~*Creative's Jannat # 12 - Future Scenes*~

Mayank : nupur ?? (addressing her )'..kal tumse jo chapter padhne ke liye kahaa tha uske notes tumne banaa liye hain na ??'.

Nupur : (all flustered)'..huh?? notes??'.(then remembers)'..haan haan pad liye the'..notes bhi bana liye the (slight guilt in her voice)

Mayank : good'..kyunki who chapter bohot hi important hain'.usse questions zaroor aayenge'..

Nupur : hmmm(bak to dreamy mode'..shez not really sure whats shez hmm-ing to'..but since his statement needs a reply'.)

Mayank : ek kaam karte hain'..tum mere notes lekar jaana aur main tumhare'..iss ek all round study ho jayegi uss chapter ki'..

Nupur : hmmm'..

All this while mayank was staring at his books while talking to nupur'.but he suddenly realises that nupur's "hmms" sound a bit lost and vacant'..he looks up at her'..

Mayank : nupur'.tum sun rahi ho na main kya bol raha hun??

Nupur wakes up from her dreamy state'..

Nupur : um'.h-haan haan sun rahi hun'.tum notes ke bare mein bol rahein the'.

Mayank : good'.to main keh raha tha ki kal jo chapter tha woh'..

Nupur cuts in'.

Nupur : mayank chhodo na yeh sab padhai ki baatein'..yeh sab to hota hi rahega'..aur xams toh ab bohot dur hain'..chalo na kahin ghoomne chalte hain'..

Mayank : lekin har roz ke notes ki study agar regularly ki jae toh exams ke pehle problem nahin hogi'..kyun thik keh raha hun na ??

Nupur : haan haan'.baat sahi hain'ekdum sola aane sach'..par is waqt mera mood bilkul nahin hain yeh sab padhai wadhai karne ka'..chalo na'.kahin chalte hain'..

Mayank : nupur'.dekho tum'.(trying to dter her from the ghoomne jaane wala idea and steer her attention bak to the books)

Nupur: kya dekhu??(all annoyed)'..tum hi bolo main kya dekhu??'.tab se toh dekh rahi hun ke tumhe in kitabon ke sivaye aur kuchh nazar nahin aa raha'..saamne mashooqa baithi hain aur tum ho ki''by god !! agar yeh morena hota na'..toh ab tak toh ladko ki line lag gayi hoti'..aur tumhe'.tumhe toh meri quadar hi nahin hain'..hmph !!

Nupur looks away'.muh phulae hue'..

Mayank smiles to himself at the cute n innocent gussa his girlfriend'..

Mayank : (indulgently)achha thik hain'.batao'.kahan jana hain'.

Nupur'.stops he muh phulana'.turns and looks at him'her eyes bright n sparkling with excitement'..

Nupur : SACHHI ??!!

Everyone in the library turns around to look towards the direction of their table'.nupur realises that shes yelled out loud innapproprately stick her tongue out a little and shrugs her shoulders in a gesture which says "oops"'. and mimes sorrys arouns to all and then to Mayank too'.mayank meanwhile has an expression on his face which says "uff'is ladki kya mein kya karoon?"

Nupur : (in a quieter tone) sachhi??!!'..toh chalo'.

Mayank : par kahaan??

N begins to drag him up from his chair by his arm'.

N: tum chalo toh sahi'.

M : ek minute'.

He begins to gather up all the books and then picks up most of them and isharofyes nupz to pick up the remaining'..she does so with a huge smile on her face'.coz hez agreed to go out'..they return the books at the librarian's desk and then walk out of the library'..she is almost pulling him out by the arm in her excitement'.

M: nupur hum kahaan ja rahein hain?'.

N: by god !! '.kitne sawaal poochhte hon tum'.. tum chalo toh'tumhe khud ba khud pata chal jaega'.

M agrees to tag along without ne further questions

As they reach the gate of excel cllg'..they stop suddenly'..its pouring cats n dogs ''n there seems to be no chance of going out''

M: oh god'..ab toh baarish bhi shuru ho gayi hain'.lagta hain luck hamara bahar jaane ke favour mein nahin hain'.

M says this sentence and then looks at nupz'..her face is totally downcast'.

N : (slightly murmuring) 'tsk'lagta hain hamara bad luck hi kharab hain'.

M: tumne kuchh kahaan??

N: nahin'(in a small disappointed voice)

They turn around and move bak into the cllg campus'.

M: waise tumhara kahan jaane ka plan tha??

