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Part 18
THE NEXT MORNING INSIDE ROBBIE'S ROOM
Robbie: *looks outside standing on the balcony and thinking about his life, he seems to be dressed for work*
*Devika walks in and sees robbie dressed like this and seems a bit confused*
Devika: robbie…robbie *notices that he is lost in thought and walks away, but before walking away she notices his briefcase on the floor near him, she gets even more confused and goes into her room*
Devika: purushotam! Kahan ho tum???
Puru: devika? Kya hua??
Devika: yeh saab kya ho raha hai? I mean robbie ka sath kya ho raha hai??
Puru: kya?
Devika: oh purushotam don't act so confused…I mean robbie ka behaviour aaj kaal kitna ajeeb hai, na woh teek thara sa kaatha hai (doesn't eat properly), na woh parties main itna jatha hai, ghar itna early aay jaatha hai aur kaal rath itna disturbed kyun tha??
Puru: ajeeb bath hai Devika, agar woh aaj kaal parties main nahin jatha tho tuma tho kush hona chahiya
Devika: likyan purushotam…woh kaafi dusturbed hai aur mujhe malum hai ka tuma iski vaaja patha hai
Puru: mujhe??? I don't know what your talking about
Devika: oh God purushotam! Yeh natak math karo…mujhe hakk hai jaan na ka mera beta ki zindagi main kya chal raha ha?
Puru: phir tum usae khudh pooch lena…vaisa bi robbie na mujhe kaha tha ka kisi ko math bathana
Devika: yeh kaisi zidh hai???!
Puru: devika, sorry par main robbie ko aur troubles nahin thana jatha is liye tum usae kudh pooch lena *leaves the room*
*Devika rolls her eyes and walks out of the room too*
*Puru leaves towards the car and when he arrives outside he sees robbie standing near his car and walks over to him*
Robbie: dad main soch raha tha ka kyun na main tumara sath aaj kam pa chalun
Puru: *puts hand on robbie's shoulder* of course son! Is din ka tho har baap ko intazar hai
Robbie: hain dad…*looks off to nowhere*
Puru: likyan robbie agar tumara aaj mood nahin hai tho-
Robbie: nahin dad, thakh gaya hun main is party lifestyle sa…bus aab aap ka sath hath barana chatha hun
*Puru just smiles uneasily because he can still see that robbie is visibly upset and he gets into the car, robbie gets into the car with him and they both drive off*
AT THE OFFICE
*Raunak is working happily at his desk when robbie walks in, he puts down his pen and smiles but is shocked too, he stands up*
Raunak: robbie tum??? Yahan???
Robbie: hain raunak main, socha tha aaj sa dad ka sath main kam karun
Raunak: *smiles* very good! Mujhe malum tha ka ek din tum zaroor kam pa lago ga apni marzi sa
Robbie: hain actually, dad na mujhe tumse woh um…Gateway company ki file lana ko kaha tha
*Raunak smiles and gives the file over to robbie, robbie smiles and raunak just pats him on the back and robbie walks out of the room, devika sees robbie coming out and quickly goes in*
Raunak: aunty ji aap?
Devika: hain raunak actually tumse kuch zaroori bath karni thi
Raunak: ji aunty boliya kya hai??
