A couple months into the job, I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing the cover star and penning down the story. At first, I was extremely excited as any writer would be and hopped onto the opportunity instantly. Now, I know this sounds like a ‘heard-and-done’ story about a new opportunity. But it was a first time experience in my early days of my career. I was fully ready to embrace it. I did my research, prepared my questions and ran them through my editor. The night before my big day, an unexpected scene played through my mind. I imagined that after reaching the city of London, I was coincidentally going to ride the same tube train as the celebrity. I quickly brushed off this bizarre thought thinking ‘why would she travel on the train, she will probably be sent a pickup car.’ All set to nail the interview I started my travel at the break of dawn.
I guess manifestation works in crazy ways. You know I had been researching about the same celebrity for a few days and her face was obviously so fresh in my mind. So when I got to the local platform and noticed a woman with big, bold eyes with a mask on, it didn’t take me long to realise that the unusual scenario I had thought of was actually happening. At first, I kept away but then tried to approach her to spike a casual conversation. The chaos of the city made it difficult delaying the talk up to a very awkward moment. As the both of us started on the 12 minute walk to the shoot location, my nonathletic slow pace made me look like a city stalker. The path was confusing leading to a lot of back and forth for the both of us. I eventually introduced myself and offered to be the designated guide. And no, this whole thing did not lead to a fun story we could laugh about but rather a strange one with no substantial conversation.
She jokingly gave away that she thought she was being stalked, as she usually does for being a celebrity. Now you see, a celebrity is assumed to have a certain kind of behaviour. They are expected to be a little too invested in their own world. But given the benefit of doubt, one might find relatability in their responses. But with this one statement, I was left with nothing but an underwhelming and expected feeling of a stereotypical interaction with. Learning about the process of interviewing a cover star was undoubtedly a grand addition to my portfolio. But the anticlimactic conversation left me with a sense of uninteresting series of events.
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