01/09/2022

Dear Diary,

Jealousy can be cute sometimes,

Only if it's Sara Tendulkar who's jealous.

But then, she's not just cute, she can be scary, she can be hot, and everything you might not expect her to be

" Hi!" Shubman's face contorted with disgust at the way the blonde's tone turned seductive the moment she saw him.

Pressing a forced smile on his lips, he responded back and turned back to his phone.

Disappointed at the lack of enthusiasm, her face fell.

" You're talking to someone?" She asked trying to peek into his phone in an attempt to initiate a conversation.

" Yeah." He said not looking up from his phone, breaking into a wide grin.

<3

So how's it going?
Is she here yet?

Pretty okay so far,
Do you mean Maria?

Yeah...her

She's here, sitting near me
She seems obsessed tbh
Idek what does she want

She's...sitting near you?
Istg if you tell me she has her hands all over you again I'll throw hands!

Calm down my love,
She doesn't,
I'm barely paying her any heed
Also...I smell something burn

What?

You?
You sound jealous

So what if I am?
I got the right to be jealous

Ofc you do,
Dw I'm all yours
Yours to stare at,
yours to be possesive about,
yours to do anything you want to

You...you..UGH!
You were still tolerable when you hadn't realised you love me!
STOP MAKING MY POOR HEART RACE😭

I'd tell that to you too, but then, your presence itself does the job, so there's no use really😪

You-I have a meeting! Bye!

At least wish me luck?
And bye, I love you!

Good luck!

Itna dry text?
And, No I love you too?

Bye Shubman, good luck,
Break a leg!

😔😔
Fine, i'll make sure you do soon
Also, you look really pretty with that blush
*Seen*

" You're...uh...you're...your cheeks are...red." Maria pointed out.

" Of course they'll be!" Jim chuckled.

" What...what do you mean?"

" He's talking to the 'love of his life', of-course he'll be grinning like a fool and blushing like that."

Maria's expressions turned sour and Shubman hardly noticed that.

" Alright! Let's get to work?"

" Sure!"

As they stood beside each other, two more models joined, and Shubman thanked the Gods in his mind, realising it won't be an intimate photoshoot.

Maria's gaze flickered towards the first four undone buttons of his shirt.

" Left please Maria!"

" H-huh?"

" Look at the camera! We all know Shubman's a hot guy and makes many heads turn, but a taken guy too and I need you to look at the camera for now."

Her cheeks heated up with embarrassment as the other models chuckled.

Shubman, however, did not react, disappointing Maria even further.

For the next few clicks, she seemed distracted, leading to Jim growing frustrated by the end.

Much to his relief, Shubman suggested they take a break, and he immediately agreed.

As he walked over to his vanity room, before he could shut the door, Maria barged in.

" Yeh kya badtameezi hai! Ajeeb aurat hai yeh!" Seb shot her an incredulous look, which she didn't seem to notice.

" Excuse me Miss, there's something known as manners?" He arched a brow at her.

" I...I..."

" Jaane de Seb. Do minute bahar rukja."

" Mere maathe pe 'Mai pagal hoon' likha hai kya? Mai nahi jaa raha bahar! Paaji ne toh sakt mana kiya hai!"

" Jugnu ko mai sambhal lunga Seb, tu jaa bahar."

" Nahi nahi! Aise kaise? Harass kar gayi toh koi witness toh chahiye—"

Shubman shot him a stern look causing him to sigh.

" Jaa raha hoon! Par agar isne kuch ulta seedha kiya toh mujhe mat bolna phir!"

Grumbling incoherently under his breath, he walked out.

" Yes Maria tell me, what is it?"

" Who were you texting before the shoot?"

" And that is your concern because? We're not even friends, so I don't see you in any position of making demands of knowing what's going on in my personal life."

" They....they...she...they said she's your girlfriend!"

" So? I mean, what if she is my girlfriend!"

