Purvi (shock, angry): Tumm?
Rajat (shock): Tumm?
Purvi (attitude): yeh meri best friend ka ghar hai…aur iss party me main invited hoon..
Rajat: waise invited toh main bhi hoon…but..ab main chalta hoon..
Purvi is shocked at his attitude and cold behavior. Rajat gets up and leaves..he stops…ACP Pradyuman is at the door entering inside the house.
ACP: Rajat…kahan jaa rahe ho? Party toh abhi shuru huyi hai..
Rajat: nahi sir…main..woh..kaam
ACP: kal kar lena….urgent toh nahi hai..aaoo..andar chaloo..aao…he takes him inside. Rajat doesn't refuse his boss..
Abhijit: arre sir..aap aa gaye…welcome..welcome…
ACP: haan..aur dekho main kya gift laaya hoon tumhare liye…he presents Rajat ahead..
Abhijit (smile): Thanks Rajat..acha lag raha hai tumhe yahan dekh ke…aaooo…tum kya loge? Juice? Coffee?
Rajat (taking his cigarette): No thanks…waise…if you don't mind..main ek cigarette peena chahta hoon..soo…he raises his eyebrow…Abhijit shows him the balcony.
Abhijit and ACP watch as he goes to the balcony and shuts the door to smoke. He is all alone again!
Abhijit (sad): hum sab ke saath hai…phir bhi akela hai..
ACP (holding his shoulder): kam se kam…saath me toh hai…he smiles. Abhijit nods his head.
Purvi has organized the party games and everyone is enjoying it. Sachin and Nikhil force Rajat to take part. He doesn't take part but at the insistence of ACP, stays in the same room.
Pankaj (after losing a game): Dhatt tere ki…kismat hi kharab hai…pata nahi 'ache din' kab aayenge mere…
Purvi: apna haath dikhaao toh..
Pankaj (excited): Tumhe haath dekhna aata hai?
Purvi: shhhhhh…mujhe concentrate karne do..she holds his hand and goes through the lines..
Purvi (concentrating): tumhare zindagi me ek ladki aane waali hai…bahut jald..
Pankaj (excited): acha…kaun? Kaun aane waali hai? Kaisi dikhti hai?
Purvi: ab yeh toh tumhe dhoondna hai…woh kahin tumhara intezaar kar rahi hai…shayad kisi club me..yaa bar me…tum jaate ho club ya bar?
Pankaj nods his head as No.
Purvi: toh tumhe aaj se jaana chahiye…live your life yaar..thoda pii lo…thoda dance karo..masti karo…kya yeh har waqt case, bandook ke peeche pade ho..
Pankaj: main yeh sab karna chahta hoon..magar saali dutyyy…
ACP (sharply): pankajjjj…duty ko leke mazaak nahi…he looks stern. Everyone becomes quiet.
Purvi senses that the atmosphere is tensed! She immediately goes to the ACP..
Purvi: sir..aapka haath ek baar dikhaayiye..
ACP looks at her strangely but gives his hand on her insistence. She reads his palm and states..
Purvi: sir..aapka haath toh bahut solid hai..ekdum authority waala..isliye aapko yeh job suit karta hai…you are a born leader..she says with awe.
ACP (smile): really…aur..aur kya likha hai?
Everyone sighs a relief. ACP looks calm and interested now. Like this she reads everyone's palm.
Tarika: tu baaz nahi aayegi naa…kya patti padhaa rahi hai sabko
Purvi: madame astrology is pseudo science..but still its science..
Tarika: main nahi maanti yeh sab baaton ko..
Purvi (looking at her face): meri hasthvidya yeh kehti hai ki Dr Tarika yeh jaanna chahti hai..ki unke aur Abhijit jeeju ke kitne bache honge? Am I right?
Tarika (blush, ignoring): Kuch bhi…aisa kuch nahi hai…mujhe kitchen me kaam hai..she walks ahead..
Purvi (watching her go ,saying loudly): madame…aapko interest hai..toh aap mujhe palat ke dekhengi..palattt….Tarika smiles….palaatt meri jaaan….Purvi laughs..
Tarika turns and comes to her. She makes sure no one is watching them.
Tarika (excited, whisper): tu bataa sakti…kitne bache hai? She giggles…
Purvi (checking her hand): hmmm…..agle kuch saalon me 5 hai..aur phir…she checks her fingers…
Tarika (shock, whisper): 5 bacheee? She pulls her hand back..
Purvi: arre..dekhne de naa…5 ke baad break hai shayad 2 saalon ka..aur phir..ummm..
Tarika (hits her, angry): Bakwaas kar rahi hai…mere saath khel rahi hai…she pulls her ears..
Purvi (laughing): owwww…arre yaar…I am sorry..magar sach me tere aur jeeju ke 2 bache hai…I swear..
Tarika (happy): Sach..2 bache…maine bhi yahi socha hai..she blushes…ek ladka aur ek ladki…acha yeh bata…yeh kahan dekhte hai haath me?
