Parth And Niti (PaNi FF): Professionals At Work

Prologue

Without batting an eyelid, I continued staring at the 6 feet 2 inches, tall human standing in front of me. He wore the same light blue coat from the night, and was busy doing up his hair. Unlike me, he showed no signs of feeling uncomfortable. Seriously, did he think he could pull it off well ? Because I didn't. I had never done it before, NEVER EVER. He was going to be my first. Gosh !

I still remembered how I had appealed to Richa ma'am two hours back to scrap off the actual sequence and add a cheat shot instead. But according to her, it had to look authentic. It was not him or me, it was Manik and Nandini, as MaNan who had to take their relationship a step forward and break Manik's record of being cockblocked by default.

"Ready sir." His husky voice gave a green signal to our director who was waiting for his nod. Damn, this human needs everything to be perfect all the time.

"Okay, Niti are you ready ?" Shashank sir looked at me.

With my heart ready to start throbbing like crazy, I managed to nod my head in positive.. I gave a reassuring smile to the director who seemed a little unsure of me and then looked at Parth , who was scrutinising me like I was a criminal who had just blurt the most humongous lie ever.

Well, yes. I had lied.

I was nervous.

I took a deep breath and internally said a prayer to make me appear like a normal girl and not let my insecurities or tension go on a public display. When I opened my eyes , I saw Parth whose lips had curved into a dangerous smirk. Of course it was too minute for anyone else to notice but I felt like punching him, and didn't hesitate a bit to display the same. The expression changed on his face and he blinked at me.

Oh-Em-Gee.

Did PARTH SAMTHAAN JUST BLINK AT ME ?

WHAT FOR ?

No I wasn't thinking much, but from what I could make out of it , it seemed like he was assuring me of something.

"Niti, here you go." The spot dada said and placed the patla right in front of me. I carefully climbed onto it and was almost about to lose balance when Parth held my hand. Due to reflex, Niti. I told myself. Don't get ideas.

"Okay guys, get ready. " We heard the director say. And the next thing was "ACTION !"

He placed his feet a step ahead, a little closer than we already were while I was glued to the patla. I wasn't supposed to move an inch either, I feared fainting due to such proximity. I had never kissed a potential human ! And Now I was going to kiss my co star. What would my future boyfriend think about this ? Ugh. I knew I totally sucked at kissing. Help me bhagwaan , please.

Parth..umm Manik looked at me with affection filled in each and every part of his eyes. I tried matching up to the intensity and probably I did, because I felt drowning into Nandini's character yet again. Slowly , he cupped my face as gently as he could and placed his lips on my left cheek. I won't lie, I got butterflies in my stomach the moment I felt his lips on my skin. Next, he kissed my right cheek, and then his lips made way to my forehead. The forehead kiss was probably the one which made me feel at peace ! Made Nandini, feel at peace , actually.

And then, was the turn to take the final risk.

Breathe Niti. I said to myself whilst my heart continued throbbing like crazy. Adrenaline rushed in my veins like never before, and I was in some serious need for oxygen and a normal respiration rate. What was I going to do further ?

No, don't let it reflect on your face. You're an actress Niti.

Yes, I am an actress. Don't let it reflect.

I looked up at Manik's eyes as Nandini was supposed to , for assuring to him that she was ready for this. I didn't blink my eyes , even for once, while I found his gaze shift from my eyes to my lips. Slowly he started moving his head towards mine, while I did the same. His hands still cupped my face and I couldn't feel better than I already was. Within a fraction of few seconds, I felt his lips being placed on mine.

Divine. Heaven. Serenity.

My long lost hormones which made me hyperventilate around him seemed to find their peace. He was gentle. Very very gentle , and I wasn't expecting him to be like that. Yet, he kissed every part of my lips like he had been waiting to do that since forever. I was such a rat, I didn't even respond. I didn't know what to do, how to give in , how to match up to such an intensity, more so I had never been kissed on the lips.. I had no experience !

He handled me as if I was made of porcelain, as if I would break due to extra pressure and that I was supposed to be a piece of glass that needed no scratches .

We kissed thrice. I had no idea if that was there in the script or no, but we kissed THREE TIMES. Each time our heads were in the opposite direction, and at one particular instant I felt our noses touching each other. At that moment, I felt another of those heavy currents through me. I was just tilting my head from left to right , coordinating with him, while he sucked my lips passionately. It didn't hurt, not at all.

I was actually under the impression that he would be harsh ! I mean, look at the guy, he seems so intense. Nothing could make me think that he would be so delicate with me ! That he would kiss me like this. I had mentioned to Richa ma'am that I had never kissed before but I hadn't had a word with him regarding the kiss before we actually shot the final shot. Then , how ?

"Okay.. Good shot guys." Shashank sir concluded after we broke apart. "Take a break, we will shoot the next scene after half an hour."

He left me.

He just left me after kissing me and letting me have the most pleasant experience of feeling someone's lips on mine. HE JUST LEFT ME ??

And then, I understood. There she stood, at the farther end of the set. Her hands folded into a cross and she wore a short black dress revealing 60% of her feet. She was beautiful ! No doubt they were together. He seemed to be really in love with her.

But then, from somewhere my heart had to remind me of the most horrendous reality. He was an actor, we were just essaying two characters on the show. He wasn't mine. He didn't belong to me. The actors who played Manik and Nandini weren't any good to each other in real life, especially after shooting the shower scene.

And then, we had to shoot for the kiss today. Was that really needed ? I deserved a slap for actually developing feelings for someone who could never be mine.

Yes, I was developing feelings. I was getting affected by him, and it seemed to just grow with each passing scene no matter what, and attachment to Parth Samthaan, developing feelings for Parth Samthaan, wasn't good.

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Author's note: I deserve a slap for actually writing this before my exams. Okay, but I had to atleast put the prologue down because I wasnt able to study. Its a prequel of finally found you so the FF begins with a kiss and ends with a kiss. It won't have regular updates, atleast not before my exams end ! But I will try my best to manage both the FFs although can't promise.

And yeah, prequel after sequel is a stupid idea i know but even conjuring was a sequel of Annabelle that released before so this will do too, I guess !

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