Knock!! Knock!!
After the light knock on the door Dr. Sitara entered inside the director's cabin.
A man in his late fifties was sitting on his chair focusing all his attention on the led screen before him.
"Good afternoon, sir."
The man looked up at her as he listened her voice.
"Welcome back, Ms. Jindal." He stretched out his hand for a shake with a warm smile, Sitara shook hands with him before sitting down.
"You called me," She reminded seeing the confusion over his face.
The old man remembered, and nod in understanding.
"All the procedures are completed, you are now free to join the Chanakya Group. These are the papers, just sign here." He handed her a thin folder after informing her about the details.
Flipping the pages Sitara read everything before signing them.
"Thank you so much, director." She returned the papers with a warm smile.
The old man shook his head, "Mention not, tell me when are you joining?"
"Its Monday today, I'm leaving on Saturday. So, basically I will join from 1st April, which is on next Monday." She answered the man truthfully.
The director nodded in understanding, "I'm elated over these sucess of yours, but sad also. You're leaving my hospital, we are losing our most prized possession.
Tara, if you ever decides to return then always remember, we will be waiting for you with open arms. You're always welcome here."
The young lady doctor felt a little bit emotional, "I promise, if I decides to return some day, then, the first person whom I'll contact will be Peter Jackson, the respected director of People's Hospital & my idol."
"Haaah aaah haaah !!"
Peter laughed out warmly listening her genuine promise, in his fifty eight years of life and thirty seven years of working period, he became Idol for so many people.
But there are just a very few people whom he acknowledges as his true disciple.
And without any doubt Tara is one of them, one of his most prized disciple.
She earned her place with her sheer dedication and hard work. Whenever he looks at her, learns about her success, accomplishments, his chest fills with utmost pride.
"Okay, you've had a long and tiring day, I can see that you're looking tired, go home and take some rest." Peter suggested seeing the tired face of the girl, Tara stood up with a nod, and left the room.
....
Around 8pm in the evening Tara arrived at her apartment. Unlocking the door she entered inside and put her luggage in the living room before stepping inside her bedroom.
Throwing her phone, bag and car keys on the couch she straight stepped inside her bathroom to freshen up.
It took her around half an hour to finish her shower, then after feeling refreshed she sat on the small dining table and opened the take out boxes to fill her empty stomach.
Finishing her dinner she washed the dishes, then turned off the lights and entered in her room to see the phone still beeping.
She just looked at it once before ignoring it and lie down on the soft mattress. She just wants to sleep, after the long fourteen hours flight and then seventeen hours of duty, she don't have the energy for anything.
.....
Shanaya was sitting in her makeup room after finishing the first half of her shooting, and was getting ready for the second half. She was constantly dialing a number in her phone, but there was no response.
She felt her anger rising with the distress, its been two days since her sister left, and she had called her already twenty times, but the girl didn't received her call, nor replied to her messages, nor called back.
"What the hell is she doing? When will she understand about my concerns!!" The girl huffed in annoyance.
The makeup artist stopped her work for a moment, but then resumed silently.
She's working with Shanaya for the last three years, and well accustomed with these types of scenes.
Everyone who knows this A-listed celebrity, are aware about her sister complex.
Two days ago they were snapped at airport when she went to see off her sister. Its still trending on internet, she calls Tara at least once in a day.
Well, that girl never receives her calls usually, but that doesn't mean she stopped calling.
Rumours says that the girl is not pretty like Shanaya, and also nor talented like her.
In another words, she's just a good for nothing in the high society, and that's why she's not as acknowledged as her elder sister in the Singhania family.
To hide her flaws and incapabilities the head of the family sent her abroad in childhood. It is said that she depends on her family's wealth to survive.
Knock !!
The door of the room slammed open interrupting the two person who were lost in their thoughts.
Shanaya turned towards the door as she noticed someone entered inside, a beautiful young lady entered inside with a spot boy who was holding two packets.
The lady was none other than the second female lead of the movie, Jiya Kapoor.
The most famous B-listed artist, well, she's mostly famous for her powerful sugar daddies than her acting.
"Hey girl, any problem?" Jiya asked with a concerned expression, noticing her creased forehead. Shanaya just rolled her eyes and closed them ignoring her.
She signalled her makeup artist to complete her work quickly, Jiya noticed the ignorance but didn't said anything.
A sly smirk appeared on her face as she spoke, "Aah, Shanaya, today I've sponsored the lunch for everyone. This is yours, please take it. Its from 'Blue Moon,' you know!"
Shanaya was still quiet, but as Jiya mentioned the name of the restaurant, something clicked in her mind.
Jiya spoke again to confirm her suspicion, "You know, I heard that recently your bookings were cancelled...!"
A knowing smile bloomed on her face, she already predicted these words. "I must say that you're very resourceful, I must appreciate your kindness. Thank you so much for the lunch." She stood up and said the words with a sickly sweet smile.
But the next thing that she did, infuriated Jiya, and shocked the two other person who were present in the room.
She took the packet from the table and walked towards the dustbin, then opening the lid she dumped it there.
"You—"
Jiya stopped midway noticing someone entering inside from the door, it was the director of the movie.
Looking at the man she decided to stay quiet for the moment.
The director walked straight towards Shanaya and reached out a paper for her.
Furrowing her brows she looked at it before looking up at the man, "What is it?"
"This is the new script, you have fifteen minutes, revise it properly." The director replied plainly, before walking towards Jiya and giving her the another script.
Shanaya looked at the smirk on the girl's face and noticed the meaningful glances that the director and she shared.
Feeling something amiss, Shanaya quickly started to check the script. It was same as the previous script, just with one change!
In the previous script, she was going to slap the second female lead, while in this script the second female lead will slap her!
Wow!! What a bitch, now I know the actual reason for these extravagant lunch treat. So,she's using her sugar daddy's money and power to take the revenge of her last humiliation!!
Shanaya looked at the director who was standing with a stoic expression on his face and talked, "Why is the script changed suddenly?"
The director stared at her for a moment before answering, "Because we think its much more perfect, appreciative and acceptable than the previous one."
A mocking smile graced on her lips as she heard the lame excuses of the director.
Shanaya threw the paper towards the director with an infuriated expression, "Then let's pack up!I will not shoot anymore if you continue with this useless trash piece!"