Chapter 1- "Calm Down, Woman!"

"Hello?" Someone hollered near my face.

"Di! Get up!" My younger sister, Samayra, jumped on me and tried pulling the blanket off me.

"Samayra, get off me! Let me sleep!" I yelled, pulling the blanket over my face.

"No, no, no!" She said. She kept on jumping and pushing me. I finally gave up and let out a frustrated sigh.

"Oh Lord Samayra, you'll be the death of me someday." I said, sitting up.

As soon as I got up, my sister started laughing loudly.

"What?" I asked. Instead of replying she just shook her head and kept on laughing.

"Has the morning sun melted your brain?" I said irritated. Don't get me wrong. I love my sister but sometimes her antics eat up my head.

"Oh Di! The morning sun has melted your face!" And then she burst out laughing again.

Oh shit! I had gone to an audition last night and was so exhausted that I fell asleep as soon as my head touched my pillow.

And it wasn't just any advertising audition or a small budget movie audition. It was the audition for one of the most talked about, big budget romance movie, 'Tere Mere Darmiyaan' starring Raghav Kapoor.

Now Raghav Kapoor is like a dream come true for newcomers like me. Working opposite one of the most influential men in the movie industry in your first movie immediately boosts your career.

I already had a lot of experience as I had starred in a hit daily soap, 'Tu Jo Mila'. It was through this serial that I got a chance to audition. So if I was chosen as the lead in Tere Mere Darmiyaan it would be huge for my movie career.

"Hey? Will you wash that make up off your face? It's looking more hideous with each passing second." Samayra said, jerking me out of my reverie.

"Yeah, yeah going wait." I said as I sleepily walked out of my bed and went towards the washroom. Twenty minutes later, my face was clear, I had changed and I went down for breakfast.

"Hey Mom. Hey Dad." I said, giving each of them a peck on the cheek. Dad was reading the newspaper, Samayra was already gorging down her aloo paratha and Mom was reading a book which she closed when I came in.

"Good morning sweetheart." My mom said, smiling causing the corners of her eyes to crinkle into the cutest way possible.

I returned the greeting and sat down, facing the television. It had been switched on to Dream Plus, the channel which aired my show. It was a repeat telecast of last night's final episode.

My parents always made it a point to watch the telecast with me and talk to me about the recent episodes. They would appreciate my performance, let me know when the act wasn't up to the mark and encourage me to do the best I can.

I smiled, while eating my oatmeal and thanking God for them. I furrowed my brows. Something was wrong. I looked up to see the television had been switched off.

That's a first.

I stared at them, wide eyed. What's wrong with them?

"Aren't we going to talk about the show? It's the final episode and reviews will definitely start pouring in but I want to know what you guys think." I pursed my lips.

"We will, Mira. You'll always have our support, no matter what. Now tell us, how was yesterday's audition?" Mom asked as she got up to serve me some of her delicious aloo paratha.

"Mmm. It was fine, I guess. But why?" I asked, bewildered.

"Because Mira, I think that your audition was not fine. It was-" Dad said but I interrupted him.

"What? Not fine? Did they send a letter? Oh God, I knew that it was too good to be true. You can't just jump from tv dramas to the silver screen's biggest project. Now it's gonna be all over the tabloids. What was I thinking?" I said, completely fretting out.

"Whoa! Calm down woman! Yes, a letter came in early this morning and it says that... that... that..." My sister teased.

"Oh! Just freaking cut the crap and tell me!" I said, annoyed, nervous and almost about to cry.

"Well, it says that my dear sister has been selected opposite the most handsome and sought after actor, Raghav Kapoor!" Samayra said and ran over to hug me.

My body felt numb, my heart was hammering against my chest and my legs gave way. I collapsed on the floor and put my face between my hands as hot, salty tears trickled down my face.

I was going to work with Raghav freaking Kapoor. And in my heart, I knew that it was the beginning of a journey of a lifetime.

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A/N

Hey everyone! It's amazing to be meeting you again! I hope I was able to meet your expectations with the first chapter. You may feel it's a cliche but no, it's not. I myself am not a huge fan of cliches, so you gotta read ahead to know more!

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