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Arthy gasped as she read the subject of the mail. Blinking twice, she read it again. No! This could not be true!
-Five hours earlier-
Arthy wiped a bead of sweat off her forehead as she stood on her toes to have a look at the gloomy looking building.
The line was endless.
No, she wasn't standing in a cash queue.
She stood for the dearest ambition of her life - to meet Mr. Dhanush, the legendary actor-singer who won one and all hearts with his rendition of the quirky Kolaveri Di in 2011.
She looked down at the pamphlet to recheck the details. It read,
Golden Opportunity to Star on TV!
Do not miss the chance to star alongside Superstar Dhanush, in 'Dosa with Dhanush' airing Thu-Fri 10:00 PM on BB Network!
Name and address with a copy of photo ID proof needs to be submitted by 11:00 AM, Monday.
Contact Manager, BB Studios.
Participants to be selected through a lucky draw.
Within the next hour, she had shoved her data into the Dropbox, shopped a while and run late for college.
Throughout the day, she kept thinking about her multi-talented superstar. She had no hopes, of being selected, but you could tell by her overexcited conduct all day how anxious she was to know the results!
And so, no one was really surprised to see the chatterbox rendered speechless by the mail of confirmation.
In time, Arthy reached the assigned room inside the BB studios. She sat nervously beside Dhanush, who nodded at her.
The camera rolled; Dhanush winked at it and started, "Good evening Ladies and Gentlmen! Welcome back to Dosa with Dhanush, here am I with our guest for the night, Arthy, one of the loveliest bookworms on India-Forums!"
"So, Arthy, I heard you were recently recruited as a member of the Crazy Creative, the most coveted team of the site. A congratulation is in order!"
"Thank you Sir!" replied Arthy.
"So, tell us something about your work in there!" As Arthy stringed her words together Dhanush prompted, "Go on, spill the beans!"
Arthy started, "So, my work there is to help make IF, I mean, India-Forums a prettier sight for the viewers." Dhanush chuckled at the pun.
"Okay, so how well do you blend with your teammates?"
"Yeah, they are cool. I thoroughly enjoyed working with them on the initial threads!"
Dhanush narrowed his eyes, "So you aren't enjoying working now?"
"We have just one thread to do each month. We are finished with that and now I'm doing nothing and I definitely am not enjoying myself!"
"Hmm. Clever cut, that was!" he smiled.
"It is just the truth, your Honour!" joined Arthy.
"Arthy, tell me who do you think is the craziest of the Crazies?"
"Umm, might be Arpi, or Nabila?"
"Two?"
"Equal."
"Great, and the strictest?"
"Our head, Jot, of course!"
"Have you ever had a dispute with them?"
"Thank God, for the answer is no!"
"Suppose you had, would you relent for the sake of the tag?"
"No. Or maybe yes, I don't know!"
"Come on, the nation wants to know Ms. Arthy!" Dhanush laughed, "Say?"
"I'd see to it that any dispute is solved before it reaches such a level," Arthy replied.
"What if they fire you?"
"I'll be better than their imagination." winked Arthy.
"I like that confidence." Dhanush winked back, "Well, how awesome is the CC on a scale of one to ten?"
Arthy thought for a while and then replied with a wide smile, "Nine and three quarters without me and with me well of course it's got to be Ten!"
Dhanush stood up laughing and shook hands with her, "Well, well, ladies and gentlemen, now it's the award time. The bumber prize goes to Arthy for sheer cheek and wit!
Arthy smiled wide at the camera as she received her prize.
Just then Dhanush spoke, "Well, we have a suprize! It's her happy birthday!" he turned towards Arthy, "I'd like to give you a special gift! What would you like?"
She dropped her gift, and ran, Bollywood style, for a dramatic hug. Dhanush, smiled awkwardly, but returned the same.
The camera rolled on, while Dhanush helped her blow out the candles and sang,
Happy Birthday, Arthy!
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