23. A New Project

Mahi's POV:

He did so much just to make me smile. He repaired bubbles and bought me so many plush dolphins that my room is stuffed with them. I don't even have room to sleep now. I wonder how many he actually bought. I know he didn't do that on purpose and I just lost my temper without even listening to him.

Bubbles was gifted to me by Grandpa when I was 6 years old. Mom and dad were always busy and grandpa was also busy with his NGO work but he somehow managed to spend time with me. I used to complain that I was left alone all day. That's when he gifted me Bubbles.

To people it might seem just a toy but to me it is a lot more important. It calmed me down when I had panic attacks while being alone in that big room of mine. It stayed with me every time I wanted to cry or share something which made me happy or sad.

When I saw it in that state I just could not comprehend and lashed out at him but he still remained calm and apologized to me.

He stitched bubbles and also put on a designer tape on it which looked like a bandage. I know he is not a bad person but sometimes he gets on my nerves but he can be cute too.

"Shall we have dinner?" His voice made me come back to reality. Oh god why am I thinking about him so much? I nodded and we moved toward the dining area.

"Mom is not home yet Mohan Kaka made these for you." He forwarded me a dish and it had Dal Makhni in it. I served myself rice on a plate and dal on it. We proceeded with the dinner, everything was silent as no one was at home beside him and I.

Aparna aunty has paper assessment today so she is late. We both finished dinner almost together. I stood up to leave but he called out for me. I turned and he also stood up from his chair.

"Wait a minute I have something for you." He said and rushed toward the kitchen. What else does he have for me now?

He came back with a small white container in his hand. He held it in front of me to take. I looked at it carefully and it was the same shop container from where we brought dessert that day. I opened it and there was rasmalai in it. I looked up at him and he had a small smile on his face.

"I bought it as an apology and also because you like it." He said in a low voice. This is the first time I have seen him like this. He always has that aura around him which speaks power and elegance but right now this person seems so calm and comfortable.

He is the famous celebrity people talk about and dreams of meeting him or being around him and here he is standing in front of me with rasmalai to uplift my mood. Why Kabir? Why do you care so much if I am smiling or not, if I forgave you or not?

"Thank you Mr Mehra and please don't think about it much. You already apologized many times and I forgave you so we are good now." I smiled at him and he returned an even bigger smile.

"You should share that with me too." He pointed at the container and I agreed. I sat on the table and he settled beside me. We both shared the rasmalai and he also let his chin to enjoy it.

"You have rasmalai on your chin." I pointed toward it and he started wiping it but there was still some remaining.

"Let me." I picked up the tissue and wiped it for him.

"Done!" I looked up and our eyes met. My breath hitched due to our proximity. His face was perfectly glowing under the lights and his eyes were so calm as our closeness doesn't affect him at all.

"Kase ho baccho!" I literally jumped from the chair hearing aunty's voice suddenly as if I was caught committing a crime. Calm down Mahi, I let go of the breath I was holding up the whole time.

(How are you Kids!)

"Welcome home mom." He went and gave a warm welcoming hug to aunty. She then came to me and I did the same. We both sat beside her while she had her dinner. We talked about random things and about her day.

"I am going to Delhi for special lectures tomorrow. I will be back after 2 days so now you both take care of each other okay. And Kabir you have to take care of her and Mahi you can call me if he doesn't okay?" Aunty said all in a serious tone and we both nodded like obedient children.

"Okay now both go and rest. I am also going to bed. I have an early flight tomorrow." She stood up and wished us good night before moving to her room.

"I will be going to my room, good night Mr Mehra." I turned toward him.

"You can call me Kabir, you know." No I don't know Mr Mehra I said to myself.

"You never call me by my name so I will do the same." I shrugged my shoulders and he just smiled.

"Okay whatever you say. Good night...." He came closer to me, "dolphin" he whispered in my ear, his breath fanning my ear, sending shivers to my body and then left for his room.

The moment I think he can be a decent guy, he does these kinda things to piss me off. I also went to my room and drifted off to sleep while cuddling bubbles.

The alarm started blasting and I snoozed it, after a few minutes it again started and I groaned in frustration. I checked the time on my phone and it showed 6 in the morning. I quickly got up and went to freshen up. Aunty has an 8:00 fight and we are going to see off her.

I went downstairs and they both were already there. We all had breakfast together and left for the airport. "Dyan rakhna apna aur time se khana kha lena dono ke dono Samjhe!" She said before check-in. We both assured her and told her to take care of her and come back soon.

(Take care of yourself and eat on time, both of you, understand?)

She went to check-in and we waved at her. "Let's go, we are going to the agency." He said and I said okay. We both settled in his car and soon we reached there.

"Tell me na why we are here this early!" We both got down from the car but he was not saying anything and this was making me impatient now.

"Learn to wait dolphin it will help you a lot." Here goes his sarcastic tone and iconic smirk. God just tell me why I am even with this person right now!

"Such a Jerk." I murmured slowly as he went ahead.

"I heard that." He said a little loudly for me to hear and I rolled my eyes at his back. We took the elevator and reached the meeting room and What I saw was three of my band members were there including Nitya.

