Rahul-Muskaan/Atul-Anjali FF: Rishta IMP NOTE PG30

I can't believe ki aaj mujhe Sanjeevani mein poore 2 mahine ho chuke hain. Aisa lagta hi nahi hai ki itna waqt beet gaya. Sab itne achhe hain' yoon samajhlo ki hum eik badi si family hain. Waise bhi, Sanjeevani se mera bohot puraana rishta hai. Mera doosra ghar hai yeh. Maine apni zindagi ke bohot se pal guzaare hain yahaan doctors aur nurses ke beech. Eik apnapan jhalakta hai sabke chehron pe. Har eik corridor mein kahaani hai. Meri kahaani. Kitne rishte bann gaye mere' iss hi hospital mein. Par zindagi ke aise bhi kuch rishte hain jo iss hospital ke saath saath mere dil aur zindagi se jude hain'

Mehak- (bright smile) Hey Khushi! Tu udhar khade khade kya soch rahi hai? Aa naa!

(laughs lightly) Mehak' meri best friend. Behen se kam nahi hai. Isske dad, mere Sweetu Chahoo. Duniya ke sabse coolest aur sweetest doctor, dad, aur chachoo. Issiliye toh bachpan se hi maine unhe Sweetu Chahoo bulaana shuru kar diya.

Khushi- Sorry. Woh main'

Kunal- Eik baar phirse khayaalon mein kho gayee thi. Yeah yeah. Hume pata hai yaar.

Kunal' best friend #2. Don't mind him. Actually, yeh toh hamesha se hi idiot hai. Unfortunately, mujhe nahi lagta ki isski yeh quality kabhi bhi jaayegi. Pata nahi woh kaunsi badnaseeb ladki hai jo isske saath phassegi. Bechaari. I wish ke yeh thoda sa toh Sweetu Chachoo ya Chaachi pe gaya hota. Bad seed I guess. Lekin, dil ka bura nahi hai. In fact, eik do baatein hain jo bilkul Sweetu Chachoo jaisi hain. Lekin woh toh baad mein pata chal hi jaayengi. Waise hai toh yeh Mehak ka bada bhai, lekin harkaton se pata nahi chalta ke actual mein bada kaun hai. Sirf dedh saal ka hi toh difference hai.

Khushi-Mehak- (hit him on the arm) Shut up Kunal!

Kunal- Ow! Mehak, Khushi' you guys are impossible. Joke tha yaar! Waise baat toh theek thi. Kyun Aryan?

Aryan- Hey, chill guys. Ab hum bachhe nahi hain.

(sighs) Aryan. Cool dude bann ne ki sirf koshish kar sakta hai, iss se zyaada aur kuch nahi. You know, sometimes I wonder ki koi itna pathetic kaise ho sakta hai. Apne dad ke sirf good looks aur charm liya hai. Ladkiyon ki line lagi rehti hai isske peeche. Kaash Chaachoo aur Chaachi ki tarhaan thoda intelligent bhi hota. Samajh nahi aata ke yeh duffer doctor kaise bann gaya. Sorry, my mistake. Hum interns hain.

Saksham- Bhai, kya farak padhta hai? Waise bhi, aap toh phir bhi hum sab se do saal bade ho. Aapke saamne toh hum sab bachhe hain. (laughs)

(laughs) Okay, Saksham mujhe pasand hai. At least more than Aryan. Actually, Sunny, yaani ki Saksham, is a mix of everything. Intelligent bhi hai, good looking hai, achhi personality bhi hai, but unfortunately, Aryan ka chota bhai bhi hai. Thank god, Aryan didn't rub off on him.

Mihika- (rolls her eyes) Guys please. Kaam ke time pe sirf kaam okay. We're doctors now. Ab bade nahi honge toh kab honge?

