So here is the one shot for the champion writer competition.
Pragya sat there in her room. She was completely lost in her own world. How her life had been before she had met him? What would it be if she hadn’t? Her thoughts floated back to the incidents that had taken place in her life 5 years ago.
“One, two, three, and four, okay,” said pragya. She stood there in the corner scanning the gallery. After roaming around for a while checking her phone continuously. When she received a call from someone, she immediately left the building.
A man was walking around. He looked like a tourist looking around. He wore a grey shirt and blue pants, a guitar hung on his back. He upon reaching a certain spot, started to play.
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go
I can take you places you ain’t never been before
Baby, take a chance or you’ll never ever know
I got money in my hands that I’d really like to blow
Swag, swag, swag, on you
Chillin’ by the fire while we eatin’ fondue
I don’t know about me but I know about you
So say hello to falsetto in three, two, swag
[Pre-chorus:]
I’d like to be everything you want
Hey girl, let me talk to you
[Chorus:]
If I was your boyfriend, never let you go
Keep you on my arm girl, you’d never be alone
I can be a gentleman, anything you want
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go
Tell me what you like yeah tell me what you don’t
I could be your Buzz Lightyear, fly across the globe
I don’t ever wanna fight yeah, you already know
I’mma make you shine bright like you’re lying in the snow
Burr
Girlfriend, girlfriend, you could be my girlfriend
You could be my girlfriend until the w-w-world ends
Make you dance do a spin and a twirl and
Voice going crazy on this hook like a whirlwind
Swaggy
I’d like to be everything you want
Hey girl, let me talk to you
If I was your boyfriend, never let you go
Keep you on my arm girl, you’d never be alone
I can be a gentleman, anything you want
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go
So give me a chance, ’cause you’re all I need girl
Spend a week with your boy I’ll be calling you my girlfriend
If I was your man (if I was your man), I’d never leave you girl
I just want to love and treat you right
If I was your boyfriend (boyfriend), never let you go
Keep you on my arm girl, you’d never be alone (never be alone)
I can be a gentleman (gentleman), anything you want
If I was your boyfriend (boyfriend), I’d never let you go, never let you go
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ey
Yeah girl
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ey
If I was your boyfriend
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ey
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ey
If I was your boyfriend
Everybody applauded for his performance. He bowed down and as he was lifting his head his eyes fell on a girl. He was mesmerized upon seeing the sight in front of him; her air blowing in the wind, her eyes sparkling in the sunshine and her flawless smile. Pragya was then served a drink which she hadn’t ordered. She asked the waiter who had ordered this and the waiter signaled towards the man staring her. He without thinking started to move towards her. “Abhi, hey wait.” A guy from the crowd said but Abhi just kept moving saying “later my friend, later.” Pragya got up from her place and started to move. Abhi kept on tailing her. Pragya then felt a little uneasy and started to run. Abhi kept on his trailing her. She reached a bridge where a few women were wearing their traditional costumes and dancing. She maneuvered her way out of them and then ran up the stairs out of his sight. Abhi who got caught up by one of them was dancing around trying to get to her but he lost her. He then went away. He was walikgn through the valley when he started to dance with his guitar. He then imagined Pragya and danced with her, but was brought back to reality when he hit the wall.
The next day Pragya was again at the gallery typing something in her iPad and taking selfies, or that’s what it looked like. She then saw him again roaming around having a look at the pictures. She felt some sort of connection with him and felt attracted towards him. Abhi had also sighted the famous beauty; her smile was even prettier than Mona Lisa for him. He again moved towards her.
“Hey I’m Abhi, and you are Pragya right?” he said which shocked Pragya but there was something going on in the back of her mind. “A… I was thinking that if I could…” he said and all of a sudden the lights went out. Abhi moved forward a kissed her deeply, with passion which shocked Pragya but she never interjected and responded back. As soon as she opened her eyes the lights were back on and he was gone.
“Why did he kiss me?” she thought. A puzzled look on her face.” Focus Pragya you have even a bigger task to carry out,” she told herself and at that moment received a call. “All set,“ the man asked on the phone. “Yes and after this I want out of all this scandal, get that?” she said sternly. “You surely will,” and ended the call “if you survive,” he said with a smirk.
The next day Abhi sat in his room plugging his earphones he looked out the window onto the street buzzing with life. At that moment he heard a knock on his door. He opened it and a man handed over a flyer to him. It stated “masquerade ball, see you there.” As for Pragya everything was going as planned. The ball was perfectly timed for her to do her job.
Abhi opened the door and stepped inside the hall dressed up in a three piece suit. As he walked inside he saw her walking down the stairs. She wore a red dress and was holding a mask to her face. As she stepped down Abhi got hold of her and offered her to a dance. She accepted it and as she was about to hold the mask back to her face Abhi caught hold of her hand and it fell. He dances with her when the partners change. Abhi is dancing as sees Pragya leaving.
Pragya got to her apartment and changed into black tights and shirt. She took her bag and iPad. She wore a mask and arrived at the gallery. She stole the paintings, put them into a case, ran outside and got on her bike. She heard sirens. She speeded off. She arrived at a bridge, the police tailing her. She got of her bike, took the painting and threw it off the bridge. It landed in the man’s hand on a jet ski. He left once he got it. The police arrived and arrested Pragya. ”That bastard, he alerted them,” she said under her breath. She was pushed into the car and transported to the jail.
She was sitting in the interrogation room handcuffed. Abhi stepped inside the room dressed in the police colors. He turned off the camera. He pulled the chair and sat on it. Astounded Pragya looked at him.
“You here,” she said.
“Sergeant Abhi,” he said. “Why did you this?” he asked politely. “Why do you care?” she said.
“There were these two who loved each other but were separated by destiny. The boy went up to become a police sergeant whereas the girl got caught up in problems and went on the wrong path,” he said in one breath. He then took out his wallet and showed her the picture inside. It was her picture with a boy smiling. “Abhi… you” she said. She got up and hugged him tightly and started to sob in his shoulder. “Where were you?” she asked. “I can ask the same question,” he said. Pragya said, “leave it, I missed you soo much.”
“Me to, now tell me why did you do this?” he asked. Pragya narrated how she needed money for bulbul’s treatment. She was suffering from leukemia second stage. She was then offered a handsome sum of money by a man in return for doing his work. She then got bulbul treated but was stuck in the dark circle as one man who had tried to escape this had been killed but she wanted out so she went to the boss. He gave her this assignment of stealing the painting and in return freedom
“I want out of all this, enough!” she said.
“You do this and you are free to go,” he replied.
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“He cheated me. This all was a trap but I am guilty of doing these awful deeds. I am sorry but I had no other choice, they even threatened to kill my mother if I didn’t “she said in a crying tone.
Abhi hugged and consoled her.
“I know, I know,” he said
He cupped her face. “In three days you will be in the court. Tomorrow the lawyer will be here for your statement. Tell them everything and everything will be fine alright,” he assured and left.
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“I hereby announce that Miss Pragya Arora is sentenced for 2 years and 1 year of community service. The court is adjourned,” said the judge and hammered the table.
Pragya was being taken out when Abhi walked up to her. “see I told you your punishment would be lessened,” he said. “I’ll miss you,” she said. “I won’t let you miss me and meet you every day after all you are in my stations cell,” He said.
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Pragya was jerked out of her thoughts when Abhi arrived with dinner.he placed the tray on her lap.
“still thinking about it aren’t you?” he said.
“no, just thinking that if you hadn’t come what would my life be,” she said and hugged him.
Abhi took her into his embrace.
The End