{...Beyond the limits...} - AR [Part27 - page 137] - Page 6

'moye, saale, kuch bhi likhte hain, itne saal hogaye phir bhi hamari jaan nahi chor rahe', bi cursed, armaan smiled, she was always against americans, living in their country, but still hating them, he disagreed with her on this issue, americans are so nice, and not racists, well some of them, if they dont mind you living in their country, if they dont mind this cross culture, why the hell should we say rude things about them, that was the older generation, this is the 21st century, no one cares, he thought, he went upto Bi, lied on the couch, keeping his head on her laps, she ignored him, because of the morning argument with his parents, one of their servants told her about it, haan hamare ghar mein roz shor hota hai, per aisi argument kabhi nahi hui..she thought, she was angry with armaan, but when he kept his head in her laps, her anger melted, she started caressing his hair, but didnt say anything

'bi kia parh rahe ho', armaan asked knowing that it will take sometime...afterall he did misbehave in the morning, he knew that but he just cant control his emotions when it comes to his parents talking about his lifestyle and his friends and stuff...aghh they are so annoying he thought,

'biiiiiii...i am sorry...i didnt do it on pupose, you know that right, they wanted to me stop going on night outs with my mates, thats not fair, i have the right to enjoy', he started again, ahh ammy..man that wasnt in your plan, remember, he thought,

'armaan, hum yahan tere behaviour ki baat karrahe hain, teri inhi parties ne tujhe ham se dur kardiya hai...tujhe nahi lagta aisa', bi tried to explain this to him,

'thats why i am here bi, to spend time with all of yous, but if you arent gonna talk to me, how is this going to work out', he argued, he was getting angry now, when he is trying to get everything back to normal, why arent they cooperating, he sighed, he stoop up the couch and went to his room, not giving bi any chance to say something else, bi threw the magazine away in frustration,

'moya, samajh hi nahi raha, yahan aake sab bewacoof hojate hain , bilkul angrezon ki tarhan', she cursed the entire population of whites once again and got up...

Armaan entered his room, and slumped himself on his bed, aghhh i am sick of them, why in the freakin world are they acting like bunch of kids, this is my life, i can do whatever i want, and why cant they understand this simple fact, dont give up ammy, try again, and this time just be quite, dont say anything, i cant hear anymore of em shitty lectures,

his chain of thoughts were broken by the buzz of his phone, he smiled looking at the caller id, 'hey bitch, whats up...' he smiled, looking out the window,

'armaaaaan, you moron, one more time you call me bitch...ill tell abhi to kick your ass...you get that', nikki shouted over the phone,

'woah, stop abhi ka chamach',he thought to speak some hindi over the phone,

'oye tujhe aati nahi to bolta kyun hai, or do you think that i dont understand that god damn english language', nikki questioned, armaan laughed at her way of speaking hindi; with cusses in between her coversation,

armaan and nikki were really good friends, during abhi-nikki's courtship days, she was sent over to america, that was a part of those miserable obstacles they were facing, nikki's father didn't find abhi suitable for her, as he wasn't at a very good financial position,her father Roy and billy were really good friends, and that's how these two met, and immediately became really good friends, armaan still remembers, how she used to cry day and night for abhi, and well he wasn't happy over there too, working his butt off, in few months time, he earned enough to book a flight to america, so he can prove himself and get her back, he is a one self- made man, armaan thought,

'ok....armaan ye chor, abhi proposed me on his promotion party, he is now the chairman of the company, i am proud of him, ahh i love him so much', nikki screamed over the phone, 'reallllllllllllllly thats so cool, and you are telling all that to me now eh...', he smiled, he was extremely happy for her, he just loved her asa friend, he'd never ever let anyone harm her,

'awww...thanks armaan...acha maa papa ne aik mahine baad shaadi rakhi hai, you have to be here, ab hum sab to udar nahi aasakte na, tere aik ke liye', nikki joked,

'nooo..i aint goin india girl, i am really happy for you, buh thats not possible', he refused,

'oye, kyun nai aasakta, your university is just about to finish in three months, then its summer, you have to come, warna main shaadi nai karrongi', nikki warned not knowing that it wont have any effect on armaan,

'guuuuud, thats awesome,' armaan joked, 'nikkki kahan ho', abhi called her,

'look armaan, tu aaraha hai, i have to go to abhi, main tujhe idhar bulwaake rahoongi, deklena', and with that she kept the phone down,

