He Hates Me Or Does He?

PART 32: DANCE CLASSES

EVENING OF THE SAME DAY
I felt tormented with what Aadarsh said to me and that too in front of all those people. I don't know how much I have to keep up with him. The wedding is nearing. The date is 20th July and I already feel like where my earlier months are. Three weeks from now, the wedding will take place so I can already see the dance practices taking place.

I am at peace finally at my di's home. We have finally hired dance tutors to help us with all our dances. Finally, there's something going on. The festiveness of the wedding has finally churned in. It's tea time and all my girls are sitting together.

We are sitting with our moms chitchatting on various topics and suddenly everyone's wedding plans gossip takes its stand.
Sanjana Di and Aashna Di are the eldest the family so discussions on that are taking rounds. While Sanjana Di looks firm on not getting married anytime soon since her boyfriend is still in his MBA second year and will take some time to earn a job, Aashna Di particularly seems interested and disinterested at the time.

"Aashna. You are already so pyari(beautiful). Do we have a boy in picture or not?" asks my Bua teasingly.
" Ah Nah Mausi ji. There's nobody in picture." Aashna Di smiles innocently.
Everyone except me starting doing " Ohhhoooooo" in unison.
" There's a guy bua but he will be very tough to get." says Kalpana giggling.
" Ohhh really. Who's it?" says Bua widening her eyes. All the ladies are interested now.

" Oh comeon everybody. It's nobody. They all just tease me for nothing at all." says Aashna di looking down.
" We tease you. Damn we don't. We just witness the truth and say it." says Sanjana Di firmly.

" Ah I feel that it's Vihaan only and after my wedding you guys might be the next." says Anjali Di excitedly.
My heart skips a beat. Vihaan. Shit. Shit. Shit. I forgot to comprehend my feelings that I have been lately having for him. What the hell? I feel so terrible at this point. I did not know Aashna Di was this serious about him. I fell for him without even realising or maybe it's just a temporary crush. Obviously it is. How much do I know him? It's nothing just me getting attracted because he has the popular guy image around here and I am just some small town nerd crushing over him for no reason at all.

All the ladies are excited now.
"So beta. Do you know how Vihaan feels about this?" asks Aashna Di's mom, my another Bua.

" Oh god mamma I swear it's nothing. I don't feel anything for him. It's just that he's my good friend." Aashna Di stands up and turns on the speaker. " Enough discussion on this let's focus on our dance classes." She says cheeringly.

We head over to the central library at 7. Apparently, Aashna and Anjali Di had already asked for a place where they all could practice dance together, the central hall in the building of the library where we had our earlier party.

We reach over and see our tutor already there. He seems a decent guy.

" Hello friends. I am Sarthak, your dance tutor. We are going to have a lots of fun on our pretty bride's wedding." He says with a great zeal of energy.

We all say " Yess" in unison.

The first dance we have to practice now is a soothing and romantic one as it's the easiest one. All the people with some partner of their choice have to dance around the main couple
" Anjali Di and Shaurya Jiju"

We reach the central hall. It's looks heavily empty to me today as Vihaan might have made his arrangement for our dance. We see two people arranging the speakers and I giggle with Sanjana Di as we both are excited.

" Yayyy Anjali Di's wedding preparations have finally started. Yippee." I say out loud with one hand in the air.

All the ladies give a hugee yayy and we start hugging Anjali Di. As I open my eyes, I see Vihaan getting inside the room and all of us turn quiet.

" Hey. Great to see you all here again." He comes and gives a pleasant smile to all of us.

His eyes lock mine. " I thought you were supposed to be in library at this time." He asks while checking his watch.

" Uhh it's Sunday." I stutter.
" Noo it's Monday." He reminds me.
Wait what. How can it be Monday. All of them are pindrop quiet and then Vihaan breaks into a laugh. Damnn that damnn smile. This is for the first time I am seeing that he is having a healthy conversation like other ladies with me.

Oh I won't disturb please continue.
" Vihaan you should dance too. We all need a partner and it could really work if you could dance with us." initiates Ahana di.

" Ah oh I would love to. But I cannot daily turn up you know. I have loads of work." He says.

" Well that's fine. If you can grasp things early, I can provide a special session for you once in a week and then you cannot do your rehearsals in your free time." Our tutor offers happily.

" Oh that would be great. But since I am the only guy today besides the great tutor. I would just observe. You all dance." says Vihaan and sits in the chair on the corner with his laptop.

Great. On the first day, I have my distraction here.

After about half an hour, we are still struggling to do things properly and things get really funny midway too. There comes a time when I and Sanjana Di are doing our dingly tingly dance and tripping over each other only to get scolded harshly by our tutor. We continue again doing our bullshit together.

" You two. Stop right there." shouts Sarthak sir in a grim voice. Enough of fun, now please show me some steps.

I feel nervous now. All of them will watch me. I look over at Vihaan and his eyes are locked right at me already. I turn my head to Sanjana Di and we start trying with our little dance. At the " caught ya line " we trip over one another and start laughing again.

" Oh god. Give me your hand" says Sarthak sir asking for my hand.

Man I was not expecting this. I will be the first to practice with him lol lol lol.

He puts his one hand on my waist and with the other, holds my hand, classic dancing step. Then I am going backwards and forward and we get a hold on our sync. He then asks me to roll over and fall in his arms. I obey but

" Well guys it was really fun watching you all. I will join this fun class anytime later. Bye bye have a good day." says Vihaan in his calm voice.

I turn around and watch him walk away.

" You'll get there soon." Says Sarthak sir politely.

I switch again with Sanjana Di and we practice this time only a tiny bit more serious.