Lukewarm (Completed) (Full Novel)

Lukewarm-22

"Just think about what your family situation before your sister's accepting that movie. What would be now your and your family condition if there was no contribution from that producer to you? It is something you need to feel happy not to feel worry like this." Ananth paused for a second before saying again. "You just try to be your usual self. Just don't care about the remarks that have been made against your sister."

"You indeed proved as my good friend!" Pramod hugged Ananth and kissed on his right cheek. "Whatever you have said indeed got some change in me. I am feeling peacefully now."

"Friends what for?" patting his right shoulder with his right hand Ananth said. "If you become peaceful with what I have said, that is enough for me."

Then Pramod relieved him from his hold and said looking into his face. "I am sorry. I said to you that it is not my sister on that day."

"I can understand why did you say so on that day. If I were in your place, I too would have said like that." Ananth said. "Next period is commerce. We should not miss it. Shall we both go into class now?" the previous period was economics and as the lecturer of that class was on leave, the students of that class enjoyed the teaser like that while putting Pramod at predicament.

"Sure. Why not?" Pramod said and they both started walking towards the classroom.

When Pramod was settled in his place, the three boys who talked like that came near to him and one among them said. "We are sorry. We did not see that you were here then until you were moving away from here. If we saw you......." he tried to say something more. There were guilty expressions in all their faces at that time.

"Its alright bros." With a smile on his lips Pramod said. "If beauty has been put into display like that, it is not your mistake at all enjoying it in such a way."

Then those three boys went away from that place

"That's the spirit indeed!" Ananth put his right hand around the shoulders of Pramod and said. "I just wanted a change like this in you."

With the same relaxed expression in his face, Pramod nodded his head and remained silent.

What Ananth did not say to Pramod then was he too saw that teaser many a time and after his knowing it was indeed the sister of his best friend, his interest on her became even more.

***

Things were going smoothly with Charitha and it has become quite easy to her to act. Tarang was instantly satisfying himself with her expressions and body language. All of them were of the opinion if things do go like that the movie could be finished far before than the expected time. But then Tarang has to receive an unexpected blow! The person he has selected for the hero character suddenly died in road accident. In two ways it has effected Tarang to the maximum. First, he was a very good friend to him and they both worked together in many movies. Next, in Tarang's opinion he was the person exactly suitable to the character in that movie.

"I never have thought it happens like this!" there was shock and dismay in his face. "I just don't know whom to think about to play this role."

"We can fill that character with someone. If we take an experienced actor, he can do it in the way you want." Madhukar suggested.

"Now I am considering all those characters one by one." Tarang irritatingly said. "But none of them are appearing suitable to that character. You know my weakness! Until I am satisfied that person is absolutely suitable to the character, I just cannot go ahead with the movie."

"May I give you a suggestion here?" Charitha interfered and said.

"Any suggestion that is useful now is welcome." With a smile on his lips Madhukar said. "Just tell us what it is?"