'nikki..nikki...buh i cnt' armaan tried to make an excuse but it was too late, the line was dead on the other side, why is everyone so bosssy, aghh, he went down to tell everyone the news, this might help lighten up that suckish mood of everyone, he thought...

armaan was coming down, extremely happy over nikki's news, he saw billy who was keeping a chocolate cake on the table, with a knife in his hand, armaan thought he was going to eat it, he decided to join him, they cake looked mouth - watering, and maybe billy in this way might forgive him then, armaan came over to him, he saw how lovingly he decorated that cake,

'um...wo ye cake...', armaan asked,

'oh ye...tumhaari mom ke liye, uska birthday hai aaj, tumhe pata to hoga', billy commented sarcastically, armaan immediately closed his eyes, you bleedin ass**le why the hell did u not remember, aa mai god, this is crazy you dumbshit, u forgot her birthday...does she ever forget yers, ahh man, ye had ta hurt her on her birthday, he couldnt stop cursing himself, ananya always remembered his birthday and made it special in everyway, but him, he just made her slap him,

'dad...i.i um the cake looks amazing, wait ill just go get my camera, lets give her a little surprise', armaan suggested, to make up for what he has done,

'its ok armaan..she knows..i told her, before i went to get the cake', billy looked at him sadly, 'oh..um...ok ill get my camera then', armaan looked down feeling guilty, but ill make up for that...ill cheer them up', he thought and went upstairs to his room, to get the camera,

'Billy, cake le aaye, main keh rahi hun uski koi zaroorat nahi hai..phir bhi...', ananya came out of the kitchen holding some bowls and spoons in her hand,

'its your birthday anny, i have to make it special', billy looked at her, smiling, he loved her, he was proud of her, she has done a lot for all of them,

'okkk guyz, lets capture this moment', armaan announced coming down the stairs, ananya looked at him, upset, she shouldnt have slapped him, things could've been sorted out without slapping him, thats really bad, but the way he talked to billy wasnt nice either, she contradicted, she looked at him and a tear rolled down her eye, she immediately rubbed it off her cheeks, and tried to smile, but she just couldnt, armaan looked at her, he wanted to apologize, aghhh...'why are they making it hard for me', he moaned, he was just about to press the flash button when billy interrupted him,

'armaan, come pehle cake kahlo, tumhari nazar is chocolate cake pe sabse ziada hai', he laughed, bi chuckled and ananya had a little smile on her face, she blew the candles, and armaan looked at her,

'ahh mom, you forgot to make a wish', he reminded her of those times, when he was a 5 yr old boy and she used to tell him to make a wish, before cutting the cake,

'armaan..you dont need a mere cake to make a wish, god is always with you', she snapped, she was angry at him, for ruining their weekend, but on the other hand, she was sorry too, she felt guilty when armaan looked hurt by her remark,

'kk...now will you all start posing, i havent used this awesome thing since ages', armaan pleaded, wiping off that sad look, this is going to take some time, he thought but he was getting a bit frustrated now, enough man, for how long are they going to be pissed off at him, he is sorry about it, can they not see it, bi and billy smiled and started posing for him to take some snaps but ananya, she wasnt smiling, she didnt know but she was sad, and she wasnt feeling well too, armaan ignored that and captured few of the photos, without her smile, but then it started to annoy him, aghh why the hell is she not smiling, i might as well just leave it, he thought, and immediately threw the camera on the couch, and went out, annoyed,

Billy was shocked, 'isse kiya hogaya, cheezein kyun tor raha hai', billy rolled his eyes, ananya stood rooted to her spot, hurt and sad, mujhe ho kiya gaya hai, baat ka batangar banaye jaa rahi hoon', she thought, bi sat on the couch, holding her head,

'tum logon ki wajah se meri zindagi se shaanti chali gayi hai', she sighed, all of them hurt, frustrated and upset, this was not going to be a good weekend,

'ananya, tumne dekha nahi, wo humse baat karne ki koshish karraha hai, hame mana raha hai, tumhe ho kiya gaya hai, its ok, hojata hai kabhi, tumne use thappar hi to maara hai, bas bhi karo..dekho wo kaise hurt hoke bahar chala gaya', billy defended his son, no matter what happens, or what armaan does, but he is his son, and he loves him more than anything in this world,

