Part-2
‘Roll, camera, action’ Ashutosh says aloud and the shoot starts.
In this particular scene, I have to walk by the pool side where Eric is standing with some other models. As I cross him, he gets the whiff of fragrance I am wearing and he starts following me but before he reaches me I disappear in the crowd, leaving him in trance.
I tell you these out of the box ideas are really silly. I mean who follows a girl just because of her fragrance. But these advertisement experts… they present the concept with so much grace that people are bound to believe that it works.
I am not a newcomer in this acting field but today I am feeling little uneasy. Is it because of Eric? Every time I turn back my head to look at him I find him staring at me. He looks adorable. He has casted some magic spell on me.
Does he know black magic? I forget to walk.
‘Alisha, what’s wrong? You have to turn right.’ Ashutosh jolts me out of thoughts.
‘Eh.. sorry Ashu. Let’s do it once again.’ I say little miffed.
After multiple retakes, first day of shoot is over. I have come back to hotel completely exhausted. I try to take a short nap before dinner. I close my eyes. Eric’s face flashes in front of me. I instantly open my eyes. I am puzzled.
Gosh! What is this? Why am I thinking about him? I don’t even know him. What’s wrong with me?
My mind is inundated with questions.
Two hours have passed and his thoughts are looming greatly over my existence. To divert myself, I decide to go to dining hall cum lounge of the hotel. I think I need a drink.
Quickly, I head towards the lounge. It is bustled with crowd. Families, foreign tourists, teenager groups and some couples holding their hands cozily enjoying their evening with drinks and delectable Goan cuisines. A local music band ‘crescent moon’ is performing a soothing music track. Everyone seems so happy and content.
‘One red wine.’ I say to the bartender.
‘One whiskey on the rocks.’ I hear a pleasant male voice.
I revolve my chair ninety degrees to see where the voice is coming from. It’s Eric. I find him standing near me.
‘Hey pretty lady! Good to see you here. How are you doing?’ He initiates the conversation.
‘Hi.. I’m doing great. How are you?’ I reply trying my best to conceal my nervousness.
This boy has something. Whenever he is around, I feel tongue-tied.
‘I’m mesmerized by your beauty.’ He says with a big grin.
‘Oh! Someone is trying to flirt.’ I play along.
We continue our conversation over the sip of our drinks. We take our dinner together. He tells me how he came into modeling profession, when he got selected in a model hunt talent show, leaving his engineering course. He tells me he is a wanderer. He loves travelling and exploring. By now my nervousness is vanished. I’m feeling comfortable in his company. He makes me giggle every now and then with his one liners. He is a suave charmer. In his presence I forget where I am, why I am and who I am..?
Am I falling for him? Nah! That can’t be possible. It’s just infatuation. I can never fall in love with a stranger.
It’s midnight and our conversation isn’t coming to an end. I look at my wrist watch. He understands that I want to leave now. He escorts me to my room. He wishes me good night and hugs me sideways. Though it’s just a casual hug I feel a chill running down my spine. I also wish him good night and shut the door of my room.
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Night has passed. Sun has appeared in the horizon spreading its warm rays over the waves of sea. I come out of room to take a walk alongside the beach. I can see many people jogging, walking, and sitting at the shore enjoying the serene beauty. I see a newlywed honeymoon couple walking at the shore making their foot prints on the sand. The girl’s hands are applied with beautiful heena design and adorned with red bangles. The guy says something in her ear. She blushes and he embraces her in her arms. How beautiful their life is.
I am feeling a bit lonely now. I am lost in my lonely world sauntering towards an unknown way.
To be continued...
♥KaNyA
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