Both Ishqi and Ahaan were racing towards the office feeling a rage of excitement in them, they were also a bit anxious knowing this might be the first step towards their acting career. Little did they know, this just won't be the first step towards their career but also also first step towards thier love...

They both reached the office at the same time, parked their cars and as they approached the building, they saw each other, with a different kind of glow on thier faces, with the same nervousness as they had during mock shoot...

Both passed each other a smile and before Ahaan could speak Ishqi went inside leaving him behind...

"Heyy bhagwan iss ladki ko main kaise jhelunga..."

Ahaan thought to himself as he too went inside accompanying Ishqi. Ishqi was talking to the receptionist when Ahaan interepted...

Ahaan- hey I was looking for Mr. Robin...

Receptionist- yes, you two have to wait until Mr. Robin is free from his meeting, you can wait in the waiting room...

Ishqi & Ahaan- Thank you!!

Ishqi again, without paying any attention to Ahaan went towards the direction, the receptionist pointed, followed by Ahaan. Ishqi quietly sat on one of the brown colored leather chair, not uttering even a single word. She pulled out something which looked like a headphone and then attached the plug to her phone. She started listening to songs while Ahaan too sat near her...

Both were just doing there own things, Ahaan was scrolling through his phone while Ishqi was listening to songs. At that time, the receptionist called both Ishqi and Ahaan's names...

Receptionist- Ahaan and Ishqi, Mr. Robin is waiting for you two. You can go inside...

Ahaan stood and was about to leave when he saw Ishqi lost in the world of music...

"Isse paaka kuch sunayi hi nahi diya hoga, obviously kaise sunayi dega, madam ne headphone jo lagaye hai"

Ahaan shooked Ishqi and tried to talk to her but before he could utter even a single word, he got tongue-tied by Ishqi's irritating look...

Ishqi- what!! Ab bolne bhi wale ho ya bas muh mein dahi jamake baithne wale ho?

Ahaan- dekho mujhe daantne ki zarurat nahi hai, Robin sir ne hame andar bulaya hai, main bas yahi batane wala tha...

Ishqi- okay thanks...

Ishqi quickly shoved her headphones in her bag and left while Ahaan just kept staring at her with utter confusion...

"Pata nahi iske saath main kaise kaam karunga, aree dhang se thanks bhi nahi bola aur bina koi wajah ke mujhe daanta woh alag..."

Ahaan thought as he started walking towards the opposite direction of the cabin. Just then he heard a voice...

"Cabin waha nahi yaha hai..."

Ahaan turned and saw Ishqi, who already reached near the door of cabin. Ishqi saw the confusion on his face, she just rolled her eyes and went inside...

"This is Ishqi na, she going to be the end of me..."

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Both Ishqi and Ahaan were looking at director's serious face while he occasionally sipped coffee, working on his laptop. The series of, firstly looking at each other and then at the director's face, lasted for 5 minutes,when the director finally broke the silence...

Robin- so I suppose you've already got the mail, here are the contracts you two have to sign before we start shooting. You can take your time and read them...

Both took their respective contracts and started examining it. Soon, after reading the contract for good 10 minutes they both took a pen and signed it and then handed the contract to director Robin...

Robin- Great!! Now as both of you have signed the contract it's time to tell you about the story. The story starts when two youngsters, Isha and Aditya, traveling to London, Europe, Maldives and many more places bump into each other as they had booked the same tour. They had many fights, many misunderstanding during their visit but in the end, they both knew each other better than anyone else and soon figured out that they are in love. So any queries?

Ahaan- no...

Ishqi- not at all.

Robin- good, now I want one thing from both of you and that is I want you to know each other. You are the leads, your chemistry matters the most, in  reel and real. So I would suggest you two go out, grab something to eat and maybe you can discuss about your likes and dislikes.

Ishqi- okay sir, as you say.

Ahaan- sure why not.

Robin- okay then, we'll meet tomorrow itself and start shooting.

They bid adieu to each other and left. Ishqi and Ahaan were constantly stealing glances of each other...

"Mujhe bahar kyu bhej diya director ne. Uss office mein script ke bareme baat karleta, show ke bareme baat karleta, kuch bhi karleta par bahar kyu bhej diya. Ugh!! I hate socializing"

"Yeh ladki kuch bolegi bhi ya nahi, aree aisa behave kar rahi hai jaise maine iske dog ko kidnap kiya ho. Itna chup toh koi maun vrat pe bhi nahi reheta jitni yeh chup reheti hai"

Both were not at all looking forward for getting to know each other. They kept complaining about the other in their mind until they reached parking lot and finally Ishqi broke the ice...

Ishqi- so hum kaha jaye?

"Finally isne kuch toh kaha"

Ahaan- jaha tum chaho.

Ishqi- okay then, yaha paas hi ek Cafe hai waha chalte hai. Tum ek kaam karo meri car ko follow karo.

Ahaan- wait I thought hum saath jaa rahe hai, meri gaadi mein.

Ishqi- toh main meri gaadi kya yahi rakhu du? Kya kuch bhi bol rahe ho avm, main nikal rahi hu tum mujhe follow karlena.

Ahaan- no wait, main tumhare saath, tumhari car mein chalta hu.

Ishqi- par tumhari car?

Ahaan- woh main dekh lunga, tum chalo.

Without any further discussion, both of them started their journey towards the cafe. The car ride was filled with silence and awkwardness. Even though Ahaan knew how to start a conversation, the fear of getting scolded by Ishqi made him stay quiet.

Being an extrovert he was not able to stay quiet for a long time, so he finally spoke...

Ahaan- tum kaha se ho?

Ishqi- main Delhi se hu.

Ahaan- what! Really, main bhi...

Ishqi smiled at his effort of starting a conversation but stayed quiet as being an introvert, she doesn't talk much and is not all good in meeting new people...

Ahaan- tum yaha shift kab hui?

Ishqi- about a year ago. Main yaha bohot saare reasons ki wajahse aayi but the most important one was my career and my space...

Just like that a good conversation was finally started. They spend most the time in car ride getting to know each other. Even though the progress was slow they definitely felt like they were connecting...

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After settling and ordering their favorite beverages. Ishqi and Ahaan continued their conversation which was paused when they gave order...
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To be continued...
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So everyone, hope you are enjoying this series, so far I've enjoyed writing it. Leave your suggestions and reviews in the comments below! Also guys that story of Ishqi, Ahaan's show is really bad, I know. I just couldn't think about anything else so please bear with it...

Precap:- First day of Shoot...

Word count- 1228

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