You Say We Are Just Friends

Chapter - 1 The One With The Star Parivar Awards

Sometime in January 2023, a regular day on the sets of Anupamaa, where the crew is waiting for the lead actors to report to duty.

She drives her pearl white Audi into the gates. Frizzy hair held in up with her shades, bright pink lipstick, puffy eyes owing to a late night pack up, diamond studded mangalsutra that meant a bit more than what she confessed to the world- 'scene continuity'.

With her wedges making a sexy sound on the ground, she walked into the sets to be pounced on by all her fur babies. Her morning just turned better.

There comes jogging, their AD, Bheem.

Bheem - good morning Maate.

Rupali (RG)- Hey Bheem, good morning... Are my babies fed? Where is Gabbu?

Bheem- haan haan your babies follow a stricter diet schedule. Gabbu must be in your room. It's just a couple of scenes today. You can leave by 12 to get ready for SPA. Shot is at kapadia mansion set. Get ready and be there in an hour.

Rg- okay...

Bheem is on a call with someone...

RG- Bheem... hey listen... Has Gaurav (GK) come? Is he in his room?

Bheem - not yet. But must be on his way.

She pursed her lips looking at the time on her phone and walked into the sets to her room. There was a person standing outside her door with two huge boxes.

Man - good morning ma'am. Your order. Please check the fit and let us know if there is any issue, our team can reach you within an hour to fix the issues.

RG- thank you! That's cool. Will get back.

He leaves

And RG carries the boxes inside.

Her stylist and makeup artist are a little late, she thinks of checking orders.

The bigger one, she opens first and does a happy dance throwing her hands up and shaking her hip, looking at the mild peach coloured super gorgeous gown. The sequins, the detailing and the colour looked straight out of fairy land. She quipped a small prayer, wishing for the dress to fit her perfectly.

She leaves her box open and goes for the smaller one. Biting her lower lip, with a tinge of naughtiness in eyes she opens the other box. Her eyes immediately drooped, imagining him in it- him in the mild peach coloured satin tux, with white shirt and black trousers. Designed by her favorite MM, for them, their very first. The colour of his matched with her gown perfectly. She ran her hands through the man's clothes. A tiny box caught her eyes, she opened it to see a sleek golden pair of cufflinks with R❤G engraved in it in rose gold. 'This is perfect, she says with a twinkle in her eyes.

She sees herself in the mirror holding the clothes she has gotten made for him, without his knowledge. 'This is obsession, Rupali. What are you even doing?' she got scared and placed the box down immediately. She decided against giving it to him. Her phone rang and the screen flashed Rajat's name.

Rajat is her fiance. Theirs is an arranged engagement. He is a theatre artist, introduced to her by her best friend from the show, Alpana. It started off as a potential relationship that would end in marriage, so she never really got to decide on him. Her mother, who is her support system, developed an instant liking for Rajat for his soft behaviour and mature aura. She always wanted Rupali to settle down and Rajat just seemed to be a match.

Meanwhile, Rajat is an average looking man, with nothing very prominent to mention, except his demeanour. He seemed to be mature and had control over things happening around.