Mihika' sadu! Humaare pyaare se group ki Miss Attitude. Actually you know, yeh sadu hai, lekin that's not her fault. Mausi toh totally down to earth hain, lekin Mausa ji' not so much. Try karte hain, lekin woh bohot strict hain' sirf aur sirf kaam ko leke. Baaki time, he's really a cool guy. One of my favorite people. (smiles)

Pari- My dear, sweet, innocent, bewakoof, sister, pehli baat' hum interns hain doctors nahi. At least not yet. Aur doosri baat, I swear mom ne dad se jhagada kiya hoga tumhaare paida hone se pehle. No wonder tum itni sadial ho. And anyway, hum iss waqt break pe hain. Relax! Live a little! Meri tarhaan bann ne ki koshish karo. Khush rahogi.

Pari' yeh toh totally Mausi pe gayee hai! Eik dam down-to-earth! Isske hote hue, koi bore nahi ho sakta. Mihika ki choti behen hai. Bachpan se hi bohot daring hai. Lekin eik baat hai. Mausi ki tarhaan thodi si emotional bhi hai, but she does a good job of hiding her emotions.

Mihika- (scoffs) Oh please. Mujhe kissi paagal kutte ne nahi kaata.

Kunal- (to Khushi quietly) Not yet at least.

Khushi- (hits him lightly) Chup.

Sid- Hey guys. (sits down) Kya chal raha tha?

Last but not the least' Siddhant. Sid Mihika aur Pari ka bada bhai hai. Humse dhai saal bada hai. Thank God yeh mix hai. Thoda mausi jaisa, aur thoda mausa ji jaisa. Perfect balance. Normally toh yeh apne kaam mein khoya rehta hai, lekin kaam ke baad he's a very relaxed person. Bohot sweet ladka hai.

Aryan- Hey dude. Nothing, as usual.

Kunal- Aao join karo. Humaari pyaari si Khushi hume bas bore karne hi waali thi apne nostalgic mood se. Bilkul sahi time pe aaye ho. Warna you would have missed it yaar. (turns and looks at Khushi with a fake "interested" look) Haan toh tum keh rahi thi?

Khushi- (smiles) Kunal, shut up.

Atul- (walks into the cafeteria) Abbey, tu kyun pareshaan kar raha hai usse?

Kunal- Main kahaan kuch kar raha hoon dad? (innocent smile)

Khushi- Sweetu Chahoo, main isse seriously bohot maarne waali hoon.

Atul- Maarle. Koi baat nahi. (winks)

Kunal- Dad!!!

Mehak- Shut up Kunal. Kabse toh pareshaan kar rahe ho isse.

Anjali- Alright alright. Break it up you guys. (smiles as she walks over to them)

Kunal- Thank God mom aagayeen. She always takes my side. (hugs her) Right mom?

Anjali- (sarcastically) Really?

Kunal- (gives her a dramatic, shocked expression) Mom' ghaddaari? Toh meri side kaun lega?

Armaan- Main.

Kunal- Chachoo! (hugs him)

Armaan- (smiles) Ab kya kiya Khushi ne?

Khushi- Chachoo!

Kunal- HA! For a change, maine kuch nahi kiya. It was all her. (points to Khushi as she hits him on the arm again for his lack of truth)

Saksham- Hey, be fair dad. Khushi ne kuch nahi kiya.

Aryan- Haan. Sirf hume bore kar rahi thi, as always. (high-fives Kunal and Armaan)

Riddhima- Armaan, tum bhi inn sab ke saath mil gaye?

Khushi- Chaachi dekho naa.

Riddhima- (hugs her) I know. (gives a strange look to Armaan)

Nikki- Iss se aur kya expect kar sakte hain? Grow up Armaan.

Sid, Mihika, Pari- Hey mom.

Nikki- Hey guys.

Mihika- Dad kahaan hain? Wohi settle kar sakte hain iss sab ko.

Nikki- Busy hain. As always.

Abhi- No. I'm right here. (hugs his kids) So, problem kya hai?

