Unknowingly Married

17. Making New Plan

(Kriti enters the music room and is shocked to see Karan with Janu, Shweta di and other group members)

Kriti: (in mind: Ka.. Kar.. Karan.. ye yaha kya kar raha hai? Don't tell me mujhe iske saamne riyaaz karna hoga.. no ways.. hey bhagwan please ise bhaga do yaha se...)

(Janu looks at her and call her name)
Janu: Kritii...!!

(Karan is alarmed by it and looks towards the door and finds Kriti standing there all confused)

Karan: Kriti?

Shweta: Kriti.. come in! Karan, Janu, tumne jis avaaj ko select kiya tha wo Kriti thi.. Kriti Singhania.. First year student hai..

Janu: Di.. we know her.. Kriti school mein hamari junior thi aur Karan ke behen ki best friend bhi hai..

Karan: (in mind: iska matlab wo avaaj Kriti ki thi.. I didn't know Kriti itna accha gaati hai.. it was mesmerizing.. Oh! Yes.. Kriti.. Kriti can help me to find out aakhir Khushi itni upset kyu hai.. they are best friends.. I am sure Kriti ko pata hoga.. lekin kal Kriti audition ke liye aayi thi to Janu ne bataya kyu nahi mujhe?)

Shweta: Kriti.. tumhari avaaj ke saath kuch technical instruments match karne hai.. please sing any song you like.. ek baar tempo pakad liya tumhari avaaj ka to behtar hoga..

Kriti: Y.. y.. yes di..
(Music starts but Kriti couldn't sung anything. Nervousness was clearly written on her face)
(in mind: ohh to matlab ye reason tha Khushi aur Yash mujhse promise le rahe the not to back out.. lekin ab kya karu?)

Karan: (in mind: ye kuch haa kyu nahi rahi? Aur phir nervous? Why is this girl so nervous? Kal to itna accha gaa rahi thi)

Shweta: Kriti.. are you ok?

Kriti: ye.. yess di.. wo..

Shweta: ok then.. let's try again! Pehle relax ho jao and then sing with confidence.. ok?

Kriti: d.. dii.. wo..

(Janvi whispers to Karan and he whispers back)
Janvi: You dumbass.. Kriti teri vajah se nervous hai.. kuch kar!!

Karan: Oye.. maine kya kiya? Meri vajah se kyu nervous hogi?

Janvi: Dekh Karan... agar tujhe nahi admit karna ki tu use pasand karta hai to mat kar lekin the fact will not change ki wo tujhe bohot bohot pasand karti hai aur tere saamne aate hi uski bolti band ho jaati hai.. dhang se bol nahi paati.. gaana kya khak gayegi yaar..

Karan: Jannu please.. bakwass mat kar... I am sure koi aur vajah hogi.. lekin ruk mai kuch karta hu..
(loudy)
Di.. music band kijiye na please..

(He goes to Kriti and talks softly so that only she hears)
Karan: Kriti..

Kriti: I.. I am.. Sorry.. I can't..

Karan: Shhh.. (he holds her hands in his) listen to me carefully.. ye lo.. have some water (She drinks water)
Ab apni aankhein band karo and take deep breaths.. bhool jao yaha koi aur hai.. bhool jao mai hu, Janu hai, Shweta di hai aur baki sab hai.. ab tum gaane wali ho aur sirf aur sirf apne liye gaane wali ho... you are confident and you are bold!

(Karan quietly signals Shweta di to start music and comes back to his seat. Kriti starts singing and Karan is mesmerized with her voice. Meanwhile, everyone was practicing in the dance rehearsal hall)

Shiv: ok guys.. break time!! Relax for a while..

(He drinks water and was going to talk to Khushu but his phone rings so he picks the calls and goes to the outdoor passage to attend the call. Khushi drinks water and checks her phone. Soon she hears gossips about her)