Sur Kshetra: Revised

The One With The New Contestant

Yes I'm going as far as doing sleepwear too.

BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEP.

One of my eyes opened up.

BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEP.

Okay now I'm awake. Stupid phone. I scrolled through my Instagram feed and liked a few memes. Ughh it's so early I don't want to get up. It was 7:04 AM and still a little dark out. After a couple of failed attempts of going back to sleep I decided to get up and go downstairs to the Cafe to get some chai.

I was wearing my sleeping t-shirt with sweatpants and my hair in an atrocious messy bun. To be honest, I don't care how I looked at the moment because let's be real, who's gonna be up at 7:04 AM? Only a psychopath that's who.

I walked outside and down the hallway. Just then I bumped into something and screamed. The something screamed which made me scream again and grab the Aloe Vera hallway plant into my hand.

"WHO IS IT AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?" I say as I hold the plant in my hand in a threatening manner.

"Calm down, DON'T THROW ANYTHING." The invader said.

I turned on the light.

The invader was a tall, handsome, dark featured guy with dark brown hair and facial hair. I stood there unable to say anything.

"YOU SHOULD WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING." He said as his brow furrowed.

I stood there in disbelief. "Me? You're the one who knocked into me." I say as I set down the plant.

"Maybe if you weren't taking up the entire hallway I'd be able to pass through." He retorted.

I gasped. "Oh NOOOO you didn't."

His annoying smirk pushed my anger over the edge.

"What are you doing here anyway?? Are you some new cafe employee? I'm going to have to talk to your superior." I angrily say.

"HA. You wish. I'm actually going for the-" He stopped and looked at me. "Actually you know what, forget it." He laughed and walked away.

THIS BITCH. I storm out of the hallway and head to the cafe. I need my chai.

I approached the Cafe to see that Mulazzim and Buddhitya sitting at a table and eating breakfast. I sit down with my chai at a table next to a window.

"Rumina why don't you sit with us?" Mulazzim suggests.

"No that's okay." I say distracted over the incident in the hallway.

"Okay, we'll sit with you then." Buddha says as he and Mulazzim grab their plates.

I laugh and they take a seat at my table.

"No pancakes today Rumi?" Mulazzim asks while looking concerned.

"No, my morning didn't start off as a 'Perfect Pancakes' kind of morning." I huff.

Mulazzim and Buddha try making me feel better by telling me funny childhood stories.

"By the time I got down from the tree, my mom had her chappal in hand ready to give me a beating." Mulazzim said and we all laughed.

I had to admit, I was feeling much better.

People start filtering in as I finish up my chai.

"Alright amigos, I gotta go. Thanks for the stories though, I feel much better." I say and smile.

"No problem Rumina." Buddha says as he gets up to put his plate away.

I hadn't seen Asma and Armina all morning and decided to wake them up my way.

I tiptoe into the room and head straight to the bathroom. I grabbed a empty spray bottle and filled it with water. I tiptoe back into the room and spray Asma and Armina with water.

They woke up screaming.

"Hello friends." I say and smile.

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU." Armina says as she gets up ready to hit me with a pillow.

"YOOO Let's CALM down." I say with my hands in the air.

"You should have thought about that before spraying our face with water." Asma says.

"Heyyyy I just got bored and I missed you guys." I say.

Armina stops and seems to think for a minute. She bolts into the bathroom and Asma tries to stop her.

"ARMINAAAAA COME ON MAN I GOTTA PEE. OPEN THE DOOORRRRRRRRRR." Asma says while jumping around.

"TOO BAD I WAS IN HERE FIRST." Armina says from inside.

Suddenly we hear a knock at the door.

"Whoooo is it?" I ask.

"It's me." Nabeel says from outside.

"What is it?" Asma asks.

"Ali says you three need to start getting up sooner so you can quickly eat breakfast and start getting people ready." He replied.

"Oh damn I forgot we had to do that now. Okay I'll get people ready and ya'll come join me whenever you're done with breakfast." I tell Asma.

I quickly rush outside and go backstage. There was already some people there.

"Where's Rumina?? Who else is going to do my hair??? I can't go out looking like this!!!!" Himmesh says running from one corner of the room to the other.

"Do not fear my lovely comrade, Rumina is here to save the day." I say while rolling my eyes.

Atif laughs and asks for Mina's whereabouts.

"I think she went for breakfast. Any specific reason?" I ask him with a grin.

"I just need her to do my makeup like yesterday." He stuttered and I laughed.

"THANK GOD YOU ARE HERE RUMINA. MY HAIR IS A MESS. PLEASE WORK YOUR MAGIC." Himmesh says jumping into my chair. His hair looked the exact way  it does on stage. I grab a comb and lightly run through the hair. It looked the exact same as before.

"VOW ITNA KHUBSURAAT. YOU MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A NEW MAN." He says while he pets his hair.

Soon Asma and Armina join me and we start getting into work flow.

"Okay so this kurta will match this shalwar the best. I wouldn't go with the green one unless you want to look like a highlighter." Asma advised Nadeem.

"Hold still let me apply the concealer. do you want concealer on your ear? Just let me know bro." Mina said to Imran.

"Alright all done! How do you like your hair Sara?" I say as I turn the chair to face the mirror.

"Wow! Rumina you really outdone yourself, this is so beautiful. I love how intricate this braid is." Sara gushed as she continued to look in the mirror. "Thanks again Rumi!" She said as she got up from the chair.

"Alright who's next?" I say as I turn around to pick up all the spilled bobby pins on the table.

"Me."

I turn around to see the same guy who I bumped into the hallway this morning sitting in my chair.

"YOU???" We say at the same time.

"I'm just the new Indian contestant on Sur Kshetra." He says.

"YOU'RE Yashraj Kapil??" I say in disbelief.

Just then Ali walks in and reminds everyone we have 10 minutes before we have to get in our seats.

I huff and ask him what he wants.

"So you're a hair stylist?" He says and smirks.

"Well ACTUALLY-"

"Alright yeah I just want a simple Quiff hairstyle and we should be good to go. Hurry up you heard the man. We have no time."

I huffed and started to work on his hair.

This guy was in for a big surprise.