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"Come on Mira and Naina" Sanjana yelled with a sleepy tone rubbing her eyes," you both do this every day, I mean who the hell on Earth sings at 4 in the morning? Let the birds sing." Naina argued confidently," Sanju di, firstly, we don't sing, we do Riyaz, and secondly, it's not 4 it's 6 already." Sanjana woke up with a jerk as she's the only one who does the daily chores, the little children have to go to the schools, the young ones to the colleges, and the adults to their respective works.

Mira came shouting at Naina," why you do this with her Naina, Sanjana didi gets exhausted with every day's chores. Let her sleep." "No didi it's 4 only, you can sleep."

" You spoiled it all" Naina muttered sloppily and turned back and picked up a huge and heavy wooden box, that had handles on either side, the box had a Harmonium in it. Earlier, Naina didn't know how to play the instrument but with Mira, she learnt various instruments like Tanpura, Harmonium, Veena and Guitar was her favourite.

Sanjana curses Naina, the girl with a fair complexion, pure black hairs and somewhat brown eyes which sparkled whenever she pranked on anyone. Sanjana moved towards the dining room followed by the kitchen and started to think of Mira," she looks like 25, yet she's too mature." Sanjana prayed "Oh God, please give all the girls a good life, take up all their worries and struggles, you better give it to me, or else I'm gonna fight with you,"

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"Om Saraswatay Namho Namhey" chanted Mira, folding hands in the slightly opposite direction as of Naina. After a while, they sat down on the carpet on the balcony. Naina moved her fingers on the black and white keys of the Harmonium, and Mira started," Sa..., Sa Ga Ma Pa..., Dha..., Pa..." and tuned into 'Jago Mohan Pyaare' of Raga Bhairava. Followed by another Raga, Raga Bhairavi.

The clock stroked 6:30 and their Riyaz was completed by then. "Om Saraswatay Namho Namhey" they chanted again. Naina packed up the instrument back into the box and both the girls returned to the room where the school going children created a huge hustle, the bus arrives at 7:30 AM sharp, the college-going students were chilling out as they had the college at 9:00 AM, but the orphanage rules were way too strict, no matter when you wake up... you need to be present at the Pooja Room by 7:00.

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It was 7:15 AM the Pooja was over by the time, and the school-going children sat on the old worn out 10 seaters dining table and the other students along with Naina, college-going, served them the meals, Mira sat down making braids of Chhoti. Yes, you heard it right Mira made braids of a little girl. She has a talent, she makes very beautiful hairstyles, without any flaws.

A loud and shrill sound came out from the door, it was the school bus in which the children would go to school.

Within some time, the college students too left, and only 3 people were there in the orphanage, Sanjana, Naina, and Mira.

Naina and Mira were jobless since no one offered a job to Mira, Naina too didn't apply for a job, as she was the only one who took utmost care of Mira, and Mira shared her feelings only with Naina, not even with Sanjana didi.

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It was 10:AM now, the daily chores of the orphanage were done, Sanjana was spending some of her leisure time with Naina and Mira. Meanwhile, Naina picked up the newspaper. Naina read the National Daily silently and said," Mira, there's this café, what's this name... yeah, The Franco's, they want an instrumentalist and a singer for their café, should we apply?"

"Yeah, 'you can, they're not going to appoint me," Mira said. "Why they won't appoint you? They want a singer and I bet no one on Earth can sing better than you, girl." Sanjana said.

" Okay, let's ask them if they mind your voice or your eyes," Naina said sarcastically and picked up the receiver of the telephone and dialled the number, "440934," she said it out loud and clear enough for Sanjana and Mira to hear it, for conformation.

"Hello, is it The Franco's Café?", Naina spoke softly.

"Yes, it is..., how may I help you, madam?" The man on the other spoke loud enough to ruin the girl's ears.

"I saw your advertisement in the National Daily, and want to apply for an instrumentalist, and my friend would be applying for a singer. Is it okay?"

"We initially, can't say yes or no.... you need to meet Mr Bennet, he's the authority and he'll only decide it."

"Okay, so we'll come in the next 2 hours...thank you, sir."

Naina kept the receiver back and narrated the whole conversation, which wasn't required to be narrated, the man spoke so loudly that the whole locality must've known that the two girls are going to get a job.

"So, girls, get ready, you need to reach there in the next 120 minutes, you know Mumbai traffic," Sanjana said.

Naina smiled but Mira was very nervous.

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The two girls got up on the bus and meanwhile the bus driver turned into a very overrated song which was liked by people by no means.

"Which song has he tuned into? It's way too boring, I wish I had carried my mini tape which I won in the Ganesh Chaturthi last to last year, and some cassettes of 'Amay Dhiraj' which I bought from the money we got in the Navaratri," Mira said and cursed the bus driver.

"So, you spent all the money of your part in that stupid Amay and buying chocolates for the other children? Really?" Naina spoke with her eyes widened.

"Amay is not stupid," Mira argued with Naina.

In the next half an hour they were in The Franco's. Mira took her stick out and Naina helped her to navigate to the counter. Both girls reached the counter where fat and old man was sitting, he must be 45 or 50.

"We are here to apply for the job of the singer and the instrumentalist, can we see Mr Bennet?" Naina spoke up with confidence.

"You are seeing Mr Bennet right now." The man spoke with a smile." Firstly, you both need to give a demo of well you sing or play an instrument and yes, I want both of your address proofs." Mr Bennet added and asked a waiter to show them the way to the stage where the instruments were placed.

The girls got up on the stage and Naina went near the keyboard and Mira was near the mic, and the two girls turned into one of Amay Dhiraj's latest hits.

The song got over in mere 4 minutes, the customers at the café applauded for the girls. Mr Bennet seemed to be impressed with the girls and as a result, their job was conformed. "Okay girls tomorrow you need to bring the address proofs or if you have one you can give it now itself." Mira was taking out the card from the orphanage, and Naina stopped her midway, she took the card from her bag that hanged sideways on her shoulder and handed the card to Mr Bennet, "you both live in an orphanage?" asked Mr Bennet with a raised eyebrow.

"Where is an orphan supposed to live?" Mira said with a smile on her face. Mr Bennet asked the girls to wait till the evening.

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