Purvi matches her hand with Tarika's. She explains some points to her..
Purvi (tracing finger on tarika's life line): aur yeh hai teri life line..bahut strong hai..bahut saal jeene waali hai tu…pata nahi duniya pe aur kitna zulm dhaane waali hai tu…teri hukumat saalon saal chalti rahegi…they both laugh..suddenly Tarika spots something..
Tarika: Purviiii…yeh teri life line..choti hai…aisa kyun?
Purvi: kyunki main jaldi marne waali hoon…tere atyaachar ke wajah se..
Tarika (serious): Purviii…bataa naa..
Purvi (smile): meri life line short hai….lekin kyun hai yeh pata nahi…aur yeh life kab tak hai…yeh bhi pata nahi..yeh dekh meri love line….kitni strong hai naa…
Tarika: haan..hai toh…hey yeh teri life line me judd rahi hai..iska kya matlab hai?
Purvi: iska matlab yeh hai…ki mera pyaar meri zindagi badhayega..
Tarika: matlab?
Purvi: matlab agar meri life me koi aisa aajaaye jo mujhe bahut pyaar kare…mere liye jeeye..toh meri umar apne aap badh jaayegi..
Tarika: koi hai kya? Tere life me? Bataa naa..
Purvi: tarikaa…mere haath ki lakeer dekh rahi ho…agar aise hi lakeer kisi ladke ke haath me hogi..toh wohi mera pyaar hoga…aur aisa koi mil paana bahut mushkil hai..
Tarika: iska matlab tune koshish ki hai bahut…
Purvi (naughty smile): Haan…ab tumhare party me hi dekhlooo..sab ke haath dekh liye…magar koi matching nahi mila…lekin iss bahaane sab ko choone ka chance zaroor milaa…why should only boys have the fun!she laughs..Tarika hits her..and they go to the kitchen..
Dinner
Pankaj: wahhh….kya khaana hai…amaziinggg..he stuffs his mouth with food..
Shreya: haan yaar Tarika..sach me..aur pata hai yeh dessert..yeh toh ekdum tasty hai…kya naam hai iska?
Tarika: Thank you yaar…yeh dessert toh Purvi ne banaya hai…toh iska naam bhi ussi se pooch loo..
Purvi: yeh hai Strawberry crème roulee…
Pankkaj: don't mind..main thoda aur loonga..
Everyone is eating and enjoying.
Tarika (eating dessert):ummmmmm…sach me bahut tasty hai yaar…kuch bachi hai kya? She checks the bowl..
Tarika: arre..yeh toh khatam hone ko hai…she empties it in a bowl.
Balcony
ACP: Rajat….he calls softly. Rajat extinguishes his cigarette and turns.
ACP: Tumne khaana khaaya?
Rajat: ji sir..
Abhijit: kya khaaya? Mushkil se ek chapatti khaayi hai…yeh bhi koi khaana hota hai…arre..itne saare dishes hai..kuch toh le lete…sab bahut tasty hai..
Rajat (dry smile): Meri zindagi me ab koi taste nahi raha sir…
Abhijit (not paying attention): aaj se aise baaten karna bandh…yeh loo…mooh kholo…tumne kuch khaaya nahi..kam se kam yeh dessert toh khaa loo..moooh kholooo…
He forces Rajat and he opens his mouth a little. Abhijit and ACP smile. He places the bowl in his hand. Rajat takes two-three spoonfuls of the dessert.
Kitchen
Abhijit (coming in, excited): tarikaaa…kamaaal ho gaya yaar…
Tarika: kya hua? itne excited kyun ho?
Abhijit: rajat ne poora dessert khaa liya..usse bahut pasand aayi woh…ek aur bowl hai kya?
Tarika: ek aur bowl…she looks at the last bowl…yeh looo…yeh last hai…
Abhijit: sahi kaha hai…daaane daane pe likha hai khaanewaale ka naam…
Purvi comes inside.
Purvi: Tarika…who yahan dessert bowl thi naa…kahan rakhi?
Tarika: woh…who toh abhijit le gaye..
Purvi (shock): arre..woh mera jhootha tha…
Tarika: ohhh…who toh Rajat ke liye le gaye..kaha ki unhe bahut pasand aaya dessert…
Purvi (muttering): Uss Kadve karele ko meetha pasand hai…ullu kahinka…
She walks out of the kitchen.
Tarika: kahan jaa rahi ho?
Purvi: arre..woh mera jhootha khaaye…yeh mujhe pasand nahi…toh main dessert waapas lene jaa rahi hoon…
Tarika runs behind Purvi to stop her. Tarika sees something in front of her and is surprised.
Tarika: ruk jaoo Purvi..
Purvi: Kyun magar?
Tarika (pointing at Rajat): who dekhooo…Purvi looks towards the balcony.
Rajat is chatting with ACP, Abhijit, Daya and Nikhil. He is smiling a bit and eating the dessert in hand.
