Baked with love - NaYat SS- Page 4

I am shocked that nayantara burnt her dessert unknowingly.glad that she made up.when sitara said that dark chocolate was a safe option Nayan's reply was superb.i am surprised that she replied confidently. Samrat teasing her was funny.samrat saying that he is proud of her was nice.nayan giving him the dessert she made was sweet.nayan emcouraging her competitors when they are nervous and sharing her ingredients waa nice..samrat and revathy's conversation was nice.samrat should admit that he cares for nayan more than he expected.

I liked sonakshi saying that nayantara did what a chef usually does.sitara saying that nayan made something better was nice.glad that nayan shocked everyone by being in top4.ishani correcting mohit's spelling was nice.I wonder how mohit made spelling mistake.samrat saying that nayan already won the competition...she didn't need to prove to herself was nice.nayan making samrat taste her dish and samrat saying that he has eaten enough of her dishes to be a judge was cute. Perfect pics.

SHOT 6

The grand finale of India's Biggest Home Chef had finally arrived.

The studio was filled with lights, cameras and an excited audience.

Three contestants stood behind their stations.

Nayantara looked at the ingredients arranged before her and took a deep breath.

She had dreamed about this moment for years.

But strangely, she wasn't thinking about winning.

She was thinking about the girl who had once returned home from auditions pretending that rejection didn't hurt.

The girl who had been told she wasn't beautiful enough for television.

The girl who had been told her complexion would prevent her from achieving her dreams.

Nayantara smiled.

"Let them see what she can do."

***

Sitara, Sonakshi and Gauri entered the studio.

Sitara smiled at the finalists.

"Today, there is only one rule."

"Cook something that tells us who you are."

Nayantara immediately knew what she wanted to make.

Chocolate.

But this time, she wasn't going to make an ordinary dessert.

She prepared a dark chocolate creation with orange, caramel, roasted nuts and a delicate vanilla mousse.

She named it: The Sweetest Victory

As she cooked, memories flooded her mind.

Her father's tiny shop.

Her failed marriage proposals.

The cooking-show auditions.

Samrat tasting her first cookies.

Their unusual marriage proposal.

The kitchen he had built for her.

Their countless arguments over recipes.

His encouragement whenever she doubted herself.

Somehow, every part of her journey had led to this moment.

***

The judges approached her station.

Sitara looked at the dessert.

"What does this mean?"

Nayantara smiled.

"It's my story."

She explained how dark chocolate was bitter but could become beautiful when balanced correctly.

"People looked at me and saw something they thought was a flaw."

She looked at the judges.

"But I learned that I don't have to change myself to make other people comfortable."

The three judges exchanged glances.

Sonakshi tasted the dessert.

Her expression softened.

Gauri took another bite.

Then Sitara smiled.

"You didn't just make a dessert."

"You told us who you are."

Nayantara's eyes filled with tears.

***

All the contestants stood on stage.

The host held the envelope.

"And the winner of India's Biggest Home Chef is..."

Nayantara closed her eyes.

"NAYANTARA!"

The audience erupted.

Nayantara is excited but still in disbelief.

The trophy was placed in her hands.

She cried.

Not because she had won a competition.

But because she had finally won the battle against everything that had made her believe she wasn't enough.

***

Samrat was in the audience with the entire family.

He stood up and applauded louder than anyone.

When Nayantara came off the stage, she immediately ran toward him.

"I won!"

"I know."

"You saw?"

"I saw everything."

She hugged him tightly.

For several seconds neither moved.

Then she whispered,

"Thank you."

Samrat gently pulled away.

"Why are you thanking me?"

"You believed in me."

He smiled.

"I only reminded you of what you already were."

***

After the show, Nayantara's career took off.

Offers came from television channels.

Food brands wanted her as their ambassador.

Samrat's chocolate company launched a new premium range based on her recipes.

The brand became an enormous success.

But Nayantara remained the same girl.

She still visited her father's shop.

Still experimented in the kitchen.

Still stole cookies.

And still argued with Samrat over tiny things.

Except now there was something different between them.

They had become inseparable.

***

Meanwhile, Mohit and Ishaani had become increasingly impossible to separate.

They still argued constantly.

"You always have to be right."

"Because I usually am."

"You are impossible."

"And yet you keep following me."

Ishaani suddenly went silent.

Mohit smiled.

"Got you."

She looked away.

"Don't flatter yourself."

That evening, Mohit finally gathered courage.

He met Ishaani in the garden.

"Ishaani."

"Hmm?"

"I have something to tell you."

She immediately became nervous.

"What?"

He smiled.

"I think I've spent so much time arguing with you because I didn't know how to tell you that I like you."

Ishaani stared at him.

"You're serious?"

"Very."

She smiled.

"I like you too."

Mohit grinned.

"So we're officially not fighting anymore?"

"Don't push your luck."

They laughed.

From the balcony, Nayantara and Samrat watched them.

Samrat whispered,

"They took long enough."

Nayantara smiled.

"Look who's talking."

***

That night, Nayantara stood on the terrace.

Samrat joined her.

For a while they simply looked at the city lights.

Finally he said,

"Do you remember our marriage deal?"

Nayantara smiled.