Pari- Sab milke Khushi pe gang up kar rahe hain. (laughs)

Sid- As usual. (laughs)

Abhi- Baat jo bhi hai, main already ke sakta hoon ki, it's not Khushi's fault. (smiles and hugs her)

Khushi- Thank you mausa ji. (sticks her tongue out at the group that was against her) At least aap toh meri side le rahe hain. Anyway, aap sab jhagada kariye, main mummy se milke aati hoon. (she leaves while everyone's smiles fade)

Anjali- (puts her hand on Atul's shoulder) I think tumhe usske saath jaana chahiye.

Atul- (looks at her with a blank expression then smiles weakly) Hmm.

I.C.U'

Dr. Keerti- (sees Khushi walk in and smiles) Dr. Khushi'

Khushi- (smiles and hugs her) Hi Keerti Aunty' Oops. Sorry. Dr. Keerti.

Dr. Keerti- (smiles) Apni mom se milne aayee ho?

Khushi- Ji. (motions towards a patient) Any improvement?

Dr. Keerti- (puts a hand on her cheek) 8 saal hogaye hain beta. (gives her a sympathetic look)

Khushi- (smiles weakly) I have faith aunty.

Keerti- Tumhaare yakeen ki wajjah se hi hum umeed nahi chodte. (hugs her before leaving)

Keerti Aunty ne hamesha mera saath diya hai. 8 saalon ke baad bhi, mujhe poora yakeen hai ki sab theek hojaayega. Inn 8 saalon mein, itna sab kuch badal chuka hai. Nahi badli toh sirf mummy.

Khushi- (sits down next to a bed) Mummy' (strokes her hair gently) Aaj kaise ho aap? Waise toh bade changge lag rahe ho. (smiles) Aakhir mummy kiski ho? Aapko pata hai mummy, aaj phirse Kunal mujhe chidhaa raha tha. Aur aaj toh Armaan chachoo ne bhi usska saath diya. Uss idiot ko toh main baad mein dekhloongi! Pata nahi kya samajhta hai apne aapko. Bilkul bhi Sweetu Chachoo ki tarhaan nahi hai. Sirf gaana gaane se aur plants se pyaar karne se kuch nahi hota. (looks at her mom and smiles) Achha chaddo. Mummy, aap naa jaldi se theek ho jaao. Phir hum dher saari baatein karenge. (no response' her smile fades and quickly turns into tears as she leans over and kisses her mom's forehead before someone rests a gentle hand on her head)

Atul- Khushi'

Khushi- (without turning around) Jaanti hoon Sweetu Chachoo. Par aap jaante ho, main umeed nahi chodoongi.

Atul- (turns her to face him) Tujhe eik baat bataoon?

Khushi- Kya?

Atul- Tu jaanti hai teri mummy ne tera naam Khushi kyun rakha?

Khushi- Nahi.

Atul- (smiles with tears in his eyes) Kyunki tu usski sabse badi khushi thi. Aur tere aane se hum sabko itni khushi hui thi. Tu jahaan bhi jaati hai, khushiyaan bikherti hai. (kisses her on the forehead and hugs her tight) Toh phir tu kaise ro sakti hai. Tera kaam khush rehna hai aur khushiyaan baantna hai. Tu rote hue bilkul achhi nahi lagti. (she cries a bit more) Tu apne Sweetu Chachoo ki har baat maanti hai naa?

Khushi- Haan.

Atul- Toh phir tu mujhe eik badi si pyaari si smile de, aur dekh main tere liye kya laaya hoon.

Khushi- (looks at what he was holding out in front of her and smiles) Sweetu Chachoo, aap duniya ke sabse sweet chachoo ho. (takes the flowers from him and kisses him on the cheek) Thank you!

Atul- (smiles) Ab tu jaake Kunal ko dekh. Aur meri taraf se bhi 2-3 baar maarna.

