The Ruined Rainbow

CHAPTER 33

Quote :
Mohabbat aur nafrat dono ke rang laal hai ... lekin fark yeh hai ki nafrat se Duniya barbaad ho jaati hai ... aur Mohabbat main khud barbaad hona padta hai ... Phir bhi kalank aksar Mohabbat pe lagta hai.

Quote : (Translation):  Love and Hate... Both are red in colour. The difference is, hatred destroys the world, and in love, you have to destroy yourself. And yet, it is love that gets tainted. Our tainted love will never perish. It will remain with us forever.

- Kalank ( 2019)

Sahil

Four months after,

I walked towards Rhea and held her face and pulled it close enough so that her green eyes directly gazed at mine. Her hands automatically curled back of my neck, and she ruffled my hair slightly. I trace a thumb finger along her cheek, wiping a tear. And then, further tracing it downwards.  She leans in and touches our forehead and says, "I love you, Sam."

"CUT IT" Kumar bellowed and placed his megaphone down, and stood up, "Emotions,  Sahil. I want Emotions in your eyes. You are madly in love with her, understand? "

I nodded, wiping away some sweat from my forehead. A makeup artist ran up to me and dabbed my forehead with some foundation. Two people rushed to Rhea and straightened her long gown. Another assistant rushed to me, briefing my dialogue, as I nodded.

"Okay, ready?" Kumar asked me, I consented. "Rhea?" She looked at Kumar and nodded, "Okay, Lights, Camera and ACTION."

I looked beyond the door of my house, which was actually a set. The camera came close to me and zooming in to capture the emotions in my face. I had faked tears in my eyes, and then Rhea or I would say, Martina, which is her name in the film, calls, softly, "Sam?"

I turn around and find Martina. I sigh, as the camera turns to focus on her. Martina is In her evening gown. Her hairs are falling beautifully on her sides, and a few clips try to attract attention from the viewers. And she has applied Glycerin, and her eyes are filled with fake tears too. She looks at me with her head tilted sideways, and I immediately rush towards her. And take her face in my hands and pulled her closer. Her hands go to the back of my neck, and she nettled my hair slightly. I trace a thumb finger along her cheek, wiping a tear. And then, further tracing it downwards.  She leans in and touches our forehead and says, "I love you, Sam."

"CUT IT, " Kumar bellowed for the second time and this time he stood up angrily, "I want emotions in your eyes Sahil, get it? Emotions. I want to see the love in your eyes for her, okay? Love, "

How can I show love to eyes that betrayed me brutally? It was because of her that I had gone into depression and anxiety about my life. And because of that, my career had faced problems and had Ayesha not been there I would have rotten in misery and grief. After so much, he expects me to show love to her?

I guess my anger would have shown on my face because Kumar said, "Okay, Sahil. I suppose you need a break, why don't you take a break for a few minutes?"

That was Kumar. One second he bellows and screams at me and the next second he genuinely worries about me. I agreed gratefully.  I walk to one corner and sit down on the chair and gulped a glass of water and closed my eyes.