Scene III
The curtain is lifted.
And we dive into another mayhem.The workplace of Mr.Verma urf Mia's daddy dearest.Mr Verma : What's wrong?Why are you in such a hurry?
The Secretary : Mrs Verma is on her way upstairs.The footage plays a minute back.She must already be...
Mrs Verma : Oh,Sophie dear.You don't need to worry.I know all about my husband's doing.Doesn't kill me anymore.
Sophie : I'll leave madam.
Sophie leaves.
Mr Verma : Why did you have to bother her like that?
Mrs Verma : Oh yeah,why? She was just having sex with my husband on his office table.
Mr Verma : And that's new to you?
Mrs Verma : I'm afraid not.But somehow,it still stings.I must be crazy in love with you.
Mr Verma : The only thing you're crazy in love with is my money and my stature.
Mrs Verma : Yeah that and your infidelity,and your angry outbursts,and your drunken state,and your criminal record.
Mr Verma : Don't you dare mention these sort of things in my office!
Mrs Verma : Oh don't worry I know you have a mask to live up to.
Mr Verma : If you're done with the drama can you come to the point?
Mrs Verma : I brought you lunch.
Mr Verma : Yeah,right.
Mrs Verma : No really.Looky this bottle of poison ain't tempting?
Mr Verma : You're crossing your goddamn boundaries!
Mrs Verma : Oh I'm not the only one,am I?
Mr Verma : Get out of my office.
Mrs Verma : I surely will; once I get my money.
Mr Verma : YOUR MONEY?
Mrs Verma : My money.The money my boutique made.The money you squandered on your champagne.
Mr Verma : And the bitch counts every penny.I'll call up the accountant,you can collect your cash from there.
Mrs Verma : Well,I should've just married him.
Mr Verma : If only you would've,it would have saved us both a lot of trouble.
Mrs Verma : Aw honey,don't be sour.You needed me just as much as I needed you.
Mr Verma : Ah at that moment,yes.If only I had known you were a money-minded parasite.
Mrs Verma : Oh don't start counting your regrets.You'll run out of numbers.
Mr Verma : And you don't start counting your bills,darling.
Mrs Verma : Ah,I leave them to you as a reminder of my existence.
Mr Verma : You don't have to do all that,sweety.Your nagging presence at my home is overwhelming.
Mrs Verma : I seek no pleasure staying at that godforsaken place! I stay for my children.
Mr Verma : So do I,sweetheart.
Mrs Verma : Oh don't even get me started.Your scrawny ass doesn't give two shits about our children.
Mr Verma : Oh really? And you're telling me you love Mia?
Mrs Verma : She might not be my kid but I love her just as much.She has been my pillar all through.
Mr Verma : You don't have to keep up your pretense with me.
Mrs Verma : Yeah,and hence I can freely say I am disgusted by your sheer presence.
Mr Verma : You can leave,now.
Mrs Verma : Yeah,you have to continue your meeting,afterall.
Mr Verma : And finally,you get it!
Mrs Verma exists.
Not a spelling error.She leaves but she exists.Stuck there in that moment.The two of them have been in circles since they took their pheres.*Mr Verma : Sophie,you can come in now.
Sophie : Sir,your wife knows about all this?
Mr Verma : It doesn't matter.
Sophie : She was crying when she left.
Mr Verma : And that's your concern?
Sophie : No,sir.
Mr Verma : Just leave.I'll call you back.
Sophie : Okay,sir.
Mr Verma(to himself) : Whay the hell? Why was she crying now? She never really loved me.Why does it matter now?
*pheres : are a part of the rituals of marriage in hinduism.
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