*A girl walking on the street*
"I don't think it will work."
*A girl sitting in a cafe*
"Aree baba, try na!"
*Notification pops up*
You've got a match!
"Aditi, it's a match!"
"What! AAAHHHH!!!!"
IKR! AAAHHHH!!"
[This June]
*From the phone* "So, how was the 'chat date'?"
"Yaar Aditi, he's sweet and funny,"
"But?"
*Screen splits, showing them together*
"I don't know his face!"
"Pfft. You don't have a pfp too baba."
[Get ready for a match]
*Montage of Ishana and Aditya's conversations, virtual dates, and late-night confessions*
*Scene shifts to her standing outside a cafe*
"Half an hour more and I'll leave."
*From the phone* "Didn't you guys exchange numbers?"
"He didn't pick up. I left a text."
"Dude, I'm leaving."
"Ishana?"
"Yes?"
"Hi, I'm Kunal. Aditya's younger brother.
How did you get his number?"
"Through the dating app, duh!"
"Okay, since when?"
"Kunal, I don't understand what you're doing here instead of your brother but-"
"He's dead. I mean he's been dead for three years now."
"What?"
[Or find a match?]
*Makeba plays from 00:30*
"Your brother just texted me."
Hey Ishana, tried to reach you.
But it said the number is not available.
Just wanted to check whether we are still on or it's a rain check, lol.
*Both stares each other*
[Get a real life experience of an inexperienced helper]
"No, it's not happening, Kunal. I'm not doing anything."
*Kunal chasing her* "Please Ishana."
*Scene cuts to Ishana standing in front of the cafe, Aditya waiting*
[Stuck in a rom-com]
*Montage of Ishana and Aditya laughing, exploring new places, and sharing intimate moments*
*At a restaurant, paying the bill*
"Why is it written 2019? Take out that calendar."
"That's new ma'am."
"But that's 2019"
"So, it is 2019"
"Excuse me!?"
[Or mystery travel?]
*Quick cuts of action sequences, heart-pounding fights, mysterious figures in shadowy rooms, and adrenaline-fueled escapes.*
*Title appears*
Phones Apart
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
*****
Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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