" Is that girl the reason why you refused to date me? You led me on and you gave me hopes that—"

" Oh my god! Are you even hearing yourself? Maria, I'd been repeatedly rejecting you, you practically forced me for the date, and when you started talking about a future together, I politely told you I wasn't interested, but that seemed to piss you off so bad, and bruise your ego. You got so close to me to the extent I felt uncomfortable around you! When someone says no, you should learn to accept it. If a guy is told this after he's rejected, why should the rules be any different for a girl? You cannot force someone to like you back, to reciprocate what you feel! It's just not possible! And if you do try and force them, you won't earn their love, but their hatred instead! So grow up, get a life, learn to accept a rejection, and learn to get over it!"

" I love you!"

" You barely know me! How much do you know me to claim that you love me? What do you know about me? Listen Maria, I'm being very patient with you, don't try and take advantage of that, leave before I lose my patience." He warned and turned away as his phone rang.

" Yes Maa?"

Maria stood there, hurt, humiliated and rejected.

Seb walked back in with the makeup artist and the hairstylist.

And after a while, she left his room, fuming.

As the shoot began again, Shubman had an unexpected surprise on the way.

They'd managed to get three pictures so far, but they needed more.

" Y'know, Maths was my least liked subject back in school, but...if you could give me your number....I mean we don't have such hot guys back in the west!" Tasha, the other female model mischievously winked at him and he stepped back with a wide grin, well aware that it was harmless flirting, his hands up in the air.

" I'm a taken man Andrews, I don't give my number away like charity!" He shot back with a grin and she sighed loudly, dramatically, feigning sadness.

" Oh what a pity! Lucky girl!"

" Lucky me actually!"

" Ah we've got a boy in love!" Aryan, the other muse alongside him remarked with a bemused look on his face.

Shubman chuckled.
" Guilty as charged!" He said bowing with his hands in the air as everyone apart from Maria burst into laughter.

As the shoot resumed again, the door opened, and a very familiar figure sauntered in.

And Shubman's fleeting gaze flickered towards the door and the flashlight went off on them.

His eyes widened, lightning up like crackers.

" Jim can I take a break please?" He was quick to voice out, his voice desperate, earning chuckles.

" Yes of-course! This was the last one for you anyway! Though I need you to wait till they're done."

" Yeah sure!" He muttered, rushing towards the vanity room and Sara followed with a chuckle.

" You didn't tell me you're going to be coming!" He exclaimed, pleasantly surprised to see her there.

" It was a surprise!" She shrugged.

" Best one I've received today!"

She chuckled softly.
" That woman....Maria...she seemed so forlorn I felt kinda bad."

" Don't. You're too kind but not everyone deserves that kindness, also, she tried getting a chance again for herself but I shut her up."

Sara nodded, something flickered in her eyes, an expression he couldn't make out well, but wondered if it was jealousy.

" Also....y'know what...." He began mischievously, in an attempt to change the subject as he pulled her close.

" Mhm what?"

" I saw a mistletoe today."

" And?"

" And they say, you're supposed to kiss your partner under a mistletoe."

Slowly realising what he meant, Sara's eyes enlarged.

" How 'bout a kiss on the cheek maybe?" He suggested with a mischievous grin causing her to playfully whack him.

He tilted his head to her height, and turned his face away causing her to sigh, realising he meant it.

" But..but....my lipstick ain't smudgeproof today. It might get imprinted out there on your cheek."

" Let it." He shrugged. " Let them know, who Shubman Gill belongs to." He told her as she welcomed a blush, a crimson hue on her cheeks as she slowly pushed herself forward and pressed a small peck on his cheek.

Straightening up, he grinned, a furious red on his cheeks as well as his brown orbs bore into hers.

And before she could realise what happened next, he stole a chaste kiss from her as he lightly placed his lips on hers and pulled away immediately, it being a mere peck, leaving her a blushing mess.

" YOU-you...." she rushed out after him into the open as everyone's gaze turned towards them immediately.

" Shubman you've got lipstick on your cheek and lips—" one of the staff members began

" Oh hush you! Can't a man steal a moment with his girl?"

Everyone burst into laughter at the blushing couple, and Shubman's gaze flickered towards Sara as they exchanged coy smiles.