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So this is how I want the track to go down...
Woh jo mila hai jab se uski sauhbat ho gayi
Ik zara masoom se ke dil ki aafat ho gayi
Sun le zara, sun le zara
Dil ne kaha, itna bas mujhe bataa hai
I am in love, I am in love
Vibha is somewhat happy and relieved that she will be going home for the weekend, not that its her birthday, but simply as she will be able to get away from Warrior High, get away from all those crazy thoughts she's been having about Parth. She will also get a chance to be away from him so that she cannot hurt him anymore, she obviously cannot be rude to him or feel the need to be harsh with him if she doesn't see him, and being away from school offers the right solution to all her worries. She wants to stop thinking about him, but the more she tries, the more she ends up reminiscing past moments with him, so short yet memorable, so many words unspoken yet implied and understood...
Parth on the other hand is impatiently trying to think of a way of getting permission to leave. Perhaps he could run away, but after the first foiled attempt, he cannot risk being in the same soup once again, not this time, not when he has promised Dadi that he will be there, and more so than the promise, he himself wants to be a part of Vibha's special day! He cannot repeat the same mistake, so he thinks again and again. He can call Dadi and ask her to call Warrior High and request permission for him to leave, but he doesn't have her number. He can call his Mom and ask her, but how does he go about explaining the real reason behind him leaving school for the weekend when he himself doesn't know how to explain his closeness with Vibha? He thinks the only person who can help and possibly understand his situation is Anwesha Maam.
He knocks on her door and walks in, and after a brief greeting, asks her permission to leave for the weekend. He goes on to explain that he wants to surprise his Mother for her birthday and Anwesha is happy to hear that. She explains to him that normally they wouldn't allow students to leave without parental permission, but because she has met his Father and knows he will not make life easier for him, she says she will grant him leave, on the basis of him having had a tough few days in the school of late. She says she is trusting him to return back to Warrior High before Sunday ends and to not break her trust. Parth is happy and thankful and assures her that he will be back before Sunday night. He thanks her for her trust in him, and says he won't let her down like previous times. She tells him that he is the best performing student in the school and she believes he has high potential, and if he puts his mind to constructive use, then he can achieve great success one day, and Warrior High is a stepping stone for that success! So he should make all the moments count, and be good!
Parth is elated, and all he can think of going to Vibha's house and being with her on her birthday. A fleeting thought makes him wonder why she didn't tell herself that her birthday was coming up, but after everything that has happened between them, her not even wanting to talk to him, he feels the bridge needs to be mended, and that too fast! He thinks Dadi will help him make her rationalize things and tell her to not be angry for too long. He starts to build hopes, with a smile on his face, and hopes they don't come crashing down. She on the other hand, is sad that she will not see Parth on her birthday, but in her mind, perhaps it is for the best, so that she can try to forget all the moments with him and more importantly forget what she feels for him.
Weekend is finally here. Its early morning on Saturday and Vibha prepares her bag to leave. She is happy when she thinks of seeing Dadi and she leaves. Parth watches her go and feels sad that she didn't say anything, but he is happy knowing that he will be there with her the next day. He cannot wait for Sunday to come. Soon there is a call for him and the peon comes to get him as he is about to get lost in his dreamland surrounding Vibha's birthday celebrations. He enters the staff room and answers the call, its Vibha's Dadi, she gives him the address and he tells her that he just saw Vibha leaving for home. She says to come Sunday when she will send Vibha out, and then they can arrange a small surprise for her. He agrees and smiles.
Parth is excited, and he tells Utkarsh he is going home for the weekend, and Utkarsh also thinks it will be good for Parth to spend some time at home after all that he has gone through. He wishes he had a home to go to just like Parth, but wishes him well and bids him goodbye. Parth goes home and surprises his Mom. Luckily for him, his Father is at his shop, so he tells his Mom he has to go to a surprise birthday for someone from school. His Mom gets confused and asks how everyone was allowed to go home, he asks her not to worry and says he only has until tomorrow to be home. So he will go get a birthday present and then spend all day with her. She gives him money and he leaves.
He walks into a book shop and looks for a book that he thinks Vibha will like reading. He stumbles upon 'A Night on the Orient Express'... As he reads on the cover of the book 'The Orient Express... Luxury... Mystery... Romance...', he imagines it suits Vibha perfectly... From the life she described she used to have, for the romance she seeked... And how her feelings were so mysterious as he couldn't figure them out. He continues to read the back cover, that describes the train journey to contain an unexpected proposal amongst other things, and revelations, confessions unfolding against the most romantic settings of the scenic train journey... He decides to buy it and picks up a nice bouquet of red roses upon the advice of the florist on the way home. He spends all day with his Mom, and tries to not get in the way of his Father, so as to not ruin his mood for the next day. He tries to sleep, but is excited for Vibha's birthday and keeps tossing and turning in his bed. He wakes up early, looking visibly tired. He gets ready, puts on a navy shirt, greet his Mom, grabs the things he needs and leaves.
