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Something was cooking, she was sure of it or she thought she was sure of it. She wanted to think it was part of the big surprise, after all it was her birthday! But to her dismay, the bhulakkar (forgetful)
foursome, Anushka, Peehu, Kalpana and Lekha, theutter idiots that they were, had completely forgot about her special day. No text messages at 12am, no FB posts wishing her, no WhatsApp Messages either, nothing! nothing at all. 😕 She was sulking since morning and cursing the morons, when they arrived at her house like a force of nature, wanting to go out for a random shopping spree. Initially, she thought the shopping was a mere excuse and they had something planned, but sadly that was not the case.
She wanted to yell so bad . . .
After hours of mindless chatter and strolling which only added fuel to her rising temper, the group dragged her to the other corner of city. She was least interested until the Billboards and advertisements on the way caught her attention and increased her heartbeat
and then it came...the life-size cut out of the handsome Rockstar, greeting the group of friends outside the destination, and then there was no stopping Juju's over-the-top screaming fan girl moment...
"OHMYGOD HARRY STYLES!!!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!"
She couldn't believe it was happening! Harry Styles,😲The Harry Styles! 😲😲 One Direction wala Harry😲😲😲 In Mumbai??? For a concert??? On her birthday?? Was this REALLY happening or was she dreaming??😲😲
She could not control her excitement any longer and just had to pinch someone hard to realise this was indeed reality. And poor Peehu was at the receiving end. "Ouch! Juju what the?" Peehu cried, rubbing her arm. Realising she had not lost her mind and this indeed was reality, Juju began squealing in excitement without giving Peehu a second thought. "Such a friend you are Juju" Peehu murmured under her breath annoyed at how her friend was not at all apologetic for her assault. 😆
"Shhh silly, everyone is staring." Anushka tried to shush Juju who had by now created an embarrassing scene. All eyes were on them but there was just no stopping Juju today.
The girls started giggling and chatting excitedly as they approached the entrance of the venue. And in chorus all four girls sang "Happy Birthday Darling" to Juju making her feel so stupid for being annoyed with them all day.
"Thank you girls! God, I feel so silly for being so angry with you all earlier." She said slapping her forehead lightly.
"Ahh don't be... anyway the nights not over yet...Abhi to party shuru huyi hai." Peehu said dancing and throwing her arm around Juju's shoulders. "Still plenty of surprises to come your way babes"
Juju could not wait for the next surprise...
"Best. Birthday. Ever." Juju sighed happily to herself, swaying with the crowd as Harry sang softly into the mic That's what makes you beautiful. Checking her watch, she spoke to herself softly, Happy Birthday to me.😳
"Ah, there's still one more thing to come." Kalpana pointed out to the giant screen on the stage. Puzzled, Juju looked at it and then gasped😲
All the big screens were showing her face, recording each movement of hers in front of thousands of people. She could feel people looking at her and hear their murmuring but she appeared oblivious to it all.
"Happy Birthday to you." The light dimmed everywhere and everyone from the crowd flashed their mobile screens, humming along as Harry himself sang for her, his bright eyes twinkling. Her girl pals hugged her tight throughout the song and when Harry finished the song, they were all completely in awe over the fact that Harry had really made Juju's birthday special. "He's such a sweetheart with his fans" they all thought.
As the crowd roared and applauded for him, Harry took the mic once again, "Thank you everyone for coming here tonight. You all made my trip to India very special with all your love. And a special shout-out to my fan Juju on her birthday. Hope you enjoyed the performance and once again, Happy birthday. God bless you."
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