Khushi- (laughs) Don't worry chachoo. Aaj toh main usko nahi chodne waali. Bye Mummy' ghar jaane se pehle milne aoongi, promise. (smiles and leaves)

Atul- (waits until Khushi leaves before turning to face the patient and taking her hand in his) Ab toh utth jaa yaar. Pichle 8 saalon mein aisa eik bhi din nahi hai jab woh tujhse milne na ayee ho' jab usko teri yaad naa ayee ho. Woh bohot pyaar karti hai tujhse. Hum sab bohot pyaar karte hain tujhse. (places a rose next to her pillow like every day and kisses her hand) Please wapas aaja. Please Muskaan'

Khushi- (standing outside the room watching and listening with tears) Please mummy'

Sabse introduction toh maine karvaa diya, lekin khudka introduction maine diya hi nahi. Main Khushi Garewal. Drs. Rahul aur Muskaan ki beti. Kaha tha naa, iss hospital se bohot puraana aur gehra rishta hai mera. Mera janam iss hi hospital mein hua tha. Bachpan se yahaan aati jaati rehti thi, kabhi mummy ke saath toh kabhi pappa ji ke saath (smiles). Yahaan ka har insaan mujhe jaanta hai. Kuch Dr. Khushi ke naam se jaante hain aur baaki sab, uss choti si bachhi ko jaante hain jo unke saamne badi hui. Lekin, iss sab se bada eik rishta hai. Pyaar ka' Yehi woh jaggah hai jahaan mere pappa ji ne mummy ko apne dil ki baat kahi thi'

*flashback*

Rahul- (takes her hand in his) Muskaan' I love you. I love you Muskaan. Tu aisa kyun sochti hai ki tu akeli hai? Main hoon na tere saath. Muskaan' teri problems meri problems hain. Teri responsibilities meri responsibilities hain. Tu akeli nahi hai. Main teri madat karoonga tere bhai ko help karne mein. Muskaan agar hum saath mein honge na toh' sab kuch theek hojaayega. Magar bas eik baar' eik baar kehde Muskaan. Please Muskaan, bas' (starts to cry) eik baar kehde. Please Muskaan. Eik baar Muskaan. Bas eik baar. Eik baar. Eik baar Muskaan please' (leaves after being called by the nurse to answer a phone call)

Muskaan- (after he's gone, as she's crying) I love you too'

*flashback ends*

Yeh kahaani, meri nahi hai. Asal mein yeh kahaani unn dono ki hai jo meri zindagi ka sabse bada hissa hain. Mere Mummy-Pappa ji'

After duty hours... the park.

Bachpan se hi, jab bhi suraj dhalne lagta hai toh yahaan aajati hoon. Yaheen swing pe behatke iss doobte hue suraj aur chadte hue chand ko dekhti hoon. Kitna sukoon milta hai. Aksar sochti hoon ki pyaar kya hota hai' lekin phir yeh sochke hans padti hoon ki pyaar ko toh maine bohot kareeb se dekha hai. Mummy aur pappa ji se zyaada achha example koi ho hi nahi sakta. You know, kehte hain ki Heer-Ranjha, Soni-Mahiwaal, Laila-Majnu, Sheeri-Farhad, Romeo-Juliet' inn sabka pyaar sabse sacha tha, lekin inn sab mein do naam aur hone chahiye. Rahul-Muskaan. Inn dono ke saamne yeh sab kahaaniyaan bohot choti lagti hain. Inn sabne toh pyaar mein jaan de di' pyaar karke marr gaye, lekin mummy-pappa ji' woh dono pyaar mein jee gaye. Eik doosre pe marrke jee gaye. (smiles)

Kunal- (sits on the swing next to hers and clears his throat to make her aware of his presence) Hi'

Khushi- (a bit surprised by his sudden appearance) Kunal? Tum yahaan kya kar rahe ho?

Kunal- (grins) Kyun? Mera yahaan aana mana hai?

Khushi- (rolls her eyes and smiles) Tum'

Kunal- I know, I know. Impossible hoon. (laughs lightly) So' aaj kya soch rahi ho? Bachpan ke baare mein, future ke baare mein, yaa phir kisi case ko leke pareshaan ho? Maybe woh heart patient waala case?

