**Hey guys, so I am planning on using Telugu dialogue in this story. The bolded parts are Telugu, and the telugu to english translated part comes right after in normal print.**

Pranitha's POV

We finished shooting almost two months ago. Today is the pre-release event for the movie. Today is also March 8th. Dad's birthday. I pick up my phone and stare at dad's contact number, debating whether or not to click on it.

I stand there for ten minutes, staring at my phone. Finally. I build up enough courage to click on the number. I put the phone to my ear. It goes directly to voicemail after one ring. I try again and again, but the same thing happens. I try a 10th time, but the same happens again. I drop to my knees, tears pouring out of my eyes. The door to the caravan opens. I hastily wipe my tears and stand up, turning around. I see Samantha akka. I look down.

"Sorry akka." I say.

"Pranu, are you ok?" she asks.

I just nod.

"Ledu. Cheppu, emaiyindi?" she says.

"No. You are not. Tell me, what's the matter?" she says.

"Em ledu akka." I reply.

"Nothing akka." I reply.

She sits on the sofa.

"Ledu Pranu. Kurcho." she says, patting the seat next to her.

"No. Pranu sit." She says, patting the seat next to her.

I sit next to her, and look down at my lap, tears falling. She does something on her phone, and then puts it to the side.

"Hm. Cheppu." she says.

"Hm. Tell me." she says.

"Em ledu akka. I'm fine." I insist.

"Its nothing akka. I'm fine." I insist.

"Pranu. Naaku telusu. Cheppu."

"Pranu. I know. Tell me."

"A-"

There is a knock on the door of the caravan. Samantha Akka gets up and opens the door. Vijay sir and Raadhika mam come in.

I stand up when I see them. They all take a seat, and tell me to sit too. Samantha akka sits next to me.

"What happened?" Raadhika mam asks.

"Uh-um-" I stutter. I look at her, and she nods for me to go on.

"I-uh-tried to call my dad, but-" I begin. My voice hitches as tears start to form in my eyes. "-he isn't answering." I whisper the last part.

"Pranu, its ok. They might not want you. You have us now." Raadhika mam says.

I look into my lap as tears begin to fall out of my eyes.

"Pranitha." Vijay sir says.

I hastily wipe my tears.

"Nannu choodu." he says.

"Look at me." he says.

I look up at him.

"Neeku memu andaramu neeku unnamu."

"We are all here for you."

I nod, still not saying anything.

"Hey! Vijay sir can speak Telugu ok now!" Samantha akka exclaims.

I smile a little at this, since I was the one who taught him Telugu. Well, atleast I tried...and kinda succeeded.

"Pranitha dayavalla nerchukunnanu." he says again, slowly.

"It is all thanks to Pranitha that I learned." he says again, slowly.

"Wah!" Samantha akka says. "You taught him more Telugu in a few months than I could in a few years."

I full-on smile now. There is another knock on the door.

"Come in." Samantha akka says.

The door opens, and Vishwa's head pokes him. We had bonded over the past couple of months. Still, it was weird when we had to do romantic scenes together. But he is a friend to me now. Kinda...until one day, he had proposed to me.

Flashback:

"Hey." Vishwa comes over to me during break.

"Hey Vishwa." I say, giving him a hug.

It has been close to a month by now, and things between us are not weird. Even though we have been on set for the past 6 hours, we haven't seen or talked to each other once. None of our scenes today were together. If he was acting, I was on break, and vice versa.

"Do you want to go out?" he asks.

"Huh?" I give snap my head up from my phone to look at him in shock.

"I-I mean, like, just, like you know, like - like a c-coffee?" he stutters.

I crack a smile. "Wow, the great Vishwa is stuttering!" I tease.

"Yea, you do that to me you know." he replies.

He looks me in the eyes, and his eyes are warm, almost like home. I quickly look away, clearing my throat.

"Uh, well, lets go then?" I ask.

"Yea, sure."

****

We go to a coffee shop and sit down. We aren't famous yet, so we aren't getting papped by the press.

"Enjoy it. This might be the last time you get to drink coffee in peace." Vishwa says as the waitress brings us our coffee.

"Huh?" I ask, confused. I take a sip of my coffee.

"Well, your a brilliant actress, and once Undercover is out, you will be famous." he replies.

I raise my eyebrow.

"Thanks, but I can say the same about you too. Next time you get an offer, it won't be as a side character, you will be the hero." I say.

