Prem Vivah

• Night Adventure •

• Short Leap!

Today was the last round of elimination and Naina was hoping against hope to get selected for this dance competition. For the first time in these sixteen-year, She wasn't confident, she felt anxious and unsatisfied with her rehearsal. She didn't know if she and Feroze would be able to clear this round or if they'd be disqualified. Taking a deep breath, she paced around the green room while sweating, and Feroze was trying to provide her comfort and encouragement.

"Why are you panicking so much?" He asked her with furrowed eyebrows.

"Feroze, yaar tum nahi samjhoge. I never felt so unconfident...I just hope sab ache se ho jaye." Naina replied to him with a crestfallen face.

"Yes, don't worry. Main hoon na, I'll manage everything." Feroze friendly patted her shoulder and gave a smile.

They kept waiting for their name to be announced, and Finally, the young lady called them to perform on the stage. Naina blinked her eyes which felt quite heavy due to weakness and stress, and Feroze held her hand with an assuring smile. They both moved out of the room and walked straight onto the stage, watching the judges with tranquil expressions. The song commenced to ring in the background, and Feroze was confidently managing all the errors that Naina was creating by looking tense. Although she performed very well, her nervousness about getting eliminated was bringing the bitter liquid of sweat on her skin. The judges noted their eye expressions, their chemistry, their hand movements, their rhythms, their mutual understanding, their facial looks, their confidence, their passion for dance, and everything that makes their pair look ravishing.

Naina had been thinking of Sameer while dancing, and hence the performance came out to look very outstanding. She was recalling his motivational words and belief in her passion for dance...If Not For Herself. She has to qualify this round for her loving man, no matter what! And for that, she would need to be self-assured of her late nights' rehearsals. She was glad she had someone in her life who trusts her skills and abilities more than she does. She was glad she had Sameer who always allowed her to touch the sky with the wings of freedom and growth behind her. She was glad she had a boyfriend like him who knew how passionate She is about dance and what magic she could spell on the audience with her Aadayein.

Naina was brought out of her trance when She heard the judges informing both of them that they'd send an email about the qualified couples and also they'll get a confirmation call if they'd get selected. Feroze and Naina gave a gentle smile to the respectful judges and walked back into their room.

"Dekha, kitna acha perform kiya tumne, khamakha itna darr rahi thi," Feroze said with a sweet smile.

"It all happened because of Sameer," Naina replied to him in a soft voice.

"Huh?" He looked at her in perplexity.

"Haan, jab bhi main uske bare me sochti hoon...toh bahut confident feel karti hoon. I feel like woh yahi kahi hai mere nazdeek, mujhe dekh raha hai, meri performance dekh kar khush ho raha hai, mere liye zor se taaliyan baja raha hai. I just want to qualify for the final round. He'll be so happy and proud of me." Naina answered him with a dreamy smile, and soon a message arrived on the texting app.

"Hey! How was your performance? Did you nail it?" His concern and affection for her was the reason why she felt an instant connection with him all the time they accidentally met each other before falling in love.

"I don't know, let's hope for the best!" Naina typed and sent him quickly, a smile gracing her soft lips.

"See, kitna sochta hai woh mere bare me. He remembered ki aaj mujhe perform karna hai, isliye message bhi kar diya yeh pooch ne ke liye ki maine ache se dance kiya ya nahi." She happily told Feroze about Sameer's excitement for this competition, and The young boy smiled at her lovingly.