"Be-wajah har baar tujhe sochna, aadat banti ja rahi hai,

Yeh kaisi be-chaini hai jo mujhe tadpa rahi hai.

Maine toh kabhi chaha nahi tha kisi ka hona,

Phir kyun teri ek muskurahat, mera sukoon chura rahi hai?"

(Saanvi aur Prachi dabe paon stage ke curtains ke peeche pahunchti hain. Saanvi ki dhadkan itni tez hai ki use lag raha hai bahar anchor ko sunai de degi. Woh darr rahi hai... lekin uski curiosity use rokne nahi de rahi.)

Prachi: (slowly) Woh dekh Anvi... wahan front row mein! Ab toh yakeen aaya?

(Saanvi parde ko halka sa sarka kar bahar dekhti hai. Lights ka focus seedha front row par hai. Wahan Reyansh baitha hai—ek dum sharp aur intimidating. Uska black suit lights mein chamak raha hai aur uska chehra pehle se kahin zyada serious aur royal lag raha hai.)

Saanvi: (Reyansh ko dekhte hi uski heartbeat bohot fast chalne lagti hai aur uske shabd atkane lagte hai wo poori shocked ho jaati hai) Ye… yeh s.. sach me y... yahan hai

Prachi: (Uske haath pe halki si chutti katati hai)

Saanvi: Ahh! kya kar rahi hai

Prachi: Tujhe yakeen dila rahi hoon

Saanvi: (Reyansh ko gurte rehti hai) Lekin Rudra ne kyun nhi bataya ki chief guest ye (Reyansh) hain aur owner bhi

Prachi: (wapas andar chali jaati hai) Wo tu usse pooch lena chal ab thodi der me hamari performance aane wali hai

(Tabhi, jaise Reyansh ko kisi ki nazar ka ehsaas hota hai, woh apni gardan halki si ghumata hai aur seedha stage ke us parde ki taraf dekhta hai jahan Saanvi chhupi thi. Saanvi ki saansein atak jati hain aur woh jhat se parde ke peeche ho jati hai.)

Saanvi: (Apne dil pe haath rakh ke) Heyy Mahadev, kahin dekh to nhi liya unhone

Prachi: Kya hua bhoot jaisi khadi kyun hai idhar aa aur apne baal sahi kar le time nhi hai jyada apni performance me

Saanvi: (Prachi ke samne jaati hai aur uska haath pakad ke kehti hai) Yaar Prachi mujhse nhi hoga main kaisi unke samne yaar mujhe bohot dar lag raha hai

Prachi: Wahh abhi to mujhe hi himmat de rahi thi ab khud dar rahi abhi thodi der pehle kisne kaha tha (saanvi's mimicry) Aag laga denge stage par

Saanvi: Shut up! Mujhe yahan tension hi rahi hai aur tu bakwas kar rahi hai

Prachi: Achha baba theek hai sorry aur kuch nahin hoga humne itni mehnat ki hai to dar kis baat ki tu bas Reyansh ko ignore karna okay!

Saanvi: Hmm, I will try

Reyansh side ~

Reyansh: (jisne saanvi ko parde ke peeche dekh liya hota hai vhi wo mann hi mann muskura raha hota hai aur uske baare me sochne lagta hai) (In mind) Mini volcano aakhir tumhe pata chal hi gaya ki chief guest aur koi nhi mai hi hoon kaash abhi tumhara expression dekhne ko milta

Reyansh: (Saanvi ke baare me sochte hua uska dil achanak se tez dhadkane lagta hai, apne dil pe halka sa haath rakhta hai) (In mind) Ye mujhe kya ho raha ye mera dil aachanak se itni taz kyun dhadak raha hai main jab bhi uske baare me sochta hoon kuch ajeeb hone lagta hai

Rudra side ~

Rudra: Bhai aa gye

Friend 1: Rudra tumne bataya nhi Chief Guest tumhare bhai hai

Friend 2: Aur tumne ye bhi nhi bataya ki college tumhara bhai ki hai

Rudra: (In mind) Ab main kya bolun mujhe to khud abhi pata chala hai par bhai college ke owner kab bane (Phir wo kuch sochne lagta hai) Yaad aaya bhai uss din mujhe college karne aaye the to unhone kaha tha unhe principal sir se kaam hai ohh to ye kaam tha unka

Friend 3: Achha ye sab chhodo tum sab, agla performance hamara hai to ready hona sab

All boys: Yessssss

Rudra: (Apne hi khayalon mein gum rehta hai)

Friend 3: Rudra ready hona tum

Rudra: (apne friend ki aawaz sun kar apne khayalon se bahar aata hai) H.. haan ready hoon main

(Gradually, all the performances are finished. Now, only Rudra and Saanvi's performances are left.)

Anchor: So guys, hope you all are enjoying the evening! Ab tak ki saari performances kamaal ki thi, par ab waqt hai us performance ka jiska poora college intezaar karta hai!

Anchor: Give it up for the heartthrob of our college, the one and only... Rudra Malhotra and his group—The Kukkad Boyz!

(The entire auditorium erupts with whistles and applause. High-energy music starts with a powerful beat.)

[Author Note: Rudra aur uske group ka performance aapko mere instagram ke story highlight (#Ruchi) mein mil jayega.]

