THE MISTRESS ✔️ (COMPLETED)

34~ At the Auditions

Quickly, Monica climbed down the cab.

'Maam, Paise?' The cab driver interrupted her. Agitated, Monica clicked her tongue and hurriedly unzipped her brown casual bag. She fished out her wallet and took out few notes.

'Here.' – She handed it to him and turned around, - 'Keep the change.' She spoke as she hurried towards the building.

She entered the building and huffed placing her palm on her heaving chest. It took a while for her breathing to return to normal. Then, she took out a small water bottle and drank some water. Placing the bottle back into a handbag, she took out her file. She smiled looking at the black file.

Outside the auditorium where the auditions were to take place was filled with models. Eshaan was inside with the casting director, Kailash Singh, other light men, and technicians. He was handed the list of the models, he skimmed through the list as he sat with Kailash.

'Ready for the auditions?' Kailash asked with a smile. Eshaan smiled nodding brightly.

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Soon, the auditions began. One by one model came and gave their auditions. Some were good while some were unbearable. After one monotonous model, Kailash exhaled loudly. Eshaan shook his head and shifted. Sitting in the same place for nearly half an hour, he felt his bum had become numb.

'Tea?' Kailash asked. He seemed immune with all this.

Perhaps, he is used to all this – Eshaan thought. He looked at him and nodded. Kailash turned around and called a peon, - 'Hey, Chotu! Two chai.'

'JI.'

They had paused the audition till their tea arrived. Eshaan picked up the small paper cup from the tray and looked at Kailash.

'Shall we start?' He asked. Kailash nodded taking a sip of the tea. Eshaan looked front.

'Raju, call the next model.' He said. The young man, Raju, nodded and checked the notepad. He turned around and walked out of the room. Eshaan continued to drink his tea and a minute later the door opened, and a young model entered.

Eshaan looked up. His eyes widened, and he spits the drink as he looked at her.

'Monica.' He thought out loud.

She was dressed in grey half sleeved crop top and denim shorts. Her hair open and parted, half resting on her shoulder and rest on her back. She smiled at Eshaan, but he maintained a straight face. Her smile dropped when Eshaan looked away.

Kailash observed them before leaning to his side, - 'You know her?' He asked eyeing Eshaan.

'No.' Eshaan replied with a straight face. Kailash looked at him and then at Monica.

A make-up artist was doing her touch up. Kailash eyed her and then looked back at Eshaan.

'She is really hot.' He said. Eshaan looked sharply at him. He felt angry when he saw Kailash staring lustfully at Monica. He cleared his throat and shifted closer. He tapped his shoulder and Kailash looked agitatedly at him.

'Shall we start the auditions?' Eshaan asked. He tried his best to not snap at him. Kailash sighed and nodded.

'Okay.' He shifted.

'Ready?' He asked Monica. She flipped her hair and finished powdering her nose. She checked herself in the hand mirror.

'Yes, sir.' She replied handing the mirror to the make-up artist. She avoided looking at Eshaan.