Observing her audition, he says, "There is something eerily familiar about you. Have we met?"
She confusely replies, "I don't believe so. Are you sure?"
He responds, "It is like a forgotten memory trying to resurface."
She says with curiosity, "Mayb...
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The final chapter of school life had begun. Class 12 was heavier, faster, more intense. The pressure of the syllabus felt like a weight pressing on everyone's chest. Revision tests, mock exams, assignments, university forms-it was a whirlwind.
But beneath it all, Radhika still held onto one quiet hope: To restore what was lost.
One grey afternoon , when the sky was blanketed by heavy, dark clouds , Baladev and Revati didn't came to school. They were busy in completing their pending assignments. Only Madhav and Radhika attended the school.
The school hours passed with the same distance and quietness between them. As the final bell rang, the skies finally broke open.
Rain poured in heavy, rhythmic waves, drenching the courtyard within seconds. Students rushed out of school with umbrellas , few parents came to take their children . And soon the school became empty.
Radhika stood silently near the main gate, her arms folded, watching the downpour blur the world beyond the school walls. She had forgotten to bring an umbrella. After several minutes, she went back in and made a call to her mother from the school landline.
Now she waited.
Everyone else had left.
Or so she thought.
A soft rustle behind her. She heard footsteps. She turned quickly, startled ,eyes alert, body tense.
From the dim corridor, Madhav stepped into the light, holding an umbrella. Without a word , he walked to her , opened the umbrella and handed it over.
"My mother will come," she said instinctively, " You can go home with your umbrella."
Madhav didn't push the matter, closed his umbrella and stood beside her. Radhika looked at Madhav who was starring at the heavy rain , the darkness of the nature which was soothing and pleasant , then she too turned her eyes toward the outside storm which was nothing compared to her inside one.
"You should stop running behind me. After everything you said... after what it did to your last year's academic results..."Madhav said , his voice was heavy with the unseen feelings.