Khushi- (smiles) No, no, and no.

Kunal- Okay. Phir tum definitely kisi pointless, random si cheez ke baare mein soch rahi hogi. Itna toh main tumhe jaanta hi hoon. After all, bachpan ka dost hoon. Aur woh bhi best friend. (elbows her jokingly) Mujhe pata hai . Tum'

Khushi- (without taking her eyes away from the sunset in front of her, completes his sentence)Pyaar ke baare mein soch rahi hoon.

Kunal- (looks at her with a strange, yet completely dazed expression) Kya? Pyaar? But why?

Khushi- (turns his face towards the sunset) Saamne dekho.

Kunal- Wow! See. Nature kitna beautiful hota hai. Take this sunset for example. Aaj kal koi bhi'

Khushi- Shhh' (closes his eyes) Suno.

Kunal- (listens for 5 seconds) Uh... hum exactly kya sun rahe hain?

Khushi- Shhh. Ghaur se suno. Iss waqt yeh sab panchi apne gharon ko laut rahe hain.

Kunal- (listens to the sound of the birds flying overhead) Haan yaar! (opens his eyes and smiles jokingly) Waise mujhe nahi pata tha ki' (turns to look at her and is left mesmerized)

She was sitting peacefully with her eyes closed and her hair blowing in the light warm breeze. A small smile playing on her lips with an expression of pure interest. She was quite the philosopher when she wanted to be... just like her dad. Khushi had her mom's beauty, complete with almost identical facial features. Her hair wasn't as curly as Muskaan's' actually, it was barely curly at all. She had Rahul's hair, straight, but it curled at the bottom in all the right places. Her extremely fair complexion was a compliment of both her parents, and as a bonus, she had Muskaan's big eyes, but Rahul's eye color. Her innocence was a trait she inherited from both her parents, but she was just as wild as Muskaan had been. She was a complete Punjabi kudi, but at times like this, she was very much like Rahul. Despite the fact that he was also Punjabi, he wasn't always as loud and outgoing as Muskaan. He was more of a calm Punjabi who did quite a lot of thinking and was pretty emotional at times.

Kunal and Khushi had been best friends for as long as he could remember. Granted that she and his sister were a bit closer, but that was a no-brainer. They're girls, of course they'd be closer, but he had always been able to share everything with Khushi. Kunal was a lot like Atul. He had his dad's innocence, good looks, and his earth-loving nature. Yes, Kunal, like Atul, also turned out to be one who cared immensely for nature, just not as extremely as Atul. Like his dad, he would always find a way to make people smile one way or another. He was a very happy-go-lucky, easy-going guy. He wasn't at all chubby like his dad though. He was very well built. That's one thing he adopted from his mom. Anjali had always been pretty health conscious. He wasn't a health freak, but he did like to work out regularly. Like Anjali, he was very popular amongst the masses' particularly the girls. Although, he wasn't very fond of the amount of attention he received from them. In this department, he took after his dad. He had someone special in mind, and he planned to save himself for her. The crazy admirers were of no help to him here. He took after his mom when it came to height, and he was grateful for it. Atul was just an inch shorter than Anjali, but Kunal was just a little over 3 inches taller than both of them. He wasn't quite as tan as his mom though. He was very much as fair as his good old dad. Perfect balance of both parents and the result' a perfect guy with minor imperfections.

Khushi- (opened her eyes after a while and looked at him) Haan toh tum kya keh rahe the?

Kunal- (snapping out of his trance) Uh' main' woh' tum' uh' kuch bhi toh nahi. (big awkward smile)

Khushi- (gives him an "are you on drugs" look) Right. Uh, Kunal zara khade hona.

Kunal- Kyun?

Khushi- Nahi woh actually, I think tumhaara screw yaheen kahin gira hai. Maine tumse kaha bhi tha ki thoda dheela hogaya hai. Tight karvaalo. Tum bhi naa, kabhi meri baat nahi sunte.

