I am Harini and this is my first ever one shot in this forum 😊
Arjun and Priya's characters are totally different from the one in the serial.
I have included sentences in Thamizh also so I hope you find it okay..
It's a random one shot with romance as the genre 😊 hope you like it ! *Nervous* 😆
"Number 7..Ms Priya Unnikrishnan? You are next"
"That's me ..okay thanks"
The organiser left after letting me know that it was my turn next..oh wait a minute..you have no idea what this is about now,do you? I will explain..
I am Priya ..I am a student of the Arts college .. I am passionate about music and here I am,a finalist in my favourite music show..
I am nervous..you can add excited and scared to that..yen nu kekareengala ? Well obviously , one of the reasons being that I must perform well and win the contest..but inoru romba mukhyamana reason,due to which my excitement might overshadow the nervousness is that I will be meeting THE Arjun Swaminathan today ..
Now don't tell me you don't know him..okay fine, for the benefit of all, naane solren..he is THE music sensation of the country ! Well,that's now..but I will let you in on my secret..I have had a crush on him from my..hmm high school if I am not wrong..😃
He was the apple of everyone's eyes back then.. Avara pudikaadha aale kadayadhu! He was a very nice guy too.. HE was my senior in school and the head of the music band in our school..we always knew he would reach great heights in the musical field and here he is , one of the most popular music directors/singers in the film industry.. Fans go crazy over his songs and he loves all the attention..If only I had had the courage to approach him after school and tell him how much I admire,respect and adore him..
Unknowingly ,even to me ,keka funny a irkum I know but trust me ..even I didn't know how this happened..The 'this' being my falling in love with him,over the years .. He worked extremely hard to attain this position today and I know that very well cos one of his closest friends is my friend's colleague.And my best friend Meera knows that I love him.
And today,after so many years,I am going to meet him in person,again..Evlo exciting a irku theryuma?. I really want to go and hug him the moment I see him but well I can only dream..I am a simple girl and he is a celebrity..there is no way it will work and I am sure he wouldn't have even noticed me back in school thanks to his own gang of friends and me being his junior and all that..
Okay I will continue talking in a while,ipo poganum..hope I do well..pray for me!
"Hello Priya ! How are you doing? So...the grand finale! How does it feel to be here and how have you prepared ?"
"Hi Maya..I am doing great ..it feels like a dream ..when I entered this contest ,I just wanted to give my best but naa finals varekum varuven nu naneche paakala ! I am grateful to my voice trainer and I guess I have prepared well.. Hope it goes fine"
"Good luck Priya..the stage is all yours"
The compre Maya is sweet..I stand in the middle of the stage in the huge auditorium.. and there in the first row is him!!! I finally saw him!!! Omg is he smiling at me ? Does he know me ? Okay okay Priya relax! You have to perform now..do not look at him till you finish singing..you can't afford to get nervous..
I take a deep breath and the orchestra starts playing the BGM..I had chosen 'Mayya Mayya' from 'Guru' cos it's a tough song to sing and I wanted to give my best in the finale ..so..I close my eyes for better concentration and go into the song..
It gets done and I am getting a good feeling about it cos I have delivered it to the best extent possible..now I can only wait and watch what the results are going to be..
"Wow Priya!! Kalakiteenga!!You were mind blowing!! Enaku goosebumps vandruchu..I am sure everyone feels this way ..Lets ask the judges"
The judges are few other singers,apart from Arjun and they all praise Priya for her fantastic performance and all the judges give her a standing ovation..it was Arjun's turn to comment..
"Priya..you sound like a professional singer already..such perfection in your notes .. I am offering you a song in my next album"
And was that a dream ?*Pinch* *Ahh!!* definitely not!! Arjun just told me that he was going to make ME,PRIYA,sing in his album!!!! If there were not thousands of people watching me live and on TV ,I would've definitely done a happy dance ,right there.. I guess I still have my mouth open from the shock cos I see people laughing at me and Arjun himself,chuckling..
"um.. Thank you very much Sir! I can't tell you how happy I am feeling right now..this is more than winning the contest itself !! "..I say ,he nods and smiles at me..
Everyone claps signifying the end of my turn and that meant I had to go inside and wait in the room along with other participants..
I turn one last time to look at Arjun and he is still looking at me,smiling with wait what was that? A teeny weeny twinkle in his eyes? I am feeling butterflies in my stomach with that expression of his.. He is just way too different today and I cannot put my finger on what that is..but if his offer was going to materialise,I sure will let him know about my feelings..hope I have the courage at least then..
So..time flies and after a while it's time for the results.. It's a unanimous choice..Priya wins the music contest for the year 2015!!
There is a big round of applause and everyone is extremely satisfied with the selection..priya gets a car and Rs 50,000 prize money 😃
Woah a car and 50,000 bucks! Now this is amazing !! Wow..I feel so good about myself..Amma appa inga vandrunda Evlo nalla irundrukum? Ponnu finale la paadra..adhuku varadha vida Vera ena mukyamana vela avangalku?.. I am never going to forgive them for this..I am glad atleast my friends are here..
