In a dimly lit room, a girl was sprawled across her bed. Her hair spread across the pillow like silk threads. Her brown, chocolate-brown eyes were shining with mischief. In her hand, her phone was on — a video call was going on with her other two friends. They were sprawled across the couch, their eyes also shining with mischief. They were none other than Sakshi, Priya, and Aarushi .Aarushi said, "Are yaar, bore lage raha hai. Chalo na kuch khelte hain." Priya nodded her head in yes too."Hum teeno hi kyun? Chalo Bhai aur Anshu ko bhi saath bula lete hain, maza aayega," Sakshi replied.The other two showed thumbs up, and they made their way downstairs.

n the drawing room of Kanwar House 5, five people were sitting in a circle. In the middle, a glass bottle pointed its tip at a girl who was wearing a pink thread-shoulder kurti and white plazzo. She was none other than Sakshi Kanwar.The other four people were Priya, Aarushi, Anshya, and Vedant. Their eyes were shining with mischief. Sakshi gulped her saliva, knowing that she had stepped into something — now there was no going back."So... Truth or Dare?" Priya asked, dragging the words.Sakshi, not the one to back down, replied, "Dare."Now Priya's smile turned into a smirk. "Okay, so the dare is simple. You have to dance in the park nearby — Jungle Garden — which has long, very long trees. That one abandoned one." Then she continued, "And you have to do it for exactly 10 seconds."Sakshi stared at her in disbelief. "Are you out of your mind? That garden is like a horror jungle. It looks like a horror jungle at night!" Sakshi said."But you have taken the dare. You have to complete it. We can't forget that. What say, guys?" Priya replied.

On the other side — Sakshi's POVI really thought that my friends were crazy and mad, but today they proved that they are really dumb. Like seriously, who gives a dare to dance in a scary garden while wearing ghungroos?But what can I do? Here I am getting ready for my dance performance. I was wearing a red Anarkali and my favorite jhumkas. I put kohl in my eyes and applied a little lip gloss. And how can I forget my bindi? Now I'm ready for our crazy adventure.On the other side, I made my way down the stairs and saw everyone waiting for me. "Ohooo! Wah, kya lag rahi hai yaar, meri laal pari!" teased Priya.

"Can this girl just not shut her mouth?" I thought. Vedant bhai said, "Okay, okay guys, chalo.""Yup!" the remaining three nodded their heads.

And we made our way towards the crazy adventure.

Me, Vedant bhai, and Priya got into one bike. Vedant was driving. And Aarushi and Anshya were on the other bike. As we reached the garden, I started wearing my ghungroos. Aarushi connected her phone to the Bluetooth speaker, and the others hid behind the trees. God knows why they hid behind the trees.

Author's POV:

Everyone hid behind the trees, and Indian classical music — "Oo re piya" — blasted through the speakers. Sakshi twirled 2-3 times. Her face was covered with her red and white dupatta like the veil of a bride. Her Anarkali flowed around her like a blooming rose. Her movements were graceful and unhurried — perfect to hypnotize anyone at that serene, optimum moment of beauty. As she moved, her ghungroos made a sound that filled the serenity with rhythmic "chan chan, chan."

Even the Moon peeked through the clouds to witness the divine beauty — a dance miracle right there from the sky. It was sending its glowing light to her, as if saying "divine."The trees swayed in rhythm with her. Their leaves rustled as if whispering secrets about the divine beauty in front of them. As the song got over, Sakshi gave a standing, breathtaking pose. One leg crossed over the other. One hand reached up towards the moon, and the other hand pointed down towards the earth. Her red dupatta now only covered her eyes, revealing half of her face — her nose and her red-painted lips, which were parted a little because of her heavy breathing. Her open hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Her petite figure glowed among the lush green trees under the moonlight, looking like a nymph — an apsara descended from heaven. Everyone was surprised and looking at her in awe.But they didn't know that they were not the only ones.

But there was someone who had witnessed this epitome of beauty, and now only wanted her as his.