THE VISUALIZED LOVE

Chapter 9 - The Fest Day

October 2024.
A week later.

~Fest day~

Advait was chosen as an anchor, he was busy with his preparations. He came up on the stage and began the fest with an introduction and a welcoming speech. He caught the attention of many people, especially girls. People who had participated in any competition were asked to sit in the first 5 rows in the auditorium. Shivani couldn’t stop looking at him, He definitely caught her attention, she gulped looking at his appearance.
A black well worn suit, with a White shirt inside. He wore an ironic watch on his left hand, and held a mic with a gracious smile on his face. He spoke confidently with definitely no stage fear. “He is just… awesome man… Who in the hell world of satan would anyone believe the fact that he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Uday must have lost his mind. Tchhh” She thought.

Price distribution ceremony had started.
Dean came up on the stage and started announcing the Prize winners of all the competitions, including the PRODUCT LAUNCH.

Shivani secured 3rd place, she came up on the stage happily in shock as that was her first prize being received in that well reputed university because she just gave it a shot without any expectations to win. 2nd was secured by someone else and the first place went to Advait.
“Who else deserved the first place, but him?” Shivani whispered to herself while having a proud smile on her face. He came up with a happy face and received his prize cheerfully. Winners of product launch were made to stand together and a picture was clicked to be put on the magazine of 2024.

Programmes in the Auditorium were going on and people were wandering places in the college, many stalls were put up on the college's main ground. Shivani came to eat at a stall and there she saw Shane. He waved at her, She waved back. He came to her and asked “Didn’t go to audi? 
“No, the programmes started to get boring and I felt hungry so I came to eat. You didn’t go?” Shivani Replied and asked.

“I’ll go now, I have to be there in 10mins to see Advait perform” Shane replied.

“WH–at??? Advait is going to perform ? in What?”

“You didn’t know? He’s gonna perform in a dance program”

“Dance? But I don’t think He is a member of Western Dance Association. How can he still perform in a Dance program?”

“Secretaries have got the permission to perform in Dance, and also he is a good dancer, So yea. All the secretaries will be performing now”

“Is there anything that he can’t do?” She said. “HUH??” Shane questioned as it was too noisy and crowded. “You also come with me and help me record a video of him dancing” Shane said.
“Me?? No way!!” Shivani disagreed.

Shane pulled her by her wrist and ran to the audi while she was trying to have her corndog which was in that hand that he pulled. She couldn’t eat and kept her mouth open looking at the corndog while they were running “Bruther let me eat atleast” she said as they were rushing to the audi, they both were being chaotic. She finally got to eat it after they arrived.

The program started.
Spotlights were turned on. Shivani’s jaw dropped as she saw Advait dance to the ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ song. That was her favourite song. He knew what he was doing.
His elegance, his body movements, the steps, his facial expressions everything was genuinely different from his actual behaviour. His hair was a paid actor, his sweat dripping on his Adam's apple was glowing as those lights hit him. He was hot. Period.

  “Oh god… THIS IS UNHOLY” Shivani thought as she was turning red after looking at him. Her smile stretched till her ears. Her eyes began to shine as she gazed at him, a radiant light sparkling within them. She just couldn’t control herself. Shane recorded her reaction to show it to Advait later.

She immediately ran out after the program got over.

~After the programme~

Shane, Advait and Uday came to eat as they were hungry.
“They took a picture of the prize winners to put it in the magazine… I wonder when it’s going to be put up. Shivaniiiiii is also there with me in thatttt!! Also I didn't see her in the audi when I was about to perform, I was searching for her from behind the stage.” Advait spoke to them in a disappointed tone,while having some fried rice.

“SUPRISE!!!” said Shane handing him the phone to show the video which he took to record Shivani’s reaction.

Advait couldn’t believe his eyes. She smiled? Looking at him dancing?? Man was about to faint.

Shivani saw these 3 and came to tell them ‘bye’ as she was leaving. 
“Bye,I am leaving.” She said.
Advait couldn’t stop laughing and was looking right in her eyes. Shane and Uday also started giggling.
“Machane indha video la irukardhu yarra macha”(Bro, who’s that in the video ra?) Advait made a comment sarcastically, laughing.
Shane showed it to Shivani, the recorded video of her expressions.
Shivani was utterly shocked when she looked at the video and went,
“DEIIIII SHAAAAANEEEEEYYYYYYY!!!!!!”