"It's time to hand over the prize to the winners..May I call upon the judges and the event sponsors on the stage please? And I would like to add one thing ..Mr Arjun had an important program scheduled and so he just left a while back..he asked me to convey his best wishes to all participants and congratulations to the winner"
What? Arjun left? How could he ?! I am never going to talk to him..okay I know he doesn't care about that but just for my satisfaction .. But how could he ?😔 I am the winner and he isn't there to give me the prize.. I am always going to remember his absence when I think of today,one of the most memorable days in my life..
Priya gets the prize and after all the cheers die down..she leaves the auditorium ,to treat her friends to some icecream for the time being..
She gets home two hours later and rings the door bell..
"Priya moule! Congrats!!we are so proud of you..sorry ma,your father and I are just back home so couldn't talk to you earlier .."
"Thanks ma..you both could've postponed whatever work that was and come there you know..I missed you so much ! I am angry with you"
"Nijamave sorry ma..Please forgive us "
"You both didn't want to see me perform live!"
"Apdi ila priya ..have we ever missed any function or event of yours till date? It's just that unfortunately,today it turned out this way.."
"Seri paravala..do not repeat this"
"Nichyama! Promise! Now go get ready"
"Get ready? For what?"
" just wear a nice new dress and come to the living room..you trust us na ?"
"..atleast tell me what it is about?"
"Please priya"
"Fine!"
What's with these two today? They always tell me what's going on ..
Ah red and black saree should be okay..
Not bad priya..paaka nalla Dan irukae, lets go..
And what or rather whom do I see in the living room?
ARJUN!!!
Avar inga ena panraru ? He left early to come here ? Are they his parents ? Why is he looking at me like that ..he is behaving differently right from the morning..what's going on ..I can feel heat rising up my cheeks..hope my blush isn't too evident..kadavule ena nadakudhu inga?"
"Priya.. We don't have to tell you who he is ..of course you know Arjun and these are his parents..take their blessings "
Blessings ? Okay they are elders..
Priya falls at their feet and takes their blessings..
"Sandoshama iru ma Priya",they bless her..
I try to signal my mother to ask her what's going on..she is oblivious or maybe she is even acting as if she hasn't noticed it..how else can I call her ?
"Uncle..can I talk to Priya alone please?"
"Of course Arjun! You don't have to ask us"
What!he wants to talk to me alone !! I must stand in the same room with him alone !! OMG I am already a bundle of nerves and I am sure that I wouldn't get a word out of my mouth if I see him and now what am I supposed to do? And this blushing face of mine is of great help too
"Priya ?Polama?"
He called my name..it sounds so good coming from him..
"Uh..yes" was all that I could manage ..the parents seemed like they were trying to maintain a straight face ..why? God knows
I follow him to my room..he seemed to know my place quite well..
He goes in ,closes the door and turns towards me..my heart starts racing like crazy..
"Priya..I know this is all just too confusing for you right now..don't worry,I will explain.."
He takes a deep breath and starts..
"..I met you for the first time in our school and have had feelings for you ever since..I would always wait to get a glimpse of you but somehow you never seemed to show any interest.I was disappointed to say the least.. even I am not sure when my feelings grew so strong that after a point I just couldn't get your thoughts out of my head.. I kept track of whatever you were up to and happened to know by chance ,from one of your friends ,about how you had a crush on me back in school..I was on cloud nine Priya..trust me I cannot explain how happy I felt back then..I focussed on my career,wanting to make it big in this industry so that it will be easy for me to talk to your parents about us .. I followed you whenever possible ,just to get a glimpse of your smiling face..that would make even my most frustrating day,so peaceful!! Priya .. I told my parents about how much I love you and they came with me today to meet your parents .. I know Meera ,she is my brother Manoj's childhood friend..I told her about my feelings for you and she told me you feel the same way about me ..so I thought I would give you a surprise today .. Priya..Will you marry me ? I know this is all too sudden but I couldn't wait any longer "
And I am not sure how long I had my mouth open..Arjun had to gently close my mouth ,with a smirk on his face, to bring me back to the real world.
"You love me ?"
"If my essay didn't convey that clearly then yes Priya, I am madly in love with you..Always have ,always will be in love with you"
"Arjun! Enaku ena solradu ne therla! Here I am, not getting even the slightest bit of courage to come and tell you about my feelings and here you are, way ahead, and you have even spoken to our parents about this! oMG !! I have had a crush on you for like forever ..I thought because you are a celebrity now ,there was no scope for a 'US'.. I love you Arjun and this is like a dream come true .. I am just too overwhelmed with all this..first the contest and now YOU! "
"No tears Priya.. I know they are happy tears still I don't want to see them ever! So,Na idha yes nu eduthukalama?"
I sense my head nodding on its own accord..well of course.. My heart knows how much I have been waiting for this moment and now it finally has happened ..it all seems like a dream though..Arjun did so much for ME? I am unable to digest the whole thing!
"Fantastic And btw..You look beautiful in this saree.",he says and gives me his perfect wide smile
This day will always remain special to me.. Two things I love the most , form a part of this day..Arjun and Music..the best part being that he loves music even more than I do.. I cannot ask for more now can I?
Arjun tells my parents about my decision and they are ecstatic..they really like him and I like his parents too..They start talking about the engagement while Arjun drags me to my garden,wanting to spend some alone time with me..Afterall ,we have a LOT of catching up to do don't you think?😆