Here is part 2
(Link for Part 1 - http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=423941&K W=akhilash)
The foursome dug into the pizza and continued chatting
Aarthy (Raaga) : Rekha, you promised to get Raghu with you, why didn't you ? I was looking forward to meeting him.
B4 Rekha (MT) could reply,
Pooja (PW) : Hey, Rekha your jr. is what ...........Raghav - hmm kya baat hai, another namesake of Ramu.
Hardly the words had left Poo's mouth and could be digested by the rest, Raam was at her side with his breadsticks.
Raam : Yes maam, you called.
The foursome now could not hold a straight face anylonger. Aarthy and Rekha were the first to roll out with laughter followed by the other 2. Poor Raam had no clue, was left horribly red faced and at Poo's elbow.
Aarthy (Raaga) : Sorry Raam, it has nothing to do with you, it is us you see (😉, same old dialogue - its not you, it is me.) Cld you do me a favor and take a picture of all us. All you have to do is look thru the viewfinder and click this button - thats it.
Raam : (was very carefully refilling our empty iced tea glasses and trying very hard not to slosh) Oh sure maam. I have done is often.
Raam definitely felt that he was being very useful. Without much ado he started clicking pictures. Only when Raaga started reviewing the pictures, they seemed way out of focus. But the deed was done and there seemed no point in having a repeat photo session.
Raaga (thought to herself) - Raam tera dhyaan kidhar tha. Kya kahoon, yahan to pia, roshni aur baniyons ki line jo lagi thi. Are you so shortsighted darling - you cld have told us to sit closer. I look like one of those fan crazy people who gets her pictures taken with the most reluctant posers. God Rekha, catch you looking over my shoulder, Poo yaar - how can you look so uncomfortable and Sue looks as though she just wants to slip away and me like a sore thumb, grinning away to glory showing my pearlys.
Raaga had to put a lid on her curiosity. How did a Raam end up making them look so unphotogenic and render their faces luminiscent and translucent. How am I ever going to post these pictures. 😭. Hey Raam - yeh to mere records ke liye bhi kharab hain. The pictures from Poo's cell fared better - clarity was awesome but minus Poo. That marked the end of our photo session.
Poo : Girls lets call our new viewbee - Sangita and give her a live update. I am going to put her on speaker and let us see how badly we can rile her? (Dials Sangita's number)......... Hi Sangs, how is it going ? Working huh______ has the wood from IMIE's (Institute for Monitoring Indian Economy) benches entered your soul
Sangita - Poo mazak karne ke liye phone kiya kya? I am working my tail off trying to get this Report on the International Crude Oil done by this evening for my boss.
Poo : Guess where I am.
Sangita (distractedly) : Canteen main, aur kahan - pauses..... r u going to tell me ? .............. somehow, I can visualize this smirk on your face......... R U going to tell me or r we playing 20 questions here. Dont ask my why - you remind me of Jiggy Kitty who just downed a whole bowl of cream. Alright tell me ........... you got me
Poo : I am sitting in Pizza hut with MT, Raaga and Sue. And we are having a whale of a time. The past hour has been devoted to KS and we have discussed all kinds of scenarios, the plot and of course you know how everything centres around our 'Cuddles'. And of course, for this session we have been blessed with a Raam today - our very young and courteous server.
Sangita - Poo - you did not make this call now. I am sure - I am the first one to receive this good news right. Bad timing re - I cant use a single profanity here in the office. But you guys are going to receive some nasty sms'es, pms and emails from my end by the end of the day.
Poo : Oh dont worry - in your honour we did have an extra chair and we have a lot of left overs - that means we ordered for five instead of four. You are very much her with us in the spirit.
Sangita : Poo - that pizza that you guys are eating now - nahi pachnewala. Oh god not now Poo. Rekha, pls tell me that you have not told more about the plot to these three. You better not have disclosed more information to these three as to how the plot proceeds. My ghost will come to haunt you all. I want you to call me today - you owe me big time.
Poor Sangita - Poo could not have found a better victim. The call ended with Sangita sulking like a baby and with warnings to MT.
Despite proddings from the Aarthy, Sue and Poo, MT was very tight lipped and would not disclose a tiny winy bit as to how the story proceeded. Somehow no one could not get Rekha to cross her self-imposed Lakshman Rekha. As the foursome continued - Sue noticed children of all ages - from toddlers to teens, strangely bare chested and blue skinned entering thru the main door.
She turned around and of course Raam was just hovering
Sue : Whats happening ?
Raam : Madam - Since Dussehra starts in less than a week - as a part of our ad campaign - today we are having children's fancy dress competition and the theme revolves around Raam.
That explained it - the hallway was littered with Raams in every possible concievable shape and color. Was it fate or divine intervention - not one of the 4 could figure it out. Amidst the silence around the table ...... a cell phone rang loudly belting out the ringtone of KS anthem - tujhe dekh dekh sona.
A very sheepish Rekha digs out her cell phone from her Kurta. An SOS call from her MIL - Kaushalya (Rekha) had to come back home to handle her Raam (Raghav). It was time to bud adieu and at the Purushottam Auto Stand, MT was the first in line to be dispatched as she lived the furthest. With a few curious onlookers - the foursome hugged. The first auto driver rolled in and the driver in his typical Bihari accent - Behenji, Jai SriRamji ki, kis taraf leni hai sawari. MT rattled off her address and the auto turned around and headed towards the northern part of Delhi.
Next it was Poo, with minimal fuss left. It was then Sue who like Banidi saw her younger sister Aarthy off next. Aarthy who was bound for Hyderabad - a new city - home of course to RAMOJI studios (talk about Raam being everywhere and every form). Good luck to you. And then finally it was Sue's turn to take her auto and set off home.
CID
