OS#4: Our Story
The party was in full swing that night. A BYOB party where the D3 team was present. To celebrate the return of dance and dosti. Shivam Was present too.
Suddenly the music stopped, and sharon who looked a little unsteady clambered onto one of the canteen tables holding a mic. Swayam alarmed looking at her hurried over to get her down. She stopped him by showing her hand and said ,"I'm fine". The whole canteen was quiet. She spoke into the mike, smiling, "Hi guys" she said, everyone mumbled back their hi's. "Soo mein kaun hoon?" sharon asked the crowd.."Diva" some said, "Sharon" the others said. She crossed out their answers and staggered a bit. "Sharon ye kya kar rahi ho? Necche aao!" Swayam told her. "Ssh... Abh meri baari hai baat karne ke liye" she hushed him. "Guys, mein aap sabko ek story sune wali hoon.....a diva's story" she said. "A diva like me, she was a diva, that's what everyone thought...not a single person knew it was just a cover. A cover, To cover up who she really is, anger aur wo sab to cover up the fact that she gets affected by things...that she too is a girl like any other...." she paused for breath. Swayam tugged at her arm. "Nahi Swayam aaj mein baat karungi.... none knew it...none except one who saw through this shield...only one who loved her for who she is..." she said. "Aur wo usse push kiya....she tried to push him away from her, scared that his love would change everything that she'd built...her ego didn't let her love him back though her heart fell for him from the moment he called her name" she blabbered on. "Usne baar baar push ki, par he didn't give up on his love, he tried all sorts of ways to make her fall in love with him....from a typical lover boy who kept giving her looks of love and words of passion to a secret admirer to an indifferent person, rude, arrogant, selfish, extra sweet, flirty, everything. He did everything to make her fall in love, without realizing that she already loved him. He was unpredictable when he went to his different moods. Unpredictability defined him. She loved him for that. She loved him because he shared the same passion as her, dance. Dance was what first attracted them to each other. It was his dance that she fell in love with before himself. Once when he turned indifferent to her because of a showdown, a scumbag made his entry and tried to win the diva's heart" she paused and threw Shivam a dirty look. "The boy declared himself a weakling when in reality he was a dazzler, in every aspect, the diva's ego didn't let her fall in love with a weakling...what would people say?! She thought. The scumbag who in reality was a loser showed himself as the dazzler and the confused diva got caught in his clutches only to realize with a hard slap from reality that he cheated her, he'd used her....he was nothing but a cheap, disgusting and a pathetic loser!" she spat looking at shivam. "Aur jab ye realize Hui, it was too late...the loser's deed was done..he didn't need her anymore. The diva was shattered, so shattered that she gave up her passion. When the world blamed her, only he stood by her side. He taught her to believe in herself. Usne trust ko ek meaning di. Uss incident ke baad, ek aur buri khabar aayi...uske team incomplete tha. Ek aur dancer chahiye the. He didn't mean to, but unknowingly conveyed that he wanted her to join the team. She wanted to, it gave her chance back at dance and it gave her a chance to be with him, supporting him. She waited for him to ask. But when she wasn't the choice she was hurt and mad that his choice wasn't her. She picked up a fight purposely and didn't let him be. The fight that followed cleared out a lot of misunderstandings but also hurt us both." she paused again looking around. "Sharon please, mat karo ye sab....neeche aa jao" Swayam pleaded. "I told you Swayam, uss din tu baat mar Li aur meine suni, abh ye meri baari hai" she said. The gang looked stunned, only Rey smiled with pride. Sharon his best friend was finally shedding her shield. There was pin drop silence. Until someone asked, "Aur phir kya hua?" Sharon smiled, "Aur phir? Aur phir itna sab kuch hua, she finally realized she couldn't ignore him any longer, she couldn't ignore her feelings. And again the loser entered. Usko bata nahi tha agar kisi ki trust ko kho diya tho wo kabhi wapas nahi aayega, he tried to make amends with us. It didn't work, we didn't trust him, aur pehli baar meine wo pyaar ka intensity dekhi. Loser aur dazzler ke beech fight Hui, aur wo ladka ne maara in front of the diva, us loser ko ye bol ke how dare you hurt her...the diva got scared of his intensity. Abhi bhi comfortable nahi hai woh." she smiled. "Sharon enough! Come down this instant bohot bol diya tune" Swayam commanded her tugging her arm. she ignored it. "Aur phir she couldn't keep her feelings hidden anymore, she couldn't stay away from him, and so she went and confessed to him about what she felt. She was confused. She told him everything and he was happy, they were happy. All he promised was that he'll make her fall in love with him. They