THE CHRISTMAS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE – FEW SHOTS BY DEESH ( SHOT 1 )
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Dr. Mathews – Sachin Tyagi
Sherley – Daljeet Kaur
Sasha – Nikita Sharma
Anu – Kanchi Singh
Rahul – Parth Samthaan
“Mattttyyyyy!!!” I shouted at the top of my lungs. Finally. I have reached my home. Here, I am, in the doorstep of my home, with my eyes closed. “Gini!! Why are u shouting like this?” Mom’s voice reached my ears. I stood there with my eyes closed. “Where is matty?” I asked her with my closed. “Gini” Hearing this calm, soothing voice, I opened my eyes immediately. There he was. Matty. I wrapped my arms around him in the excitement of meeting him after a year. “Gini ! How are u?” he asked me as he caressed my hair. “Absolutely fine, Matty!” I replied. “I have told u many times Mathews, don’t let her call like that. why are u letting her call u matty?” Mom complained. “Sherley, she can call whatever she likes. I don’t mind.” He told her. “But you are her..” mom was interrupted by him.
“I know I am her dad” he said with a smile as he looked at me. I smiled back. Yes. Matty@ Dr. Mathews is my dad. He is a doctor and is respected a lot by the people here. I wanted to become a doctor like him. He is my inspiration, motivation, best friend, big brother, my first mom and a great DAD. I hopped inside happily, leaving my bags at the doorstep. “This girl! She should have been a boy! God!” I heard mom grumbling as she lifted my bags and headed inside. “She hasn’t changed. She always wants to see u first!” mom complained to matty. “Don’t be jealous, Mrs. Sherley Mathews!” I and matty chorused together. She glared at us. We laughed. “What’s for lunch today?” I asked her as I opened the lids of the vessels which were laid on the table. “Biryani?” I asked in joy as I saw it. “Wah! What an aroma! You are the best, Sherley mathews!” I chirped. “Enough! Stop buttering me!” she told me. I gave a sheepish smile to her. “Wash your hands and then eat” she told me as I was about to plunge in. “Mom! I am hungry!” I told her. “Wash. Then eat” She said as she snatched the bowl from me. “Not fair!” I told her. “Everything is fair, lazy monkey!” she told me. I giggled hearing that. I missed both of them a lot. I am their only daughter and hence I am pampered a lot by both of them. After a sumptuous lunch, I headed to my room to change. As I entered, the cool breeze from the windows welcomed me. It feels so good to be here. I wore a jeans and a checked shirt and headed downstairs. “Mom! I am going to meet anu. See u soon!” I told her. “Be back soon. Today is Jessie’s engagement. U remember? So don’t be late” she told me. I nodded as I left. Jessie is my cousin. She is getting married to an NRI in January. Today is her engagement. I walked along the lane to the bus stop to catch the bus to meet anu at her home. I, Sasha and Anu have been the 3 idiots, always hanging out together. I and Sasha study in chennai now and Anu is studying here. We both miss her a lot. So, we always make it a point to spend our Christmas vacation with her. While Sasha is a big flirt and manages to get 2 or 3 boyfriends at a time, Anu is a big foodie and manages to gobble 2 or 3 pizza’s at a time. Though, we 3 are different, we share a very good, beautiful friendship. To describe me in short, I am a tomboy. Well, that’s what the society calls me. All thanks to my boyish attire and look. I always wear shorts and jeans and had my hair short till I was in tenth. Mom made me grow long hair . I hate that. But she won finally and now I have a not so long or not so short hair. The whole town thinks that I should have been a boy. Even I do think. I have never shown interest towards love.
It is not like I despise that. It is that I don’t or I can’t understand it. “Hey Gini!” I heard a voice behind me. I turned. There he was, smiling at me. Rahul. The most sought after boy in this town. We studied together in the same school here till tenth before I moved to chennai. He is called “Mr. Handsome” by the girls here. Whatever. I don’t know what’s there in him that everyone is impressed by him. He is my friend. To be frank, his father is also a doctor like Matty and they both were best friends. So I was forced to make friendship with him. Well, he is a nice boy. I mean, he behaves like a typical gentleman. But he failed to impress me as he does with all girls. “Hi rahul” I waved at him, plastering a smile on my face. “How are u? It has been a long time since we met.” he told me. “Yeah” I told him.