Kunal- Screw? Kaunsa screw?

Khushi- (hits him on the head) Tumhaare iss chote se dimaag ka.

Kunal- (sarcastically) Oh HA HA! Very funny. Loser. Ab chalein? Apni car toh main laaya nahi hoon, toh walk hi karke jaana hai. Ya madam ka yaheen sone ka iraada hai? Waise mujhe koi problem nahi hai, lekin dad ne poocha toh'

Khushi- (laughs) Shut up Kunal. Ab chaloge bhi? Sweetu Chachoo waise bhi tumpe hi ghussa karenge. Aur chaachi bhi mera hi saath dengi. Phassoge toh tum hi.

Kunal- Sadly enough, yeh baat mujhe bhi pata hai. Mujh bechaare ka koi saath nahi deta.

Khushi- (laughs) Mr. Bechaara, tussi zara chalna shuru karoge?

Kunal- Haan haan. Chal raha hoon naa. (as they're walking) So'

Khushi- So'

Kunal- (smiles) You know, main aaj tak nahi samajh paaya ki tum itna kis baare mein sochti ho. I mean, jab dekho khoyee khoyee si rehti ho. Koi tension hai toh tum mujhe bataa sakti ho. After all, main tumhaara best friend hoon yaar.

Khushi- (smiles) I know. Lekin aisa kuch nahi hai. Aadhe time toh main mummy-pappa ji ke baare mein sochti rehti hoon.

Kunal- Kya? Par kyun?

Khushi- Ainwaiyee. (smiles) Pyaar ke baare mein sochti hoon toh automatically unn dono ke baare mein sochne lag jaati hoon. Tumhe pata hai, mummy aur pappa ji bhi eik doosre ko bachpan se jaante the.

Kunal- Really? Amazing yaar. Mom aur dad ne kabhi mention hi nahi kiya.

Khushi- (smiles) Sweetu chachoo keh rahe the ki woh dono hamesha ladte the. Wajjah unhe khud pata nahi hoti thi, lekin ladhe baghair unka din nahi guzarta tha. (smiles deeply) Choti se choti baat pe jhagadte the.

Kunal- Jaise hum har baat pe jhagadte hain. (winks)

Khushi- Oh please. Main nahi jhagadti. Tum jhagadte ho.

Kunal- Theek hai yaar. Main jhagadta hoon. Khush?

Khushi- Oye, tum itni jaldi maan gaye? Not bad.

Kunal- (smiles) Tumse behas karke koi faida toh hai nahi. Anyway, aage bolo.

Khushi- Kis baare mein?

Kunal- Chachoo-Chachi ke baare mein yaar. You know, dad mujhe Rahul Chachoo ke baare mein bohot bataaya karte the. Roz eik nayee kahaani unke interning days ki. (laughs) Dad bataa rahe the ki eik baar Holi ke time pe'

*flashback*

Rahul- (clears his throat)

Armaan- (walking over) Rahul tu' tu' tu yahaan kya kar raha hai?

Rahul- Eik uh' eik problem hai. Teri help chahiye thi.

Armaan- Meri help? Kya problem' problem kya hai?

Rahul- Problem' hai. (turns around and calls out) Problem.

Atul- (comes in wearing a black raincoat with the hood up) Happy Holi Anjali. (bumps into both Armaan-Rahul) Happy Holi Anjali! (kneels down with his arms spread out) Happy Holi Anjali!

Armaan- (stops him) Uh Champ, Champ'

Rahul- (motions to Atul) Problem.

Armaan- Kya hai yeh sab?

Atul- (puts his hood down) Arre yaar aaj Holi hai naa.

Armaan- Haan toh?

Atul- Toh yeh Holi protection hai.

Armaan- Holi protection? Wha' what?

Atul- Dekh, aaj hum log Holi khelenge'

Armaan- (folds his arms over his chest) Haan.

Atul- Sab log mujhpe color lagaayenge. Mera moo ganda karenge.

Armaan- (rests his chin on his fist) Right right right right.

