Part 2 B
Hey guys, Part 2 B.
This part is not as long as Part 2 A because this is the auditions...and no tamasha shasha on the auditions.
I didn't bother calling out to her. She had way tooo much attitude for a girl. On top of that, she made me say I has amnesia. What kind of girl does that to a hottie like me? But like always, I, THE Prem Juneja, doesn't pay attention to nakchadi chipkali's like her. I went back to the auditions. As I sat on the leather chair, and behind a wooden table that expanded making room for 6 people, I inhaled and then exhaled. The torture was to begin...NOW. I pretended to wipe dirt from my shoulders. First the right hand to the left shoulder and then the left hand to the right shoulder. Harman passed me over 10 pieces of paper which hand all the auditionaries names. I gulped and stared at Harman.
"What the HECK is this? 10 papers for ONE single day? Kya pure collage ki ladkiyaan aayi hai?"
I passed a quick glance at the long que of girls and turned back to face Harman.
"PB, I checked the list at the office today and all the girls are here for the auditions except for 1."
"Which one?"
"Er..."
I remembered the nakchadi chipkali that I had met today.
"You mean that wicked witch of who thinks I know her land? That is the only girl that didn't come right?"
"Err..."
"Harman! You dare NOT answer that!"
"Err..."
"Harman answer now! Is she the one?"
"Er..."
"Harman, DO NOT answer me! Don't tell me she is the one!"
"Er..."
"H.A.R.M.A.N!!"
I couldn't make out what I was saying myself. I knew the answer but I wanted to hear the answer again. But wait, was I too embarrssed to face the truth myself that she was the girl that did not come out of all the girls? What was I doing? Did I want to know the truth or not? Did I want to know if she was the girl that did not come or didn't I? As I eyed Harman carefully, he looked as if he would choke any moment now. He didn't know what to say or do.
"HARMAN!!!!"
"Amnesia!"
Harman screamed on the top of his lungs that everyone could hear. I huffed and puffed and then calmed down. I got up from my chair and smacked Harman on the cheek.
"Get out and go to that Maya girl. I don't want you here"
The girls watched in wide horror as to what had just happened. He left without saying another word. He was sweating. I pulled my hoodie up fixed my hair. More calm now. I sat down on my chair and let the auditions begin.
"Audtions start now!"
The first girl came up for the auditions. She had big glasses, her hair curled and she wore some behnji type clothes. She also had braces so whenever she would try to say something, she would end up spitting.
"Hello Prem!" She seemed enthusiastic about the auditions but holly crow, I wasn't. I couldn't even bare looking at her. I crunced my nose and prayed to not puke. Aakhir reputation kya question hai. She took her hand out for me to shake. I didn't take it but still managed to crack a smile so wouldn't feel bad.
"So, please sing."
"Zaaraaa Zaaraaa
Kiiiiiissssssss mmmeee kiiiiisssssssss mmmeee
Zaaraaa Zaaraaa
toooouuuucccchhhh mmmeee toooouuuuccchhhh mmmeee tooooouuuuucccchhhh mmmeee"
She was horrifying! I pluged both my ears with my two fingers. She was not even in tone. I marked a big fat X beside her name which was harder to pronounce then to climb Mt. Everest. I had to practically shout to get heard.
"Nexxxtt!!"
That same girl tried to argue with me saying she was not done, so I told her to bother people her own size. She looked disappointed but hey, this was a big competition, and I can guarantee, what ever girl becomes chosen as the lead singer for my band, is the next Indian Idol. Dil se. I was that particular.
The next girl to come was even more freaky looking then the girl before. She was goth.
"Hello, would you please sing?"
She didn't say anything but just looked at me with freaky eyes.
"Ra -ce Sa-so-on k-i
Ra-ce dh-ad-ka-n k-i
M-y he-ar-t i-s ra-ci-ng o-n"
Her eyes looked dead. She was not even singing. She just spoke the words as if she had come to someone's funeral. I put a big X beside her name.
"Next"
But the nice thing about this girl was, she didn't argue with me. Saved 20 minutes of my time.
~2 hrs later~
Audition # 500. We had not even found one single useful voice till now. Can you believe it? All the rejects were one worst then the other and they sank faster then the titanic. Some of the girls even wrote a poem to impress me and some even wore mini-skirts. They thought they could bribe me...ME. Who was joking? I wasn't! But yes, I did give some of the hot ones my phone number but that, was a whole different story all together.
The next girl that came for the auditions was okay. She atleast looked normal. She was wearing jeans, a blue t-shirt and had her hair open. She was not even doing anything freaky.
"Hello"
"Hi"
"So, what would you like to sing today?"
"Mere haath mein tera haath ho from Fanaa"
"Begin"
"M..."
She didn't continue. I think she was getting nervous. She started to twist her fingures.
"Look, don't be nervous. You will do fine"
"No, I won't be able to sing"
I tried to reason with her but she was just too nervous. I tried to get get her to sing but gave up 20 mins later. I thought for a moment.
"You know what? Please join the sign club. At least then I would be able to hear withour you saying anything"
After she left, I thought for sometime. That girl was not trust worthy. What if she banked out on us at the last minute? Toh ho gaya na dhud ka paani. We would be completely destroyed.
The next 100 auditions went in a similar phase. Not even one useful voice. It was 6 P.M. now and our band started packing up. We had done audtions for practically every single girl now but not even 1 was useful.....a singer.
I was in thoughts when Preet suddenly interuptted me.
"You know what bhai? We should actually get a professional trained singer outside of collage and get her to join this college? So this way, we will participate in the contest without really cheating. Aur waise bhi, Ratty Pal ne hi toh kaha tha, everything is fair in love and war."
I gently rubbed my forehead, eyes closed.
"Tu pagaal ho gaya hai Preet...but...NOT a bad idea!!"
I opened my eyes in a matter of 1 second and smiled.
~End of Part 2 B~
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
