Love Amidst Files and Folders

Chapter-2

Amaira's engagement, 6:50pm

(Guests have started to arrive, Amaira is in her room, ready and waiting for her friend to get ready)

Amaira: Tu ab tak ready nahi hui?

Ruhani: Aree bas makeup rehta hai mera.

Amaira: Ab tak kya kar rahi thi?

Ruhani: Uncle aunty ki help kar rahi thi, thoda kaam bacha tha.

Amaira: Aree thanks yaar.

Ruhani: Chup kar tu meri childhood bestie hai aur uncle aunty bhi mummy papa ki tarah hai mere, farz hai mera.

Amaira:  Love you yaar.

Ruhani: Love you toooooooo.

(Amaira's mother enters.)

Namika: Aree wah meri dono betiya kitni sundar lag rahi hai, nazar na lage kisi ko.

(Hugs both of them)

Amaira: Aap bhi bohot ache lag rahe ho mumma.

Ruhani: Yes aunty, Amaira ki behen lag rahi ho.

Namika: Chup karo dono aaye bade, acha Amu tere papa ne apne college friend ko bhi invite kiya hai.

Amaira: Oooh theek hai mumma. Vihaan aur uski family aa gaye?

Namika: Aane hi waale honge, jab woh aa jaayenge tab Ruhani isse leke aa jaayio.

Ruhani: Ji aunty.

(Namika goes downstairs and greets the guests. The Sharma family arrives.)

Shrey: Aree Abhishek tum, college ki adat gayi nahi har jagah time se aane ki.

Abhishek: Kya yaar you know I don't like being late na.

Shrey: Yes Mr. Punctual.

Abhishek: Chup kar tu.

Shrey: Tu yeh chhod meet my wife Namika and this is my son Keshav.

Abhishek: This is my wife Nitya and daughter Suhana.

(Both mummies meet and the children also say hi.)

Nitya: Must say wonderful arrangements bhaisaab.

Shrey: Thank you bhabhi ji but saara credit goes to my better half.

Abhishek: Aww tu aaj bhi utna bada flirt hai.

Namika: Aaj bhi matlab? Aap merese pehle bhi ladkiyo se flirt karte the?

Abhishek: Aree bhabhi ji yeh toh ek number ka ladkibaaz tha college main.

Namika: Tum aana mere pass Shrey batati hoon tumhe.

Shrey: Aree, teri pol kholu pagal?

Nitya: Yes bhaisaab obviously batao na.

Suhana: Yes uncle papa ke baare main batao na.

Abhishek: Chup karo dono.

Shrey: Waise tera beta bhi haina ek?

Abhishek: Haan Ayaan.

Shrey: Haan woh kaha pe hai?

Abhishek: Woh aa raha hoga office main hai, kaam se kabhi chutti hi nahi leta, extreme workaholic hai woh.

Shrey: Yeh bache bhi na aaj kal ke, I tell you.

Nitya: Iss baat pe toh I agree, he works tooo much, kitna bhi samjha lo sunta hi nahi.

Namika: Yeh Amaira bhi aisi hi hai, bas yeh Keshav aisa na bane.

Keshav: Mumma main kaha se aa gaya iss convo main.

Namika: Chup kar, acha aap log chaliye na snacks li jiye.

Nitya: Haan ji.

(All elders go.)

Suhana: Hey Keshav.

Keshav: Hey.

Suhana: Tumhari studies ho gayi puri?

Keshav: Haan ab papa ke saath office jaungi, di toh jaati nahi.

Suhana: Oooh kyu?

Keshav: Unhe khudse karna tha kuch isiliye.

Suhana: That is nice.

Keshav: Yeah tum batao tumhari studies ho gayi?

Suhana: Aree nahi last year hai mera, IIM-Ahmedabad se MBA kar rahi.

Keshav: Aree wahh sahi hai.

Suhana: Thank you.

Namika: Suhana idhar aayio.

Suhana: Baad main milte.

Keshav: Haan ji.

(Suhana goes to her mother and Keshav goes to his parents.)

Vihaan's family arrives.

Vivaan: Namaste mummy ji.

Namika: Aree Vivaan, namaste beta.

(He touches their feet.)

Nisha: Namaste Namika, namaste bhaisaab.

Namika: Namaste Nisha, namaste bhaisaab.

Sunny: Namaste bhabhi ji, namaste Shrey.

Shrey: Namaste Sunny, namaste bhabhi ji.

Namika: Aap sabka hi intezaar tha, aayie na.

Nisha: Yeh gift rakhdo Ram.

(Gives gifts and shagun ka saman and everyone comes inside.)

Nisha: Humari Amaira ko bulayie.

Namika: Ji bulaake laati hoon. Chalo Shrey.

(Both go to Amaira's room.)

Shrey: Amu beta, Vivaan aur uski family aa gayi.

Amaira: Aa gaye woh log? Main sahi toh lag rahi hoon na.

Shrey: Ek dum chaand si sundar lag rahi hai meri beti.

Amaira: Thank you papa.

Namika: Nazar na lage meri beti ko.

(Wards off evil eye.)

Ruhani: Chale ab? Nahi toh sabko lagega Amu bhaag gayi.

Namika: Kya Ruhani, chup kar, chalo sab.

(All four of them go downstairs.)

Nisha: Kitni sundar lag rahi hai beta.

Amaira: Thank you mummy.

Vivaan: Hayeee.

Amaira: (blushes)

Keshav: Aww blushing blushing di.

Amaira: Chup kar tu.

Keshav: Neverrrr.

Amaira: Acha ji.

(Both start running around. Ayaan enters. Both collide and Amaira is about to fall but Ayaan saves her. Both are looking into each others eyes.)

Vivaan: Tum theek ho na?

(Breaks their eye contact.)

Amaira: Haan theek hoon, thank you bachane ke liye(To Ayaan).

Ayaan: No problem.

END OF CHAPTER-2