"Woo everyone is here, what is the occasion?" I went to sit beside Nitya. They all had clueless expressions except Nitya who didn't seem comfortable but before I could say anything to her Mr Ahmad entered with our team.

"First of all Congratulations on the grand success of your first show. People loved it and have been praising it since that day. So as you are the artist under the Shine agency, a lot of offers came for your band and your team selected the best among them." Kabir stood in the center of the room. His professional self is so different from the one I witness at home everyday.

"This project is going to be beneficial for your growth and also for the agency. We kept in mind the image of your band and selected this project. The final decision is yours so you can decide whether to accept or reject this project. No pressure is made on you and your decision will be respected by the agency." Mr Ahmad stood up and informed us about this new project.

The smiles on Rishi, Karan and Sameer's faces were worth it. I am also so happy that we are already getting offers. This is what we all always wanted and dreamed of.

"The details of the project will be given to you in a while and here are the files of the project." Mr Ahmad said and handed files to everyone including Nitya. That's why I don't understand why she is here?

"This project is a music video which will be directed by Ishaan Saxena. He is considered one of the best romantic music video directors and the project is produced by himself only. He wants Sameer to sing the song and act along with other band members."

"The story of the music video is mentioned in the file along with the roles he selected for you all. Ms Sharma will be playing the role of Sameer's love interest in this video. She was specially asked to act in this video by Mr Saxena because he loves her acting skills." Mr Ahmad continued and at the mention of Nitya's name we all turned our heads toward her.

She has been acting and modeling for a lot of advertisements and brands but she always said she never enjoyed it. Her father wanted her to act and become an actress. Her father himself is a director but she always refused because she loved literature and writing the most.

She performed a lot of dramas in our college and school. At first she used to enjoy it all but she said it's her hobby and not passion. She managed to convince uncle to pursue writing as her career and she quit acting in the final year of our college. Then why is she here again? Did something happen?

"I think I have cleared everything. Please go through the files and let us know your decision by tomorrow. Mr Saxena wants to start the recording after 2 days and the shooting will take place next week if everything goes right." Mr Ahmad said and left the cabin to let us all discuss.

"One more thing I want to announce is that my movie's shooting will also start next week and I will be leaving for Kerala as the shooting will take place there so in my absence you all can rely on Mr Ahmad." Kabir said and left the room but not before looking at me with eyes which tried to say something but I didn't understand what.

"Oh my god guys we all got an offer of a music video!!!!! Can you all believe this?" Rishi was excited as always and looking at him we all smiled. This is big and we are finally getting what we wanted.

"And you know what, we have 8 lakh followers on our band's instagram handle since our concert video went viral on Rohan's channel along with reels by the audience." Rishi showed us our account and we can't believe we had 5 lakh followers but now we reached her this soon.

Rohan sent me the video which he shot and it got 15 million views in three days. He was so happy because it was his first video which went viral this soon.

Everyone was happy and we are definitely accepting this project because it has the potential to make us reach new heights.

"Nitya do you really want to do this music video because if you don't want then there is no problem at all. I'll support you in whatever decision you take." I said keeping my hand on her and she smiled.

Things between her and Sameer are not good but because of this project they will have to spend a lot of time together.

"I am totally fine, don't worry about me and why wouldn't I be happy for my friends' success. I am getting a chance to support you all and I won't miss it. This is going to be my last acting project so you all better work hard and make it successful Okay?" She said and this time her expressions were of happiness and joy.

"Yes ma'am." I and Rishi said in unison and we all laughed. Sameer seemed okay so I think I don't need to worry about it a lot. We all discussed everything related to the project and came to the conclusion that we are accepting it.

"Oh my god we all will be recording it in 2 days and going to shoot in a week. I am so excited and I have already decided I am going to bring Priya with us." We all laughed at how Rishi was jumping like a small kid who got his favorite candy to eat.

"It's 12 and we already discussed pretty much everything. Let's get moving. I have other appointments too." Karan stood and we all did the same.

"Come on Sameer drop me and Nitya at our respective places." I kept my hand on his shoulder. He just kept his mouth shut. God I have a bunch of wired friends.

He dropped me first and as always I ordered them to not fight. None of them said anything so I just left the car waving them bye.

"Aaa gayi tum betiya, Khana laga doon tumhare liye?" Mohan kaka asked as I sat on the couch.

(You came home child, should I serve the food for you?)

"Nehi kaka abhi bhook nahi hai, ap thodi der baad laga dena." I leaned back on the couch and he went back to the kitchen. Suddenly I remembered aunty said she has a lot of Kabir's childhood photo albums in the storeroom. I have time now, I should go and check.

(No uncle, not now maybe after some time)

"Kaka storeroom kaha hai muje kuch chahiye waha se." I went to ask Mohon kaka as I don't know.

(Uncle do you know where the store room is? I want something from there)

"Ha, hall ke corner wala room wahi storeroom hai. Par dhyan rakhna vo band na hojaye warna khulega nahi uska lock jaam ho gaya na isliye. Main abhi bazar se thodi sabziyan lekar atta hu thik hai." He told me to be careful and I said don't worry he left for the market and I went to the storeroom.

(Yes, The room at the corner of the hall is the storeroom but be careful once the door gets closed it won't open because the lock is rusted. Now I will go and buy some groceries from the market okay)

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