The Truest Lie

5: Birthday

PC, Dev, Dhwani, Prachi, Ranbir, Zara, Kabeer and Rumi were downstairs handling the decorations

Meanwhile in the kids room

Jay tries to keep Jhanvi busy by telling her a story while Jaya is still clearing her doubts with Lokhande

Jaya: baba aur yeh sab log kon hai aur kahan se aaye?!

Lokhande: main bhi yehi sochraha tha...

Just then Preeta and Karan walk in with Arjun behind them.. while Lokhande and Jaya walk down

Preeta: hiii

PC: Kaise ho tum log

Arjun: bohat ache

Karan: bohat ache

Prachi: finally bhai aap log kidhar rehgaye the?!

Karan: Kya bataun Prachi.... Yeh jo tumhari bhabhi hai na... Ufff itna time laga diya gift lete hue..

Preeta: hawww.. meri bathiji ki 5th birthday hai!! Koi aam baat nahi! Waise bhai hai kahan?

PC: Jhanvi ko busy rakhraha hai upar

Preeta: chalo achaa hai... Adi bhai arahe honge cake leke

Arjun: mujhe kissi ne miss nahi kiya?

Rumi: aww Arjun main hoon na

Ranbir: lo shuru hogaya inka...

Preeta: tujhe kya masla hai?

Ranbir: mujhe Prachi.....

Everybody's eyes turns on him

Ranbir: I mean... Prachi chalo sab se milate hain inhe...

Prachi glares at him

Prachi: bhai yeh Dev hain, Jay bhai ke childhood friend

Preeta: ohhhh Dev!!

Dev: Preeta right?

Preeta: haan

Karan's face turns towards the top of the stairs leaving him still

Karan: woh... Lokhande ji..

Dev: haan mere hone wale sasur... Aur woh Jaya meri mangetar...

Preeta: yeh to...

Dhwani: haan di....

Dhwani signals her to keep quiet

Karan still staring at Lokhande: Aap...

Preeta looks at Karan confusing her

Preeta: tum jaante ho kya inhe?

Karan: haan woh...

Dev: kaise nahi jaanta hoga, baba ek social worker hain... Ghareebon ki rights ke liye larte hain

Jaya: tum to wohi cricketer ho na

Karan: haan Karan... Karan Luthra

Just then Aditya and Zoya enter

Aditya: chalo chalo chalo jaldi main cake le aya

Zoya: Zara!!! Congratulations

Zara: thank you api!!

Aditya: Zara kya bataun tumhe ke tumhari behen ne mera sar khaliya tha jabse usne yeh khabar suni

Zoya: haww Aditya

Aditya: arre Dev! Tu bhi yahan?! Kaise ho?

Dev: mein bilkul theek... Woh kal raat meri gaari kharab hogayi thi to Jay ne aisi lift di ke idhar hi rukna para