N: college se thodi dur woh crossing hain na'.wahaan par'.

M gives an enquiring look'..as if saying "kyun?"

N replies : who wahaan par ek naya thela laga hua hain'..aur maine dekha tha subah aate waqt'.. wahaan par ekdum chatpate dahi bhalle milte hain'.ekdum morena ke dahi bhalle jaise'.(she smacks her lips with the mere thought of the delicious dahi bhalles)'..chatpate aur masaledaar'..(her face n eyes all bright while describing the delicois food'..but all of a sudden her face is downcast'all murjhai hui si)'.lekin ab kya phayeda'..is stupid baarish ko bhi abhi girna tha na'..(gritting her teeth slightly at the baarish while saying this)

M(smiling indulgently and trying to pacify her): ok ok'..toh kya hua aaj tumhare morena waalw dahi vade nahin kha sake'..kissi aur din kha lenge'..

N: lekin mera toh aaj man tha khaneka'.

M: ok iss waqt toh woh nahin ho sakta '..to phir ek kaam karte hain'.

N (still downcast): kya?

M: morena ke dahi vade na sahi'..chinu ka special sandwich toh kha sakte hain'.mumbai style'.(saying this with a big grin'.looking at her all the while'..trying to cheer her up)

N : hmm *sigh* ab aur kya kar sakte hain'..(brightening up a bit)''waise chinu ke sandwiches bhi kuchh kam nahin hain'..by god !!'..sochte hi muh mein paani aa gaya'.(by now she has started grinning)

M too is happy to see her dejected mood gone'..

M: toh chale??' (he offers his arm to her)

N(she links her arm through his arm and'.with a big smile and a nupur ishtyle jerk of the head ) :Chalo'.

They go on towards chinu's canteen'.

Scene 2 ' at chinu's canteen

MN have just finished their sandwiches ''

N: by god!'.mazaa gaya'.(turns n looks towards the canteen counter and talks to chinu) chinu bhaiya'.aapke haathon mein toh jaadu hain'..kya mazedaar sandwiches banaye hain aapne'.

Chinu smiles in appreciation (I wanted to make him say smthing in reply'.but I had no idea as to what he would/could say'.not got much of an idea of his vocabulary)

M : oh god !!

N( turns round quickly) : kya hua ??!!

M: main toh bhool hi gaya tha'.mujhe library se ek book issue karna tha'..joh topic hum ab pad rahein hain uske reference ke liye who book bohot hi important hain'..main abhi aata hun'.

He leaves the canteen for the library'.

N(flustered/aggravated'calls after him') : par mayank'.mayank'..ma'.dhat !!'.(speaking to herself)'.yeh ladka bhi na'.by god !!!'..saamne GF baithi hain aur usse library ke kitabon ki padi hain''aane do na'.dekhne kaise khabar leti hum'..usse bhi toh pata chale'.nupur bhushan bhi kya cheez hain'.

Scene 3 ' college corridor

N is at the door of the canteen '..she decides to step out'.stands leaning on the ledge of the corridor balcony(just imagine there is one)'..thinks for a while na then raises herself up on to the ledge and sits on it'..its still raining outside'..she puts her hands/palms out and gathers the rain in her palms and chidkaoes it'..(u know playing with the rain n all)'..she has a cute look of innocence on her face all the while'.she crinkles up her nose and laughs with a tinkle in her voice'..suddenly'..she leans to far'.and is about to slip off the ledge''M comes up suddenly out of the blue almost'.he grasps her arms with all his might and pulls her bak with a sudden jerk''shez off the ledge now 'shes got her hands on his shoulders'..she is staring at him'.with a shocked expression(note : this is not a passionate staring competition I mean when I say 'staring''..she is staring at him wich shock I her eyes'.coz she was about to have a near death fall and is stunned a bit by the same'.that kinda staring'.)''M on the other hand has an expression of anger on his face'..he is frowning'.he is mad at her'.. in the sense of speaking pointedly '.grtting his teeth sorts'..not screaming''

M : tumhara dimaag kharaab ho gaya hain kya???''.KYA kar rahi thi tum???

N (still a bit stunned'.she hasn't gathered her bearings as yet) : huh'kya '.who '.main'..(speaking in broken sentences)

M(still gritting his teeth) : tumhe hosh bhi hain kya ke tum kya kar rahi thi'..main agar time pe nahi aa jata toh '..

