Akshara : hello naitik
naitik : (talking to clients, takes the call hurriedly) hello akshara main meeting me hoon, main baad me phone karta hoon...
akshara : ( disappointed) theek hai..
naitik : suniye, mujhe lautne me thhodhi der hogi..
akshara : ( more disappointed) theek hai… (and loosely puts the phone aside)
(she takes a sigh of boredom, just then doorbell rings)
Gulabo : main dekhti hoon... (she goes and opens the door and after a pause) bhabhi... aapse koi milne aaya hai!!
Akshara : (walking to the door) mujhse? Kaun??
( she sees the girl, she met in mandir, holding mithaee and prasad)
Girl : hi, akshara!! Pehchana ?? hum mahashivratri ke din mandir me mile the...?? ( akshara nodding- recognizing)
Akshara : hi....!
Girl : main Payal....!! aapke padhos me hi rehti hoon...
Aksara : haan haan pehchan liya, aiye na!!
Girl : ye lijiye….. holi ka prasad!!
Akshara : thanks, aao na!! baitho payal… (looks at gulabo) gulabo, thanda laana..
Girl : (looks at akshhara smiles, a little initial awkwardness) aapka ghar bahut achcha hai!! auntie kahaan hain??
Akshara : wo mandir gae hain,,aur holi Milan ke liye bhi ..jaana thha
Girl : ( casually) aap nahi gaeein?
Akshara : ( awkward) haan..wo bus mujhe ghar me kaam thha, to nahi gaee...!
Girl : oh aap busy to nahi hain na?? maine aapko disturb to nahi kiya??
Akshara : nahi nahi, mera kaam ho gaya..( smiles) in fact main bore hi ho rahi thee, ghar me koi hai nahi, achha hua aap aa gaein
Girl : (excited) achha ,agar aisa hai to , aap mere saath mele me chaleingi??
Akshara : kya??
Girl : haan holi mela me...bahut achha hota hai, mera mann hai jaane ka, lekin, akele utna maza nahi aata..ap chaleingee to hum dono ache se enjoy kareinge!! Bahut log aate hain dekhne..!
Akshara : achha..( anyway she is getting bored, thinks, when gulabo gets sherbet)
Girl : haan chaliye na...
Akshara : lekin ghar me maine kisi ko bataya nahi hai...
Girl : hum jaldi aa jaeinge, paas hi me to hai...zyada der nahi hogi.... aisa karte hain abhi nikal chakte hain, main gaadhi laaee hoon...fatafat ho aate hain...chaliye..( gets up) chaliye chaliye...
Akshara : ( gets up) theek hai..( she picks up her purse...)achha...gulabo, hum aate hain...
Gulabo : arre sherbet!!
Girl : aaj time nahi hai…. phir kabhi....
(both leave as girl goes in chirping) pata hai bahut sunder handicrafts bhi hote hain...alag alag Pradesh ke...... CUT
transition to eve
Naitik enters his room, extremely tired and calls out for akshara!!
Naitik : akshara!! Akshara.... (but akshara is nowhere he wonders where she has gone??) neeche bhi nahi theen??
(He throws the laptop on the bed) hain kahaan?? (he is about to go out to search for akshara, at the door, he meets gulabo... She comes with a glass of water.)
Naitik : (surprised) akshara kahaan hain?? please unhein keh do, ki mere liye chae aur naashta le aaein...
Gulabo: lekin bhabhi nahi hain, dopahar ko hi apni kisi saheli ke saath chali gaee theen!!
Naitik: (wonders) kisske saath gaee hain??
Gulabo: aapko bataya nahi unhone??? (naitik gives her a cold look, she goes sheepish) wo hum…. maa chhoti maa se keh dete hain, aapke liye naashta…. aur chae, ke liye..!!
Naitik: nahi nahi kisi se mat kahiye, main theek hoon...mujhe abhi kuch nahi khana!! (Gulabo nods and goes, Naitik irritated and angry) aaj din bhar se kuch khaya bhi nahin…. socha tha ghar pe khaaunga…. lekin yeha toh… (looks angry, just then the door opens, akshara walks in panicking, with a bag)
Akshara : naitik, sorry main late ho gaee!! So sorry... mujhe laga, aap late aaeinge??
Naitik : (upset) ye kaise maan liya aapne??
Akshara : (surprised, apologetic) aapne..wo phone par, uh..ki aane me der hogi..isliye main chali gaee!
Naitik : kitni der hogi akshara, aaj chutti thee, main ek client ke saath baahar meeting me thha, der ka matlab hua ki sham ho jaegi…. Raat nahi..!!
Akshara : (a little complain) aapne kaha thha ki aap phone kareinge, kyun nahi kiya?? maine kitna wait kiya, aapka phomne nahi aaya, isliye chali gaee..!!
Naitik : (chidhkar, gusse me dheere se) to meri ghalti hai, aapki nahi... (akshara a little surprised at his angry tone)
Akshara : nahi main keh rahi thee ki mujhe pata nahi tha... (tries telling him) asal me kya hua apne padhos me...
Naitik : ( interrupts angrily) main kuch nahi jaanna chhahta akshara!! ab mujhe kuch bhi batane ki zaroorat nahi!! .. ( akshara stunned) ab bataya to kya, nahi bataya to kya!!
Akshara : naitik..itna kyun naraaz ho rahe hain...( naitik quiet) I am sorry naitik,..( he settles his pillow) bahut thhak gae hain na... bhook lagi hogi, main jaldi se kuch bana ke laatee hoon..
( akshara is about to go, when Naitik stops, clearly pissed off)
Naitik : nahi akshara, rehne dijiye...( akshara stops stunned) aap khana kab banaeigi, hum kab khaeinge, jaane dijiye...!
Akshara : arre bus, abhi do minute me bana ke laee...
Naitik : nahi akshara, main bahut thhaka hoon.. mujhe neend aa rahi ahi!!
Akshara : ( manate hue) naitik please, bilkul time nahi lagega,dekhiyega main... main abhi gaee abhi aaee...( starts walking)
Naitik : mujhe bhook nahi rahi ..please..
( akshara stunned, just then gulabo comes with a glass of milk, both see her and go awkward, )
( Gulabo also awkward, hands the milk to akshara and goes out, akshara looks at naitik, comes to him)
Akshara : naitik... doodh to..pi lijiye..
Naitik : ( lies down, and swaitches off the lamp saying) maine kaha na, mujhe neend aa rahi hai!!
( there is silent anger and irritation on his face...akshara puts the glass, sits near him)
Akshara : (tries to talk again) naitik...please...suniye...( he is quiet) ek baar meri baat suniye...)
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