THEY rehearse together
They rehearse together, somedays. And this was one of those days. The papers were spread over the bed in the shooting room. She sat at one edge and he sat in the middle with folded legs. They kept rehearsing their lines and every time each would forget, the other would smile teasingly.
Suddenly out of the blue, a cake and a bunch of co stars appear singing. Happy Birthday loudly, she immediately gets up making way for everyone, smiles only then realizing it's His birthday. She grins at his shy smile at all the adulation. Someone prods her from behind the press wants a byte from you someone says, ok coming she nods.
They don't see each other until much later. He looked around when they were cutting his cake and feeding him, some selfies were taken. She was no where to be seen, he didn't think much of it, he knew she maintained her distance because some friends not part of the show were around. He hugged everyone. He hogs the cake. There is none left, he knows she loves chocolate, well serves her right, who told her to stay away. He walks to the other area. There she is standing and discussing the scene with the director.
They listen to the director intently and keep making notes on the script copies. The director leaves them with their copies to rehearse and walks away. He turns to her seated on the chair, he drags a chair and sits next to her.
Chalo start karei?
Haan chaliye..
Sorry woh thoda time waste hua..
She smiles, no problem,
He doesn't smile back and says the line from the paper
She says the corresponding line
He looks confused
There is no dialogue,?? Mere paper pe nahi hai, it's not in my copy.
He watches her write something and give him her copy
Dekhiye it's right there
And next to the dialogue he sees her note in small hand writing "Happy Birthday"
Oh, he smiles, ok let me check.
They rehearse for some time
He gives her the sheet of paper back
She sees his untidy writing - "thanks where were you?"
She tells her dialogue and returns the paper to him
He reads her "was here all the time! Ate the cake also!"
They rehearse some more
She reads his "ate without wishing me?"
She smiles and writes something, he watches her, smiles and goes back to his lines till the paper comes in front of him and he reads
"I wished, see TV channels tomorrow"
He grins and shakes his head. The director yells for them.
They shoot the scene and she makes several mistakes. He watches her get chided by the director. Arrey theek se lines Padha karo please! She ruffles through her script and cannot find her pages. She looks pleadingly, page nahi mil Raha. He shrugs. The director yells at the AD to give her fresh pages.
I think rehearsal ke time apne lee thee mere se? She tells him.
Bilkul nahi! He grins
Irritated, she buries herself into the new sheet of paper.
They are done with the shoot. Pack up is announced. He has left because he has a party to attend. The director takes her aside and sunaos her a bit. She gets slightly mad and calls him, he picks on the second ring.
Kitney mean ho aap? Paper kyun rakh liya?
Arrey wah bina wish kiye you ate cake, without asking Maine present le liya?
Yeh present kaise hua?
Tumne uspe happy birthday likha so I guess it's a gift!
Happy birthday tho kissi aur ke liye bhi ho sakta hai? She grins teasing into the phone
He smiles and his gravelly words brush into her ear through the phone
Kissi aur ke liye ho na ho, but you and I know!
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DO NOT copy - concept of FUNFICTION (he, she they) is mine only. Thanks to Jyoe for the request!
Edited by columbia - 11 years ago
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