Tarika (smile): 5 saal baad..pehli baar Rajat ko aisa dekh rahi hoon..life me kuch toh enjoy kar raha hai woh..
Purvi looks towards him. He smiles again at Abhijit. Automatically Purvi smiles too.
Purvi: not bad…iss karele hi hassi badi pyaari hai…she tilts her head to one side and observes him from that angle.
Tarika(puzzled): aise kya dekh rahi hai?
Purvi: nahi main dekh rahi hoon…iss angle se thoda handsome bhi dikhta hai…tum bhi try karo…Tarika tilts her head too just like Purvi…Purvi looks at her and bursts out laughing!
Tarika (hitting her): Badmaaashhhh..
Kitchen
Rajat comes to keep the bowl back. Tarika is keeping all the dirty dishes in the sink and Purvi is seated on the counter swinging her legs.
Rajat (clearing throat): Thank you Tarika…it was a nice party.
Tarika (smile): hame bahut acha tum aaye Rajat…please do come again…
Rajat (handing the bowl of sweet): Here is your bowl…waise…dessert bahut tasty tha…I enjoyed it..he gives a rare smile.
Tarika: thank you…waise yeh dessert Purvi ne banaya…
Rajat (dryly): good…
Purvi: sirf good? Compliment bhi karna nahi aata kya? Koi faayda nahi hua Tarika…2 bowl meetha khaakar bhi meetha bolna nahi aaya.. she looks away..
Rajat: whatever! He shrugs his shoulder and ignores her..he hands the bowl to Tarika..she spots something and is shocked!
Rajat leaves without saying anything.
Purvi (getting down): Kadve karele ko chaashni (sugar syrup) me bhi dubaoo toh bhi kadvaa hi rahega..
Tarika (stunned): Purvi…tumne Rajat ka haath dekhaa?
Purvi (shocked): what? Kya bakwaas kar rahi ho Tarika…usse choone ka koi iraada nahi hai mera..she shivers..
Tarika : nahi..tum maanogi nahi…magar uske haath me bhi waise hi lines hai..jaise ki tumhari….woh Life line + love line…
Purvi (disbelief): What? Aisa kaise ho sakta hai….main aur woh? Kahan main sweet as strawberry..she strikes a pose…aur woh …karelaaa..wait wait…she makes a face..Kadvaa karela…yeh dish kabhi nahi ban sakti…no…Never…she declares and goes out of the room..
Tarika (excited): Kya yeh sachme ho sakta hai? She looks at both of them…and smiles…
Everyone leaves the party. Tarika is checking her wedding album. She comes across a picture – that of Rajat and Purvi…
Of the various poses..there was one picture where both are smiling. Tarika fondles that picture and smiles.
Abhijit: Kya baat hai tarikaji…aaj bhi wedding album dekhke muskuraa rahi hai…
Tarika: aaj tak kabhi yeh baat dekhi nahi..she shows the picture of Rajat and Purvi.
Abhijit (puzzled): isme kya baat hai?
Tarika: isme hi toh baat hai….tumhe nahi lagta…yeh ek doosre ke liye bane hai…inki Jodi bahut sundar hai..
Abhijit (disbelief): yeh aap kya keh rahi hai…Rajat kisi aur ladki ke saath…abhi tak apne past me jee raha hai who…arre jeena toh chodd hi diya hai usne..
Tarika: pata nahi…mera dil keh raha hai..kuch connection hai…
Her phone rings. She picks it up and within a minute her face pales..she starts breathing heavily..
Abhijit (panic): Tarikaa..sab ..sab theekh hai naa..kiska phone hai?
Tarika (tears, panic): ABhijittttt….Purviiiiii…Purviiii..
Abhijit: Purvi kyaa? Kya hua Purvi ko?
Tarika rushes out and Abhijit runs behind her. Abhijit watches with worry as Tarika is fidgeting as they reach the hospital. She runs straight to the ward.
Tarika (panting): Pur…Ms Purviii…abhi abhi admit kiya hai..
Man voice: Dr Tarikaa…
Tarika (to the man): aap Dr Sabnis hai..I ..I am Tarika…how's Purvi…kahan hai who?
The doctor takes Tarika to the ward. She is in tears to see her best friend lying on the bed, breathing heavily.
Dr Sabnis: iss baar toh bach gayi..magar next time…I cannot say..
Tarika (shock): lekin…abhi thodi der pahle…party me thi…she was fine..
Dr Sabnis: yeh bimari hai hi aisi…kab stroke aa jaye bata nahi sakte..waise kal inka blood transfusion karna hai…excuse me..
Abhijit (confused): Tarikaaa…yeh sab kya hai? Mujhe kuch bataooo..yeh Purvi ko kya hua hai? Tarikaa…boliye naaaa…
Tarika (crying, hugging Abhijit): abhiiii…Purvi….Purvi is dyingggg…
What has happened to Purvi? How will she have a love story with Rajat?
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