Nengah
This is a story of Nengah and me..or the young girl and a traveller.
It begins when I had a ' private shoot ' with a model. I told you about it. Just to
recapitulate, I posted this photo.
Asher, at that time, commented if the two of us were born under the same star!
I told him then, that I do not believe in anything that is here today and
gone tomorrow. Even if that ' tomorrow ' time span extends to infinity and beyond!
Anyway, one day I was in the market place with a 50mm. Meeting people and taking ' snaps ' for most part of the early morning. I was full of tea. Also as some told me full of bulls**t.
Had called for my transport, and was just killing time. Lo and behold! What do I see.
Another photo shoot!! Interesting!
Not one to be deterred, I walked in.
Everyone turns towards me. The reflectors are lowered. The photog is slightly
irritated.
I approach the ' Kiss You ' girl. The same one you see. Click. Click.
I heard your call, I say to her, am here to help!!
The guy on your left, with the reflector looks at me. ' Who are you ? '. I feel like
Rambo. ' Your worst nightmare ' I say, without pausing and advancing very close on the ' Kiss You ' girl.
English is not the first, second, or third language around these parts.
' Excuse me, Sir '. From the ' Kiss You ' girl.
' Where then ' I ask the ' Kiss You ' girl.
The model, in the meantime, is getting hot! The heat and humidity is suffocating.
The makeup assistant rushes forward to wipe the sweat and shine of the model's face, apply some powdery thing. Wipes off the grin too.
The model turns towards me. Unfriendly like.
' Jealous ' I ask her. ' Do you ?' I ask. To the model of course, as a guy with the boom looks towards me and smiles. Did I detect some anticipation on his part?
' Would you please leave, sir ' from the model.
' Only if I you join me '. To the model. ' Ages since I met a beautiful girl'.
Did I detect a smile, a lowering of the guard. I move forward. 50mm at the ready.
All this happens within less than a minute.
A bouncer appears. Big. Ugly. I look at the ' Kiss You' girl.