were in a trial relationship. No one knew it, it was their secret, well except their best friend" she looked at Rey. "Aur phir problems phir se aayi, aur wo diva khud par barosa nahi kar patha, this time she doubted herself and started pushing him away. She pushed him and pushed him, they broke up, but it didn't last long. They promised to be together and she had to leave to see her family." she paused her eyes filled with tears. "Enough sharon! Enough is enough! Bas karo ye sab aur neeche aao" he said sternly. She shook her head. "Mein abhi sure hoon Swayam, i want everyone to know...." she protested. "Nahi Sharon you're in the right state of mind, come down" he insisted. "Phir she came back, she was sick, she was so sick that she she had to give up dance, the one thing on which they'd promised. And she was sure ki agar wo dance nahi karegi tho wo bhi dance nahi karega. So she pushed him away. But he, he was strong. He was firm. He believed in our love. He didn't budge, until she told him the reason for her behavior. And when she did, he was shattered. He granted her wish, break up for their own good. She still loved him and he loved her. But they didn't want the other to feel uncomfortableso they kept quiet. She would feel jealous if any other girl talked to him. She would feel hurt when he pushed ber away. But he had his principles. They weren't in a relationship. And yet she came to him. Gave herself to him. He didn't take advantage of it. Rather he would push himself away from her. She was confused about it. And then his dad came. His dad, a person who believed his son was worthless. A person who believed that his son was going the wrong way. She couldn't take it. She didn't want anyone to make the same mistake as she had. Not realize his worth while he was there. And so she defended him. He didn't like it. But by then she'd realized slowlythat he meant everything to her. Thanks to his dad. She couldn't deny the fact that she loved him. She yet again,like the prodigal, went for his acceptance. He accepted her whole heartedly. He had no place for hate. He only loved her. They were blissful in their love. It was a dream come true for him. It was dreamy and surreal. They didn't notice the trouble coming their way." she paused. Swayam by then had given up. He still held her hand though. He listened to their story from her point of view. "Trouble came in the form of fulfillment of dreams. A common dream friends shared, to become famous. He saw through it quickly and tried to warn us. He was smart, he always had been smarter than the rest. He saw through the trouble for what it actually was. He tried to make them understand. But no one supported him. Not even her. She was angry with him, because according to her he was feeling insecure. And then they fought over it. And the trouble became so bog that by the time, they realized and made amends, it was too late. His trust was gone. He was gone......and since then she hasn't been able to get it back." she paused, as tears escaladed down her cheeks. "Maybe he had finally moved on, or maybe he was still angry, she didn't know. But she surely does repent it. I repent it Swayam" she said looking at him. "I'm sorry Swayam, galti meri Thi....aur meine tumhe hurt ki...tumhe blame ki" she said breaking down. Shivam just looked on and left while his self respect still wasn't damaged. "Sharon raiprakash! Get down this instant" he commanded. That bought her back to her senses a bit and she for a moment went into her diva mode.
"Swayam shekhawat! How dare you command me? Meri wish tumhara command tha na? Aur meine kaha ki chocolate boy look ko chodo mat...tho kyun chod diya Swayam? Kyun chod wo sab, kyun tune mujhe chod diya?" she asked choking on the last part. "Meine tujhe kabhi nahi choda, mein abhi bhi tumse pyaar karta hoon aur karta rahunga marte dum tak, agar tum chaho ya na chaho, I can't stop loving you." he said. "Then why?" she asked. "Because I wanted you to know what it feels like when you do it to me" he said. "It kills me Swayam to stay away from you" she cried. "SSh abh sab teek hoga....I'm sorry too for hurting you, neeche aa jao abhi" he coaxed her and spread out his arms inviting her. She wanted to be in them so badly that in the hurry she lost her balance. Luckily Swayam stood close by so he caught her in the nick of time and held her securely in his arms. (the way he carried her after chokra jawan re) She buried her face into his chest and cried. "Ssh its ok Sharon, I love you Sharon....don't cry please...mere liye roo mat" he said. "I love you too Swayam" she said smiling and sniffling through her tears. "Tum bohot cute lagti ho, when you do that" he said smiling through his tears. "I missed that smile" she said. "As I missed your laugh and antics" he said kissing her forehead. She giggled and then pulling herself up kissed him on his cheek "I missed you" she whispered. "As I missed you" he replied and placed his forehead on hers. "I love you " Sharon said. "Forever" he said and they laughed, as they made their way out of the canteen.
