Hectic preparations are underway at GM for the fashion show that evening. Maddy is going mad with the models, who are into last-minute trials of clothes and are complaining about this or that.
One of them almost tears off the sleeve of her gown. "Yeh kya hai Maddy….kaisi fitting hai iski….main isse aise nahin pehen sakti!"
Maddy (alarmed):Sweety, calm down….iski alterations abhi ho jayengi…Pari, yahan khade-khade mera muh kyun dekh rahi ho….Ruby mom ko bulao!
Pari rushes off to the stockroom to find Ruby mom. She gives her the message and is about to leave when Jaggy accosts her.
Jaggy (flirtatiously): Hi Pari! Kal shaam ko….dinner achcha laga na?
Pari (simpering) :Haan….dinner bhi achcha laga aur dinner karaane wala bhi…..
Ruby mom rushes back in. "Pari, tum yahan kya kar raho ho! Maddy wahan tumhe bula raha hai…accessories ke liye!
Pari gives a start. "Omigosh….main toh bhool hi gayi….Maddy ne mujhe fauran wapas aane ko kaha tha!" She rushes off without even a second glance at Jaggy.
Maddy glares at Pari when she arrives. "Hell-o, Miss Model Co-ordinator!" he says sarcastically, "agar aapko apne private kaamo se fursat mil gayi ho toh hum yeh show ki preparations kar le?"
Pari: M-Maddy, main toh…bas aa hi rahi thi….yeh accessories ka box lene gayi thi. (passes the box to Maddy).
The models immediately attack the box, taking out its contents. Then they yell together, "What is this?"
Out of the box come, not accessories to go with the outfits, but scraps of material left over from making the clothes!😕
Maddy glares at Pari, who stammers, "Oops….lagta hai jaldi mein…main galti se doosra box le aayi!"
Maddy blows his top. "Galti! Yeah right….yeh ek galti hi toh hai ki tum Gulmohur mein ho…aur usse bhi badi galti yeh hai ki tum mujhe assist kar rahi ho…aur sabse badi galti yeh ki maine kaam ki umeed aise insaan se ki jiski akal uske nail paint ki tarah chip off ho chuki hai!"😆
Pari gazes in horror at her nails. "Chipped? Par maine toh kal hi naya coat lagaya tha…!"
Maddy: Pari, isse pehle ki ki main kuch aisa kar baithoon jise main arrest ho jaun aur yeh show yahin ruk jaye….just shoooooooooooo!"
Pari: Lekin Maddy, main….
Maddy: Pari…..shoooooooo!
Pari bursts into tears and storms out. She bumps into Nandu.
Nandu (alarmed): Kya hua Pari, tum ro kyun rahi ho?
Pari (sniveling): Jaane do..tumhe isse kya!
Nandu: Pari, mujhe batao toh sahi, kya hua hai!
Pari: Yahan Gumohur mein meri koi kadr hi nahin hai……kitna bhi kaam karo, Maddy ko problem hi problem hai…aur woh snooty models toh mujhe aise treat karti hain jaise main unki servant hun! Yeh dekho….kaam karte-katre meri nail polish bhi chip off ho gayi!
Nandu: Pari, iss waqt sab tense hai, issliye…..par yeh show ho jaane do….sab theek ho jayega…
Pari: Nahin Nandu, kuch theek nahin hoga….(dramatically) aakhir mera yahan hai hi kaun!
Nandu (melting completely) :Aisa mat kaho, Pari…main hoon na! Dekho, aaj show ke baad main…..main tumhe dinner pe leke jaunga!
Pari: Sach Nandu! Promise?
Nandu nods earnestly. Pari gives him a loving look and kisses him on the cheek. She slips away, giggling, while Nandu moves on in a daze, caressing his cheek.
Beauty, who had been coming after Nandu, has seen all this! Her face falls. Raj, who is passing by, sees it too. He grows thoughtful.
Armaan and Raj are busy in preparations too. Armaan is jittery and Raj reassures him that everything will go just fine.
Raj peeps into Nandu's office to have a word with him. Nandu is not there but Beauty is, busy in some work, with a glum look on her face. Raj goes to her and speaks kindly, "Sab theek hai, Beauty?"
Beauty : (primly) Yes sir….sab theek hai…
Raj (watching her face): Good…par lagta hai ki tum thodi thak gayi ho….main tumhara mood theek karne ke liye kuch kar sakta hun?
Beauty stares at him in puzzlement.
Raj : Aaj, fashion show ke baad…mere saath dinner karne chalogi?
Beauty looks nervously at him.
Raj: Don't worry…main Jassi aur Armaan ko bhi kahuga, saath chalne ke liye….ab theek hai?
Beauty nodes mutely. She remembers Pari kissing Nandu and thinks, "Pari, tumhe kya lagta hai, sirf tum hi dinner pe ja sakti ho?"
The show is about to start. The models are ready. The Walias arrive, followed by Jassi and Vedika. Jassi looks stunning in a blue-and-red sari with a halter neck blouse.😳 Her hair is straight, thankfully….no kinky curls!😛 She asks Raj where Armaan is. He tells her that Armu is in his office; Jassi goes there to find him.
Raj stares after her and smiles sadly to himself.
Jassi enters the cabin. Armaan is going through some papers. He looks up when she enters, but does not smile.
Jassi (going up to him and smiling radiantly): Armaan, sab preparations bahut achchi hai...
Armaan looks at her with narrowed eyes. "Jassi, yeh tumne theek nahin kiya!"
Jassi gasps. "Maine….maine kya kiya Armaan!"
Thrusting his face close to hers, he hisses, "Jassi, tum Gulmohur ki Chairperson ho…phir bhi….tum Gulmohur ke hi fashion show ko sabotage karna chahti ho!"
Jassi is shocked. "Armaan…yeh tum kya keh rahe ho!"
Armaan persists. "Main bilkul sach keh raha hun Jassi!"
Jassi stares at him in horror.
Tomorrow: Nandu sees Raj taking Beauty out for dinner.😉
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