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Yes, Ishaa (-Martinski-) and I are finally back with more Yaariyan! Sorry for the wait!
Quick recap of the past episodes:
-Pragya and Aaliya were high school friends
-Pragya runs into Aaliya by chance after being abandoned on her wedding day
-Pragya moves in with Aaliya and starts to spend time with her, Abhi, and their friend Aakash
-Bulbul (not Pragya's sister) moves in across the hall
-Pragya meets Dr. Suresh at work
-Suresh may introduce Purab to Bulbul because she needs a roommate
Follow the links below for the past episodes and let us know what you thought of this one! Thanks for reading and all your enthusiasm!
- Character Sketch
- Episode 1: The One With The Rockstar and the Professor (Sept 1/14)
- Episode 2: The One Where Pragya Moves In (Sept 3/14)
- Episode 3: The One With Dr. Double Battery - Part 1 (Sept 12/14)
- Episode 3: The One With Dr. Double Battery - Part 2 (Sept 30/14)
Episode 4.0 - "The One With All The Laundry"
---Weeks pass by, BB is nice and settled into to gang and so is Dr Suresh --- they keep hanging out at Aaliyah and Pragya's apartment or at the cafe
On one Sunday at the cafe :
Pragya : *on the phone* Oh okay, yeah I totally understand, thank you
Pragya holds the phone to her chest and takes a deep breath
Aaliyah: hey, what's the matter ?
Pragya : I .. Well , I just got fired
Aaliyah & the gang : What ?!
P: Yeah, funding issues *trying very hard to stay calm and keep her voice steady*
Abhi : Hey you okay?
P: Yeah... I mean...*starts talking very fast* It's not like I got abandoned on my wedding and ran away and mooched off my friend from high school and got fired when I'm trying to live on my own or anything *tries to laugh and hold back tears*
Abhi: *forcing a smile and patting her back, trying to lighten the mood* Okay doing great then!
Aaliyah : Sweetie it's okay --
P: *gives up on being calm* No! It's not Aaliyah! And d-don't say I don't have to pay rent or oh you're my friend because, I love you but my life is a mess! Ugh! *upset, sad and angry at the same time*
Ally: *trying to be logical and positive* Tell you what, how about you look for an alternate job until you get a nice one that suits your qualification! That way you can still make money that you need.
P: Hmm. What kind of job are you talking about here ?
Ally: There is an opening at this mall, you can apply there! Remember you had done a fashion internship one summer before you decided to be a professor? Maybe you could apply for sales just until you get a teaching job again.
P: *calms down because she likes the plan* Umm okay! That sounds good maybe! *jumps and hugs Aaliyah* Thanks Ally!! For everything!
Ally: *hugs her back and comfortingly strokes her hair* You are most welcome!
P: *lets go of Aaliya and gives a big sigh, then says with forced cheer* Okay! I gotta do laundry, so I'll see you guys later! I'm going to the laundromat down the block.
Abhi: HEY prags wait! *gets up to walk with her* I have laundry too, I'll join ya
Aakash: Bro, but aren't there laundry machines in your building -
*Abhi punches Aakash's arm to shut him up, Pragya looks on cheekily*
Abhi: *facing Pragya, his cheeks are a bit red* Yes, but the, um...um, the detergent in my building is not that great, so...
Pragya *rolls her eyes* Okay whatever rockstar. You go get your clothes, I'll get mine and meet you there!
--- At the Laundromat-----
Pragya has a huge basket of all sorts of clothes while Abhi has none!
P: erm, so where are your clothes ? The machines don't automatically go get them you see, you gotta put em in!
Abhi: HAHAHA! Not funny, I already put mine , you were 5 minutes late
P: Hey I had a lot of clothes to get ok! I haven't done laundry since I moved here. So whatever let's just do this... *she starts to dump all her clothes into one machine, when Abhi interjects*
A: Whoa whoa whoa prags ? What, what are you doing?
P: Well Abhi what does it look like? LAUNDRY!
A: Again not funny. *shakes his head* But tell you what , what you are doing right there is called "NOT LAUNDRY"
P: Huh?
A: Have you never done this before ?
P: erm *shifty eyes* sureee...I have?
A: Is that an answer or a question?
P: Uff! Like you're some laundry expert!
A: Well I do know that you can't dump everything in one machine. *sees her frown and laughs* See, you separate the whites and the delicates and the colors! *helps her out*
P: *nodding, eyes wide* Oh! Right! Pfft I knew that!
*Pragya sorts her laundry into piles*
*Abhi tries to help but since he's almost going to touch her delicates she bats his hand away*
*Abhi smirks and leans against a machine and watches her finish making her piles*
*Finally Pragya is about to load her whites - and then a lady barges in and occupies the machine Pragya was about to use!*
P: WHOA ! Hey, um excuse me? This is my machine
Lady : *stares at Pragya and laughs* Well Missy, does it have your name on it?