"That's nice, but I might not want to continue as a hero. I'll probably continue as a side character. You know, hero's friend or relative, heroine's brother, cousin, characters like that."

"Why? Your an amazing actor!" I exclaim.

"Pranu, I came here because of you." he says.

"What?"

"I was looking for you and Zaara told me you were here. I found out why you came here. Vijay sir and Sam mam had asked me already, and I was thinking. When I found out you were in the cast, I said yes." he explains.

"Oh." is all I can think of to say.

"Pranu, I really like you." he says.

"Vishwa-" I start, but he interrupts me.

"I was hoping you would go out with me?" he asks.

I sigh.

"Well, this is a date." I point out.

"Good point."

His phone rings, and he takes the call. After talking on the phone(he mostly nodded and listened), he looks at me.

"What?" I ask.

"We have to get back. Atlee sir is looking for us." he laughs.

I let out a laugh as well.

**End on Flashback**

We never talked about that again.

"Come on in." Samantha Akka beckons Vishwa in.

He walks into the caravan and closes the door behind him.

"Am I interrupting something?" he asks, raising his eyebrow and looking at all of us.

His eyes lands on me, and I look down.

"Pranu! Are you ok?" he asks when he sees my tear-streaked cheeks.

"Huh? Yea. I-I'm fine." I reply.

"Ok." he says apprehensively. "Director sir wants us at the event in two hours." he adds.

Oh shit! I think. Today is the pre-release event for our movie! I completely forgot!

"Right. Our stylists are on their way here." Samantha Akka replies.

Right on cue, there is a knock on the door. Sadhana Akka, Priya, and Meera walk into the caravan.

"Ready?" they all ask.

Raadhika mam and Vijay sir say bye to us and walk out. We all had met up on the last set of Undercover, as a way to say good bye to it before the pre-release event which is at 6 today. The time is 3:14.

Samantha akka changes in the bathroom while I change in the other room in the caravan. I still don't have my own caravan, so Sam akka let me use hers whenever I needed to.

****

We get out of the car.

"Ready?" Sam akka asks.

I nod.

"As ready as I can ever be." I say, nervously.

She laughs just as Vishwa walks towards us.

"Wow. You look...stunning." he says.

"Thanks." I blush. "You don't look too bad yourself." I compliment.

"Thank you."

"If you two are done flirting, lets go?" Sam Akka asks.

I blush harder as Vishwa smiles.

"You look cute when you blush." he whispers into my ear as we walk into the place.

It is packed with people. We all walk down the aisle and take out seats in the front. Fans cheer as we all walk by. Not my fans, obviously, but Vijay sir and Sam Akka's fans.

The first hour of the event goes by with other people doing most of the talking, until we were called up. We all walk on stage, me, Vishwa, Sam Akka, and Vijay sir.

Sam Akka takes the microphone from the anchor.

"Hi. First, I want to thank you all for coming here today. It means a lot. This movie has been an amazing journey. This is my third movie with Vijay sir, and as usual, it has been fun. I met an amazing person. She is a fabulous actor and an even better person. Pranitha has been so awesome, and I am happy she took up the offer to act with us. Now, I will give Vijay sir a chance to say a few words." she hands the mike to Vijay sir as everyone claps.

"Vanakam(hello). So, Samantha already said everything. Today, I don't want to talk about just the movie or the songs, I want to talk about a person. As Samantha said, Pranitha is an amazing actor. She is smart, funny, and very energetic. When Samantha and I first approached her, she was hesitant. Then, she excepted out offer, and joined the team. I would like her to say a few words now." Vijay sir says.

Clapping follows as he gives me the mike and walks back. I walk up a little, taking a deep breath before starting.

"Thank you Sam akka, and Vijay sir." I start. "Hello Chennai! Such a beautiful city. This is the first time I've been here actually, and the places we went to shoot, they were just breathtaking. Anyways, first, I want to thank the entire cast and crew of the movie. You all helped me in many ways. I also want to thank Atlee sir for giving me this chance. I have wanted to act for five years by now. I had always dreamt of acting in the South Indian Film Industry one day, and now, my dream came true. I still cannot believe that I am on this stage here right now." I say. "I hope you all watch the movie and enjoy it."

When I finish, the audience claps.

Okay, so that took a longggggggggggggg time to write. So sorry about that, but I was working on my other account more than on this one. Hope you don't mind. Love you all! Undercover is an actual book that I wrote on my other account telugu_girl. Please check it out! I hope you do!