Anaya slowly opened her eyes and looked at the audience.
The fear from a few moments ago still lingered inside her heart, but she refused to let it control her.
Without a script...
Without any notes...
She began speaking.
Her voice was calm, confident, and filled with conviction.
She explained the importance of Artificial Intelligence, its impact on education, healthcare, industries, and the future generation. She also spoke about the ethical use of AI and how it should be treated as a tool to help humanity rather than replace it.
Every word reflected her knowledge.
Every sentence carried confidence.
As the speech progressed, the disappointment on everyone's faces slowly disappeared.
Even the judges exchanged impressed glances.
A few teachers nodded proudly.
When Anaya finally concluded her speech, silence filled the ground for a brief moment.
Then...
Clap!
One teacher stood up.
Soon another joined.
Within seconds, the entire ground echoed with loud applause.
Even the chief guests couldn't help but appreciate her confidence.
After recovering from such an embarrassing moment, she had delivered one of the best speeches of the competition.
A small smile appeared on Anaya's face.
Her confidence had finally returned.
She adjusted the microphone and smiled politely.
"Thank you, everyone. Now it's time for my presentation on Artificial Intelligence and its impact. I request everyone to kindly focus on the television screen."
The audience eagerly turned towards the large television.
Everyone believed that if her speech had been this impressive, then her presentation would be even better.
Anaya walked towards the television and inserted the pen drive.
She had no idea...
...that another nightmare was waiting for her.
The screen flickered.
For a second, everything seemed normal.
Then suddenly...
A video started playing.
Instead of her presentation...
An AI-generated video appeared on the screen.
The chief guest's face had been edited onto the body of a cat. In the next scene, another guest appeared barking like a dog while everyone in the fake video laughed.
The entire ground fell silent.
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Shock spread across every face.
Within seconds, the chief guest stood up in anger.
His face had turned red.
"What the hell is this?" he shouted.
Anaya's eyes widened in horror.
She stared at the screen, unable to believe what she was seeing.
"No... this isn't my presentation."
"Who changed it?"
"How did this happen?"
She wanted to speak.
She wanted to explain.
But no words came out.
The chief guest turned towards Principal Ma'am.
"I never expected such disrespect from your school. Is this how you welcome your guests?"
Principal Ma'am stood frozen.
She couldn't even answer.
Her eyes slowly shifted towards Anaya, filled with disappointment and anger.
Without another word, the guests turned around and started leaving the venue.
Karishma Ma'am looked at Anaya.
The girl was standing there with tears streaming down her face.
Every teacher who knew Anaya could clearly see that she was just as shocked as everyone else.
They knew...
This wasn't something Anaya could ever do.
But the situation had already gone out of control.
Principal Ma'am finally lost her patience.
"Anaya!" she shouted.
"What have you done? Do you even realize what you've done? You've insulted our chief guests and ruined the reputation of our school! I'm going to take strict action against you."
Anaya immediately broke down.
"No, Ma'am... please believe me. I didn't do this. I can never even think of insulting our school or our guests. Someone has changed both my speech and my presentation. Please trust me..."
Her voice trembled as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Karishma Ma'am stepped forward.
"Ma'am, I know Anaya. She can never do something like this."
Another teacher nodded.
"She's one of the most responsible students in this school."
Soon, a few more teachers came forward in support of Anaya.
After watching her reaction closely, even Principal Ma'am's anger slowly faded.
She knew one thing very well...
Anaya loved this school more than anything.
There was no way she would intentionally humiliate it.
Anaya stood there silently.
Her mind was completely blank.
"Who could hate me this much?"
"Who would go this far just to ruin my reputation?"
She tried thinking of every possible person...
But there were simply too many students who disliked her strict nature as the Head Girl.
Karishma Ma'am gently placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay, beta. I know you didn't do this... but then who did?"
Anaya slowly shook her head.
"I don't know, Ma'am... I really don't understand anything anymore."
She wiped her tears.
"Ma'am... may I go home? I don't want to talk to anyone right now."
Karishma Ma'am looked at her sympathetically.
"Yes, beta. Submit a leave application at the reception and then you can go home."
Anaya nodded silently before walking away.
---
Meanwhile...
Back inside the classroom...
Anay sat comfortably on his chair with a satisfied smile playing on his lips.
Everything had gone exactly according to his plan.
Shaurya, who had been observing him for quite some time, narrowed his eyes.
"Kya hua? Aaj bade khush lag rahe ho. Kya baat hai?"
Anay casually shrugged.
"Kuch nahi... bas aise hi."
Shaurya wasn't convinced.
"Main ise achhi tarah jaanta hoon..." he thought.
"Isne zaroor kuch kiya hai... par kya?"
Just then, Sonia walked towards Mayra.
"Mayra, tune Anaya ko dekha hai? Subah toh dekhi thi, lekin uske baad se nazar hi nahi aayi. Mujhe usse kuch kaam tha."
Mayra sighed.
"Haan... woh ghar chali gayi. Pata nahi kyun. Mujhe bhi kuch nahi bataya. Aaj tak usne kabhi aisa nahi kiya."
Sonia smiled casually.
"Competition mein busy thi na... shayad thak gayi hogi."
"Ho sakta hai..." Mayra replied before walking away.
Standing nearby, Anay had heard every single word.
"Woh ghar chali gayi?"
His smile slowly disappeared.
"Kya usse itna bura laga?"
For a brief moment...
Guilt flickered in his eyes.
But he quickly pushed the feeling away.
"Huh... mujhe kya? Ghar gayi toh jaaye. Mujhe thappad maara tha na usne. Main toh bas wahi kar raha hoon jo chahta tha..."
Yet...
For some strange reason...
His heart refused to agree with his own words.
---
Anaya reached home.
The moment she stepped inside the silent house, every ounce of strength she had been holding onto disappeared.
Her parents and Masi had gone to attend a family function.
Kaira was still at college.
The entire house was empty.
No one was there to ask her what had happened.
No one was there to comfort her.
The horrifying memories of the changed speech and the fake presentation replayed in her mind again and again.
She quietly placed her school bag beside the bed before collapsing onto the mattress.
The tears she had been holding back all day finally escaped.
She buried her face in the pillow and cried uncontrollably.
"Who could do this to me?"
"I don't even know who hates me this much..."
"But I have to find out."
"Karishma Ma'am trusted me so much. She always believed I could handle every responsibility... and today I disappointed everyone."
"Principal Ma'am was always proud of me... but because of me, the chief guests left the school in anger."
"Sab meri wajah se hua..."
"Sab meri galti hai..."
Lost in those painful thoughts, Anaya cried until exhaustion slowly took over, while the mystery behind the ruined competition remained unanswered.
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kese tha revenge and do you think ki anay ne sahi kiaa ya nahi
Or agar usne sahi kia toh fr usse regret kyu hora hai kya kuch esa hai jo uske dil mai hai par voh usko jaana nahi chahtaa..... 🤔
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