Preeran: Ardour

Challenge

Next day.

All the youngsters are gathered at the table for breakfast.

Kritika: Aaj kaha jayenge??

Akshat: Shopping toh bilkul nahi!!

Kritika glares at him, while he chuckles.

Nisha (excited): Rajkumari Noor ke mahal!!

Rishabh: Haan haan...woh toh tumhari purani dost hai na!!

Nisha glares at Rishabh while the others laugh.

Nisha: Ji nahi!! Noor mar chuki hai!!

Everybody: Whatt!!!

Nisha (casually): Haan...aur hum wahan jaa kar uske bhoot se milenge...

Karan: B..b..bhoot se...

Preeta: Kyun bajarbattu...darr gaye!!

Karan: D..darr aur woh bhi mein!! Huh!! The Karan Luthra kisi se nahi darta!!

Shrishti scares him from behind.

Karan: Ahhh!!!

Preeta laughs.

Karan: W..woh toh...jaan puch ke.. nahi toh mein nahi darta!!

Sameer: Haan haan bhai...aap kaha darte hai!!

Everybody laughs.

Kritika: Sameer bhai aap toh rehne hi do...khud bhi toh kitna darte ho!!

Sameer: K..kya!! Mein nahi darta!!

Nisha: Tum sab ladke kitne darpok ho!!

Boys: Hum nahi darte!!

Nisha: Thik hai phir...humare saath uss mahal mein chalna..phir dekhte hai kon darta hai aur kon nahi!!

Rishabh: Thik hai!!

Preeta: Okay phir...shaam ko 6 baje...

Karan: Done!!

Kritika: All the best bhaiyon...

Akshat: Mein tumhara bhai nahi hu!!

Kritika: Haan haan...tumhe bhi all the best...

Karan: All the best ki zaroorat tum ladkiyon ko hai...hum ladke ko nahi!!

Preeta: Woh toh dekhenge!!

The girls and the boys glare at each other and turn their faces. They walk in the opposite direction.

In the evening.

Everybody is standing in front of the palace. It was 6:30 and the sun had already set. The palace was looking no less than a haunted castle. Everybody gulped seeing it, but did not show it to the others.

Nisha: Toh chale??

Everybody: H..haan...

Preeta opens the door, slightly. There was complete darkness inside.

Preeta: Andar pura andhera hai... torch ki zaroorat padegi..

Everybody switched their torches on and entered. The place was full of dust and cobwebs.

Kritika: Hum ladkiyan right side jaayengi aur aap ladke left side...

They leave towards their respective directions.

Preeta, Nisha, Shrishti and Kritika secretly follow the boys.

Nisha: Pree tujhe yaad hai na kya karna hai??