Luck By Chance

The Main Event

"Get ready, we only have one hour till the event!" Sandhya commanded, her voice stern but urgent. "Deepak, you shaved, right?"

Deepak nodded, rubbing his tender skin. "Yes, it took me two hours and 10 razor burns, but I'm smooth as a baby now."

The girls began to change, but their hesitation was palpable with Deepak present. Sensing their discomfort, he excused himself. "I'll wait outside, take your time."

Once they were ready, Sandhya called him back in. "Okay, Deepak, let's get you dressed." She held up a stunning lehenga, its intricate embroidery shimmering under the lights.

"This thing weighs a ton!" Deepak exclaimed, struggling to lift the garment.

Sandhya chuckled. "You're a royal queen, Deepak. Your lehenga is supposed to be heavy."

As they helped him into the blouse and bra, the atmosphere was awkward, but Sandhya maintained a professional demeanor.

Next came the makeup - bold, bright colors that made Deepak's eyes widen.

"Wow, I'm glowing!" Deepak joked, eyeing his reflection. "But isn't this makeup a bit... bright?"

Sandhya smiled. "Trust me, you're a queen. You need to shine."

With heavy jewelry adorning his neck and ears, Deepak's transformation was complete. As he gazed into the mirror, he barely recognized himself. The reflection staring back was a regal beauty.

"Damn... she's hot," Roshni whispered, eliciting laughter from the group.

Sandhya scrutinized Deepak's look, her brow furrowed. "Still, something's missing... but I'm not sure what."

"Ma'am, those..." a girl from the background pointed at Deepak's flat chest, making him flush.

"Ah, right!" Sandhya snapped, ordering another girl, "Get some water balloons, we need some fill-ups!"

Deepak shivered as cold water balloons filled his bra. Sandhya commanded, "Now, walk!" As he took steps, his chest jiggled, sending the group into giggles.

"You could have fit some socks on these", Deepak protested.

"Would the socks do this?", Sandhya took his fake breast in her hand and made them jiggle which made the entire group laugh so hard.

"NOW get ready for the next event... The fashion walk. And our first team is presenting the theme of 50s bollwood" the announcer anmounced the first team.

Deepak could see how much effort every team was putting which made him scared.

More teams came and performed each with some unique themes.
Finally its deepak and team timing, Deepak could feel his feets getting weak he wanted to run away "ma'am I cant do this. I just wanted a certificate but its too much".

"The announcer's voice boomed, "Our first team presents the theme of 50s Bollywood!" Deepak watched, awestruck, as each team showcased unique themes: Retro Fusion, Ethnic Revival, and Gothic Glamour.

Finally, it was Deepak's turn. Fear gripped him, weakening his knees. "Ma'am, I can't do this. I just wanted a certificate, but it's too much."

Sandhya's fierce gaze met his. "DON'T GET COLD FEET NOW!!! You're Queen now; queens don't fear anything. Be powerful, be fearless... Go, Rani Padmavati!"

Her words ignited confidence within Deepak. Accompanied by his team, he strode onto the stage to the haunting melody of "Rani Sa...".

The audience was mesmerized by his regal aura; eyes welled up with tears as he concluded his walk. A standing ovation erupted, including applause from the chief guest.

All of them gave his team a standing ovation including the chief guest himself.

Now when the winners were being announced almost everyone knew who was going to win. Just as the host was about to announce the winners a girl from the Bollywood theme spoke.

"It was supposed to be a girls only event but Johar team has a guy in their team"

"Where is the guy?", the host asked her " they can have guy in support staff as long as they are not on ramp"

"But he is standing right in front of us, Rani Padmavati is a guy"

Her words echoed in the auditorium, everyone in the audience gasped loudly. No one could believe that the most stunning woman on the stage is a guy.

"They are cheating!!"

"They should disqualify them" someone from the audience said from the background.

People started raising their voice demanding the disqualification of the entire team.

Outrage spread, demands for disqualification grow louder.

Then, an authoritative voice intervened: "I can see why you guys are upset. After all the team broke the rules and they should get disqualified. But can we ignore that a guy gave one of the best performances that too as a Queen. No one can deny that he has innate talent.
Young man what is your name?"

"De- deepak", Deepak replied with stammer.

"Deepak.. and the girl behind you?"

"Roshni.."

"You both walked like professionals, I can see a great future ahead for you. I would like to offer both of you a chance to be a model of my upcoming campaign. If you are interested of course", Sameer said.

Sandhya fainted after hearing that, her life long dream is about to be filled but with her students.

"We need to think about it", deepak and roshni said in unison.

"Of course you can, but I am here only for another day so think fast" he said with little smile and left stage.

The event ended with bollywood team defeating everyone and winning the trophy. Johar team was disqualified as per the rules but no one could deny their team was the uncrowned winners.

The audience kept chanting "Rani sa..." with huge applause.

Deepak and Roshni were still in cloud 9 with them still not believing that they were offered a part in India's biggest fashion designer's campaign.