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"Welcome to Peshwa Pavilion" the sign had read as she drove into the car park. After a long 5 minutes, she finally found a parking space. She sat in her car for a few minutes trying to compose herself for the dinner date ahead... woops correction, the dinner date ahead with the one and only, Barun Sobti😲
Maliha:(taking in a deep breath and staring down at her shaking hands nervously) Come on Maliha... be brave... you can do this... you are only meeting your favourite actor and all time crush Barun Sobti for dinner on your birthday. Its NO big deal (she said aloud whilst laughing nervously)
No big deal? Who was she kidding? It isn't everyday one gets to go on a dinner date with Barun Sobti. Maliha rested her head on the car headrest and closed her eyes. Sighing and letting out a deep breath, she thought back to how she ended up here in the first place. How did Maliha manage to bag a dinner date with Barun Sobti??
Two weeks ago...
It was a Sunday afternoon, Maliha's family were at a neighbour's housewarming party while Maliha had decided to skip it and stay home. She wasn't really in the "party" mood that day. Bored out her mind, she decided to surf the internet and eventually landed upon IF's Twitter page and there it was...
"Enter the competition to win a Dinner Date with Barun Sobti"
Maliha's eyes widened as she read the latest tweet and then she broke into a smile. She clicked on the link and entered the competition. She knew she didn't stand a chance of winning among all the crazy Barun fans active on IF, but she still went ahead and entered the competition for the sake of it. It was a right laugh as she gave the most bizarre answers anyone could ever give.
A few days later, much to her surprise, she had unexpectedly won the competition and was invited to a dinner date on 2nd January. HER birthday. Her family and friends were super excited for her and she was too but as 2nd January approached, the nerves began kicking in and what followed were a few sleepless nights.
Maliha's train of thoughts were interrupted by a sudden horn. Irritated Maliha looked over her shoulder to see a couple signalling to her, it took her a few minutes to realise that they were asking her to move out of the parking space. Since she hadn't left her car, they had assumed she'd been to the restaurant and was now heading home but much to their disappointment, Maliha stepped out of the car and walked into the restaurant shrugging her shoulders at them. 😆
Maliha entered the restaurant, dressed in a mid-length classy purple chiffon dress accompanied with an elegant pair of silver earrings and a silver and purple beaded clutch bag. And boy did she look stunning, a few male guests managed to steal a few "awe-struck" glances at her including one waiter giving her a wink.😉 Maliha blushed and headed towards the main desk, where the manager was more than happy to accompany her to the entrance of the private suite, where every girls dream date was waiting for her.
The suite was fairly large in size with very grand yet elegant decor. Maliha was immediately drawn towards the artwork on the walls, each piece of work was distinctively different from the other and while an outsider may frown upon how the paintings failed to compliment one another, Maliha felt each artwork was telling its own individual story. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sound of a romantic instrumental song and the dimming of lights and then she heard his melodious voice say her name.
Barun: Maliha? (Barun, dressed in a Black Armani suit approached her) Nice to meet you my dear (He said flashing his dimpled smile and holding out his hand for a hand-shake)
Maliha nervously shook his hand still not believing Barun was in front of her. She stood there in silence not knowing what to say or do and after what seemed like hours, Barun held her hand and guided her to their table.
20 minutes into what was supposed to be a dream dinner date, all Maliha could do was mentally curse herself for making a complete fool of herself in front of her biggest crush. It was one blunder after another for Maliha...
Barun, like a true gentlemen had pulled out a chair for her, but instead of sitting there, Maliha walked in the opposite direction and sat on the other chair (which was where Barun was meant to sit). Barun tried hard to conceal his smile and laughter and all Maliha could say was "Oh, you pulled the chair out for me? Sorry I thought you were pulling it out for yourself"
Then after they had placed their order, Maliha excused herself to go to the Ladies washroom and just as she got up and turned around she bumped into the waiter who was approaching their table with their drinks. And what happened next was no surprise, the waiter lost his balance and the drinks fell all over the waiter, staining his entirely white uniform. Maliha in a tearful voice apologised to the waiter and quickly escaped to the Ladies washroom.
And just when Maliha thought the accident with the waiter was the last of her blunders, she had just gone ahead and committed another blunder. To ease the atmosphere, Barun asked Maliha for a dance to which she happily obliged, but to her disappointment when they began dancing, Maliha's footwork was a disaster and she end up stepping on Barun's toes a few times causing him to wince once or twice. Both Barun and Maliha were more than delighted when the waiter appeared with their food.
Luckily, the dinner went extremely well without any blunders. Maliha had managed to calm down and felt relaxed in Barun's company thanks to his hilarious story about his first date with his wife.
Maliha: (laughing hysterically) Are you serious? You made your wife pay the bill on your first date... OMG! I can't believe that (Maliha continued laughing)
Barun: (slightly embarrassed) well yeah, it was not my fault. I forgot my wallet at home so I was left with two choices, either I pay the dues by washing the dirty dishes all night or my wife pay the dues. And I chose the latter (Barun said feeling proud of himself)
They continued to chat for a while before the waiter arrived with Maliha's cake. It was an unusual birthday cake with a picture of a man's hairy chest.
Maliha:(looking confused) why is there a picture of a man's hairy chest on my cake? (she said looking up at Barun)
Barun:(winks) that's because you said you like men who have a hairy chest.
Maliha: (shocked) I did not.
Barun: Yes you did
Maliha: When?
Barun: In the competition! (Maliha realised he was referring to the bizarre answers she had given) When asked what in your opinion was my best asset, you replied, I quote "Barun's hairy chest, I like men who have a hairy chest😆"
Maliha and Barun burst out laughing and together cut the cake. Minus the blunders here and there, this was indeed a night to remember for Maliha, a birthday she'd always cherish.
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