After several minutes Samaira straightened up, her legs felt numb due to sitting on the ground, she managed to stand up and sit on the bench, it was dark, very dark all around her, yet her pain suppressed her fears of being alone in the dark
She kept seeing flashes, images of Raul f*cking the other woman who lay on the bed completely naked, she couldn’t see her face, but she did see Raul completely naked as well and into her, she saw him thrusting into that woman while cursing Samaira
She shouldn’t have taken that one step near the half open door of his bedroom, she knew she shouldn’t have.. but isn’t this a basic nature of humans, they want to see with their own eyes what they know will hurt and pain them the most
She wanted to see it to believe it, believe that she was nothing but a piece of trash for Raul
The next day Samaira was picked up by Monique, they had an afternoon flight to Charles de guile. Samaira would not have been surprised if she were being provided by an economy class ticket, since she was no more a superstar, people who gave her work sadistically relished in her downfallHowever it came more as a shock when she learnt that she was flying first class“Did you think the future brand ambassador of Lilac would travel economy,” Monique gave her a wry lookSamaira didn’t speak, she simply headed to where the Airhostess guided her while Monique had a business class ticket herself“Miss Samaira, its so good to see you again,” Shanaya, an air hostess whom Samaira had befriended in past, rather.. protected from a drunk passenger in past on one of her flig
After parting ways with Siddharth at the airport, Samaira and Monique headed straight to the hotel, by the time they reached it was well past 11 in the night“So was Siddharth actually next to you during the whole flight?,” Monique was excited“Yeah, and I injured his hand due to my stupidity,”“Wow, I can smell romance in air,”“Monique, please, I’m done with all this crap,”“Hey, that reminds me, how was your celebration with Raul last night, Duh!, I truly wish that the heavenly powers intervene and diminish his presence from your life forever,” she swiped the room key card to open Samaira’s room for her firstSamaira froze at the ment
“Are you ready to leave ?,” he asked in an over friendly tone“Yes, I am,” she replied reluctantly, had she been given a choice Samaira would have preferred to stay indoors and relax, she had seen Paris several times in past, it used to be one of her favourite destination, but she didn’t want Monique to go alone with this man, she wasn’t quite sure about his intentions yetMonique joined them at the reception, she was surprised to see Jeff and Samaira walk out together, she also sensed a frost of discomfort on Samaira’s face“What’s wrong?, how’s your headache?,” she asked as Jeff left them and walked ahead to get the car“Nothing, I’m fine now,” she lied“Hmm,
A sudden silence enveloped the sets, nothing could be heard except the chirping of the birds, the entire crew members were quiet in anticipation of the drama that was to unfoldMonique was about to walk towards Reenie but Samaira held her hand, Monique looked at her in exasperation“Sam, your soft nature will someday be your end,” Monique was clearly upset with Samaira taking the blow, little was she unaware that Samaira’s words, though soft can be strong too.“Sister Reenie, what a pleasant surprise to see you here,” Samaira had her ethereal smile on her face“Huh!,” Reenie snorted “Sister Reenie, had you come visiting your uncle’s last rites, you wouldn’t have had to wait to ‘Final
“Ah! Dear sister, hope I didn’t hurt you much?,” Reenie sneered as she passed by Samaira who still stood to the spot trying to control her trembling handsSamaira didn’t want to bother with her right now, all she had in her mind was that how would she do the next scene which included her immersing her hands in the lake water and pulling out the product to wash her face“Sam, are you okay?, Oh My God, I think I’ll ask the director to let you off for the day, this needs medical attention immediately,” Monique panicked seeing the condition of Samaira’s palms“Mon, its okay, let’s just get done with the shoot, I don’t want to throw any tantrums,”“Tantrums!!!, babes, do you even know the meaning of throwing tantrums??
“Sir, it seems there was a slight problem that has brought the shooting to a stand still,”Mike informed Siddharth the details of all that took place at the shooting set“Miss Khanna was seriously injured as both her palms were bleeding and skin had almost peeled, she could not complete the water scene and so the director and the creative team made some minor changes in the script,”“Hmm,” he grunted and continued reading the documents in his handMike stood there, hesitant to leave“Speak,” Siddharth didn’t look up “Sir, Miss Khanna was hurt quite a bit, do you want me to arrange a doctor?,”Siddhart
Samaira stood paralysed as she watched all that was being played on the screen, her legs went limp and she faltered backward, tripping, she fell on the stair behind, sitting on it motionless for a long period of time as reality dawned upon her, she looked at Jeff who was staring back at her with an ugly smirk on his face“I never thought you were a bunch of depraved people involved in such nefarious unprofessional practices,” She sneered as her eyes blazed in angerJeff laughed and shruggedJust then the phone in her hand buzzed, seeing that it was Monique, she disconnected it, it rang again but she disconnected it again, this happened for a few more times until she finally answered it fuming“What is it Moni...,”“Swee
Samaira walked past the luxurious lobby of the hotel, she knew Monique stood behind her, worried and riled up, yet she couldn’t hold herself together and explain to her what just transpired between her, Jeff and Raul.As soon as she stepped out, she was hit by cold chilly air that stung her cheeks, that’s when she realised that it was one of those rare times when it snowed in Paris, she wasn’t wearing anything that could keep her warm, just a woollen dress, luckily she had a stole around her neck.She pulled her stole up , closer to her face, covering her nose and ears. As she walked further, she saw streets blanketed with snow far and wide, the earth looked white while the sky looked dark, similar to the darkness that enveloped her now .Bracing herself she ventured further on the streets, The massive classic str