“Actually Gini, I want to tell u something” he told me. I could sense nervousness in his voice. What the hell?? My mind was engulfed in a sea of negative thoughts. But, my brain told me that how could a much sought after boy like Rahul can fall for a mere tomboy. Right. “Tell me” I told him. As he was about to take my hand and place it upon his, I gave a dangerous look to him that he took his hand back. “Gini, I love u” he said it in a go. As he uttered these, my anger knew no bounds. More than anger, shock. How could this happen? I can’t believe my ears. I looked at him straight into his eyes. He lowered his gaze. I sensed that he was blushing. Duh! “Gini, u can take your own time. I am not forcing u to tell u today. U can tell me next week” he told hastily and ran away before I could reply.
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“What!!??” Anu and Sasha shrieked. “U mean the same rahul, Mr. Handsome!” Sasha opened her mouth in shock. “There is only one rahul” I told them bluntly. “No, even the milkman’s name is rahul” Anu said as she munched the last sandwich. I glared at her. “Wasn’t his name Raman?” sasha asked anu. “Yeah, but he wanted his name to be modern. That’s the reason” she said. “So, I thought that whether the milkman rahul had proposed our gini” she added and they both burst into laughter. I immediately snatched the samosa from Anu’s plate. “Gini! Give it back!!” she shouted. “U were enjoying laughing, now laugh!” I told her. Sasha’s phone rang. I grabbed it from the table and saw the screen. It was her new boyfriend. What’s his name? Ha, Shravan.
I picked the phone without paying heed to her screams and yells and turned on the speaker. “Hello? Who’s this?” I managed to speak that in a male voice. Anu giggled silently. “Is this sasha??” he asked nervously. “Sasha! How do u know my wife?” I asked him in a rude voice. Sasha covered her mouth with her hands. Anu was trying hard not to laugh loudly. I heard him gasping in shock. I bit my lips to prevent laughing. “Wife??”he yelled loudly. “But is she young?? How could u marry her? This is illegal.” he shouted. “Who the hell are u to interferre in my life?” I continued talking in a male’s voice. “Her boy…” he was about to tell before he realised and ended the call. I threw her phone on the bed as that coward ended the call in fear. “You and your so called love! Stingy crap!” I told her. Anu was clutching her stomach and laughing hard. “Gini Mathews, Don’t be over confident. One day you yourself will fall a prey to this stingy crap.” Sasha told me. “Never ever!” I told her determinedly. That would never happen. I am damn sure. But, little did I know that Sasha’s words would become true.
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“What are u going to say him?” Sasha’s question echoed in my mind again and again. I am waiting at the bus stop waiting for the bus. I always wanted to own a bike of mine. If I had one, there’s no need of going by bus everytime. But Matty told me that he would get me one after I finish schooling. “Love marriages are bliss. You know why? Because u choose your own partner and can be happy for lifetime. In arranged marriages, u have to learn to love a stranger who u are forced to marry. May be, the guy I chose is wrong. But not love.” These words of Sasha are confusing me. Does that mean that I should say yes to Rahul? Jesus! Do help me! The situation is making me mad. Initially, I was clear that I would refuse his proposal. But Sasha’s words are making me confused. Because, I am a girl who cares about my happiness. I am not that typical Indian selfless girl as they show in films and soaps. I can do anything for my happiness. My phone flashed. It was mom. “Where are u?? Come soon! It’s getting late” She told. “I am on the way mom” I replied.
“Hey green salwar! you are beautiful!” I looked at the direction from where the noise came. I saw a gang of boys who were flirting with Swati sis , who was waiting for the bus. She is like my elder sister and is very sweet. She gave a disgusting look to them. But they continued troubling her.”Mom, I will call u back” I ended the call. This scene made me furious. Before I could do something, I heard a loud noise of a speeding bike which came to a halt. “Oh no! He is here!!” The gang of boys yelled in shock. I turned to see who it was.
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Guys, deesh here. Thank u for your lovely support. Namish is leading guys. So, the male lead is Namish. I am so sorry Naimi, ragz, pinky and others who had opted Vidyut. But trust me, Vidyut is there in this too. Vidyut is playing an important role. His role is completely different from the previous one. I hope that u’ll like it. And Sally sisso, I am having a very big shock for u. But it will be after 3 to 4 shots. Keep supporting. Thanks for reading. Loads of love to u guys.