My Perfect Start!

Chapter 11

I saw my dad waiting at the gate with some parcel in his hand, I walked towards him with a grin.

'So, how was your exam?' he asked.

'It was fabulous dad!' I said.

'That's good. See, this is for you?' he replied and opened the parcel. There were two samosas in it, I smiled and we sat inside the car. I munched on the hot samosas, as my stomach was churning in between the exams.

My mom greeted me with a hug when we reached home in the night. There was a special dinner cooked by both the ladies. There was puri with potato sabzi, kheer, Dal and Chaval and also some Gulab Jamuns at the end, which was freshly baked by my sister. I was very much hungry and so was my dad. It was around 10 PM, I stepped down to take a walk, as my stomach was full and my fingers were still in pain a little. I picked my phone to text her when I received a call flashing from her. I quickly picked up and started to speak.

'Hey.' she said.

'Hii Honey.' I replied.

'So, how was your paper today?' she asked.

'It was good. My fingers are still in pain due to the second paper.' I said with a low voice.

'You must be tired.'

'Yep, you know what, I found my dad something different today.' I said.

'Different? In what way?'

'He would always use to talk to me about certain things like, about my study and all. He didn't ask me anything about myself, but today he told me to sit beside him and he drove the car to Colaba. He was even standing on the gate with a parcel of samosas for me after my exams.' I said.

'That's so kind. He has expectations from you Parth.' she said.

'Hmm, I know.'

'So when are the results then?' she asked.

'Umm, on 25th January.' I replied.

'Babe, you sound so tired. Go and Sleep now.'

'Yaa Honey, going now. Good night.'

'Bye, Good night.' she replied.

Winds were whooshing all over the area, I took a deep breath. I was a little worried about the results. My papers went so well, so I decided not to overthink much. I made a mental note that My Family is equally important to me, as my Honey is. Days started to drift off, we started to meet just twice a week. I made her realize that how things are going in my house, and how much my family needs attention from me. Sometimes we would use to talk on snap till 3 in the night. We were making things very much clear between us.

On 31st December I took her out on a date, we went to hang out in the mall, and after that, we went to have our brunch in the open-roof cafe, which had the best ambiance. I wanted to start our new year with a positive vibe, not with a tasteless element between us. It was afternoon, we ordered the main course for us, but my eyes were all pasted on her. She was looking damn pretty in her pink one-piece, and silver color earrings.

'Hey, how are things going in your house Honey?' I asked.

'It is ok.' she replied with a smile.

'Mere ghar bhi abhi sab theek hai.'

'Good.' she replied.

'Should we treat ourselves with another round of beer?' I asked and chuckled.

'Yaa!' she squealed.

I ordered two bottles of Tuborg strong and we made we raised the bottle making a toast to our coming new year. It was around 4 PM, still, a little bit of time was left for us. We went to Cinepolis and luckily Shang Chi's show was available, we watched the movie from the corner seat for 2 hours. It was around 6:45 when I dropped her home. I hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.

'Happy new year Honey.' I said and pulled her nose.

'Happy new year.' she smiled.

'May this new year bring positivity, and seal our bond forever.'

'Baap re.' She chuckled. And I hugged her again.

25th January

It was 11 in the morning, I didn't have the idea that there are results today. I was busy writing the screenplay for a short film which I was planning with my classmates for the next month. I was home alone. I received one Gmail notification on my phone, I quickly opened it on my laptop and read the mail, It was from FTII.

'Greetings to Mr. Parth Kamble, as you appeared for the JET of Screenplay writing which was held last month. We are very happy to announce that, you are successfully shortlisted for the next round of interviews which is held on 2nd February. Details will be provided to you within a few days.'

My heart was in my mouth, and I couldn't believe my eyes. This was real! I placed the laptop on the sofa and got up, My eyes were moist, my happiness had no boundaries. I picked my phone to inform my dad but decided to give them a surprise in the night. I dialed a call to Sneha.

'Hey Honey.'

'What's up?' she asked.

'Can you meet me in half an hour?' I asked maintaining a normal tone.

'Yes, but what happened?'

'Ok, see you, It's a surprise!' I said.

'Okay, come quickly!'

I took the scooty keys and my wallet. I drove to the Bikk's Bikaner and packed some Balushahis, as today was a very special day. I quickly reached Belapur at her place and called her. She came in her white tee and shorts. I opened up the box and stuffed balushahi in her mouth.

'What happened Parth?' she asked chewing the matter in her mouth.

'You forgot? there were my results today?' I said with a cheerful voice. Her eyes got widened, and she covered her mouth with her hands.

'Yaa Honey, I am shortlisted for the second round of Interviews.' I replied and hugged her. She kissed me on the cheek and congratulated me.

'I am very happy for you, congratulations!'

'Thank you!'

'Did you tell your parents?' she asked.

'Naa, I will give them a surprise in the night.' I replied with a bright grin.

'Very proud of you, And all the best for your interviews Babe!' she hugged me.

I nodded and grabbed her tight. I was on cloud nine, My hardwork paid off.

Mom and Didi were home at 6 PM, but I was waiting for my dad to come. It was around 7:15 when the doorbell rang. He entered inside, I gave him a glass of water and after 5 minutes I called my Mom and Sister in the hall to disclose the good news.

'Mom, Dad, Didi, I have cleared the first round of JET. The results came today at 11 in the morning. And the interviews are on 2nd Feb.' I said and sighed.

My didi patted my back, My dad hugged me tight, he was proud. My mom couldn't believe it. She kissed my cheek. I opened the box of mithai and made them eat one balushahis. This news bought a positive vibe to the house.

'Proud of you son.' My dad said looking at me, as he held me by shoulders.

'Thank you!'

'Today is a good day, even we all are tired. Let's go to dinner.' he said.

All of them got fresh, and we left the house for dinner at 8:30 PM. We ordered some delicious starters and the main course.