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Chapter 10 - PALTANS — CHAPTER 10: THE END

Sunday — Evening, 5:45 PM

📍 Central Park Ground

The Blazer Boyz were already standing inside Central Park.

Vivaan: What do you think, Prem? How many of them will show up?

Prem: No idea, dude!

Rick: Whatever. We'll finish them today!

Vivaan: Do you think they'll actually come? They didn't get scared of us, did they?

(Everyone laughs.)

Vivaan: Rick, give me a cigarette.

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SCENE CUT TO — AARAV

Aarav: Come on, everyone. We'll enter from the back.

Crowd 👥:

"Yeah, let's go, Aarav bhai. Let's see who these a***** are."*

Jay (me): Aarav, what do you think? Will they actually be there? They didn't mention a time in the letter!

Aarav: Yeah, they'll be there. I've seen them there many times after school in the evening.

Jay (me): Alright.

Atharva: Bro, I'm a little scared.

Jay (me): There's nothing to be scared of.

We reached the park from the back entrance.

The Blazer Boyz were already standing there, wearing their blazers.

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SCENE CUT TO — VIVAAN

Vivaan: Look who finally showed up. The kids are here.

(Vivaan is shocked because there are far more of us than he expected.)

Rick: Bro, aren't there way too many Infantry guys?

Vivaan: So what? Are you scared? If you are, then get the h*** out of here!

Rick: No, no, bro!

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SCENE CUT TO — JAY

They were standing in front of us, talking among themselves.

Vivaan was smoking a cigarette.

Aarav: So, we're all here. Do you have something to say to us, Vivaan?

Vivaan: Yeah, yeah, sir. I just want to say one thing—

You guys are b****.**

Aarav: Are you done?

Vivaan: Who said I'm d*** done?!

As soon as Vivaan said that, all the St. Francis boys rushed toward us.

THE FIGHT BEGAN!

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Rudra: Bro, doesn't this feel like Tokyo Revengers?

Jay (me): Yeah, kind of… Anyway, forget that! They're coming!

We started fighting too!

Atharva: Come on, you s******! Fight us!

Aarav: Take this!

(Everyone starts fighting.)

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But somehow, the Blazer Boyz were overpowering us.

Their fighting skills were surprisingly good.

Suddenly, someone kicked me from behind.

I fell to the ground.

The guy was about to punch me—

when someone grabbed his hand.

It was none other than Rishab bro!

He kicked the guy and saved me.

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Rishab: Who are these guys, and why are you all fighting?!

Jay (me): It's a very long story, bro. I'll tell you later!

Now that Rishab was fighting alongside us, I joined the fight again.

But then I looked ahead—

Vivaan was about to hit Rohan with a steel rod!

Just then, Veer grabbed the rod and threw it far away.

Dhruv: Bro, Veer! This guy in black is cheating! He's using a rod! 😂

Veer: What should we do with him, Dhruv?

Dhruv: Beat him up, bro! What are you waiting for?!

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Some of the St. Francis boys ran away from the park.

Vivaan also ran toward the old abandoned building.

Aarav: Catch that b******!

Rohan: Stop, Vivaan! My revenge is still unfinished!

We all started running after him, leaving the fight behind.

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INSIDE THE ABANDONED BUILDING

Rohan caught Vivaan upstairs.

He started beating him badly.

Rohan: Why, you m********? You were beating me so badly that day, right? Now take it!

Rohan then picked Vivaan up and slammed him onto the dustbin beside them.

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Veer & Dhruv: That's enough, Rohan!

Aarav: Look, Vivaan. Just tell everyone to leave now.

What are we going to gain by fighting?

Come on, get up!

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(Aarav and the others are talking to Vivaan while I explain the whole situation to Rishab.)

Prem: Where did Vivaan disappear?

Rick: I don't know. You search here, I'll go over there!

(Some St. Francis and Infantry students are still fighting downstairs.)

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Vivaan: This will never end!!

Aarav: Come on, bro. Shut up!

Look at you, acting like some big fighter.

Let's go!

Rohan kicks Vivaan one last time.

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Aarav: Come on, guys. Forget it. Let's go!

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Evening — 7:30 PM

Under the Street Lights 🌃

We were all drinking cold drinks.

Jay (me): Rishab bro, how was the trip?

Rishab: It was okay. Honestly, the trip wasn't that great.

Aarav: Trips aren't that great anyway!

Crewmate: Yeah, Aarav. Remember our last trip?

Aarav: Yeah, bro. It was completely t****!

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Aarav: By the way, Veer bhai, how did you end up there?

Veer: What could I do? Dhruv told me about it.

So I came to support our school.

Atharva: But how did Dhruv know?

Eashan: Bro, I've seen him around so many times.

Maybe he was secretly listening to our conversations. 😂

Dhruv: Exactly! 😂

Rudra: Maybe, Aarav bhai, the chapter of these Francis guys is finally closed!

Aarav: Yeah, maybe. Forget their b******.

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Veer: Alright, guys. I'm leaving!

Dhruv: And yeah, Jay bhai, ride your cycle carefully!

Jay (me): Hey, Veer! Start coming to school regularly!

Veer: We'll see. 😂

Everyone: Bye!

Rohan, Rudra, Eashan, and Atharva took an auto and left.

Rishab and I went together on my bicycle.

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Rishab: Bro, St. Francis School is actually pretty crazy.

Jay (me): Yeah, it really is.

Rishab: Anyway, whatever happens, happens for the best.

And look—

Final exams are only 20 days away!

Jay (me): Yeah, we need to start studying too.

Otherwise, we'll fail. 😂

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AFTER THE FINAL EXAMS

Evening — 5:50 PM

I came to meet Rishab bro one last time.

Because I was moving away.

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UNDER RISHAB'S BUILDING

Rishab: Oh… it's really sad that you're leaving now, bro.

Jay (me): Yeah.

But I'm really glad, bro.

The moments I spent with you and my PALTANS…

I'll always remember them.

Rishab: So you're never coming back?

Jay (me): I'll come back someday to meet you.

But I don't know when.

Rishab: Alright, then. See you. 🥹

Jay (me): Yeah.

(Handshake 🤝🏻)

Then I rode away on my bicycle through the road below…

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SCENE CUT TO — VIVAAN'S GRAVE 🪦

Police Officer: Mr. Alex, what is your statement?

Mr. Alex (sadly): Huhh… It was an accident.

David: But Dad, are you completely sure?

Mr. Alex: Yes. Rick told me.

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Mr. Alex placed flowers 🌺 on Vivaan's grave.

David looked angrily at Rick.

He took Rick aside and asked him to tell him the truth.

Rick finally told him everything.

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FLASHBACK

Rick: That day, Vivaan was on the fourth floor of the abandoned building with the boys from Infantry School.

Maybe they had beaten him up.

He couldn't even walk properly.

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Then I called out to him—

Rick: Vivaan…!

He looked toward me.

Then he started coming down the stairs.

But suddenly, his foot slipped.

He fell straight down onto the rods below…

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Rick: That's all I know, bhaiya.

Please don't tell Mr. Alex. 😢

David: Okay, okay. I won't tell him.

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Mr. Alex: David! David! Where are you? Let's go home!

David: I'm coming, Dad…

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David (slowly):

"INFANTRY HIGH SCHOOL…"

Hmm…

"I need to look into this."

THE END.

Writer: Jatin

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