'billly, agar main ise maaf kardoongi, tu phir kal yeh chala jaayega apne un doston mein, aur rahul, mujhe roshini se uske baare mein bhi baat karni paregi, wo bhi bigar gaya hai', ananya folded her hands, angrily, billy was just about to say something, but a phone call interrupted him,

'dekha phir kisi ne baat kaa dii', he groaned,

'helllo kon hai', he asked annoyed by the intruder,

'aree, tu to bari buri tarah baat karne laga hai, angrezon ke saath rehke, tera attitude bhi waisa hi hogaya hai', roy; nikki's father complained,

'sorry yaar, wo bas baar baar phone calls aarahe hai', billy lied, embarrassed by they way he greeted his friend over the phone,

'koi nahi, tu busy hoga, acha ye chor tujhe aik baat batani hai, meri pyaari si nikki ki shaadi hone waali hai, or tum sab ko idhar aana hi parega, or hamare shezade ko bhi leke aana, warna ander nahi aane doonga', roy informed him happily, after all he was a father, who wont be happy when their daughter is getting married, and entering that beautiful phase of life,

'thats great, arre bhai, meri to khushi control hi nahi horahi, aik second yahan table pe chocolate cake hai, mein wohi khaleta hoon, phir wahan aake mithai khaaonga', billy answered in excitement, he has been to india a couple of times, and he just loved that country to bits, the cuisines, the city, the people all were so sweet, and he was proud to call it his country, 'haan haan lekin mithai tujhe aik mahine baad milegi', roy laughed over the phone,

'manzoor.....ab main tujh se aik mahine baad milta hun, yahan sab ko bata dun, ananya idhar mujhe khush dekh ke pareshan hogayi hai, ke mein achanak itna khush kyun hogaya..chalo namaste, haan bhai..' he kept the phone down, and happily announced the marriage of nikki,

Ananya and Bi got really excited with the news of going back to the country they loved the most in this world and staying there for 2 months, but still it wasnt enough for Bi,

'bas do mahine, do mahine mein to kuch hota bhi nahi, per main apne desh waapis jaaongi, pure eighteen years baad..kitna kuch badal gaya hoga na', Bi started talking about india excitedly, and ananya joined her, billy smiled looking at the two, he silently prayed, please god make armaan learn some indian values over there so he starts to act like a responsible adult'...

'what the f**k, she is acting like a freak now, i was just about to say sorry, but she didnt let me apologize for once....aghhh, what the hell is wrong with all of them', armaan moaned, frustrated, cursing himself and them from time to time, although he went outside but those jammed streets pissed him off, he was now sitting at their backyard, a place where he always got peace, because it was just so beautiful, it had a beautiful lake, and a wooden porch with red lanterns, decorated by her mother,

'what the hell have i done..but i saw tears coming out of her eyes, when she slapped me, but why does she keep crying, aghh she makes me feel like a fool sometimes, coz i just cant get her, h moaned, throwing a little pebble in that lake, suddenly, he heard some loud voices from inside, as if someone was crying, he wanted to go in but then he stopped himself, they are ruining my weekend, i dont care if they cry or not, he decided to continue on with his little activity, but then those loud voices worried him, dude..if they are being mean to you that doesn't neccesarily mean that you have to be rude with them, he stood up and went inside those big glass doors, which made an entrance to the kitchen, he ran towards the living room, as those voices grew louder, he stopped near the doors to see Bi crying and ananya and billy holding their heads,

'mom, dad whaaaat happened', armaan came towards them, worried,

'huh, tu kahan se nikla', billy asked him, confused,

'whaaa...i was just in the backyard, but why is she cryin', he impatiently asked, seeing bi wiping her tears,

'eh...armaaaan ye tu khushi ke aansoon hai beta', ananya replied happily, forgetting everything that happened a while ago between them, he looked at her, i thought she wasnt talking to me....good, thats great, let it be dude, chill, you wont have to apologize, armaan grinned,

'eh..whyyy', armaan asked wiping that grin to act normal, just incase she remembers,

'wo isliye coz we are going to india, nikki's wedding, she is getting married to abhi', ananya answered,

'eh ya she told me this morning..but i forgot to tell you guyz about it', armaan said but mentally cursed himself for talking about this morning,

'hai kyun, tu hame kyun kuch nahi batata', Bi who was quitely crying with tears of joy uptill now, stood up shocked and pulled armaan's ear,

'biii, i just didnt get time to tell you',

'haan, wo to hai, ye tujhse naraaz jo thi', bi bit her tongue, ananya looked at armaan with that sad and depressed look again, ye maine kiya kardiya, sab khush the or maine maamla kharaab kardiya, ananya went away, leaving armaan angry once again, he decided to go up and ask for forgiveness...