Devika: look raunak, I don't know if tumne note kiya likyan aaj kaal robbie ka behaviour kaafi different hai
Raunak: hain, kaafi mature hona laga hai
Devika: woh tho hai…likyan aajanak…kuch vaja tho ho gi
Raunak: hain…shayad
*Sees that raunak doesn't seem to know and gets a bit frustrated*
Devika: do you know what it is…I mean tum uska best friend ho…uska jigaari dost
Raunak: sach main aunty robbie na mujhe kuch nahin kaha
Devika: *puts on her sad expression* main tho sirf itna jaan na chathi thi ka mera beta ki duniya main kya chal raha hai
*Raunak walks up to devika and puts his hand on her shoulder*
Raunak: tum fikar math karna aunty, main robbie sa bath karun ga
Devika: thank you my son, I just wanted to know ka vaaki main saab kuch teek hai
Raunak: you just don't worry aunty im sure everything is fine with him
*Raunak walks out of the room to deliver a file and devika smiles to herself*
BACK AT KASTURI'S HOUSE
*There is a knock at the door and Kaushalya fixes her chooni and goes to the door and swings it open, she has a surprised expression on and in steps a girl, who is around kasturi's age, modernly dressed and she gives kaushalya the biggest hug*
Kaushalya: aara Shalini tum! Tum kaab delhi sa aayi
Shalini: aabi aabi aunty, socha aap saab sa pehla milun…kasturi kahan hai! *very excited*
Kaushalya: upar apne kamara main hogi
Shalini: main usae surprise kar ka aathi hun! *runs up the stairs very excited*
*Kaushalya smiles and shaked her head, and closes the door*
*Shalini walks excitedly up to kasturi's room and sees her looking outside her window and she slowly walks up behind her and puts her hands on her eyes*
Shalini: guess who!
Kasturi: SHALU! *takes hands off her face and turns around and both girls scream and give each other the biggest hug ever*
Kasturi: tum kaab aayi!
Shalini: aabi aabi
Kasturi: par main tumse bilkul bath nahin karthi! Mera best friend ho kar tumne mujhe delhi sa ek phone call nahin kia, 6 months ho gaya jaab sa tum gaayi ho
Shalini: tuma tho malum hai ka yeh saab settle hona ka chakar main fus gaayi
Kasturi: acha choro yeh saab, yeh batha delhi kaisa hai
Shalini: its great! Itna bara shahar itni choices, parties-
*Kasturi hears this and starts remembering her and robbie's argument about parties on the picnic and gets lost in thought, when she is shaken by shalini*
Shalini: kya hua kasturi…
Kasturi: kuch nahin…who bus *gets a bit teary and looks down*
Shalini: Kasturi, kya hua???
Kasturi: nahin bus…
Shalini: jhoot math bolna, sach sach batha ka kya bath hai
Kasturi: shalu aab tuma kya kahun
Shalini: *takes kasturi's hand* please kasturi maan halka ho jaya ga
*Kasturi looks up at her and then tells her everything about robbie and the computer incident and how he lied to her the whole time and the end she is very upset*
Shalini: im sorry kasturi, woh idiot kaisa meri pyaari si kasturi ka sath kar saaktha hai, par mujhe apne aap sa aur gussa aa raha hai…ka main tumara sath yahein nahin thi tumara thukh bant na ka liye
Kasturi: likyan yeh bath tum kisi ko math bathana
Shalini: kyun???
Kasturi: main nahin jathi ka ma, bauji, saab bina matlab parashaan ho, aur waisa bi main nahin jathi ka robbie ka paarivar ka sath hamara relation karab ho
Shalini: kaushalya aunty ko bi nahin malum??
Kasturi: nahin…vada karo ka tum kisi sa kuch nahin kaho gi
Shalini: okay vada kar thi hun…likyan agar mujhe kabhi robbie mila na tho main tho uska woh haal karun gi ka woh-
Kasturi: tu kuch nahin karagi samaj gi??
Shalini: *gets angry* fine, tum bi zaroorat sa jaada achi ho
*Kaushalya walks in carrying some clothes*
Kaushalya: aara tum yahein ho…dekho neecha maina samosa rakha hain
Shalini: acha! Great!
Kasturi: nahin ma mera mood nahin hai
Kaushalya: aara! Dekho na shalini, aaj kaal kasturi kitna upset rathi hai
*Shalini looks at kasturi who gives her a pleading look*
Shalini: aur mera paas ek idea hai…kyun na kasturi mera sath kuch dino ka liye delhi jaaya
*Kaushalya looks a bit shocked and kasturi looks up at shalini shocked, and gives her a mean look*
Kaushalya: aara shalini, itni dhoor…aur tuma uska bauji ka sath bath karni para gi
Shalini: and main karun gi!