P: What?! No but I kept my basket on it hence I reserved it!
Lady: *ignores her and opens the door to use the machine*
P: HEY! *looking upset and helpless*
Abhi : *whooshes in like the laundry police* HEY LADY! MOVE IT!
Lady: *starts to argue*
Abhi: DO NOT BREAK THE LAUNDRY CODE LADY! Now move on!
Lady: *glares but takes her stuff and goes to the other side, muttering about bossy people under her breath*
Pragya: *looks at Abhi with raised eyes* Wow, Abhi, laundry code? Ahem?
ABHI: Well yeah! YOU HAD YOUR BASKET ON IT!
------ An hour and a half passes. When it's time to collect the clean clothes, Pragya is unloading her delicates while Abhi gets her whites-----
Abhi : OH LORD!
Pragya : WHAT WHAT WHAT
Abhi: N-nothing! I'm ...just... singing the laundry song!
Pragya : The what?
Abhi: Yeah! You know how it goes! *sings loudly, making it up as he goes along* OH LORD, LOVES THE LAUNDRY OH LORD WE LOVE LAUNDRY
Pragya : Erm, yeah, okay...Abhi what's wrong tell me what are you hid-- OH MY GOD!
*Pragya shockingly discovers that she had accidentally put a red top in with her whites and that all her whites are now pink*
Pragya : NO NO NO! This can't be happening
Abhi: Hey on the bright side your red top is still red!
Pragya : But everything else is ruined! Oh!! I can't believe this! *about to cry and have fits*
A: Hey, it's okay it happens! *tries to hold her shoulders so she will calm down* It was an accident! *puts his arm around her in a reassuring half-hug*
Pragya: *leans into his chest, talks while looking at the floor* No, Abhi, I'm such a disaster! I can't even do my own laundry?? I mean here I am running away and leaving behind my whole life where maa did my laundry and all my little chores and I was still so confident that everything will be okay and I could take care of myself. But now here I am, unemployed, loveless, a total mess - and I can't even do my own laundry right! *frustrated and sad*
Abhi: *holds her at arms length and tips her face up so their eyes meet* Hey hey, where is all this coming from? Sure, you're having a rough time now, but you are a fighter Pragya! I've always remembered you as the girl who never quits, and you're still that girl! So get back up and fight! And as for this laundry, well just soak these in bleach and you are good to go!
Pragya: *moody but hopeful, biting her lip* You think I can fight and get back up ?
Abhi : I know you can!
--- Suddenly Pragya sees her laundry cart being taken away by the same lady--
Pragy : HEY!! That is mine !!
Lady: *rudely* Well, does it have your name on it
Pragya : No...
Lady : yeah, bye
Pragya : *thinking about what Abhi said about being a fighter and standing up, decides to confront thellady HEY HEY HEY HEY !! Do not do that again! This is mine and I will not let you take it ! I can take you down woman!
Lady : *Blatantly laughs at Pragya* You take me down? As if.
Pragya : *fixes her chashma, wrinkles her nose and GETS INTO THE CART AND SITS* Well, if you want to take the cart then you are gonna have to take me with it !!
Lady: *looks at her like she is crazy, then just glares, gives up and walks away*
Pragya : OH MY GOD I DID IT! I won my laundry cart back!! ABHI I DID IT!
*Pragya climbs out of the cart and goes to Abhi with open arms*
*Abhi hugs her and twirls her around*
A: iI knew it ! I told ya! You don't give up easily.
Pragya: EEEP! I cannot believe i just did that! Thank you thank you thank you!
*Pragya is very excited and with a rush of adrenaline, she PULLS ABHI CLOSER AND BRINGS HIS HEAD DOWN ONLY TO CRASH HER LIPS ONTO HIS!
*Abhi, at first taken aback enjoys Pragya's excited and sweet kiss and loses his senses and is ecstatic!*
*They pull away*
Abhi : *flustered, awkward because he doesn't know what she wants* Well um , that was , I um - I'm gonna go check the dryer!
*Abhi turns around without looking - only to his head on the open door of the top laundry machine!*
*Pragya rushes up behind him to hold him steady but instead they both end up falling to the ground*
Pragya: Oh my God! Abhi, are you okay?
Abhi: *rubs his head but doesn't move or try to get her off of him* Ouch! But yeah I'm ok
They both lay on the ground laughing for a while, but then the machine-stealing lady gives them a glare so they get back up.
They gather their clothes and go home and talk normally, not discussing about their kiss...but things are certainly gonna change after this, right? Or is there a twist yet to come?
---To Be Continued---
Precap : YOU ARE WORKING FOR PURAB KHANNA ?! PURAB IS YOUR WHAT?!
Thanks again for reading!
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PS Ishaa wrote most of this, Mina was lazy đ
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