HER SAFE PLACE

Changing Room

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Rocky's POV

As soon as I left the room and shut the door behind me, I felt a rush of emotions hit me like a tidal wave. It was impossible to contain the excitement bubbling up inside, so without a second thought, I broke into a wild dance right there in the hallway. And I wasn't just any kind of excited—I was full-on Shinchan mode, doing my best impression of him, my absolute favorite character. I threw my hands up in the air, twirled around, and sang out, “Balle balle te shawa shawa, eelo eelo te kawa kawa, balle balle te shawa shawa, eelo eelo te kawa kawa!”

I was all over the place, practically bouncing off the walls with joy. I mean, can you even imagine? My Shivi, the same girl who kept pushing me away, who always said she didn’t deserve me—she finally said it. She said she wanted me, that she wanted us, and that she wasn’t going to push me away anymore. SHE WANTS ME! Those words were ringing in my head like the best song I’ve ever heard. It was as if every doubt, every fear I’d had about losing her just disappeared in that moment.

I was on cloud nine, floating on pure happiness. The thought of her standing up for me, being bold enough to show that she wanted me, it made my heart race like crazy. It felt like all those months of trying, of being patient, of waiting for her to realize what we had, had finally paid off. And now, here I was, dancing like a complete fool but feeling like the happiest guy in the world.

As I continued my crazy dance routine, thinking back to how things unfolded, I couldn’t believe how far we had come. When Priya showed up earlier, I was in the living room, chatting with Ravi, Adi, and Mihir, just talking about random stuff. And then, there she was—Priya, with her usual flair, dancing around with her headphones on, totally in her own world. I didn’t think much of it, just smiled at her antics.

But then, Priya noticed me. She unplugged her headphones, cranked up the music on the speaker, and pulled me into the middle of the room to dance with her. I barely had time to react before I was being spun around, and all I could think was, Oh boy, Shivangi’s not going to like this.

And just like that, Shivangi stormed into the room with that determined fire in her eyes. She marched right up to us, and before I could even open my mouth to say something, she grabbed me by the collar and kissed me. And not just any kiss—no, this was a real kiss, like a “you’re mine, no questions asked” kind of kiss. I just stood there, completely stunned, feeling her lips on mine. My heart was beating so fast, I thought it might explode.

The moment felt like it lasted forever, but at the same time, it ended too soon. When she finally pulled away, she gave Priya a look that said, Back off—he’s mine. And honestly, I’d never seen her like that before. It was like she had a whole new fire inside her, and I was loving every second of it.

Fast forward to now, back in the hallway outside my room, I couldn’t keep still. I was jumping up and down like a little kid, replaying that moment over and over in my head. She kissed me. She actually kissed me! I felt like I was the luckiest guy on Earth.

Just then, I heard someone snickering behind me. I spun around and saw Ravi, Adi, Mihir, and a few others gathered at the end of the hallway, watching my little dance session with huge grins on their faces. They were clearly enjoying the show.

Ravi raised an eyebrow and smirked. “What’s up with you, dude? Why are you dancing like a lunatic?” he asked, trying to hold back his laughter.

I didn’t even care that they were teasing me. I rushed over to them and practically shouted, “Why wouldn’t I dance? You won’t believe it—when Priya showed up, I thought Shivangi would push me away again, that she’d say I deserved someone else and that she’d never change her mind. But no! This time, it’s totally different. She said she wouldn’t let me go, that I’m hers! Like, she claimed me, right in front of Priya! Can you imagine that?”