soty 2

Chapter 37

(Janhvi slowly walks towards ananya )
Janhvi : can we talk?
Ananya : hmm
(They goes on side and sit across from each other awkward silence. Ananya doesn't meet her eyes.)
Janhvi (softly): Tumhare paas kehne ke liye shayad koi shabd nahi bache hon... par mere paas bohot kuch kehna baaki hai
Ananya (flat tone): Kehne se kya badal jaayega?"
Janhvi (nods, eyes moist): Shayad kuch nahi. Par mujhe sach bolna hai... pehli baar."
(Ananya finally looks up, eyes heavy with years of quiet pain.)
Janhavi (voice trembling): "Main hamesha jaanti thi... tum alag feel karti ho. Par main kabhi kuch nahi boli. Na kabhi tumhe gale lagaya, na pucha tum thik ho ya nahi. Kyun? Kyunki main bhi coward thi."
(Ananya looks away, blinking back tears.)
Janhvi (tears rolling down now): Main yaad kar rahi thi... woh birthday card. Tumne mujhe diya tha aur maine fad diya tha Aur tum? Tum us din poore time corner mein baithi rahi... bina ek shabd ke
Ananya (whispers): Main sirf chahti thi ki tum mujhe 'choti behen' ki tarah dekho..."
Janhvi (nods, breaking down): Aur main tumse sirf maa ka saaya dekhkar door bhaagti rahi. Jaise tum koi dard ho, ya reminder ho. Lekin galti tumhari kabhi nahi thi, Ananya. Tum toh sirf ek chhoti bachi thi... jo maa ke jaane ke baad pyaar deserve karti thi. Aur humne tumse sab kuch chheen liya."
(A long pause. Ananya wipes one tear quietly.)
Janhvi (moves closer, folds her hands):
"Mujhe maaf kar do... ya na bhi karo, par mujhe ek moka do ki main woh behen ban saku jo tum hamesha deserve karti thi."
(Ananya's eyes finally break — she starts crying, but softly. Janhvi leans forward and slowly, gently hugs her.)
Ananya (muffled voice):
"Mujhe sirf ek baar chahiye tha... koi bole, 'Main tere saath hoon'."
Janhvi (holding tighter): Ab hoon. Aur hamesha rahungi."
( everyone there shovked by janhvi and ananya's hug and Tiger is standing far away looking at both sisters with sweet smile )
Alia : yeh kya ho rha hai
Shraddha : vahi toh main dekh rhi hu
Varun : par jo bhi ho rha hi mujhe bahut acha lag rha hai
Sid : mujhe bhi
(Tara went inside to tell to his boyfriend about his siblings reunion)
(Rao went to tiger)
Rao : yeh sab tune kiya na
Tiger : hmm
Rao : tu uske liye bahut kuch Kar rha hai kahin payar toh nhi ho gya usse
Tiger : arey nhi yaar aisa kuch nhi hai vo meri bahut achi dost hai jo sirf khushiya deserve karti hai (rao looked at him with smile)
(Meanwhile tara told everything to adi)
Adi : ye sab tiger ne kiya hai
Tara : tiger
Adi : haan vo hume samjhane ke liye side par le gya tha main toh aa gya vahan se par janhvi vo... uski baaton mein aa gyi
Tara : par vo yeh sab kyun kar rha hai
Adi : obviously vo apni girlfriend ko dukh mein nhi dekhna chahta  uske liye hi toh kiya hai usne
Tara's pov : tiger kal tak toh mujhe keh rha tha ki main pyar karta hu tum mere bachpan ka pyar ho aur aaj uske piche pagal ho gya hai
( then everyone enjoyed the evening and ananya is very happy and spending her time with janhvi alia and shraddha both are happy for Ananya )
(Late night ananya message tiger to meet her outside the resort  and he went )
Tiger : ananya itni raat ko kyu bulaya sab theek hai na
(Ananya hugs him and he gets shocked )
Tiger : ananya
Ananya : thanku so much tiger main the bata hi nhi sakti main kitni khush hu aaj like mujhe toh neend hi nhi aa rhi thi sachme
Tiger : tum jhush toh main khush
(Ananya looked at him and they share a cute moment)
Tiger : mera matlab hai ki maine toh bas janhvi ko samjhaya
Ananya : tumhe nhi pata tumne mere liye aaj jo kiya vo sab mere liye bahut special hai
Tiger smiles
( then after some chit chat they went to their rooms )
Next morning
( rahul is gathered students near deep forest)
Rahul : as i told you earlier that the next round of the competition is going to happen here the survivors mission:
Each team must complete two tasks:
1. Find the rare Rudra Valli plant hidden deep in the jungle.2. Build a functioning shelter before sundown.
And yes... to spice things up, the eliminated players will temporarily rejoin and be assigned to both groups — but only as assistants, not competitors."
Everyone murmurs in surprise.
Rahul : Group 1: Tiger, Ananya, Alia, Sid + (Kartik as assistant)
Group 2: Tara, Shraddha, Adi, Varun + (Sara as assistant)"
(Sara's eyes instantly dart toward Kartik and Ananya. She hides her irritation.)
Each team receives a basic map, a first-aid kit, and limited tools.
Tiger (to his team): "We should search near the riverbed for the plant. Split up in pairs. We'll regroup at the clearing in 30 minutes."
Ananya: "I'll check the eastern trail."
Tiger(concerned) : tum akeli nhi jaogi
Ananya : i will be fine (she left)
Kartik : guys main uske piche jata hu don't worry
Alia : be careful kartik
(Ananya carefully navigates through dense bushes. She finally spots a small purple bloom.)
Ananya : rudra valli ( excited)
Just as she kneels to pick it, her foot slips on a mossy rock.
She tumbles down a slope, hitting her ankle hard.
Ananya (in pain): "Aahh!"
(Her leg is twisted, her hand bleeding. She grabs her whistle and blows once, weakly.)
(Kartik, who had followed her path quietly, hears the faint whistle.)
Kartik (alarmed): "Ananya?!"
(He rushes down, finds her on the forest floor, struggling to sit up.)
Ananya (teary): "I... I think my ankle's sprained."
Kartik : don't move main dekhta hu
He tears his scarf and wraps her ankle, then lifts her up in his arms.
Ananya : main chal lungi kartik
Kartik : tumhe lagta hai (looking into her eyes)
Their eyes lock. Silence
Tiger (worried): "She should've returned by now."
(Tiger, Sid, and Alia are midway through building the shelter. Meanwhile the other team also get the plant but their shelter is just started,The sun is lowering. Tiger keeps looking toward the jungle.)
Just then—Kartik walks in carrying Ananya.
(Everyone turns. Sara freezes and her eyes narrow)

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