Previously : Eks comes back. Kumkum tries really hard to make Eks tell her where had she gone, but Eks manages to dodge her and her questions. Meanwhile Nidhi keeps on pestering Eks, in order to know what happened in her meeting with Sumit. Eks tells her to shut up and whispers the plan in her ear.
SCENE 21
It's Monday, 5th August, supposed to be Kumkum and Sumit's 3rd day in the college.
At Kumkum's House
It's 7 am. Anku is sitting on the couch in the lobby, still buried in her books, but feeling really happy. Eks is trying to catch the repeat telecast of her favourite show, Aashirwaad, and her Dinesh, and also trying to call someone as well as cut the vegetables. She is unable to do anything properly. The doorbell rings.
Eks :(feeling irritated) Offo... itni subah-subah kaun aa gaya... jamaadaar toh abhi abhi gaya hai dustbin leke... aur doodh waala toh 8 baje se pehle aata nahi.. maid ka time bhi 9 baje ka hai... fir kaun aaya hoga...
Anku: arre voh paas waali society ke bachhe aaye honge..
Eks: itni subah subah??
Anku: haan... voh bachhe sabse chandaa maangne mein jute hain.. sab ko kahenge ki garibon ki madad ke liye hai.. par asal mein un sab ko party karni hai aur unke ghar waalon ne unhe manaa kar diya hai..
Eks: kyaaa??.... badhe hi chalaak aur badtameez bachhe hain... par ye sab tujhe kaise pata??
Anku: (smiles wickedly) Anku ko sab pata hota hai..
Eks looks at her suspiciously. The doorbell rings again.
Anku: Kyaa??.. aise matt dekho mujhe... main unke saath shaamil nahi hoon.. aur naa hi ye mera idea tha... mujhe toh issliye pata hai kyunki un logon ne khud mujhe aake bataya tha.. taaki jab voh meri society mein aayein toh main koi panga naa karun...
Eks: par itni subah subah kyun aaye hain voh log... unhe pata nahi ki subah sab logon ko kitna kaam hota hai...
The doorbell rings for the third time, and that too a little louder. Both Anku and Eks ignore it.
Anku: yehi toh unka main idea hai.. subah subah har koi busy hota hai... issliye log zyada behes nahi karenge... chup-chaap paise de denge...
Eks: aaj kal ke bachhe kitne tez ho gaye hain...
The doorbell rings for the 4th time and this time, its non-stop.
Eks: aa rahi hoon.. offo... chaen nahi hai in bachhon ko...
She opens the door and without even looking at the person starts speaking.
Eks: dekho mujhe tum logon ka sab plan pata hai, par yahan tumhari daal nahi galne waali... chup karke yahan se bhaag jaao, varna tumhare ghar pe complaint pahunch jaayegi..
The person at the door: Helloo... kiske ghar pe complaint pahunchaane waale ho aap.. aur kyun..
Eks looks up and finds Nidhi standing there.
Eks: ohh tu hai.. i thought voh doosri society ke bachhe aaye honge chandaa maangne... bahar kyun khadi hai.. chal andar aa...
Nidhi comes inside and lies down on the sofa rubbing her eyes.
Nidhi: bahut neend aa rahi hai... aankhen baar baar band ho rahi hain...
Anku: toh fir neend poori kyun nahi ki.. aap itni subah kaise uth gaye... aur taiyyaar ho kar 7 baje tak yahan bhi pahunch gaye.. zaroor daal mein kuch kaala hai kyunki aap se toh subah ke 9 baje bhi nahi utha jaata...
Nidhi: chup kar.. voh mujhe kuch kaam tha Kumkum se... issliye aa gayi iss waqt taiyaar hoke...
Anku: par voh toh abhi tak so rahi hain...
Nidhi: pata hai.. jaa rahi hoon usse uthaane... vaise tu itni khush kyun hai??
Anku: voh mere exams ek hafta postpone ho gaye naa issliye...
Nidhi: ohh achha.. matlab ek hafta aish hai teri... kitaabon ko toh tu haath lagaayegi nahi is ek hafte mein...
Anku: gaap sab ki aisi baatein hi mujhe padhne ke liye demotivate karti hain... main itni sincere bachhii hoon aur aap..
Eks interrupts in between.
Eks: achha ab bas.. baad mein behes kar lena tum dono... Anku tu jaake apne kamre mein padh.. aur Nidhi tu jaake Kumkum ko utha..
Nidhi and Anku, both follow Eks' orders. Anku carries her books to her room and Nidhi goes upstairs to wake Kumkum. Kumkum is really surprised to see Nidhi waking her up, and when she asks her about it, Nidhi makes some lame excuses. Though Kumkum is suspicious, but she doesn't question Nidhi further. She gets up, freshens up and gets ready and comes downstairs with Nidhi within an hour.i.e. by 8 AM.
