Part 5
Sid: three things?
Con: yh. 1.Get rid of ur sins
2. True repentance
3. Become a better person.
Sid: thts a very long list. Cnt we skip on number 2?
Con: Thn u hv to bear living with me fr the rest of ur miserable life.
Sid: okay. We do all three then.
Con: correction: its nt "We", its you only.
Sid: whtever man. So whts next?
Con: Ankita Mishra.
Sid: who?
Con: find her in ur picture box.
Sid: ahh! Nt again!
(Sid goes to the box and searches fr her picture. He shuffles and shuffles and finally finds her.)
Sid: Ankita Mishra. I remember her. She wanted to become a football player. Nw give me a small summary of her life after my exit.
Con: u were her support system.
Sid: Summary Con! skip the details.
Con: ok well her family ws ready to let her follow her dreams since u encouraged her alot bt thn u dumped her and her family thought tht no elligable indian husband wud wnt a footballer fr a wife so they asked her to dump her dreams. And she gt married, her husband faced a bit of financial crisis so he let her coach kids at an elementary school.
Sid: wht?!!! she ws really good in football, she cud have become the female version of Ronaldo.
Con: yh well her family didnt think so.
Sid: so nw where do I find her?
Con: wht do I look like? information desk fr ex girlfriends?
Sid: I knew it! U wud be useless. Let me find out.
(He takes out his fone and looks through his contacts, he finds Ankita bt the number had been disconnectd. So he starts calling everyone he thought might know her where abouts)
Sid: hello Nidi?
Nidi: yh who's this?
Sid: Siddhant.
(She hangs up)
Sid: wht's gotten into her?
Con: try to fake Dheeraj's identity.
Sid: I dnt think I need to.
(He dials another number)
Sid: hello Priya?
Priya: yh?
Sid: its Sid.
Priya: Siddanth Modi?
Sid: yh.
(She hangs up. He dials more numbers and they all hang up on him.)
Sid: Ananya?
Ananya: yh?
Sid: please dnt hang up. Its Sid.
Ananya: yh? Sid?
Sid (with a smile): yes.
Ananya: ofcourse I wnt hangup. You @*!*@x#!@, @#!@#X*@xx@
Sid: ahhh..
Ananya: oh yh and u @$#!#@xx@! Dobara kabhi phone mat karna!
(She hangs up)
Sid: hello Jiya?
Jiya: Sorry I dnt recognise ur voice. Who's this?
Sid: Dheeraj Pratap.
(His conscience smiles.)
Jiya: oh hey! kaisey ho?
Sid: Im good.
Jiya: hw work? where are u? still in Africa?
Sid: nahin... nw Im in India.
Jiya: oh? Dheeraj u noe the pictures of Giraffe u were abt to take? Cud u MMS me those pics cuz I have to show my editor fr my new article.
Sid: I cnt.
Jiya: wht why?
Sid: cuz right before I cud click the pictures, the giraffe fell...... had a heart attack and died...
Jiya: what?
Sid: yh sorrt of.. I dnt noe the details... bt hey u noe tht girl Ankita?
Jiya: Ankita?
Sid: Ankita Mishra. Football coach.
Jiya: oh haan woh....
Sid: where's she nw?
Jiya: Happily married in Delhi.
Sid: Delhi?
Jiya: yh why?
Sid: Nothing.
(Done. and he hangs up.)
Con: nw?
Sid: lets pack up.
(Sid packs a small bag.)
House Scene (Sid and Father)
Sid: dad...
Father: and where hav u been?
Sid: around.... I mean I hav been busy.
Dad: oh, so how Sanaya?
Sid: she's good.
Dad: Sid are u sure abt this girl? I mean I hav met her and all bt still is she the one?
Sid: I think. I mean who's better than her? She beautiful, successfull and loves me.
Dad: if u're sure abt it I wnt question it. Marriage is serious Sid, I dnt wnt u to take a random decision jst cuz my marriage didnt work out well.
Sid: Dnt worry if it dsnt work out I wnt blame it on u.
Dad: I know u wnt. I jst wanted to tell u hw I feel abt getting married. Bt my son is all grown up and ready to marry.
(he shuffles Sid's hair and Sid pulls away.)
Sid: dad dnt touch the hair. Bt seriously do u regret getting married to my mother?
Dad: No. It didnt work out well dsnt mean tht I didnt love her.