Armaan entered anny's room, 'momm' he saw her in the study adjacent to her bedroom, 'mom, i am sorry, i wont do this again, i promise', he started, he looked at ananya who had tears trickling down her eyes,

'mom why the hell are you crying, i just go out with my friends at night, so what, why do you get so worried', armaan spoke a bit politely this time, he wanted to talk everything out calmly, 'armaan, main tumhari maa hun, agar der raat tak tum nahi aaoge te pareshaani to hogi na, agar tumhe kuch hojata to..agar tum..', ananya started to tell him the actual reason why she was upset with him,

'mom plz i am no kid, i can actually take care of myself', armaan argued, ananya looked at him for a mere second,

'ye to main tum se tab phuchungi, jab tumhara bacha itni der raat ko ghar aayega',

'mommm, you are going off the tangent here, we aren't talking about my children, i cant see you cry mom, it hurts me', he said looking down sadly,

'to phir hame itna tang kyun karrahe ho', ananya asked while caressing his hair, aghh he loved it, he can now feel that he has barely spent anytime with his mom, he doesnt like anybody touching his hair, but he just wanted to feel that motherly love again, he didnt care,

'mom, i just want to live my life, and then you know how its gonna be like, i will start working in our company, ill be like a workaholic, i won't have time for my friends at all, and this is the only month, where i can enjoy my life, and i have exams too, then its just gonna be work, work and work', he tried to tell her everything that he felt, he wanted to pour everything out,

'armaan, tumse kisne kaha ke tum aise hojaoge', ananya asked him, she wanted to clear out all his confusions and solve his every problem, she knew that during this age, youngsters are very confused, they are nervous about stepping into reality, they are confused on where to go, what will their next step be and the best way to clear out everything is to talk, no matter how old he gets, he'll always be her little son,

'mom, cmon look at dad, he works his butt off everyday', armaan reasoned,

'bete, think about the amount of time he spends socializing wih people, think of all those parties he go to, his friend circle, isn't that huge, and then his lifestyle, dont you think it is so organised, like whenever i look at him, i feel honoured to have a husband like billy', ananya looked at armaan with pride in her eyes,

'mom, i know he is the best dad, but i dont know if ill ever be able to do all that he's done', he confided,

'bete, you will dont worry..i know it, i promise you', she tried to cheer him up, lets get it finished, from next time, ill try to talk to him like a friend, she thought and to lighten up the mood, she decided to tease him,

'or dekhna teri biwi bi bilkul aise hi, dignity ke saath tera naam legi',

'ahh mom, don't get started with that again, cmon lets go, dad is waiting downstairs', and he took her with him, he felt content after talking to his mom, yes, everything is going to be alright now, gaaals, here i come..he thought to go to the disco at night, forgetting that he has made a promise to himself of spending the weekend with the family, they were coming down, laughing over some joke armaan cracked on the way,

'arrree, shukar, ab main chain se apne mulk jaaongi', bi started again, looking at the two happy, yaah, armaan tu to bara jaldi mana leta hai, itna jaldi to main bhi kabhi ise nahi mana paaaya', billy laughed at his own joke, while ananya rolled his eyes at him,

'armaan, haan to hum nikki ki baat karrahe the', billy said looking at the three of them, armaan knew what was coming here,

'to hum sab theek 15 din baad idhar se niklenge, wo isliye kyun ke nikki ka koi bhai nahi hai, or armaan ko saaari responsibilities nibhani hongi', billy announced,

'woah woah dad, this is just what i am talking about, why is every one so bossy here, i aint going to that india...', armaan gave a dirty look when saying the country's name,

'oye muh kyun bana raha hai, sab jagaa se acha hai india', bi being the most patriotic here, defended india,