N : woh '.mayank '.main'who'.barish thi'..aur'.woh 'main'aur'.aur'.

M(raising his voive a bit) : aur kya ??

N suddenly has tears in her eyes'.

N(a bit in her usual nautanki/OTT style of talking) : aur kya??'.aur kuchh nahin'..*sniff* *sniff*'.ek toh main maut ke muh se bach kar aayi hun'..aur tum mujhe dilasa dene ke vajaye mujh par baras rahein ho'..

M(sarcastically) : nahin nahin'.mujhe toh tumhari pooja karni chahiye'.aarti utarni chahiye'.ke nupur bhushan ji ne mujhe unhe maut ke muh se bachane ka sunehra mauka diya'..hain na ??(sarky expressions on his face)

M lets go of N's arm and walks off in a huff'..N follows him'.running after him'bak to her chulbuli self'..

N : arrey Mayank '.suno toh'.

She catches up with him'..now walking by his side'..

N : bilkul'.tumhe toh mera shukriyada karna chahiye''ke maine tumhe nupur bhushan ki jaan bachakar hero banneka mauka diya'..mujhe maaf kar dijiyega ke maine iss mauke ki ehmiyat ko pehle nahin samjha'..

M stops walking suddenly'.N to thus comes to a sudden halt''.

M(joining his hands at her and in a sarcastic tone) : shukriya nupur ji'.ke aapne mujhe yeh mauka diya'..main aapka yeh ehsaan kabhi nahin bhulunga'.

M walks off again'.N standing at her positing'.giggles in a chulbuli way and then runs up to catch up with him'..

N(in a dramebaaz style) : achha'.achha'maaf kiya'.(in her usual style of talking) by god mayank !!'agar yeh morena hota na'.toh ladko ki line lag jaati nupur ki madad karne ke liye''aur tum ho ke'..aur vaise bhi tum toh aa gaye the na'..ekdum filllllmy hero ki tarah'..(again in dramebaaz style'.as if narrating a script with full emotions n gestures)'..style se'aaye'.aur meri baahein pakdi'..aur mujhe maut ke muh se bacha liya'..(jumps a little'..claps her hands''and giggles excitedly)'..by god mayank!!'.tum toh bilkul hero nikle'.

M(stops in his tracks'.turns towards her and says with a serious tone) : aur agar main wqt par nahin pohoch pata toh??'..

N(in a careless/reckless tone): toh??'.toh kya??''zyada se zyada kya hota??'..tum nahin aate toh''(she turns and looks at his face'..she is about to finish the sentence but decides against it'..seeing the absolutely serious '.don't mess wth me expressions on his face'..)'..ok ok'sorry sorry sorry'.

M (he looks at her with a serious/earnest/genuine expression): tumhe har cheez mazak lagti hain na?'.agar aaj tumhe kuchh ho jata toh?'tumne kabhi socha hain mera kya hota?'.

N (she senses the expression in his eyes and in his voice'..at a loss for words'.) : woh 'mayank'..main '.woh'..

M turns away'..he cant seem to maintai eye contact'..N runs a bit and faces him'..he is looking away'..she holds his face gives it a pull and turns his face towards her'..

N(her voice still has her usual chulbuliness'..but there is a sense of concern for M's feelings in her voice'..so its not at its usual high pitched level''usual chulbuliness in a softer tone'.) : achha baba'..maine sorry bola na'..dekho ab main kaan bhi pakad rahi hun'..(he is still khafaa)'.achha toh phir'.main uthak baithak bhi karun??''(starts to uthak baithak..)'..yeh lo'.ek'.d'(she isn't really squatting just bending her knees with a dramebaaz expression on her face like sayin " kya kya papad belne padte hain pyaar mein"'...he looks at her '..and suddenly bursts into a sweet smile'..the kind he gave in the barn scene when she said "cuteboy" to him'..the love reflects in his eyes(note:that does not mean he is sending out loverboy looks'.just that the sincerity of his emotions is evident in his eyes)'..N sees him smile'..and stops her uthak baithak'relieved'..M is walking forward 'stil smiling'.N stops her nautaki uthak baithak and catches up with him'.they r walking side by side'.no words r being exchanged'..N raises her eyebrows sort ans looks aup at him thru the corner of her eyes'..in a mischievious nautanki way'..with a mock-serious expression on her face'..her hands behind her''M looks at her'.she looks away immediately as if'.. "who me??'..I was not looking at u'."''M gives that smile again''her takes her hand and and links it thru his arm'..N looks at him'.with a full n bright smile'..her hand/arm which is closer to him is linked thru his arm'.she then holds his arm with her other hand as if hugging his arm'..her head resting on his shoulders for a second during the arm hug'..they walk towards the canteen'as they reach the canteen they maintain a bit of a distance and assume more serious expressions'...pick their stuff up''leave the canteen'..the reach N's house'..M has dropped her home'.