Sid: oh. I am leaving to Delhi.. ryt now.
Dad: wht? one day u call me and ask me to buy a car and nt to mention u send it back turned into scrap metal and now ur leaving to Delhi???
Sid: it happened all of sudden bt I swear all this will end once I get done with my conscience.
Dad: ur conscience?
Sid: I will explain once I get back!
(Sid gets up to leave)
Dad: Hey Sid?
Sid: yh?
Dad: if u meet any good looking Punjabi aunties, dnt forget to leave my number with thm.
Sid: betey ki shaadi ki umar hogayi aur apney abhi tak sapney dekhna nahin choda?
Dad: Dnt u need a mother?
Sid: At this age I need a wife and u need rest.
Elementary school scene (Sid and Ankita)
Sid reaches the elementary and looks around. He sees his former lover coaching a handful of 6-7 yr olds football. Sid waves at her frm far. She signals him to come to the field.
Sid: hey Ankita.
(She looks at him and thn her eyes widen.)
Ankita: Siddhant Modi. TUM YAHAN?
Sid: chilla kyun rahi ho? tumharey ghum mein main behra nahin hua tha.
Ankita: tum yahan kya kar rahey ho?
Sid: well obviously main Mumbai seh yahan football seekh ney tho nahin ayaa.
Ankita: Siddhant leave.
Sid: look Ankita Im real sorry. I mean I didnt know all tht happened after I left. I swear I wud hav tried to fix it back thn.
Ankita: Sid Always knows his way with words. You exactly wht to say to make someone feel gooD!
Sid: I am sincerely trying here. I mean seriously wht cud i gain by apologzing now?
Ankita: I dnt wanna noe!
Sid: Come on Ankita U have to let me try atleast.
(Ankita leaves him bt seeing tht he ws waiting on the side of the field. She signals her team to gather around. The kids listen carefully to their coach and then smirk at Sid.)
Sid: what?
The kids: U think ur team is better thn us? Beat This!
(And they all start shooting at soccer balls at Sid. Sid ducks a few bt thn a fat kid runs with great speed and hits the ball exactly at Sid face. Sid collapses on the floor. The kid becomes an instant hero to the team.)
Sid: Is tht kid on drugs??! How can he hit like tht?!
Con: I dnt know abt him bt u definitely need drugs.
Sid: ahh! my head. I think Im gonna slip into coma.
Con: thn tht means I shall hav peace.
(Sid sits on a bench near the gate of school. His head hurt and he cudnt even swear since it ws a 7 yr old tht hurt him. He rest his head hard bench and shuts his eyes. He dsnt know fr how he stays like tht)
Kid: hey I think u need this.
Sid: huh?
(He sees a really cute kid with a ice pack in his hand)
Kid: its an ice pack. You're supposed to hold it where it hurts and if the pain stays fr long thn be sure to check with a doctor.
(Sid takes the ice pack)
Sid: thnks kid
(He shuffles his hair)
Kid: Ey! nt the hair!!!
(Sid raises an eyebrow.)
Sid: style statement?
Kid: no I jst like it neat.
Sid: okay. bt do ur frends noe tht u supplied the enemy with an ice pack?
Kid: Im a doctors son. Its my duty.
Sid: midget! whts ur name?
(He sees his frends raoming around. He runs bt looks back.)
kid: Aryan.
(And he runs.)
Sid (repeats): Aryan.
(Sid smiles.)
House scene (Sid and Akash)
Sid thn leaves to meet Ankita's husband.
Sid: hey. Im Vikaas.
(Sid offers his hand.The man who ws holding the door open dsnt bother to shake Sid's hand. Sid gts a straight face and nothing more in reaction. Sid retreats his hand)
Akash: mainey aapko pehchana nahin.
Sid: Im a frend of Ankita.
Akash: aur?..
Sid: ghar aapka kafi acha hai...
(Sid waited fr Akash to invite him in. Bt Akash dsnt.)
Akash: aap yahan?
Sid: is that a Picasso painting?
(Sid pushes past the husband and enters their house. He goes close to the painting pretending to inspect it.)
Sid: i guess its nt.
Akash: aur hogi bhi kaisey? Million dollars bhi Picasso ki painting ke liye kamm padjayengi,
Sid: oh acha,
(Sid comfortably takes a seat on the couch.)
Sid: please take a seat. Aap ka hi ghar hai.