"How could I forget?"

"You needed a husband so you could continue making chocolates."

"And you needed a chocolate maker."

"Exactly."

She laughed.

"Very romantic."

Samrat smiled.

"That's not the part I wanted to talk about."

He became serious.

"When I married you, I thought I was making a business decision."

Nayantara looked at him.

"I thought I was getting the best chocolate maker in the country."

She laughed softly.

"But then I started getting something I hadn't expected."

"What?"

"Your friendship."

Her smile faded into something softer.

"Your laughter."

"Your ridiculous arguments."

"Your ability to turn every bad day into something better."

He took a step closer.

"And somewhere along the way..."

"...I stopped thinking about what you could do for my business."

"I started thinking about what I could do to make you happy."

Nayantara's eyes became moist.

Samrat continued.

"I don't love you because you're a brilliant cook."

"I don't love you because you saved my family."

"I love you because you're Nayantara."

He gently held her hand.

"And I don't want our marriage to be a deal anymore."

Nayantara smiled through her tears.

"Good."

Samrat looked surprised.

"Good?"

She nodded.

"Because I stopped thinking of it as a deal a long time ago."

He smiled.

"When?"

"The day you built me that kitchen."

Samrat laughed softly.

"I thought you would say the day I proposed."

"No."

She shook her head.

"The kitchen."

"Why?"

"Because that was when I realized you didn't just want my chocolates."

She looked into his eyes.

"You wanted me to be happy."

Samrat's smile softened.

"And when did you fall in love with me?"

Nayantara pretended to think.

"Maybe when you ate my burnt chocolate."

"You knew it was burnt?"

"Of course."

"And you still let me eat it?"

"I wanted to see how much you liked me."

Samrat laughed.

"So you were testing me?"

"Maybe."

He shook his head.

"You're impossible."

"And you love me."

He smiled.

"More than anything."

Nayantara stepped closer.

"I love you too."

They embraced.

This time there was no awkwardness.

No deal.

No conditions.

Just two people who had entered a marriage for completely different reasons...

and somehow found the love they had never expected.

***

Months later, Nayantara stood on the set of the same cooking show that had once rejected her.

But this time she wasn't standing outside the audition room.

She was one of the guest judges.

A nervous young contestant stood before her.

The girl looked worried.

"I'm not sure I belong here."

Nayantara smiled.

"Do you know how many times I was told that?"

The girl shook her head.

"Many."

Nayantara tasted her dish.

Then smiled.

"You belong wherever your talent takes you."

Behind the cameras stood Samrat.

He watched his wife proudly.

Nearby, Mohit and Ishaani were arguing over who had brought Nayantara's coffee.

Revathi laughed.

Harish proudly watched his daughter.

And Nayantara smiled.

The girl who had once been rejected because of her complexion had become a celebrated chef, entrepreneur and television personality.

But her greatest victory wasn't the trophy.

It wasn't the fame.

It wasn't even the successful business.

It was finding a man who had first entered her life because of her chocolates...

and eventually learned to love the woman who made them.

The sweetest things in life, she had learned, are often the ones we never plan for.

THE END.

I liked the theme make something which defines the contestant.Nayantara making the chocolate which is her identity and writing that it's her victory was nice.i liked nayan saying that she realized that she doesn't have to change for others.glad that nayan won the competition.when nayan thanked samrat for believing in her,samrat saying that he was only reminding of her what she was was lovely.mohit ishani nok jhok was funny.their love confession was sweet.surprising that he was fighting with her as he didn't know how to express his love for her.nayat love confession was the best scene.them discussing when they fell in love and when nayan realized that samrat really likes her was lovely.surprising that in the next cookery competition nayantara was the judge.nayan's conversation with a young contestant was nice.glad that nayan got offers from many tv shows and was offered to be the brand ambassador of food companies.did nayantara accept these offers?loved the pics.

In one picture their family picture with saransh was stuck on the wall.

She remembered her life long struggle and that inspired the final dessert. The judges loved it.

She won and the business took off. They got so much recognition from the competition.

Mohit and Ishaani make a good pair too. Their banter can take another direction now.

Its so nice to see Nayantara judging the competitions. She will inspire many girls who might have faced rejection.

Thankyou so much for your lovely comments throughout the FF.

Originally posted by: jasminerahul

I liked the theme make something which defines the contestant.Nayantara making the chocolate which is her identity and writing that it's her victory was nice.i liked nayan saying that she realized that she doesn't have to change for others.glad that nayan won the competition.when nayan thanked samrat for believing in her,samrat saying that he was only reminding of her what she was was lovely.mohit ishani nok jhok was funny.their love confession was sweet.surprising that he was fighting with her as he didn't know how to express his love for her.nayat love confession was the best scene.them discussing when they fell in love and when nayan realized that samrat really likes her was lovely.surprising that in the next cookery competition nayantara was the judge.nayan's conversation with a young contestant was nice.glad that nayan got offers from many tv shows and was offered to be the brand ambassador of food companies.did nayantara accept these offers?loved the pics.

In one picture their family picture with saransh was stuck on the wall.

Nayantara reviews the offers and then decide whether to accept or not.

Oh yeah. I didn't notice it. Haha.