Kasturi: shalu! Yeh kaisi idea hai…ma yeh bilkul pagal hai
*Kaushalya laffs*
Shalini: likyan poochna main kya takleef hai
THAT EVENING AT KASTURI'S HOUSE EVERYONE IS INSIDE THE LIVING ROOM
Bauji: shalini nahin beta
Shalini: likyan bauji…sirf 4-5 dino ki tho bath hai…aur wahan woh koi ajnabee ka sath nahin ra rahi…mera sath hai…meri ma ka sath hai-
Bauji: likyan aaj sa koi larkhi apne parivaar ka bina itni dhoor nahin gaayi
Alka: hain bauji…aur yeh ham kaisa thor saktha hain
Shalini: likyan-
Alka: dekho shalini, bauji tumari yeh bath suni yeh kaafi hai…aab jo uno na ka thiya tho bus wohi ho ga
Bauji: *is about to go upstairs and shalini start crying and he stops*
Shalini: acha bauji agar aisa hi hai tho aisa hi hoga…main tho sirf apni dost ka sath kuch waqt bithana chathi thi, I mean wahan shift kar ka main kaun sa har din dekh thi hun usae…aur phir shaadi ka pehla larkhi agar thora maaza lena chathi hai…*wails like a baby*
Bauji: *gets hurt* shalini bus bus rona nahin beta
Shalini: nahin bauji please, apne aapni decision kar li hai, aur vaisa bi mujhe tho sirf is bath ka thukh laga ka pehli bar kasturi kuch apne liye karna chathi hai…hamesha apni parivaar ka liye tho kam kar thi hai-
*Kasturi tries to say something and doesn't know what to say*
Bauji: *goes over to shalini and turns her around* teek hai…agar tum chathi ho ka yeh ek bar tumara sath chala tho teek hai
*The whole family smiles and alka and pooja look at each other and pooja rolls her eyes and alka flips her hair and leaves the room in total frustration*
Shalini: KYA?! Phir sa kaho bauji
Bauji: hain bi hain!
Shalini: YES! Bauji aab tho itna kam hai, main kaal hi ja rahi hun, kasturi ko packing bi karni ho gi
*Shalini gives bauji a hug who is startled and gives her a hug back*
LATER ON IN KASTURI'S ROOM
Shalini: dekha na kasturi
Kasturi: shalu…main nahin jaana chathi
Shalini: likyan kyun…dekho wahan jaa ka tumara mood teek ho jaa ga
Kasturi: likya wahan tho robbie woh saab ratha hain
Shalini: aara ding dong! Delhi itna bara shahar hai, what are the chances you will run into them
Kasturi: likyan-
Shalini: *puts on a sad face* mera liye bi nahin???
Kasturi: okay
Shalini: YESSSSS!
BACK TO ROBBIES ROOM THAT NIGHT
Raunak: robbie can I come in
Robbie: yeh sure, kya bath hai
Raunak: who bus tumse kuch kehna tha
Robbie: kya???
Raunak: main bohoth kush hun ka aaj tum itna responsibilty lena laga…likyan itni change itna kam saama main…iski vaja kya hai
Robbie: kuch nahin yaar, aur jo vaja thi aab uska bara main bath karna ka koi faida nahin
Raunak: likyan robbie-
Robbie: please raunak, main bus aab ek beta ki responsibility lena chatha hun
Raunak: fine *leaves the room*
Robbie: *to himself* tuma main kaisa kahun raunak, sorry ka main tumse nahin kai paaya…aara kya faida…I have to move on…woh mujhe kabhi nahin milna wali
ENDS WITH ROBBIE'S SAD FACE AND KASTURI PACKING HER BAGS FOR DELHI