Akash: jitna aap free hokey beit gaye ek pal ke liye main confuse hogaya keh yeh mera ghar hai ke aapka.
Sid: you have an interesting sense of humour. Now I see why Ankita married u.
(And again Akash had a straight face. He didnt smile at Sid's compliment which suggested tht he didnt joke in the first place.)
Sid: oh okay. Toh abh jab Ankita kaam peh hai.... aap waisey kartey kya ho?
Akash: main writer hoon.
Sid: oh toh romantic novels aur woh sab?
Akash: nahin boring history textbooks aur woh sab.
Sid: hmmm.. waisey aap aur Ankita kab aur kaisey milley?
Akash: shaadi keh mandap mein milley.
Sid: oh toh dost ki shaadi mein apney pyaar ka pehla nazar. Very romantic.
Akash: ji nahin. Main unsey hamari shaadi mein milla tha.
(Sid laughed thinking he must be kidding bt seeing his straight face Sid changes his laugh to a cough.)
Sid: its still very romantic. Toh aapki aur Ankita ki shaadi ko kitna arsa huaa hai?
Akash: aap hum peh biography likney waley hain?
Sid: nahin I ws jst trying to get to know my frend's husband.
(Akash had a straight face through out the conversation.)
Akash: aap kuch lengey?
Sid: yes please. Soft drink bt if nt available thn I'm fine with chai.
(Akash jst looks at his indecency and thn goes to bring the drink.)
Sid: Con! this guy is insane. How did Ankita survive this marriage?
Con (laughing): He seems to like u though.
Sid: are u kidding me? Yeh seriously Hitler ki nasal seh hai. Im telling u he is a direct descendant of Hitler.
Con: He aint tht bad... he is jst a little stern aur waisey bhi Hitler ki koi aulad nahin hai.
Sid: tujhe kaisey pata? woh kya tujhe apni personal diary chod keh gaya tha?
Con: its written in history books, he never married a girl bt during the end of the second world war, he may hav, jst may have married a girl.
Sid: So wait with all of the beautiful German girls around him, he still had a lifeless life? No night life?
(His conscience jst slaps his forehead in depression.)
Con: out of all tht is going on!! this is wht u are concerned abt?!! A dead man's night life?
Sid: u brought it up! bt Im sure Bush and Osama wud hav had a better conversation thn me and 21st century Hitler. Im sure he is nt aware of the human emotion known as Joy.
Con: u cnt assume tht.
Sid: It ws like he glued his face to tht one deadly expression! Now tht I think of it Ankita n him are a perfect match. Ankita harasses innocent people on football pitch and this guy pierces through u with his expressions. Hitler ki aulad.
Con: You have to bear him. And nt only bear him bt also be frends with him.
Sid: yeh lo. Agaya Adolf Hitler.
Akash: kuch kaha aapney?
Sid: No nothing.
Akash: well Ankita aaney wali hai.
Sid: then I a hav gt to leave.
Akash: par aapka drink?
(Sid gulps the whole thing in one sip and leaves before Ankita comes and kills the daylights out of him again.)
Sid: Ankita Mishra has twisted life. How am I gonna fix things?
Con: U shud hav thought abt this bfore u dated her.
Sid: if I meet tht old lady one more time.....
Hospital scene (Riddhima and Arun)
Riddhima is a doctor at a local hospital. It has been years since she has seen any of her family member. She ws getting done wih her duty as usual and ws on her way to pick Aryan up. Her eyes are filled with tears when she sees her brother amongst the crowd of patients.
Riddhima: Arun, tum yahan kaisey?
Arun: woh aap seh millney aaya tha.
Riddhima: maa aur dad ko pata hai?
Arun: maa ney beja hai par dad ko nahin pata.
Riddhima: oh.
(She looks dwn to hide her tears.)
Riddhima: how are you?
Arun: main acha hoon. Woh Vidya ki shaadi ki baat cal rahi hai. Maa ney kaha keh tumhey bata doon
Riddhima: Vidya ki shaadi?
Arun: aur pictures woh aapko bhej deyngi.
(Riddhima understands tht she wsnt invited. She still keeps her smile on her face and she sees her brother check the his watch regularly.
Riddhima: dad keh aaney ka time hogaya hai? Tu jaa.
Arun: nahin waisi baat nahin hai.
Riddhima: jaisi bhi ho tu jaa.
(Arun leaves and Riddhima goes to pick Aryan up.)
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