Atul- Phir Anjali mujhe kaise dekhegi? Issiliye, (pulls hood up) Diwali pe bachna rocket se, Holi pe bachna jacket se. (claps once then spreads his arms out again) Happy Holi Anjali! (Rahul pulls his hood off)

Armaan- Champ, (irritated laugh, pulls Atul next to him and put his arm around his shoulder) Champ, Champ. Mere dost, mere bhai, mere yaar. Dekh, Holi ke khel mein, Holi protection ki zaroorat nahi hoti. (Rahul nods and gives an annoyed look) Holi tyohaar hi aisa hai. Hum, rang leke eik doosre ko ganda karte hain. That's it.

Atul- (scratches his head) Lekin phir mujhe Anjali ko bhi ganda karna padega? (Armaan gives an annoyed look)

Rahul- Abbey tereko kitni baar bola. Aaj Holi Day hai HOLI DAY.

Atul- (frustrated jump) Abbey yaar! Issko samjhaa na yaar. (points at Rahul) Kabse bol raha hai holiday hai holiday hai holiday hai. Aaj Shubhankar sir ne bola tha na ki half day hai? (points at Rahul again) Toh phir yeh kyun bol raha hai holiday hai? (Rahul grabs Atul's neck)

Armaan- Arre Rahul, Atul. (separates them) Guys, ' Champ, dekh. Humaara dost Rahul kya kehna chahta hai ki aaj Holi Day hai. Holi ka din.

Atul- (hits his head) Ohhh. (laughs) Eh maine isse chaar ghante bohot pakaaya hai yaar.(laughs more)

Armaan- (looks at Rahul in amazement and pity and whispers and motions) Chaar?

Rahul- ( puts up four fingers and makes a face. Then he motions to shoot himself in the head) Pshhh! (Atul- Armaan laugh)

Armaan- Okay okay. Cool cool cool. Kyunki aaj Holi Day hai, Holi ka din, uhhhh toh tune' Anjali ko Happy Holi wish kardiya. Anjali ne tujhe Happy Holi wish kardiya'

Atul- Maine Anjali ko kahaan kiya wish?

Armaan- (irritated) Abbey toh kar naa.(motioning towards Rahul)

Atul- (points to Rahul) Lekin yeh Anjali thodi hai.

Armaan- (claps his hands together really loud and speaks sternly) Maan le ke iss waqt (nicely)ke liye, yeh, yeh Anjali hai, (Rahul spreads his arms out) aur tu Atul hai.

Atul- (cracks up and imitates Rahul) Yeh Anjali thodi hai. (laughs some more)

Armaan- (irritated) Abbey Champ! Maan le ki yeh Anjali hai! Okay? (Atul nods) Ab tune isse wish kardiya hai, Anjali ne tujhe wish kar diya hai. Finish. Ab tu' (gently touches Atul's head and speaks in a gentler tone after putting his arm around his shoulder) Ab tu Anjali par rang, Holi ke rang, kaise lagaayega?

Atul- (points to Rahul) Mujhe isspe pyaar nahi aa raha yaar.

Rahul- Abbey yaar!

Atul- (jumps) Uh main' lagaata hoon color.

Armaan- Haan.

Rahul- (extends one hand) Lagaa.

Atul- Dono haat se de naa.

Rahul- (extends both hands) Arre yaar lagaa.

Atul takes the "color" from Rahul's hands and very very slowly bring his hands towards Rahul's chest causing him to look down awkwardly. Atul, even more slowly, brings his hands up to Rahul's face with a very odd, longing look on his face. Rahul rolls his eyes and Armaan, who had been watching patiently, lost his patience as well.

Armaan- (strange face) Abbey Champ yaar (pushes him away) yeh le color lagaa, moo pe lagaa(rubs the fake color on Rahul's face and chest).

Atul- (jumps onto Rahul and hugs him) Nahi nahi nahi.

