Nadia as Nikki’s POV
I waited patiently on thebeach, waiting for Vimal. After a long pep talk to my reflection in the mirror,I braced up to open up to Vimal about how I felt about him. When I called him for usto meet up, he said he had a surprise for me too. I wonder what it is. Aftersome minutes of waiting, he finally showed up. He walked up to me and thehappiness that washed over me was indescribable. I hugged him as usual, beamingwith smiles.“I thought you wouldn’tshow up again,” I expressed.“Why wouldn’t I? Sorryfor the delay, I was stuck with something,” he replied. I swallowed my spit andtook hold of his hands. I inhaled deeply, staring into his charming deep blueeyes.“I want to tell yousomething, Vimal,” I said.“Okay, what is it?” heasked.“I… I know this…”“Shit!” he cuts in. “Mypresent is waiting, Nikki. Close your eyes for a minute,” he instructed. Ismiled and nodded. I cThe next day in the filmindustry. I embraced myself and entered, pretending that nothing happened. Isquared my shoulders and I walked with confidence till I was forced to dwindleby the set of people who flooded my front. Reporters. My eyes narrowed, staringat them with everyone just throwing out their questions at my face. I wasconfused till they stopped chattering into my ears and allowed one of them toask her question first.“What happened on thestage yesterday, Miss Nadia?” she asked, bringing her recording mic close to myface.“Tell us, Miss Nadia, whydid you scuttle off?” another question set in before I could even open mymouth. I was confused. It seemed they were demanding something and if Ididn’t give it, something bad might happen. I was scared.“She has nothing to say,”a baritone voice hit my ears and as I looked to my side, I met eyes with Sidd.What the heck? I rolled my eyes. His presence gave me
Nadia’s POVIt was another successfulshooting day for all of us. No hiccups this time. As I sat to fix my hair andchange, my mind flashed back to Veer. Like damn, that guy is something else.Even though he was playing the role of my brother, he was still acting somehowtowards me in the act. If I hadn’t subdued my anger, I would have told thedirector to cut. If not for professional sake, I wouldn’t have agreed to hughim. He is a complete psycho, thinking he can get to me after showing himselfoff as one of those who look down on me. Phew! Standing up to go and change,Ria stormed in, making my heart thumbs up.“Shit! What the hell?” Isnapped, catching my breath.“You little witch!” shescorned, moving closer to me. “I know your major goal was to get back to Sidd,seduce him like you always do, and creep your way into his heart. That’s part ofyour delusion. I will make you miserable, Nadia. You will regret ever steppin
Nadia’s POVI was in the studio thefollowing day. We just finished a scene and I sat on one of the chairs in thestudio, resting and scrolling through my phone. Since I started acting, I havecut ties with social media. All my accounts have been logged off. I just don’twant fans and enemies adding to my problems. I just want to concentrate as anewbie and build my career as an actress, maybe for two years before decidingto venture into social media handles.“There you are,” Siyasaid, walking to my side. I sat up, smiling. She has been warm andkind to me since I started this acting journey. The others are just peeking atme all the time. And Pari too, hasn’t been bad at all. I simply tryavoiding them sometimes. I mean, even with the hundreds of actors in thisindustry, it seemed I was under some people’s watch. They wish I could just dosomething that will cause a stir so I will be thrown to critics. I just pray I
Nadia’s POVAfter reassuring Siyathat I would be fine by tomorrow, I headed out. Reaching the foyer, Ria camealong. I was disgruntled by her presence.“Aww! Our crying baby!”she mimicked a funny voice and I furrowed my eyebrows at her. “It seems our littlephoenix has lost its wings. How do you fly now?” she mocked. I chuckled till itturned into a hard laugh. She looked behind her to see what I was laughing at.“What is funny?” she finally asked and I straightened my face.“What do you think isfunny, Ria? When life breaks our wings, we must learn to use our minds andhearts to fly. And once a bird has learned how to fly, it will forever havewings that can’t be broken,” I quoted. “It seems hotheads like you don’tunderstand the meaning of falling weak and rising stronger. Tsk. You mightflatter yourself to be Italic, but I’m striking. Watch me reach the sky andcolor it like a rainbow and twinkle at night like the star
Nadia’s POVI turned around and myeyes met Veer’s. It seemed he just arrived, was he rushing after me? “Hi,Veer!” I waved at him. Since he is trying to get close to me, so be it. Hewalked closer with a beaming smile.“Hi, Nadia. How was yournight?” he asked. We began walking together.“It was peaceful. Thanksfor giving me a lift yesterday. I honestly appreciate it,” I said to him and hestopped, staring into my eyes. I quickly cleared my throat and looked away.“It’s a pleasure having apretty woman grace the seat of my car. What if I decide to ride you home todayalso?” he stated and I smiled. We began walking to the others.Sidd’s POVThat son of a gun. Whatdoes he think he is doing with Nadia? How dare he come close to her? I don’tknow why this is irritating me. I shouldn’t be concerned. I should mind mybusiness but something in me keeps pushing me to think otherwise. I just can’ttake the sight of th
Nadia’s POVI took Veer’s side tomake Sidd even more jealous. But truth be told, I am slowly giving up on Sidd.The anger I feel for him now is taking over the feelings I once had for him. Iled Veer to one of the rooms to check his punched face. I sat him down on astand while I inspected the bruises. His temple had blood trailing down to hischeek and his lower lip was broken. He simply stared at me, not uttering aword. His charming eyes, piercing around my face, made me shiver. I went to geta heating pad. I returned and met him in the position I left him. He looked atme as I walked down to him. He seems to enjoy the fact that I’m furious withSidd. Could he be taking advantage? If he is, then we are both taking advantageof each other because I am using him to make Sidd jealous and whatever his reasonis, it shouldn’t bother me. I crouched in his front, pressing the pad on hisbroken lip.“I’m sorry,” I saidlowly.
Hema’s POVIt has been a while sinceI last spoke with Veer and I know how busy he is. That’s why he didn’t calltoo. I decided to call to hear from him. Nadia was already back, sleepingtiredly. I reached the living room with a glass of orange juice and sat on oneof the couches. I sipped my drink and placed the cup on the coffee table beforecalling Veer.“Hello?” I spoke softlyinto the phone.“I thought you hadforgotten me,” he threw the words at me from the other end. I chuckledslightly.“I think we should bothbe accusing each other because you didn’t call to,” I retorted and he laughed.“How have you been, brother?” I asked, cheerfully.“Always busy. You?” hesaid.“I’m good. I just missedyour voice so much and I decided to hear it.”“I missed you too, sis.But don’t worry, I will be coming over this weekend. No matter the schedule, Iwill postpone it to come and see you,” he stated.“N
Nadia’s POVAt night after I reachedhome, the thought of me never going back to act again was still stuck in myhead. I lay faced up on the bed, deeply in thought. I couldn’t sleep. So far, Ihave loved acting. Though my chance was just to take the ballet dancer’s roleand it ends there, nothing more. But after working so hard with my training undergoing pressure and succeeding, I still wish to act more. I stepped down fromthe bed, put on my slippers, and headed out, carefully opening the door not towake Zeehan up. I went into the kitchen to get water. I opened the refrigeratorand took out a bottle of water. I poured half a glass cup and drank from it.Placing the cup on the breakfast bar, I was lost in thought again, staring intospace.“Can’t sleep?” Hema’swords startled me and I vibrated a little before facing her. “Sorry, I startled you,”she added, walking up to me.“No, it’s fine. You can’tsleep too?” I ask