Eks: achha hai tum dono aa gayi neeche... abhi tumhe jaane mein aadha ghanta hai... main breakfast banaa deti hoon fataafat... 2 min ruko...
Eks goes into the kitchen and starts preparing for the breakfast.
Kumkum: Di jaldi karna... hum 8:30 se zyada ek second bhi nahi rukenge.. bus nahi milegi fir...
Nidhi: bus?? kaisi bus?? kaun jaa raha hai bus mein..
Kumkum: arre DTC Bus.. jis mein hum jaane waale hain...
Nidhi: tujhe kitni baar kaha hai ki TV pe news dekh liya kar.. aaj buses aur auto ki strike hai.. coz of the hike in petrol prices... so no bus.. no auto...
Kumkum: kyaa?? toh fir hum jayenge kaise??
Nidhi: maine apne ek friend se baat ki hai.. usne bola hai ki he'll pick us up on his way to college..
Kumkum: aisa kaun sa friend hai tera college mein jo humein drop kar raha hai??
Nidhi: bas hai koi.. aa jaayega sharp 8:30 yahan.. vaise toh main hi gaadi le aati, but dad se kal raat ko ladhai ho gayi aur maine unse gaadi maangi hi nahi...
Eks brings the breakfast and serves them. Both of them have it hurriedly. They are just on the verge of finishing their breakfast when a car horn is heard from outside.
Nidhi: lo aa gaya voh... chal Kumkum jaldi kar..
Kumkum and Nidhi wash their hands, take up their bags, bid goodbye to Eks and leave. While coming outside Kumkum keeps on asking Nidhi who's going to give them a lift, but Nidhi doesn't answer. As they approach the car, Nidhi opens the door of the front seat and rushes Kumkum inside and closes the door immediately; and then she herself goes and sits in the backseat. Kumkum turns around and finds that guy driving the car is none other than Sumit. Before she could open her mouth to say
something, Sumit started the car and took off. kumkum was really angry, but she chose not to speak anything. Sumit takes it as a positive sign and starts speaking.
Sumit: Hii Kumkum... dekho i know ki tum mujhpe bahut gussa ho.. hona bhi chahiye.. maine galti toh ki thi.. but main tumse maafi maag chuka hoon... listen I'm really sorry for whatever i've done...
Kumkum breathes a sigh, and feels calm and starts speaking.
Kumkum: dekho.. I know maine over-react kiya.. mujhe aise nahi karna chahiye tha... main bas upset ho gayi thi issliye.. It's absolutely OK.. you need not apologise...
Sumit and Nidhi both smile and heave a sigh of relief.
Sumit: Thank god.. mujhe toh lagaa mujhe bahut papad belne padhenge maafi maangne ke liye... So evrything's sorted now??
Kumkum: yup.. evrything's perfectly fine now..
Sumit: Great.. so friends???
Sumit brings his hand forward, but Kumkum hesitates to shake it.
Kumkum: dekho Sumit... hamare beech ki problem sort out ho gayi.. ye achhi baat hai... but friendship... i dont think i can befriend you...
Sumit is surprised to hear this.
Sumit: kya??.. but kyun... abhi toh tumne bola ki everything's perfectly fine... aur fir hum log classmates hain..
Kumkum: haan everything's sorted.. lekin mera maan na hai ki pyar aur dosti - ye 2 cheezein aisi hain jo zabardasti nahi ki jaa sakti... ye toh bas apne aap ho jaati hain...
Sumit: pyar ke maamle mein toh main tumse agree karta hoon... but dosti.. i mean come on yaar... jab tak tum kisi ko dost banaogi nahi, toh koi tumhara dost banega kaise...
Kumkum: dekho dont get me wrong.. but main zabardasti kisi se dosti nahi kar sakti... mere liye dosti bahut maayne rakhti hai... aur tumhe toh main ab tak dhang se jaanti bhi nahi hoon...
Sumit: lekin jab tak dosti nahi karogi toh jaanogi kaise??
Kumkum: kisi ko jaan ne ke liye dosti karna zaroori nahi hai.. agar meri kismat mein tumhari dosti hogi toh hum apne aap hi dost ban jaayenge...
Sumit: tumhe nahi lagta ki tum kismat mein bahut zyada believe karti ho??
Kumkum: shayad... but main toh aisi hi hoon... anyways college aa gaya... thanks for the lift...
Kumkum smiles and gets out of the car. Nidhi, who was the silent spectator throughout the journey, was now bursting with speech. She also got out of the car and started arguing with Kumkum. Kumkum, on the other hand, kept smiling and re-assuring Nidhi that whatever she had done was correct.
Sumit: (to himself) kitni ajeeb ladki hai... iss se toh main door hi rahunga...
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