The ShowOffs - Part 5

It had been difficult week for Rajbir. He was on the thin line between love and career. It had almost costed him his career. It was a difficult choice. Losing an offer from RK would shift his spot from number one to number two. He didn't want to give the spot to Sameer Khan. But he loved Rita deeply. 

He sat on the sofa with his legs on the plush ottomans. He flicked the channels from the remote while his mind was occupied in thoughts of Rita. His phone vibrated. It was his manager. He sighed and cut the call fiftieth time. His manager was behind him about the breakup. Obviously, his manager worried about the fat pay he would get if Rajbir did the movie. He tossed it aside.

He spent the rest of the day, thinking and reasoning with himself. He slept in the process. The rays of sun from the window woke him up. He was still sleepy. His head was heavy due to constant thinking. He didn't want to get up from the sofa. The TV was still on. Suddenly door opened. It was Rita. He stared at her with astonishment. It seemed like a dream. He blinked his eyes several times. Rita was still there.

"Rita! ", he cried. She walked over the room towards him. She took the remote from his clutches and switched off the TV. She crossed her arms and looked deep into his eyes. "Why didn't pick up my calls? ", she asked. He didn't understand. He searched for his tossed phone. He didn't find it anywhere. She found it on the floor. She bought it to him. He was shocked to see several miss calls from her. 

"I am sorry! I can explain.", he said as he got up to hold her. "You haven't been picking my calls. You have been ignoring me. There's news of you breaking up with me everywhere.", she shouted. Her anger caused confusion within him. He didn't understand what was going. "What! I ..", he stammered, looking for words. She misinterpreted his confusion for his ego. She played the video from her phone to prove her point.

A news anchor was presenting the entertainment news where she was talking about the movies and finally about him breaking up with his girlfriend in the video. He was surprised. He hadn't sent any news to the anybody. He was supposed to break up with Rita but he wanted her to know it first. He never wanted to do  anything like this. Rita cried uncontrollably while he tried to console her. He was hurt with way the events turned up.

(To be continued)