Scene 4 - right before nupr's/dia's house ka main door'

M: achha toh phir'kal milte hain'.

N : bilkul ji'.aapka hukum sar akhon par (gesturing salaam whil saying this in dramebaaz style)

M smiles'.so does N'..

M turns to go away'..stops'turns toward her'.

M : achha suno'..(N looks up brightens 'thinks he is about to do some sorta romantic gesture')

M(continues) : aaj jo chapter pada humne uske notes bana lena''kal hum milke notes compare kar lenge'..

N's face falls'.disillusioned expression on her face as if thinking 'great !!'.main kya soch rahi thi aur kya hua''that sorta expression'.

M(continuing) : tum sun rahi ho na'.

N(disgruntled): hm hm'.sun rahi hun'.aur kuchh'.

M : haan aur jo point maine bataye the un par zyada dhyan dena'..aur kal aakar mat kehna ke main notes nahin khatam kar payii kyunki main shahrukh ke sapne dekhne mein busy thi'.aur'.

N (irritated) : haan haan'..samajh gayi'.(she turns towards the door'.to enter the house)

M(from behind): aur suno'.

N: ab kya'.

M : kal umbrella lana mat bhoolna'.varna aaj ki trah phir se baarish mein phas jaege'.

N: haan haan'.nahin bhoolungi''.waise bhi '.mujhe koi shaukh nahin hain raveena tandon ki tarah baarish mein bheegne ka''(she turns away puts her hand to the door knob to open the dor'.all the while muttering to herself'.. " waise yeh mayank bhi na'..uss film mein akshay jitna sadu tha'.yeh mayank toh uss se sau guna zyada sadu hain"''opens the door..enters '.waves a formal sorta bye to mayank and closes the door)

M waves bak to her'..as she closes the door'.smiles to himself '.while shaking his head as if sayin'. 'yeh ladki bhi na'.''.suddenly he stops'..a mischievous smile on his face'.

N within the house'..she has just entered the house'.doorbell rings'.

N(irritated) : ab kaun kambakht aa tapka hain'..

She goes to the door'..opens'.M standing there'.N is a bit confused '.the expression on the face is a mix of confusion and irritation'..

N : Mayank '.tum'.?

M : waise who idea itna bhi bura nahin tha'..kyun?(he raises his eyebrows at her like gesturing 'kyun?')

N is a bit confused as to what exactly it is that he is referring to'.

N : idea??'.kau--(about to say kaunsa) (she suddenly stops and rememberes her raveena wala comment'..her expression changes to a shocked/stunned expression'..gaping like a fish'.M just smiles again'.he turns and leaves'..N still staring ''M has left '.N still staring'.jerks her expression into a change'..taps her head'..speaks to herself " muh badh kar le nupur'warna makhiya ghus jaengi")

Scene5 ' in nupur n gunjan's room'..N at her writing desk /study table'.

Later in her room'..she has changed into her nightsuit''studying hard'.slogging away at the 'notes' that mayank has asked her to make''cribbing at all the hard work'..

N( to herself) : uff yeh mayank bhi na''ab kaunsa normal insaan itne bade chapter ka notes ek raat mein bana sakta hain'..aur phir notes thik se nahin banenge toh phir daant padegi'.kahega ke main shahrukh ke bare mein soch rahi thi''.waise patah nahin usse shahrukh se kya problem hain'..(puts her pen down for a while and starts thinking bout shahrukh'..suddenly mayank's face comes before her eyes'..saying the previous idea wala sentence'..N smiles'.shakes her head as if sayin'. 'yeh ladka bhi na'.'

N(to herself): yeh mayank bhi na'.isse samajhna bohot hi mushkil hain'..kab kya kahega'kab kya karega'.kuchh samajh mein nahin aata'..(shakes her head again with deep breath/sigh'. as if sayin'. 'yeh ladka bhi na'..kya karun main iska'.')

N smiles to herself at the idiosyncracies of her bf'..and takes to her books again'..engaging herself in the uphill task of chapter-padhkar-notes-banana that M has assigned to her'..