Unexplainable fear of Crush
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His hands ran all over her hip like a snake. She was getting weak in her knees that if he leave her she would fall abruptly.
She got numb and couldn't feel her own body. She was in shock. How would you feel if you were in her place?
Your crush about whom you have always dreamt to just see closer enough and maybe had a greed for a handshake, is now so closer to you that you can't find your breath.
Is making you uncomfortable by his touch. What will you feel?
Kavi was feeling the same right now.
Her a little opened mouth and wide opened eyes of amusement didn't closed through out the dance.
On the other hand, Harsh was so fascinated of her amber eyes that he wouldn't let go them.
Even if she down her head out of shyness to escape the eye contact, he would lift her chin immediately.
The never ending uncomfortable dance ended as all the students' claps echoed in the auditorium.
Uncomfortable was for kavi but for Harsh it was fun.Ash didn't clapped, she held the both sides of her chair tightly in anger.
But she calmed herself saying that results are yet to be announced. And moreover, Harsh will select her not kavi for goodness sake she can't dance.
Even when harsh was trying to make her dance she stumbled a lot of times. And he can't afford to ruin his annual day performance with kavi's wobble dance.
As soon as the dance came to an end, Harsh let go off kavi's waist, but slowly moving his hand one last time from the back of her waist to the side of it. Kavi adjusted her top hurriedly after he left her completely.
All the team members of harsh were murmuring and giggling among themselves.
Harsh noticed them and he knew why they were giggling, so he threw his lopsided smirk and winked at them.
Harsh grabbed the mike again and started "Kavi...you are not a bad dancer, all you need is practise. So..will you join us?".
Every girl in the auditorium hunged their mouths open. 'How can he do this? We all struggled so much for the audition'.
"Umm...sir no" kavi replied looking down.
"Sir, if you want me to be participative, I can.....I can paricipate in backstage work along with my class boys" she continued doubtfully.
"Backstage works? Um..okay.. But you really need to be active, you can't hide yourself behind boys"
"They'll do their part you do your part. And be regular during rehearsals" Harsh ordered her and she nodded in a 'yes'.
He chuckled and imitated her moving his head like she nodded in a 'yes'.
"Now I would like to announce the results. The girls who have been selected to perform with us are...Nandana purohit with sushanth" at this nandu felt very disheartened, yet she composed herself and wondered who the hell is this sushanth among the boys.
"Shruti pathak with prateek babbar, Sia dhillon with Jai verma,Vasundhara rajvanshi with Aditya seal and finally with me it is..."
Ash's breath hitched, only one thing was on her mind, 'please god.. That should be me, holding his hand'.
"Aishwarya narayan" ash jumped off her seat. She quickly ran on to the stage and embraced Harsh with her arms.
She even out of excitement kissed his cheek tightly. Harsh too replied with a quick peck on her cheek and everyone cheered for both of them.
All the students began their congratulations ceremony for the selected girls. Kavi went on to nandu and vasu to console and congratulate them.
They smiled weakly and three of the friends hugged each other. They searched for ash to congratulate her but she was on the seventh cloud talking and giggling with harsh.
Just then, a guy approached them.
"Hi.. I'm sushanth. You are.. Nandana right?"he asked excitedly, his hopeful bright eyes sticked on nandu.
Nandu felt weird as to why is he feeling so excited. Then she replied sternly "Ya..that's me".
"I'm your dance partner"He said forwarding his hand. She shook it awkwardly.
Kavi and vasu chose to leave both of them alone as they understood the guy's intentions of behaving so excited.
But nandu stopped them from leaving. "Okay will catch you tomorrow for rehearsals" she cut off sushanth's excitement and left with her friends.
"He was interested in you. Why you behaved like that?" vasu asked nandu as they walked to the parking area.
"Coz I'm not interested" she simply plucked the topic off its root whereas kavi and vasu were planning to tease her in case she was also interested.
Kavi and vasu looked each other with disappointment. "Hey guys.. Were you leaving without me?" ash broke in when they were about to leave with their bicycles.
"Ash congratulations..." all of them congratulated her and they all left for their home.
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Kavi wasn't able to sleep that night due to the tingling sensation on her waist where harsh lounged his hand. She closed her eyes tightly and tried to sleep but she couldn't.
She got up from her bed and took out Harsh's photo which she hid in the lamp stand desk's drawer.
She quicly ran to her wardrobe, opened it and hurriedly hid the photo beneath her lots of clothes out of her sight.
His thoughts running in her mind were so intimidating. She was very afraid of her crush after what happened today.
She was like a child standing near the sea shore, waiting for the waves to hit. But when the waves flow closer, she run backwards.
She was waiting for this very day when she could see and touch Harsh Arya for once, but today when the deed was done, she couldn't help but feel an unexplainable fear deep down her. Her insides crumpled as if some summersaults were happening in her stomach.
She laid on the bed again breathing heavily thinking that she has thrown him far far away from her. She slept pressing her knees in her stomach like a baby in womb.
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The next day
The five girls who got selected and Harsh and his team assembled in the auditorium for rehearsals.
The 10th standard boys who were responsible for the technical works also indulged in their respective works.
"Harsh" ash shouted as she hugged him.
Harsh responded but his eyes were searching for someone else. "Shall we start?" she asked him desperately.
"Ash...just wait here I'll be back" Harsh told her and ran towards a boy who was busy in arranging the lights on the stage.
"Hey...where's kavi?" he asked the guy.
"Sir..I don't know she didn't come today" the guy replied with a smile.
Harsh got very angry, 'how dare she didn't show up today?'.
He was very desperate to see her, even he didn't know why. "Call her. I want her here now" he told the guy gritting his teeth badly.
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"Hello" Kavi initiated as she lift the landline.
"Hey.. Is this kavi? I'm saurav" the guy from the other side spoke.
"Saurav? From our class?" she doubtfully asked him as she was not sure why would he call her.
"Yep..actually I've called to inform you that Harsh sir is very mad at you. You promised him to take part in arrangements atleast but why didn't you show up today?" her eyes widened and she gasped as this was unexpected.
Harsh noticed that she was not there in school. She was excited. But was also afraid thinking of what happened yesterday.
"Ahem... Actually...I'm not feeling well today, that's why. Please apologise to him on my behalf" she cut the call abruptly.
She thought this would be better, not going to school for today.
Tomorrow she will make herself composed and comfortable and will make a fresh start.
Avoid avoid... Just make yourself invisible to him.. I can't stand his intimidating eyes She breathed in and out taking in all her precautions for tomorrow.
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End of the Chapter!
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