Romantic Thoughts

“Actress Srilakshmi’s Talk Show: Venue – Sree Krishna Auditorium, Vilanayur. Time:4pm” read the posters throughout the Pallakad District for the last week.

There was a huge crowd to have a glimpse of their favourite actress and the rates of tickets shot up ten times the original cost as soon as the program was announced. The organisers were overwhelmed with the audience response for such a unique concept. The auditorium had a seating capacity of 250 members only. Make hay when the sun shines, the organisers knew this and sold more than 500 ticket as many agreed to stand and hear their heartthrob.
Srilakshmi was a small time village girl who shot to fame for her dance moves in the latest Mollymood movies. She was born and bought up in a conservative family. Her passion of dancing paid her rich dividends. Having got professional training in Bharatnatyam for over 10 years, she got good exposure through her dance teacher for various competitions. Srilakshmi romanced with dance day in and day out. Once during a competition, her teacher’s friend was the judge and she happened to be looking for a new face to be launched in Mollywood and Srilakshmi was selected. As it is said, the rest was history. Her stars were shining brightly in galaxy and Srilakshmi got her way to rule the hearts of many youngsters in the state. Everyone had a crush on her and romanced with her in their minds and hearts.
Srilakshmi agreed to attend this talk show for the simple reason that it was in the vicinity of her native She looked at it as a golden chance to revisit her village and also, pay tribute to the dance teacher and meet a few old friends.
Alas!! As the news spread, there was huge chaos at the scheduled place since morning. More than 5000 fans had gathered and the organizer was left gasping for breath. When he found that he was not able to handle the situation on hand, he met the authorities and requested for the special force to be called in. Srilakshmi was also instructed to arrive at the venue in disguise and also take the exit route to avoid the crowd. A fake news was spread amongst the people gathered that the show has been cancelled.
Though many of the fans were heart-broken and went back, a few die-hard fans still waited. They smelled something fishy as people with genuine tickets were inside the auditorium and they had not actually emptied the auditorium.
The numbers plummeted to less than 500 members which was manageable as compared to the original number. Also the Special Force at work meant there was lesser chance of the place becoming messier.
Kumar, was one of the die-hard fans of Srilakshmi and romanced with her eternally. He had fantasized many a dreams with her. He was hell bent on having a look at her directly. All his efforts to fetch a genuine ticket nose-dived.
Not losing hope, he bribed a security guard using his good contacts. The only promise he got was to be able to sneaked inside but thereafter, Kumar was cautioned to accommodate himself in any corner to watch the show. The security guy used the backside entry reserved for special people. As soon as Kumar entered the basement, he was bamboozled to find Srilakshmi right in front of him. He could not believe his stars and jumped in joy, shouting her name quite loudly. He did a small jig and broke into a laughter. Anyone could rank Kumar a crazy fan for all his actions at that moment. Srilakshmi could not resist either, she smiled at Kumar. Her smile stirred an array of unwarranted desire in the minds of the Kumar.
To avoid further discomfiture, she rushed to her Green room as suggested by the Organiser. Once she reached the Green Room, she could not forget the actions, the jig of the cartoon character she just witnessed.
To know more about her crazy fan, she instructed the organiser to call the young man inside the Green Room. Kumar managed to create a unique impression and stir her minds too. She was actually blushing.
As Kumar entered the Green room, he was a changed person. The fire inside had now softened down to a flower, that too the “touch me not” type. He could not utter a single word. There was a huge difference between the two characters Srilakshmi saw. A fiery guy outside was now a flowery guy inside.
To break the ice, Srilakshmi made him comfortable and offered a glass of tea. Kumar drank tea with so much of silence that Srilakshmi initiated and asked about his whereabouts. The lately introverted turned Kumar, replied the question with actions only. He failed to utter a single word. His forehead had huge sweat secretion indicating his apprehension. For a change, Kumar was in a panic state of mind.
Srilakshmi requested the organiser to allot a special seat for her new friend in the first row. Kumar could not believe his luck and ears. But he took things as they were happening, he did not react much. The organiser took special care of this new special guest and escorted him to the auditorium.
The auditorium was buzz with chirping and shouting of all kinds. The organiser instructed one of his security guards to allot a prime seat to Kumar and return back. Kumar felt pride in the happenings around, the glow on his face radiated brightly. The blushing on the face was evident. He was still mesmerized in his thoughts.
As Kumar sat on his royal seat, there was a sparkle in his eyes. Suddenly, a stranger approached and tapped on Kumar’s shoulder indicating him to move out of the chair as he had pre-booked the same.
Kumar was in a state of shock. He shouted, “I’m special guest of Srilakshmi. She has allotted me this seat”
Just then, a huge hit on his head, brought back Kumar to senses. The security guard who agreed to smuggle Kumar inside the auditorium gave this hit and asked, “What Special guest? Who Special guest? Which Seat are you allotted?”
Kumar was perplexed as he lay in the basement in the company of security.
“That Srilakshmi… she called me.. offered tea… gave a special chair” blabbered Kumar
“Srilakshmi went inside a long time back,” replied the security. “If you want to go, you have to stand at the corner of the last seat in the auditorium,” he yelled and left the place.
Kumar realized, he was romancing in his minds with the lady of his dreams since last fifteen minutes.
Author’s Note: The names of the characters are fictitious, so are the names of the places mentioned in the story.