It was audition round. Each participant were called out on the stage to show their performance. Some were okay while others were bad. There was no issues when people were being rejected outrightly. They didn’t create any nuisance or drama like last seasons. They accepted their flaws and left the stage. “Dude, this is getting boring.”, Gaurav yawned as he stretched his hands. It almost hit Jenny’s head. She didn’t react. She sat calmly.
“I know. You even tried to nudge a contestant by taunting him mercilessly. He didn’t react. He simply looked down. If it was me, I would have reacted.”, Ruby said. He smiled while looking at Jenny’s calm face. She was engrossed in her own thoughts. When suddenly Gaurav spoke to her. “ You look suspiciously silent. Are you still mad at me?” “No ! Shall we call next contestant ? Let’s not waste time.”, she replied . She didn’t want to delay the shoot time and spend any more minute with her nemesis.
“Why do you want to hurry ? We still have time for the shoot. Let’s enjoy our break. I don’t know about you. I am tired watching the shit.”, he said. She smirked and waited impatiently for time to go fast. She looked at her watch every minute. Not a minute passed by. She was getting irritated. Finally she got up to smoke for few minutes. Gaurav didn’t see her leave. He was busy enlightening Ruby with his light jokes.
When she found a space where no one was there. She took out one of cigarette from small pack and lit it. She drew some puffs and felt relieved. “You still smoke !”, a voice spoke. Her eyes grew wide. She turned around to see Gaurav. “Yes I do.”, she replied nonchalantly. He remembered the days when he helped her quit smoking. But now all his efforts had gone astray. He had once felt proud of his efforts. Now he stood ashamed.
He walked towards her and snatched the cigarette from her in anger. She yelled, “What the hell ?” He didn’t care. He took one puff and coughed. Later he handed it to her. Instead of taking a puff, she threw it in ground and stubbed it. Then took it back and discarded in dustbin nearby. “Wow ! What’s with this smoking? I didn’t get any kicks out of it. Why would anyone enjoy something that harms life?”, he said. “ It kills life faster.”, she replied casually. He didn’t end with his questions. “Why do you want to end your life?”, he asked. “You know the answer.”, she replied. He became infuriated and stomped outside.
She walked slowly towards her seat. He was already seated with his face looking gloomy. She took her seat next to him. Neither he or she spoke to each other. The auditions continued. The next few hours passed by judging talents that were either mediocre or worst. There was no scope for any footage. The shoot ended with the director and crew members being unhappy as they had nothing special recorded for the first day.
(To be continued)
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