On his way to Vibha's home, he realizes he didn't buy a cake for the surprise, so he decides to stop by in a cake shop and gets ever so confused on which flavour to buy. He then thinks to go with his personal favourite, mocha cake with caramelized hazelnuts.
He soon reaches Vibha's house, and nervously rings the doorbell. Dadi opens the door and is happy to see Parth. He touches her feet and she welcomes him in. She says she has sent Vibha to temple to seek blessings and she has prepared all her favourite dishes for lunch. He asks what else he can help with and Dadi shows her some decorations that she wants put up in the house, very simple and very understated. Parth happily helps her place some streamers and some birthday logos. Dadi tells him that she doesn't know how youngsters celebrate birthdays at home anymore, but this is how they used to do it when Vibha was a little child, and invite all the friends in their big house, which was decorated with balloons galore, and sparkles and confetti, and the works! Parth gives a faint smile and gets on with the decorations. He gives Dadi the cake and she takes him to show what she got for Vibha. She shows him a nice dress...
Parth - Dress... Aur Vibha Maam... Par maine toh kabhi bhi unhe...
Dadi - Ha Parth, hamari Vibha teacher banne se pehle yehi kapdo main ghuma karti thi. Yeh salwar kameez toh woh sirf dance ke waqt pehenti thi. Maine usse kitna kaha ke yeh sab kapde bhi le jaye, lekin usne meri nahi suni. Kya aaj kal ke teachers dresses nahi pehente?
Parth - Pata nahi...
Dadi - Chal, mujhe yeh bata ki tujhe yeh dress kaisi lagi? Kya tujhe lagta hai teri Vibha Maam ko yeh pasand ayegi...
Parth - Ji...
Dadi - Sach bol raha hai, yeh phir aise hi mera dil rakhne ke liye...
Parth - Nahi Dadi, Vibha maam is dress main bahut sundar lagengi... Mera matlab hai... Woh...
Dadi - Ha ha, mujhe sab pata hai... Chal ab main tujhe Vibha ke Papa se milati hu...
Parth - Ji...
Dadi takes her to meet Vibha's Dad and he gets sad seeing how much Vibha has to do for the family. He feels proud of Vibha to have given up her own dreams to look after her family. It is soon lunch time, and Vibha is about to get back home. Dadi tells Parth to hide in the living room with the cake and the decorations, and as Vibha comes in, she opens the door and Dadi hugs her. She blesses her and gives her the gift.
Vibha - Dadi, yeh kya hai?
Dadi - Khud hi khol kar dekh le...
Vibha - Dadi, apne kyu takleef ki?
Dadi - Chal, baatein karna band kar... Aur pehen kar dikha!
Vibha - Dadi!! Yeh dress bahut hi sundar hai... Abhi pehen kar aati hu!
Vibha rushes upstairs to get changed, and as she puts on her dress, she looks into the mirror and smiles. She has been thinking of Parth all morning. She imagines him standing right behind her, smiling, looking at the mirror. She turns around and he walks closer to her, and runs his fingers through her hair. And as he comes closer to her face, she closes her eyes, and as she opens them slowly, she finds he isn't there. She realizes she's been dreaming again. She wishes she could meet Parth somewhere outside of school, where she didn't have to be his teacher and he didn't have to be her student. They could be like two normal people meeting and having fun!
She tells herself to come back to senses and runs down to show Dadi the dress that she so lovingly gave to her. She goes into the kitchen.
Vibha - Dadi!
Dadi - Are wah, mera bachcha toh bahut hi sundar lag raha hai! Jeete reh mere bachche!
Vibha - Thank you Dadi, mujhe yeh dress bahut pasand aayi.
Dadi - Chal, ab bahar ja, main yeh khana garam karke lati hu...
Vibha - Nahi Dadi, main apki help kar deti hu...
Dadi - Nahi, tu ja, aaj tu help nahi karegi, ja.
Vibha - Okay Dadi.
Vibha walks towards the living room and as she enters, Parth is blown away by how stunning she looks. He keeps staring at her, and gets lost in her thoughts.
Song plays in background...
Suno na sangemarmar ki yeh minare
Kuch bhi nahi hai aage tumhare
Aaj se dil pe mere raj tumhara
Taj tumhara
Bin tere madham madham
Bhi chal rahi thi dhadkan
Jab se mile tum hume
Aachal se tere bandhe
Dil ud raha hai
Vibha sees the decorations and candles. And then she's a cake on the table decorated with red roses, and standing right next to the flowers is... Parth! She has an instant smile on her face as she sees him, she walks towards him, and thinks she's imagining him again. She stands close to him, and closes her eyes and opens them slowly thinking Parth's image will disappear like every other time its happened today. But she still sees him there as she opens her eyes so she slowly lifts her hand and places it on his cheek, thinking again that he will disappear into thin air, but her hand lands on his cheek and she can feel the touch of his face. He snaps out of his dream and cannot believe that she's so close to her, he looks at her with a smile on his face. He is about to raise his hand and caress her hair, but she quickly takes her hand away. And his hand freezes half way and then he slowly puts it down.