'yaah so gr8 innit, why dont you go, i am not stoppin ya', armaan answered,

'armaaaan, plz waise bhi tumne kabhi india nahi dekha, is baar dekhna, its the coolest place ever', ananya tried to persuade him,

'armaan, think of nikki, bache, unke maa baap ko aik helping hand chaiye hoga na, hum wahan honge, lekin aik bhai jo indian wedding mein role nibhata hai, wo to koi nahi hoga karne ke liye', billy explained,

'agh, why me, thats why i prefer christian weddings, there is so little to do there', armaan moaned,

'oye tere in angrezon ki shaadi yaadgaar nahi hoti, hamari hoti hai, inke to bacha hua nahi, ke divorce hogaya, larki kisi or ke saath aur larka kahin aur', bi cursed the whole american population once again, annoying armaan,

'bi aik sec.. armaan aaj mera birthday hai, tumne mujhe koi gift nahi diya, to tum mujhe ye dedo, tum hamare saath india nahi chaloge', anny emotionally blackmailed him,

'agghh...mom stop this, aghh common india, no no no, you will get me married to some weirdo over there', armaan finally revealed his biggest fear,

'armaaan, tum paagal ho kiya, dont you trust me..main hun na, dekhta hun kon shaadi karata hai tumhari', billy once again tried to persuade him, soon they all started requesting him,

'ok finnnnee, i am coming...woah..but i wont enjoy myself, even if the wedding turns out to be the best affair in the whole india, i promise you', he went out shouting, where obviously to his best friend....

'cmon rahul man, dont act like a shit, come with me bro, its nikki's wedding', armaan requested, he doesnt wanna go to india..at all, but now that he has to, he might as well just take a friend, he found a brother in rahul, they help each other through times of thick and thin, be it some girlfriend problem or be it some major one, they would never leave the other one asking for help,

'ammy, man i cant come with ya, coz its india, if it would have been any other place in this god damn world i would have said yes..but no i am not going to india..for sure, i ask you everytime before making my summer plans, but this time, its a 'no' dude, seriously, i am sorry', rahul refused,

'i cant believe, a friend, a brother would say that', armaan tried the famous formula that his mother used at home 'emotionally blackmailing',

'ohhh dude, try this on some one else, i am not a dumb c**t', rahul answered,

'plzzz raoool come on man, its gonna be cool, think of all those birds in india', armaan himself didnt know it they are hot or as good as the ones in america, but he just said it, may be rahul will agree, he thought,

'dude, they all suck', rahul snapped, a phone call interrupted their argument,

armaan slumped himself on his bed and sighed,

'raoool, i am going to india, isnt this great, i am going to meet up with all of my family members, hey come over to my gaff, ill tell ya everything', muskaan screamed in excitement over the phone,

'whaaa...no need ta shout gal, we will be there in some time', rahul kept the phone down, he didnt understand a word she said, why the hell was she shouting like crazy, ah well she is one of a kind, he smirked, he looked at armaan and kicked him off the bed,

'lets go, muski wants us',

'owww, f**k you', armaan cursed, and took his jacket, ready to go, while rahul just grinned and grabbed his car keys....


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'ridhimmmmma, ridhimma', she shouted over the phone,

'kiyaaa hua, chilla kyun rahi hai', ridhimma who got up with a start from the loud ringing of her cell phone, asked in a sleepy voice,

'tu itna dheere kyun bol rahi hai', she questioned scratching her head,

'kyun ke tu itna zor se bol rahi thi, to maine socha main aahista boloon, tu bhi naa nikki, jagaa diya na, neend mein thi main, paagal', ridhimma groaned,

'ooops..sorry but ye chor, i talked to armaan', nikki shrieked loudly again,

'tu phir shuru hogayi uske baare mein...kon hai ye armaan, tujhe america se aaye hue pure aik saal hogaya, aur ab bhi tu saara time armaan armaan karegi, abhi ko bataoon', ridzi who was wide awake now, started teasing her again,

'ridziii, armaan ka bohut acha dost hai abhi, and he knows ke usne mera america mein kitna dihaan rakha tha, pata hai wo aaraha hai, aik mahine baad, meri shaadi per, i love him yaar, i am proud to have him as a friend, just adore that brat so much...' nikki started complimenting him for the millionth time, when she came back from america, she couldnt stop talking about him, she told ridhimma everything that they did, from hanging around on the streets of new york, to partying hard on the beaches of miami, this armaan guy seems to be a player, she thought,

