Scene starts in a beautifully decorated room.
Candle light lightened up the room under its soft glow. A boy sat without any words inside the room....his heart pacing faster than a racing car and his cheeks were slowly turning pink. He was revealed to be Neil.
Neil(in mind)(fidgeting his fingers): Yuvika jii ko kamre ka decoration pasand aayega na? I hope so. Aaj humari shaadi ke baad pehli baar aapas mein baat hogi. Kahi kuch ulta seedha nikal gaya mere muh se toh? Main Yuvika jii ko naraaz nahi karna chahta. Par baat kaise shuru karu?
Suddenly....the door of the room was opened by someone. Neil looked only to find Yuvika standing there with her eyes lowered and her cheeks powdery pink.
Yuvika slowly walked towards Neil and closed the door of the room. She slowly came towards Neil and bent down touch Neil's feet but Neil stopped Yuvika.
Neil(with a warm smile): Iski koi zaroorat nahi hain Yuvika jii......
Yuvika nodded positively without looking at Neil.
Yuvika handed over a glass of milk to Neil. Due to nervousness....Neil drank the whole glass of milk at one go and a milk moustache formed on his upper lips.
Yuvika giggled seeing this shyly and wiped off the milk moustache from Neil's face due to which shivers ran down Neil's spine and his cheeks blushed.
Neil(in mind): Kaise baat cheet shuru karu main jisse main boring na lagu?
Yuvika(not making eyecontact): Umm....main aapse ek baat poochu jii?
Neil(with a smile): Jii....zaroor....
Yuvika(not making eyecontact): Jii main....apni teacher ki job continue karna chahti hoon. Kar loon?
Neil(with a smile): Jii bilkul....ismein poochna kya? Yeh toh garv ki baat hain ki aap apne career se compromise nahi karna chahti. Aap apna career continue kijiye...mera support hamesha aapke saath hain. Don't worry jii....
By mistake Neil's hand touched Yuvika's and he instantly.
Neil: S..sorry.....
Yuvika(blushing): Kk...koi baat nahi jii. Aapse....ek aur baat poochni thi.
Neil: Haan...poochiye na jii....
Yuvika: Kya hum......(with a smile)....dost bann sakte hain jii? Maine actually....(not making eyecontact) suna tha ki pati patni agar dosti se apne rishte ki shuruwaat kare toh vo ek dusre ko behtaar tareeke se jaan paate hain. Toh agar aapko koi pareshaani na ho toh......
Neil held Yuvika's hand and said with a wide smile.
Neil(with a smile): Friends jii.....
Yuvika(blushing): Thank you jii.....
Neil: Meri bhi ek request hain Yuvika jii....
Yuvika: Aur vo kya?
Neil: Aap mujhe.....sirf 'Neil' keh kar bulaiye please.
Yuvika nodded positively with a smile.
Soon their conversation came to an end and they both lied down on the bed side by side looking forward to their new phrase of life.
Next morning,
Neil woke up and found the right side of his bed empty. He came downstairs only to find Vidhur reading newspaper meanwhile Yuvika was in the kitchen preparing food.
Neil sat down infront of Vidhur and spoke softly yet a little upsetly.
Neil(softly): Papa.....aapne Yuvika jii ko bola khana banane ke liye?
Vidhur(softly): Nahi beta....vo toh khud subah se lagi padi hain. Kehti hain ki pehli rasoi ki rasam nibhane ke liye samdhan jii ne bola hain....toh maine bhi kuch nahi kaha.
Neil(softly): Par papa....iske baad vo school bhi jaane waali hain. Vo thak jaaegi bechari.
Vidhur(teasing): Bohot parwah kar raha hain tu uski. Pehle hi din itna asar? Wahh! Waise....kal raat ko kuch....
Neil(shy): Kya papa aap bhi? Yeh koi umar hain aapki...aisi baatein karne ki?
Vidhur: Oye Khoteya....baap hoon main tera. Mera poora haq banta hain ki main aapni bahu ke haath ka bana khana khaau. Aur waise bhi yeh sirf ritual hain.....ghar ka hamesha ki tarah tu hi banayega.
Neil: Haan haan chalega....
Vidhur(teasing): Waise kal raat.....
"Papa jii....Neil.....breakfast taiyaar hain.....main bas abhi laayi. Aap dono haath dho lijiye.....aur Neil....aap brush kar lijiye please."
Neil(with a smile): Jii Yuvika jii.....
