Finally! Saturday arrived and Sasha was waiting impatiently fidgeting with her cellphone. “Any minute now!” she muttered. This must have been upteenth time that she uttered the very same sentence, over and over, since the last fifteen or so minutes; – while she was still there.

Phone calls, numerous emails and what not! You name it ….she tried almost every possible thing, just to meet her favorite radio host, ‘Miss Malini’.  In a way she idolized her. Sasha never met her personally, yet she came to like her more as a person, than anything else.

She never missed a single Miss Malini show that was being aired in Mumbai city each and every night. For Sasha, there was some mysterious charm to her voice, and listening to her made her gleefully happy. Apart from the rocking music that Miss Malini featured on her show, Sasha especially liked all those fun filled conversation that Malini hosted with some interesting celebs. Sasha dreamt, with her headphones rocking to the Miss Malini show, every night! – ‘that she desperately wanted to be a part of the show.

“How splendid it would be!” she thought to herself.

As if destined luck or sheer chance of faith, Miss Malini announced a contest. The winner was to get an opportunity to spend some fabulous time and also be a part of the show. It was like; ‘dream come true,’ moment for Sasha. Without wasting any precious time she hurriedly entered the contest and to her own surprise, won it. She didn’t believe her ears when Miss Malini herself announced, “Sasha…,” as the winner, over the phone.

Next morning…! Considering, she spent the entire night, daydreaming, with wide eyed enthusiasm, Sasha woke up unusually early, and that too without her usual tired grace. She was to be at the studio today. Though the studio was located fairly nearby, some twenty minutes of drive, she didn’t plan on arriving late.

Few minutes later, Sasha was led into Miss Malini’s studio, where she was greeted with a warm smile: “Hello …I am Malini. You must be….?”

“Sasha,” she lunged her name as though in some sort of hurried urgency.

She was still shaking Malini’s hand and staring at her with a point blank stare, though she only realized it few seconds later, still inadvertently smiling!

“Come Sasha have a seat.”  Malini said. “..We have got some work to do!” She exclaimed and filled the studio with her laughter.

Sasha was just way too happy, although, while before arriving she planned on saying so many things to Malini. But now, sitting beside her, she was totally lost for words. In no time, they both were live and Malini introduced the contest winner, “And here with me today is our contest winner  …the lovely Sasha.”

Miss Malini Show continued, like it always; ‘full of fun and laughter’. Sasha enjoyed every minute spent being a part of it. At the end of the show, Malini announced, “Before we end the show let me wish, our lovely girl here in our studio…,” Sasha listened with a curious stare, “….a very happy birthday!”

Quite literally, taking her by gusto of a smile; “surprise! “

The enthusiasm of the day completely filled her with graceful warmth and in that; ‘actually made her forget about her own birthday! But strangely enough…

‘How did Miss Malini know about her birthday?’

Well! …it is still a mystery.

So have you been on air with Miss Malini? Write a comment to share your wonderful experience.