It was one such crew of the tinsel world that was touring their part of the town for filming a tamil flick,that got latched on to her wonderful food.They gave her a huge advance and booked her as the caterer for the crew during their 4 weeks stay in the town!It was the greatest period of her otherwise boring life,when she got the opportunity to meet her favorite movie stars and even managed to get appreciation from some of them.
It was sheer coincidence that the movie being filmed was named "Thiruppumunai" meaning "Turning point",as Apsara happened to have her entire life changed during the course of its filming.The first 3 days of shooting was for the rain song and it was the fourth day of shooting,that Apsara got the rude shock how a fight sequence in a movie was actaully stage and the hero had very less part in all the ensuing commotion and breakage of pots and glass panes.Her dreams about her favorite hero being a macho man was all shattered when she noticed that he was safely keeping away from the tough somersaults and motorcycle chase stunts and instead it was the dummy stuntman Shekar who executed the dare-devil breathtaking actions,bearing the brunt of all the minor mishaps.
"Shekar Sir..Superaaa fight podraengalae?Ungalku Karaathe laam theryumaa?"quipped Apsara,as Shekar sat down on the stool,wiping the sweat of his face and sipping the tea that Apsara had brought for the crew.Shekar,the young dashing youth just out of his teens looked startled as he realised that Apsara finally came forward to start a conversation by herself.He had been bowled over by her childlike giggling and innocence since the start of the week and had been longing for an opportunity to talk to her.The stamp of sincerity and responsibility that she sported all through the day,drew his attention towards her, as he blurted..
"Enna Apsara..Sir nu laam kuupadraenga?Naa unagala vida chinna payan thaan!Shekar nae kuupdunga!"
The half a dozen 5 minute conversations that they had during the shooting recess seemed liked years worth of well crafted friendship,as Apsara continuously kept throwing her inquisitive questions about the tinselworld and Shekar, sporting his trademark smile and patiently replied to every single silly question!
Back at home,Apsara started encountering the unfortunate sequence of events,with her mother crying almost daily over the pathetic state of their family,her father openly scolding her for being a worthless burden and even her siblings starting to treat her akin to a maid servant of the house!
Destiny had decided something else and it so happened that Shekar met with an accident at the sets,injuring his legs and making himself bed-ridden at the local Government hospital for the next 4 weeks.He thanked his lucky stars for the single day of friendly banter that he had had with Apsara,as she started visiting him frequently and nursed his wounds patiently like a caring mother.
As he heard Apsara's heart-rendering personal life episodes and watched her selfless acts of caring towards him,there was a sudden spark of respect and sympathetic feeling that sprouted in his mind.It did not take long for him to realise that he had found the lady of his life.Suddenly he felt as if he had been transfered to an entirely different world,where every attribute such as him being younger than her,him being a non-brahmin etc seemed to have vanished.All he wanted now was a window of opportunity to express his shocking revelation of feelings for Apsara,which he feared might hamper even the friendly relationship that he had been endowed with.
To be continued
-Raapi
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