Rahul- (pushes him off, onto the bed) Abbey kya kar raha hai yaar?! Main teri Anjali nahi hoon.

Atul- (Armaan helps him up) Abbey, abhi tune bole kit u Anjali hai. (Rahul grabs his head in annoyance)

Armaan- Kya hogaya hai tujhe yeh Rahul hai.

Atul- (confused and frustrated) Arre abhi humne decide kiya tha na ki yeh Anjali hai.

Armaan- (grabs his head) Ugh okay hai! Anjali hai.(Atul gives a bright smile and kneels down with his arms spread out while Rahul jumps back and warns him to stay where he is) Anjali hai. (Atul stands up) Happy Holi hogaya, color lagaa diya tune Anjali par. Ab Anjali tujh par color lagaana chahti hai lekin woh nahi lagaa paayegi kyunki tune yeh Holi protection pehna hai. (motions to his raincoat)

Atul- (smile disappears and is replaced with a doubtful look) Toh?

Armaan- Toh utaar. Taaki (unzips the coat)

Atul- (zips it back up) Nahi. Nahi nahi. (pulls the hood over his head) Main apni protection pehenke hi, Anjali ke saath kheloonga.

Armaan- Champ (reaches for his coat again)

Atul- (pulls the hood on again) Nahi. (Rahul gives Armaan "the look" and Armaan nods) Main eik baar aur wish karoon? (hugs Rahul) Happy Holi Anjali. (Rahul pushes him off and both him and Armaan attack Atul)Kya kar rahe ho? (falls on bed with the other two still attacking him) Nahi!

Armaan- (struggling to take it off) Atul, yeh tujhe utaarna hi padega.

Atul- Nahi!

Armaan- (still helping Rahul pull it off) Agar tu nahi utaarega toh Anjali tujhpe color nahi lagaa payegi.

Atul- (struggling to get them off) Anjali please! Bhagwaan ke liye please!

Armaan- (still pulling it off) Maan le. (most of it is off) Hum tere dost hain. (almost completely off) Hum tera bhala chahte hain. Issko utaarna padega. (pulls it off)

Atul-(to Rahul) Kya kar rahi ho Anjali? (pushes Rahul away)

Armaan- Yeh' yeh le! (throws the jacket on the ground)

Rahul-Armaan- (together with their hands in the air, looking at each other) Happy Holi. (fall backwards on the bed)

Atul- (sits up with his hands covering his chest) Happy Holi.

*flashback ends*

Khushi- (cracking up) Armaan Chachoo aur Pappa ji ne toh bechaare Sweetu Chachoo ki haalat kharaab kardi. (laughs harder)

Kunal- (in between laughs) You know, I can't believe ki Armaan Chachoo ne Rahul Chachoo ko mom banaa diya. Poor Chachoo!

Khushi- (laughs) No wonder Sweetu Chachoo ko unn pe pyaar nahi aa raha tha. (both laugh and high-five)

Kunal- Achha Khushi, hum eik doosre ko bachpan se jaante hain. Best friends bhi hain. Lekin, aaj tak tumne kabhi mujhse chachoo ya chaachi ke baare mein baat nahi ki. Kyun?

Khushi- Baat karne ke liye hai kya Kunal?

Kunal- Kuch bhi. Shaadi ke baare mein, hospital ke baare mein. Anything.

Khushi- (smiles) Mummy aur pappa ji Sanjeevani mein mile. Mummy Patiala se idhar ayeen thi intern karne. Armaan chachoo se mileen aur dosti hogayee. Sanjeevani mein hi pappa ji unhe dikh gaye aur WW III shuru hogayee. Mummy kehti thi ki woh aur pappa ji bachpan se hi ladte the...

Okay everyone. This is my return birthday gift to all of my readers! Thank you guys for being such loyal readers. Last year on my birthday I posted 2 one-shots. This year I'm posting this mini ff. I hope youguys enjoy it. If you're a bit confused, don't worry. You'll understand soon. Thanks to everyone for making today a special birthday for me.

-Komal