi!" 

"Kya keh rahe ho?" Rey asked catching up with her.

"Rey, thanks for yesterday and today morning! Par mein aapse aur baath nahi kar sakthi!"

"But why?"

"Kyunki aap ek Dazzler hein aur mein Weakling." Kria said in a serious tone and kept walking forward without looking at his face.

"Dekho agar yeh tumhaari aur Sharon ke beech ke jhagde..."

"Kaunsi jhagda? Woh toh harne waali hein. Toh yeh jhagda kaise huyi? Yeh toh meri jeet ki kahaani hein!" Rey cackled at her seriousness. Suddenly she stopped and stared at him to which his laughter died out.

As they neared RDX Sir's office, Rey saw him coming out. If Kria talks to RDX Sir, and finds out that he didn't call her then Rey was to get screwed. In the flash of a second he came up with an idea and pulled Kria to the fire exit that fell before two doors to RDX.

"Rey aap kya kar... mmmm!!!" Kria started asking but was cut when he covered her mouth with his right palm.

"Thodi der chup raho Kria! Aur suno! Tumse ek baat clear karni hein. Tumhaare mind mein jo bhi agendas ho, I won't bother. Par kya tumhe yeh nahin lagthi ki mujhse baat karna band karke mujhe tumhaare agendas mein involve karna unfair honge?" 

Kria stared into his eyes. Rey loosened his palm from her mouth as they both seemed to enjoy the silence. But it didn't continue for long since that simple silence turned to awkwardness soon enough.

"Uh..." both started together but paused suddenly and this made their eyes meet yet again.

Then Kria took the initiative, "Mujhe jaane do, RDX Sir mujhe dhoond rahe honge!"

"Oh! Wohh!! Woh meine jhoot kaha tha... You know to save Sharon from you!"

"Oh!" Kria's face fell.

"Sharon aur mein ek doosre ko bachpan se jaanthe hein. We are best friends. Aur kuch nahi hein humaare beech. ...Aur jitna mein use jaantha hoon, woh ithna vulnerable kabhi feel nahi kiya hein jithna tum use feel karaathi ho!" Kria looked up at him and smiled.

Meanwhile Sharon and her two girl friends sat in the AV Room discussing the event happened at lunch. She felt thoroughly pissed off because Kria Ghai's guts. Nobody in the college ever had stood up against her except this girl.

"College mein pehli baar! ... and she reminds me of Urmila Aayi! So terrible to tolerate. Yeh behen jee ko aisi nahi chodni chaahiye. Special person hein woh, toh use special treatment hi dena hoga! Aur mujhe achchi tarah se pata hein ki uske saadh kya karni chaahiye!"

"Sharon babe! Mujhe aisa kyun lag raha hein ki jo tum karne waali ho, woh humein achchi nahi lagne waali?"

"Kyunki revenge stories, fairy stories jaise pretty nahi hoti, Simmi!" Sharon said rubbing her palms together.

This time, Swayam and his friends were walking in the basketball court. 

"Swayam tum jo keh rahe ho woh bilkul mere samajh ke baahar hein! You didn't want to get noticed but now you say you want to get noticed, as a loser?!"

"Visakha, mein pichle ek saal se wahi kar raha hun jo 'woh' bhi naturally karega! Hiding!"

"Tuh apun ko edaa mat bana, hamesha 'woh'-'woh' karke kyun bol raha hein? Dono ek hi toh hein na?" Bharat said.

"Galat! Dono different hein! Aur mujhe iski aur explanation tum teeno ko dene ki zaroorat nahi hein!"

"Toh yeh bata ki tuh apna plan kyun athaanak thainth kiya?"

"Remember humne 'use' kyun invent kiya tha? We know India ke maximum log orthodox soch mein rahte hein! Ek cheez ko apne ego ke wajah se fake reethi riwaazon ke dariye naap-tolthe hein! Even when they like it, they won't admit it! Woh log humaare dance style ko kabhi accept nahi karthe! Trust me, I know. SW stood for freedom, it stood for expressing our views."

"Haan humein achchi tarah se pata hein. Par tum kehna kya chaahte ho dude?" Visakha asked.

"Ki mein sabki soch ek baar aur badalna chaahta hun! Thaaki 'aise waala Swayam' ko kabhi koi shak na kar sake!" Swayam explained.

"Aur?" Visakha asked.

"Aur, ...mein Sharon se actually pyaar karne laga hoon!"

"Kyaa?! Usse? Pyaar?!" Visakha and Bharat asked together.

"Toh use pata hein thya tumhaale baale mein?"

"Uthni toh nahi par woh pata lagaayegi! Aur iske beech mein Romeo ka role bhi khoob nibhaaunga..."

Just then they saw Simmi and Rinni approaching towards them. Visakha got up from where they were sitting and walked away without saying anything.

"Tumhaara hi naam Swayam hai, right?" Simmi asked to Swayam which stimulated shock and awe in his friends. Swayam nodded at her.

"Tumse Sharon milna chaahthi hein, abandon corridor in five!"

"Sharon mujhse milna chaahthi hein? Sachchi?!" Swayam asked standing up from his seat. 

"Behra ho kya? Kahaa na ek baar?" Rinni said rudely but Swayam didn't feel bad. Sharon had sent them for him. And that was all he needed to feel so much happy. He then sprinted with his books in hand without wasting another second towards the abandon corridor.

Meanwhile Rey and Kria came out of the fire exit together, holding hands. But Kria let go of his hand as soon as she saw RDX coming back.

"Gudafternoon Sir..." Kria wished him while Rey just smiled.

"Please! Mein ithna bhi boring nahi hoon Kria!" RDX joked with a flirting smile which caused a small blush on Kria's face and then went inside his room. Rey's smile vanished and he felt a pang of jealousy building inside.

"Meine suna hein ki unhone ek ladki ke dil thoda aur uski suicide ke guilt se abhi tak shaadi fix nahi kar paa raha hein!" Rey said with tightening jaws.

Abandon Corridor...

"Sharon? Kya tumne mujhe bulaaya?" Swayam asked in between his panting.

"Haan Swayam! I wanted to apologise for yesterday..."

"Nahi, nahi, nahi! Please, tum sorry mat bolo! I'm totally okay with it!" Swayam said.

"Swayam, how modest you can be?! You know, mein ek problem mein phasi huyi hoon. Will you help me? Mere friends ne kaha ki tumse woh nahi hoga. But I believe you can do it!"