'acha bhai, ab main so jaaon, jab wo aayega tab main usse bhi miloongi', she answered, feeling a bit uneasy when his name came up,

'ridzy..should i hook you up with him', nikki asked teasingly, the phone that was in ridhimma's hand fell underneath the bed,

'whaaaa, nikki, aaghh...',she tried to find her phone under the moonlight peeping in from her wndows, 'tu paagal hai kiya, kuch bhi bol rahi hai i dont even know him', she answered, but she herself felt a sudden rush of adrenaline through her veins when nikki said that, she didnt know why but she liked the sound of it, ridzzy, you dumbo, kiya soch rahi hai, you dont even know the guy, you dont even know how he looks like, ridhimma thought,

'kiyaaa hua, main to mazaak karrahi thi, please i am sorry, dont be upset with me, plzz', nikki pleaded and soon ridhimma was back to normal and laughed it off, saying bye to nikki, she leaned back on the pillow, started thinking of what nikki said, why did i feel what i felt, she started questioning herself, ahh ridzi stop acting like a 16 yr old, soon she dozed off...



'ohhho, engagement ki saari tayaari karlena, nikki bete ye saariyan dekh', bindi, nikita's mom was running here and there, trying to give a headstart to some of the main arrangements, the date although was one month away, but they had lots to get done and the worst thing was time was ticking, hiiii ridhimma beta kaisi hai meri bachi', bindi hugged ridhimma,

'theek aunty, wow, they are really pretty', she complimented the beautful work of those designers who were standing in the corner, nikki who saw her coming kept the sari away and came up to her,

'tu ab aarahi hai', she asked coming upto ridhimma,

'wo...um..', she looked at those male designers, who were eyeing her,

'yeh log mujhe aise kyun dekh rahe hain', she whispered,

'oh tu itni achi lag rahi hai na isliye', nikki complimented, ridhimma was wearing a blue asymmetric cowl top, with skinny jeans, matching well with her complextion,

'ohhh', she smiled, feeling pretty and beautiful,

'acha to bata na main konsi saari pehnoon..mom bhi yahan aane waali hai, tune mere liye samose banaye', ridhimma asked, she loved samosa, with her favourite hot and sour cajun ketchup,

'haan baba banaye, tu to mere ghar pe khaane hi aati hai, moti', nikki groaned, while ridhimma had her mouth wide open at her remark,

'ab chal bhi, mujhe saari decide karne mein help kar, abhi bhi aata hi hoga', nikki said, blushing when taking abhi's name, ridhimma nudged her shoulders, teasing her

'phir tune mujhe kyun bulaya', she asked,

'chal na yaar, abhi time nahi hai, teri in baaton ke liye', nikki ignored her but was still blushing to some shade of red, they started deciding nikki's wear for the engagement party looking at those mordern designer books in their hands, while they stood, waiting for them to select something, this was going to be a hard job...


ridhimma entered her house, tired from selecting and rejecting those dresses, it was nikki who was getting married but ridhimma was the one choosing her dress, saying yes or no to every single design the fashion designer showed, while nikki just sat there holding her head in her hands, at last, she had to kick her out of the house, for annoying her and those designers so much, for once she pitied the poor girl,

'getting married is a hard job...what will happen when ill get married', she thought and immediately her mind went back to nikki teasin her over armaan, who is he, why does she keep talking about this guy so much, is he like really handsome, she somehow was getting desperate to meet him, aghh why are you thinking about him now, i told you to act like a mature adult and not a sixteen year old girl didnt i...u idiot, why dont you listen to me, she was going in her room, battling with her thoughts, when juhi saw her,

'arre, yeh kiya akele akele bole jaa rahi hai', she thought,

'riddhu, kiya bol rahi hai', she asked distracting her from those uneasy thoughts, ridzy couldnt thank her enough for this intrusion,

'ahh, kuch nahi chachi, bas wo designs ke baare mein soch rahi thi, chachi, ye field kitni vast hogayi hai haina', she didnt know what she was saying, as long as her chachi fell for it, its all good,
she thought and bidding her a quick good bye with a peck, she left for her room, leaving juhi confused,

'i think all the youngsters are crazzy', she moaned and went back to watching television....