📘 CHAPTER 28 — “Practice Ka Pressure & Ek Unexpected Scene”
Agla din subah se hi poora school fest-mode me tha.
Har jagah posters, practice ki awaazein, aur students ka excitement.
Radhika class me aayi toh Kritika already hawa khati huye type energy me thi.
“RADHIKA! Do you know? Section B ne kal raat tak practice ki! Unka script… full dramatic hai!”
Radhika ne calmly books nikali,
“Kritika, unn logon ko karne do. Hum pehle apna perfect karein.”
Kritika:
“Haan… but competition tight hoga. Aur Anshul toh acting me king hai. Uske saamne hum log… matlab tum log—”
Radhika ne pencil uthai,
“Kritika.”
“Okay okay, sorry. Main bas anxious hoon.”
Aarav bhi tab tak class me aa gaya aur unki conversation ka half part sun chuka tha.
He said casually:
“Competition hard ho ya easy… hume apna best dena hai. Aur Radhika ko heroine cast kiya hai koi reason se.”
Radhika ne eyebrow lift ki.
“Reason? Really?”
Aarav:
“Haan. Tum dialogues naturally bol leti ho. Tumhari expressions real hote hain.”
Radhika thoda fluster ho gayi but casually boli:
“Thanks, I guess.”
Kritika idhar se hass rahi thi,
“Awwww actors praising actors.”
Radhika:
“Kriti, please!”
💥 1. Practice Room Ki Tayaari
School ne fest ke liye ek purana audio-visual room diya tha practice ke liye.
Light thodi dim, stage-type corner bana hua, aur chairs scattered.
Team aaj full attendance me thi.
Aarav:
“Sab aa gaye? Good. Aaj hum full-run karenge script ka.”
Rohan:
“Bro, full-run matlab full acting? Ya half half?”
Kritika:
“Pura acting warna judges tumhe background tree bana denge.”
Rohan:
“Tree bhi important hota hai!”
Sab hass pade.
Radhika script haath me lekar khadi ho gayi. Aarav opposite side.
Scene start hua.
💥 2. First Scene — Friendship Break Moment
Aarav (powerful tone):
“Tumne kabhi mujhe trust hi nahi kiya, Riya!”
(Play me Radhika ka naam Riya hai)
Radhika (emotional tone):
“Tumne kab explain kiya? Tum toh bas chalte ban gaye!”
Aarav ek step aage badhta hai.
“Kyuki mujhe laga… tum kisi aur ka saath dogi.”
Radhika stunned expression deti hai.
Team kaafi impressed ho jati hai.
Kritika slow clap:
“Dialogue delivery 10/10! Emotions 12/10! Chemistry 200/10!”
Aarav:
“Kritika… bas.”
Radhika laugh control karte hue:
“Practice pe focus karo.”
💥 3. Unexpected Entry — Section B Watching
Scene ke beech door thoda sa open hua.
Anshul aur Section B ke do performers quietly peek kar rahe the.
Kritika ne turant notice kiya,
“Oh ho… spies!”
Aarav turn hota hai,
“Kuch kaam tha?”
Anshul calmly andar aata hai.
“Bas dekh raha tha… tum logon ka level. Not bad.”
Radhika politely:
“Thanks, but practice time hai.”
Anshul ne Aarav ko half-smirk diya,
“Good luck. You’ll need it.”
Aarav:
“Dekhenge.”
Section B wapas nikal gaya.
Kritika:
“Ab toh aur mehnat karni padegi!”
💥 4. The Emotional Scene — Jahan Sab Kuch Change Ho Gaya
Next part script ka sabse tough portion tha:
Reconciliation Scene
Jisme Riya (Radhika) ko apni galti feel hoti hai aur woh Rohan (not the class Rohan, script wala Rohan) se sach accept kar leti hai.
Aarav dialogue start karta hai:
“Riya, kabhi kabhi hum apne emotions ko express nahi kar pate. Iska matlab yeh nahi ki hum care nahi karte.”
Radhika ko line bolni thi:
“Shayad… main hi samajh nahi paayi.”
Par jab usne dialogue bola,
uske voice me real trembling aa gaya.
Aarav ne turant notice kiya.
“Everything okay?”
Radhika ne deep breath li.
“Haan… bas scene intense hai.”
Kritika slowly:
“Ya… ya scene hi intense hai.”
Aarav lines continue karta hai.
“Tumhari friendship mere liye important thi…”
Radhika ko answer dena tha,
“Tumhara trust mere liye sabse zyada tha.”
Par bolte waqt uski voice thodi heavy ho gayi—
jaise koi old memory strike kar gayi ho.
Aarav ne scene ke beech soft tone me pucha,
“Radhika… seriously, are you okay?”
Iss baar Radhika genuinely pause ho gayi.
“Umm… haan. Continue.”
Aarav ek second rukta hai… phir slowly, more gentle tone me dialogue bolta hai:
“Main tumse door nahi jaana chahta tha.”
Yeh line scripted thi.
Par delivery—REAL thi.
Radhika literally freeze ho gayi.
Ek second ke liye room silent ho gaya.
Kritika:
“Uhhh… wow. That… was NOT acting.”
Rohan:
“Guys… are we still in rehearsal ya ye real ho gaya?”
Radhika immediately script me laut aayi.
“Haan, script tha. Let’s move on.”
Aarav ne kuch nahi bola.
Bas uski aankhon me ek clarity si aa gayi thi.
💥 5. Break Time — Confusion + Realization
Practice ke 10 minutes break me sab water lene gaye.
Radhika ek corner me khadi thi—writing notes.
Aarav quietly uske paas aaya.
“Tum upset lag rahi ho.”
Radhika:
“Nahi, bas… scene heavy tha.”
Aarav thoda softly bola,
“Radhika, agar kuch uncomfortable tha toh bata sakti ho.”
Radhika:
“Uncomfortable nahi… bas scene ne reality ko touch kar diya.”
Aarav ne samajh liya.
Par kuch bola nahi.
Bas sirf kaha,
“Next scene light hai. Don’t worry.”
💥 6. Final Scene — Sabko Shock Dene Wala Moment
Team wapas stage par.
Last scene ek accidental fall + rescue ka tha.
Script ke hisab se:
Riya slip karti hai
aur Aarav ka character uska haath pakadta hai.
Normal acting scene.
But jab Radhika stage edge se turn le rahi thi,
floor slip ho gaya.
She actually lost balance.
Aarav ne bina second waste kiye,
seedha aage badh kar uska wrist pakad liya.
Pure force se nahi,
par itna firm ki woh girne se bach gayi.
Room shock me.
Kritika:
“OH MY GOD!”
Rohan:
“Yeh script nahi tha!”
Radhika ne balance regain kiya.
Aarav ne gently poocha,
“You okay?”
Radhika ne slowly haan me sir hila diya.
Scene accidental tha—
par impact real.
Poora team silent ho gaya.
Kritika whisper:
“Guys… ye chemistry acting se bahar jaa chuki hai.”
Aarav ne deep breath li aur confidently bola:
“Bas. Aaj ki practice yahin end.
Kal se hum aur intense preparation karenge.”
Sab pack up karne lage.
Radhika silently exit ki taraf gayi.
Aarav peeche se dekhta raha.
⭐ CHAPTER 28 Ends With:
Aarav saving Radhika — accidentally but perfectly.
Aur dono ke beech ek silence… jisme emotions mixed the.
Competition tough tha.
Script intense thi.
Acting real ho rahi thi.
Par sabse bada twist—
dono ab khud samajh nahi paa rahe the ki kya acting hai, aur kya sach.