
Ten Years Later...2026
*Waiting in line that is as long as the Great Wall of China*
*Somewhere in the middle of the endless line*
Naina: Haaye, I told you we should have come earlier. We're not even near the front of the line! So much for my silver sitara wala suit. *sigh*
Nadia: We've been waiting for the past 18 hours, how much earlier should we have come?!
Nive: But then again, her book launch was trending all over social media for the past month. So it was bound to be this chaotic!
Sowmii: Guys, relax. Its all worth it. She'll be so stoked to see us!
JD: I'm so stoked to see HER! Wait, is that her? I think thats her!! *pointing somewhere out in the distance*
Tia: No JD, thats just her cardboard cutout. You really think she would have been standing in the same pose for that long?
Dee: Guys, its so cool to think that in this whole crowd, we were one of her first readers! Someone who started out as a forum sensation is now a bestselling writer all over the world!
Rishu: I still read those every now and then on the forum! Can't believe she actually finished them all.
Huts: I just re-read Hookup last night, that last chapter was SO GOOD.
Don: WAIT, Min'wa finished Suitable Husband too?? The Iqbal Khan one?? When? Why didn't anyone tell me? *starts logging onto forums*
Diahh: Yes, she finished a lot of those fics after that ONE Abhigya scene...remember?
Chubby: Oh my, who can forget THAT scene Diahh? It was SO HOT!
Ishaa: I think from that day on, the "bhootni" in her woke up and never went to sleep!
Viji: Speaking of hot, I think I saw Iqbal Khan somewhere behind us in line.
Raji: No no, Iqbal's in front of us. Shabir and Sriti are in the back giving red carpet interviews about the book.
*Tia, Rishu, Ishaa and Don perk up hearing Shabir's also in line*
Mitushi: Again?? They've now showed up at every book launch she's had!
Nimmy: What can we say? All the celebs Di used to be pankhas for are now her pankhas!!
Prani: But this book launch is her most talked-about one yet; I heard they're about to announce something big!
Mili: Oh! Maybe she's holding a another session of those creative workshops she teaches over the summer! My husband and I love to go visit those sometimes!
Iris: Or maybe she's renewing another season of the Mina Show! Only she could manage to get all those stars on one couch!
Simmi: She's given Karan Johar, Oprah and Ellen Degenres a run for their money!
Anu: Ooh, very possible, she got three Emmy awards for that show!
Harsha: But I heard she's a strong contender for the next season of Dancing with the Stars!
Aafrah: I think it has something to do with the next Harry Potter movie. JK Rowling was hinting at Mina possibly co-writing it in her latest interview.
Nishu: But how is she going to manage all that while she's still writing and producing Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani 2? *genuinely concerned, as always*
MMM: *smiles* She'll be fine. Its Mina we're talking about. She can juggle it all and still get it done perfectly.
Aytac: Are we just going to get autographs from her and then leave?
Kate: Anddd a big group selfie with her that I can edit and post on my account!
Trishh: Arre, not just that! Its her birthday-we're going to celebrate and party with her all night long afterwards!
Maria: Ohmygosh, here she comes!!
*Everyone turns to see hot n' happening Mina getting out of her limo and give that bright radiant smile to the crowds as she gets ready to meet and greet all her pankhas for the next 24 hours...because thats how long it's going to take for her to finish signing every single reader's copy of her next best-selling book*
October 4th is a very special day indeed for the KKB forum family, because its our Mumma/Mina Di/ Minama/Minz/Mina's bday! Someone whom everyone turns to to cheer us up after a not-so-great episode. Someone who is like the shining sun on an otherwise dampening day! Someone whose creativity has no boundaries! Someone with whom you can have all kinds of conversations, from one-worded answers to long meaningful, deep discussions. Someone who knows how to see the positivity, even in a black hole, and can make the future sound bright and promising! Someone whose stories and ideas make you begging for more! Someone who is utterly loved, respected and adored by one and all in this forum. Thank you for always being there for us Minama. We love you and just really want you to know that! Here's wishing you another year of being the caring, supportive, witty, smiling, hilarious, fierce, carefree, energetic, fun, intelligent, and creativity ki dukaan that you are! May all your wishes come true and may you see the highest skies of success!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MINA!! WE LOVE YOU!
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