(Rudra’s energy on stage is worth watching. He performs every step with complete confidence. The girls in the audience are screaming his name. Reyansh, sitting in the front row, smiles as he watches his younger brother perform.)

Backstage ~

(Saanvi and Prachi are watching Rudra from behind the curtain.)

Prachi: (Watching Rudra's performance intently) Maanna padega... yeh 'Ullu' jaisa bhi ho, par dance toh kaafi achha kar raha hai.

Saanvi: (Watching as well) Haan, kar toh achha raha hai. Mujhe toh lagta hai yahi winner hoga.

Prachi: Aisa kuch nahi hoga! Hum isse achha karenge.

Saanvi: Mujhe toh nahi lagta... mujhe toh abhi bhi darr lag raha hai. Pata nahi sab kaisa hoga, agla performance hum dono ka hi hai.

Prachi: Sab sahi hoga yaar Saanvi! Tu bas achha soch aur apne Mahadev pe bharosa rakh.

(As soon as Rudra and his group's performance ends, the auditorium is filled with loud clapping and cheering. Everyone loved their performance.)

Anchor: Sach mein, iss group ki performance ne toh aag hi laga di! Aur lage bhi kyun na, jab group Rudra Malhotra ka ho.

Anchor: Ab baari hai last performance ki, jiska intezaar kaafi logon ko hai... kyun, hai na?

Everyone: Yessssss!

Anchor: Ab aapke intezaar ko khatam karte hain aur hum apni do pyaari students ka swagat karte hain. So everyone, put your hands together for—Prachi and Saanvi!

(Anchor ke announce karte hi poora auditorium andhere mein doob jata hai. Reyansh, jo ab tak thoda relaxed baitha tha, ek dum se alert ho jata hai. Uske kaan sirf ek hi naam par ruke hain—Saanvi.)

[Author Note: Saanvi aur Prachi ka performance aapko mere instagram id ke story highlight (#Saayansh❣️) mein mil jayega.]

(Music shuru hota hai aur spotlight seedha stage ke beech mein padti hai jahan Saanvi aur Prachi apni positions le chuki hain. Saanvi ne jaise hi apni aankhen kholi, auditorium mein ek alag hi energy chha gayi.)

Reyansh’s Side ~

(Jaise hi Saanvi ne dance shuru kiya, Reyansh ki nazrein wahi tham gayi. Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ki yeh 'Mini Volcano' itne grace aur perfection ke saath move karegi. Reyansh, jo hamesha stone-faced rehta hai, aaj apni palkein jhukana bhool gaya uski nazar bas saanvi pe hi thi jaise dheere dheere wo usme kho raha ho)

Reyansh: (In his mind, stunned) Ye ladki hamesha mujhe surprise kar deti hai lekin ye alag hai sabse alag isme aisi kya baat hai jo main na chahte hua bhi kheecha chala jata hoon ye kya ho raha hai mere saath maine kabhi kisi ladki ke baare me nhi socha lekin ye iske baare me sochne par majbur ho jata hoon aakhir ye kaisi feeling hai ?

Dev: (slowly) "Sir, students ne sach mein kamaal kar diya hai na?"

Reyansh: (Bina nazar hataye, ek dum gehri awaaz mein) "Kamaal se bhi kahin upar hai yeh..."

•On Stage

(Saanvi dance mein poori tarah kho chuki hai. Shuruat mein woh thodi nervous thi, lekin jaise hi music ka base badha, uska darr gayab ho gaya. Woh har step itni khoobsurati se kar rahi thi ki auditorium mein baithe har shaks bas use hi dekh rahe the.)

(Dance ke ek fast move mein, Saanvi ghumte hue seedha Reyansh ke saamne aati hai. Un dono ki nazrein milti hain. Saanvi ki aankhon mein ab woh darr nahi, balki ek alag hi garv (pride) hota hai—jaise woh Reyansh ko dikhana chahti ho ki woh kisi se kam nahi hai. Uski heartbeat bhi bohot fast ho jaati hai.)

Saanvi: (Dancing, in her mind) Bade aaye the mujhe 2 saal ki bachhi kehne par inhe kya pata ye bachhi stage pe aag bhi laga sakti hai pata nhi kya samjhte hai khud ko haan mana ek gun hai inke pass to kya hua mere pass bhi kabhi honge… shayad!

Rudra side ~

(RUDRA jo un dono ke dance ko dhyaan se dekh raha hota hai vhi uska dhyaan jyada prachi pe hi hota hai aur wo apne smile ko control nhi kar paa raha hota hai prachi ko dekh ke uske chehre pe ek badi se smile aa jati hai)

Rudra: Kitna aacha dance kar rahe hai dono in dono ne to mujhe bhi takar de diya aur ye (Prachi) to poori fire hai

Rudra: (Phir uski nazar apne Bhai Reyansh pe jaati hai jo abhi bhi saanvi me poori tarah khoya hua tha bas usse hi ek-tak dekhta jaa raha hota hai)

Rudra: (In mind) Oh my god bhai smile kar rahe hai aise to bohot bolte hai ki main ladkiyon se dur rehta hoon ye sab bekaar hain aur ab dekho to khud kisi me khoye hain koi dekh ke kahega ki ye vhi Reyansh Malhotra hai jo hamesha rude aur strict rehte hai.

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