Vibha - Parth! (she is happy, she is shy, she is confused, she is surprised...)
Parth - Happy Birthday!
He gives her the book.
Parth - Yeh aapke liye!
Vibha - Parth, lekin tum, tum yaha, kaise? Mera matlab hai tumhe...
Parth - Mujhe yaha dekhkar aapko bura to nahi laga?
Vibha - Nahi... Mujhe to bahut khushi huyi... (she suddenly stops herself and fights with her inner self again to not lead him on! She thinks she must stop this madness...) Parth! Tum school se bhag kar aaye ho na? Aur tumhe kisne bataya ki mera birthday hai? Main abhi school ko inform karti hu ki...
Parth - Meri baat to suniye...
Vibha - Nahi Parth, main kuch bhi nahi sunna chahti. School se ane ki permission aise kisi ko nahi milti... Toh phir... Aur yeh rakho apna gift apne paas, mujhe nahi chahiye.
Just then Dadi enters...
Dadi - Arey Vibha beta, yeh kya tareeqa hua? Is bechare koh thank you bolne ke jagah tum isi ko daat rahi ho? Woh school se permission lekar aaya hai, aur maine use surprise dene ke liye bulaya tha. Mujhe laga tha ki tum apne doston ko yaha dekh kar khush ho jaogi.
Vibha - I'm sorry Dadi...
Dadi - Sorry mujhe nahi, Parth ko bol, dekh kaise waha khada hai muh latka ke...
Vibha goes towards Parth...
Vibha - I'm sorry Parth (doesn't have the courage to face him after she gave him an earful, while all this time he was just trying to make her happy)
Parth - Its okay (he is still hurt that nothing he's done so far has restored her faith in him)
Dadi - Chalo bachcho, ab ruthna manana ho gaya ho to cake kate? Main teri Maa ko bula ke lati hu...
Vibha's Mom comes down and Vibha blows the candles and cuts the cake. She feeds Dadi and her Mom, and then she brings a piece towards Parth and lifts it towards his mouth. He smiles faintly seeing this and opens his mouth to have a bite, and then takes the remaining piece from her hand. And as his hands touch hers, she looks at him, with only love for him in her eyes...
Song plays in background...
Ho aaj kal tanha main kahan hoon, saath chalta koi
Uski hame aadat hone ki aadat ho gayiWoh jo mila hai jab se uski sauhbat ho gayi
Ik zara masoom se ke dil ki aafat ho gayi
Sun le zara, sun le zara
Dil ne kaha, itna bas mujhe bataa hai
I am in love, I am in love
Tu hi bataa jaane kya mujhe hua hai
He tries to feed her but she is lost in his eyes and he gently taps her on her shoulder and smiles. She realizes she is day dreaming about him yet again and quickly eats the cake and goes towards Dadi. They all sit down and eat the food, and both Parth and Vibha steal glimpses of one another and Dadi notices this. She prays that Vibha finds happiness with Parth, as he is a really good kid, and he will make Vibha very happy. After lunch, Dadi sits with Parth and Vibha and tells them stories on how she met Vibha's Dadaji, and how they got married and all the fun incidents from the past times. They all laugh and chat and then Dadi gets tired so she tells Vibha she will rest for a bit and they can go to the terrace and chat some more. Vibha agrees and takes Parth to the terrace. She shows him the swing that she loves sitting on, and reading books on. He quietly hands her the book he got again, and she takes it apologizing again...
Vibha - I'm sorry once again Parth, pata nahi maine tumhe kya kuch keh diya, tumhe bolne tak ka mauka nahi diya. Tum meri khushi ke liye yeh sab kar rahe the, aur maine tumhe itna bura sab kuch keh dala. Lekin tum bhi chup chap sunte rahe, kuch toh bolna chahiye tha? Waise to tumhe bahut jaldi gussa aa jata hai... Phir aaj kya hua?
Parth - (smiles) Aap kitne questions puchti hai?
Vibha - Ha, tumhi se seekha hai maine...
Parth - Really?
Vibha - Hmm...
She opens the gift wrap and reads the title of the book, and she loves it instantly.
Vibha - Wow! Main yeh book padhne ke liye wait hi kar rahi thi...
Parth - Really?
Vibha - Tumhe kaise pata chala?
Parth - Mujhe nahi pata tha, award winning section main dekha, and I liked the story... Mujhe laga aapko bahut pasand ayegi
Vibha - Tumne bilkul theek socha... Hamari pasand kitni milti hai, hai na?
She looks at him and then realizes she's getting soft again. But she doesn't want to be harsh with him today, not when he's gone through all this trouble to make her day special for her, not when she herself wants to enjoy his company and be with him.
Vibha - Thanks once again Parth! For making my day so special.
Parth - You're welcome!
Vibha - Pata nahi tum nahi hote to...
Parth - I'll always be there with you!
She looks at him and they both smile!
(Hope you liked it, it got super long, but I tried to keep it as realistic in terms of the serial track, before today)!!
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