Tum Se Hi

AUDITION CALL

तेरे लिए, झूमूँ दीवाना बन के तेरे लिए
वादा है मेरा, मैं हूँ तेरे लिए, हो ना कभी तू जुदा
तेरे लिए, झूमूँ दीवाना बन के तेरे लिए
वादा है मेरा, मैं हूँ तेरे लिए, हो ना कभी तू जुदा

ABHISHEK's POV
My T-shirt is well collared so I can hide the bites given by my love but on our way back, I bought her a scarf because her neck is covered with the marks my lips gave her. We reach back home. We've mutually decided to not let a single soul know that we're dating. We'll wait till Ishi signs her first film and the IPL season ends. We know we're not distractions for each other and rather are the support we need but we don't expect anyone to completely understand our perspective at this point of time. Par kasam se, jab apni relationship publicly announce karenge to poore grand celebration ke saath karenge 🥳

When we enter, it's chaotic. Everyone is packing and rushing to get to the airport. Ishita quickly goes to her room and changes into a turtle neck top. We help everyone and soon they are ready to head out. "Ab hum tab milenge jab theater screen pe INTRODUCING ISHITA MEHTA likha hoga," my mom tells Ishi and she nods with confidence. "Call me if you need anything." I tell Yug as he is training for cricket professionally. He definitely has the potential and the cricket in US is growing so it's the best time for him to start playing in leagues. Komal whispers in my ear, "Next time milne tak pataa lio Ishita ko." I nod as I'm a blushing mess on the inside "Arre Di pataa lia already" is what I wanted to tell her. "Good luck for IPL beta." says my Sasur Ji and I take his blessings thanking him. Our one big happy family bids their goodbyes, leaving us emotional.
"You guys also need to start packing." I tell Ishita and Tani as we have to fly to Chennai tonight.

ISHITA's POV
I'm in my room packing my stuff when Abhay comes in. "Kuch help chahiye?" he asks. I ask him to choose the outfits for me because we would have some time in Chennai to hang out. "Yellow or Red?" I ask. "Yellow mein cute aur red mein hot. You decide how you wanna look." "How do you wanna see me?" I flirt. He hugs me from my back with his chin on my shoulder and points at the lingerie in my open wardrobe. "Tharki kahin ka." I face him and scrunch my nose. "Sirf tere liye." he says and puts his lips on mine. We smile through the kiss. I'm folding my clothes when my phone buzzes. "Dekhio zara" I ask him. He read it for me:
It's an email from Luv Films.
GOOD MORNING MS. ISHITA MEHTA,
We would love to inform you that we are moving forward with your audition form and you have been selected to come audition for any or all 3 of the characters (depends on you). The practice scenes for all the 3 are attached to this email. We look forward to seeing you here at the Luv Films Studios for the audition next Thursday at 10 am.

We start screaming with joy and he kisses me all over the face. I've noticed that I rarely get stressed or anxious since I've met Abhishek. His existence itself helps me. And the irony is I never even found the name Abhishek attractive until he entered my life. Now I hear someone say his name and I automatically smile as if it's some command function. Tani packs all her stuff. "I'm gonna leave for the management workshop and I'll meet you directly at the airport." she informs. She's working so hard at all the workshops to be the best manager she can be and I feel so bad for not being able to tell her about me and Abhay. "You wanna take a nap and then we'll practice your script before we leave." Abhay says. That's true! We didn't get to sleep at all last night but I'm glad we didn't. We cuddle in my room and I fall asleep in his arms. The best nap ever!

After waking up, we sit in the living room and start going over the script. 6 couches in the room but I decide to sit on his lap since that is my favorite couch now. "Oh isme romantic dance sequence hai. We should practice this first." he says looking at the script, trying to be coy. He plays Apna Bana Le Piya and we dance romantically. Then we spend 2 hours straight for the scripts. Abhishek gives me feedback based off of every role. I am naturally funny, I am good with the romantic scenes, but I might need to polish the emotional scenes and he makes sure I get some great practice and we keep working on polishing my skills.