ALL I HAVE IS YOU

Chapter 9...(The preparation)

When the deal was read, many terms and conditions were kept forward between the two.

Navya - ok guys, so, lets get down to business.
My terms are :-
1.) Meri company aap sabko monitor karegi. Aapka konsa concert karwana hai,kab karwana hai, konsa event aap loge, konsa nahi, everything.
2.) Aapka style change karenge hum thoda sa, and aapko uske mutabik kapde, ornaments pehen'ne honge. Shoppinh ka poora expense meri company pay karegi.
3.) Aapke interviews mein bhi karwaye jaayenge.
4.) Meri company jab kahegi, jiss time kahegi, jaaha kahegi, aapko waha perform karna hoga.
5.) Aapko deadlines di jaaengi. Uss time pe aapke songs mere paas aajane chahiye. Aap sab humare recording rooms, studios and jam room use kar sakte hai.
6.) Aapke exclusive pics, interviews, etc. Etc. sirf tab honge jab hum aapko bolenge.

That are my major conditions. Ab aap sabki koi bhi demand ho toh aap saamne rakh sakte hai.

Manik - humaari bas ek demand hai aur voh hai album ki release date. Hum chahte hai ki bass voh hum dono milke decide kare. I dont want ki itna bade decision me humara koi hissa na ho.

Navya - agreed. Aap sab ko signing amount deal seal hone par milega. Ek baar uski baatein kar le.

Manik - how much do you offer us individually.

Navya - 1 lakh to each.

Manik - 4.

Navya - 4?? I say 1.5.

Manik - 3.5.

Navya - 2. Final. No more.

Manik - agreed. Plus humaare new instruments. Styling. Mikes everything.

Navya - agreed. Deal seal??

Manik - sealed.

Navya - deal sign karne se pehle, I want to test you guys. Hum sab decide kar chuke hai but i havent tested you yet. So guys, buck up. Its your first live performance in front of a big crowd. And agar unhe aap pasand aa gaye... then the deall is yours.
Teen mahine baad its valentines day. SPACE college ek bohot bada college hai for music students and luckily maine vaha aapke ek performance concert ki baat ki hai. Harr saal vaha ek party hoti hai usme aap perform karenge. Are you in on it??

They all looked at each other and after a few seconds nodded.

Navya - great, so I am booking you all. And ya i need you to prepare 2 songs completely to performs and both to be original. And 1 cover song. Puraani movies ya fir naye songs ka acoustic. Alright.

Manik - okay.

1 monthes later.

Cabeer - yaar Manik, abhi bhi ek gaana likhna baaki hai. Aur ek me dhun nahi hai. Kaise hoga. Yaar...

Dhruv - bhai mujhe nahi lag raha ho paayega. Dhun banani hai. Gaana likhna hai. Cover banana hai. Upar se roz roz styling. Kaise hoga bhai.

Mukti - haa yaar ek mahine me Navya humko kabhi shopping leke jaati hai, kabhi salon, toh kabhi tum sabko styling ke liye.

Cabeer - uski bhi koi gakti nahi hai bhailog, ab apan vaha gawaar banke thodi jaa sakte hai.

Aliya - tu bada Navya ke naam jap raha hai aaj kal. Baat kya hai bhai.

Cabeer declined everything and Mukti, Dhruv and Aliya started teasing him but Manik was sitting in the corner with his guitar and the completed song in his hannd. He strummed multiplee times to make some tune and then finally stopped.
Closing his eyes finally, relaxing himself for a few minutes.
Nandini's voice echoed in the coridoor as she came inside the room carrying a tray of food. A melodious tone from her mouth, just a whispet but enough to silence them.

Manik smiled contently and spoke already learnt lyrics of the new song. But they were marely whispers. Slow and unattracted.

Manik
Ik rishta hai uss rishte ka
Main naam jaanu na
Ik rasta hai uss raste ka
Anjaam jaanu na

Bas itna hi hai pata
Ke ho gayi hai khata
Main khud ka na raha

Main purza purza tera
Main purza purza tera
Na adha pauna tera
Main poora poora tera

Main purza purza tera
Main purza purza tera
Na adha pauna tera
Main poora poora tera

He stopped as Nandini stopped. He looked at her annoyingly.

Manik - ai Nandu, ruki kyu?? Continue.

Nandini - kya yeh. Yeh toh aise hi kar rahi thi.

Manik - ha continue achha lag raha tha.

He looked at everyone who were confused.

Manik - yaar we got the tune.

Cabeer - kaise??

Manik - Nandini ne di. Nandu i love you. Kitna aasaan kae diya tune humaara kaam.

She blushed a little but a sadness in her eyes and a small smile covering her blush. She then left without a word.

Manik explained the tone and they were done with the first song.

By the end of the second month, they had the cover ready and the lyrics of the third song. Now only the only thing was left was the tone but it too was ready. They were practicing day and night for it. Navya helped them as much as she could.

They were explained the positions at the stage. Mike gestures. Movements on the stage and how to grab the audience attraction throughout with just some changes.

They had their new looks and stylish dresses ready for them. New glossy hair and fashionable ornaments that speakks COOL.

The day of performance.
Navya's P.O.V.
Well the band reached SPACE as sajal, my P.A. told. It will be very nice to hear them there. The croed's gonna love them. I really hope they rock the stage. SPACE has been my college and I was very much loved by the people there. Its the least I could do.

I gues i should see how they are doing. Pay them a visit maybe.

I should call and ask Nandu to come too. She became quiet close to me during these times when I had to go to their house to have a check on them.

Well they made me feel how lucky i am to have parents and how hardworking are they to achieve their goal.

As i picked my phone to call Nandu, it beeped with a message.

Hi di,
Can you please take me to the Concert.
Nandini. 😊

I replied with a quick okay and a happy smile smiley and changed for the SPACE.

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Okay so here I am. Back to SPACE Academy. The place I used to spend most of my day. But today I am here to launch my new band with Nandini beside me here to cheer up her friends a.k.a family as she calls them

It feels great to finally become something in your life and see how much things have changed since time and now whereyou stand.

Well Navya get back to work. Lets find FAB 5. They must be in the green rooms or the jam room as they have an hour to perform. I hope my workers are treating them well because they are not just an ordinary band to me.

They are the one who will make me a lot of money and the ones who will make me popular. And apart from that who can make my mom see that it was not at all a bad decision i took to opt music as my carreer and to open the music company.

Maybe then she will show some love that she didnt in the past 19 years of my life. Since i was 3.

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