RUNAWAY

|•| Prologue |•|

A middle age lady is standing near window. Someone comes and hugs her tightly from back. She gasps at sudden hug but relaxes after recognizing the touch.

Priya aka Mrs. Kapoor :- So how was your day Mr. Kapoor...???

Ram aka Mr. Kapoor :- (smiling and kissing her cheeks) well my love... My day was awesome.

Priya blushes at his antics. She turns and faces her husband.

Priya :- (showing fake annoyance) Mr. Kapoor.... What are you doing... For your kind information tomorrow is your daughter's wedding and still your romance is not ending... Behave yourself (and hits him on arm playfully)

Ram :- (pulling her in his arms) Ohh ho priya you are too unromantic yaar... So what my daughter is marrying tomorrow... I still love u & will love u till my last breath. And it's necessary to keep expressing your feelings...

Priya :- (patting her forehead) Okay loveguru... R U done with your dramebaazi.. If yes then come on let's meet your princess.

Ram :- Hey not a word about my princess... Of course she is daddy's princess. And for your kind information I'm just coming from her room... She was trying her bridal wear so I thought to meet her after sometime.

Priya :- (smiles a bit sadly) Time flies so fast... I still remember the day when we got blessed with this most precious gift of our life. And see tomorrow she's gonna be away from us... Mr. Kapoor our day start with her and end with her only... How are we gonna live after tomorrow (few tear drops made their way down her cheeks).

Ram :- (wipes her tear away) priya... I know it's difficult and for us it's impossible to stay away from her. But someday it has to happen. And why are you worrying she's going in a very nice family... Everyone in the family loves her... And remember what maa said that our anu is daughter in law of that house but she'll be treated like daughter of that house so when the head of family... Kalyani Oberoi has said this then there is no reason to worry. And of course your best friend is there.

Priya :- Ohh fish I was supposed to call 'Tej'... He will kill me... How can I forget this... This all happened bcoz of you...

Ram :- (his eyes widens in shock) what I have done.??? Don't blame me for anything.

Priya :- Mr. Kapoor... It all happened bcoz of your romance... (In attitude) now plz excuse me... I'll be back after calling him. Or else bcoz of you I'll have to bear the tantrums of Mr. Tej Singh Oberoi.

And she moves out of room... Ram sighs and chuckles to himself and goes behind her.

After some time
Both enters a room and gets dumbstruck after seeing something.

Priya :- OMG... Ram our anu is looking so beautiful...(her eyes twinkles)
Ram :- (with a layer of tears) Hmm... She'll be the most beautiful bride of this world just like her mumma.

They both goes and priya engulfs her daughter in a motherly hug... Ram admires the duo.

Priya :- Annika... My baby... you are looking so pretty...

Annika who was in different world comes back to her senses after her mom's hug.

Annika :- (controlling her tears) mumma... I'm gonna miss u a lot...

Ram :- (pouting) someone is gonna miss only mumma... What about dad.

Annika :- (smiles and pulls ram in family hug) I'm gonna miss u both... I love you mumma(and pecks on priya's cheek) & I love u too Dad(pecks his cheek also).

Priya :- Annika you are happy na...??? We r not forcing u in this relation... Or are we...???

Annika :- mumma not at all... You are not forcing me in this... But I'm confused... Maybe nervous.

Ram :- it's okay princess it happens.... And this is arrange marriage so it happens for sure... In arrange marriage everything is different... We don't know about our partner too much... We can't figure our future properly... So there is some kind of fear... nervousness...

Annika :- (more to herself) Hmm maybe.

Priya and ram both look at each other after her reply... Ram goes to Annika cups her face and kisses her forehead.

Ram :- Annika do u remember what we always told you. Never live your life on other's terms... Always 'Make a wish. Take a chance. Make a change.' Live your life as you wish to live. And nothing matters to us more than you bcoz you're daddy's princess

Priya :- (keeps her hand on her head and cuts ram in between) and mumma's world.

Trio is on verge of crying... Someone knocks on the door.

Ram :- yes.. Come in.

It was Tej & Jhanvi. Both gets surprised on seeing these three crying... And understands that they have barged in a family moment.

Tej :- I knew it... This rotlu priya must be crying now and making her whole family join it. See Jhanvi didn't I told u the same in car.(tej deliberately tries to lighten the situation.)

Priya :- (glares at tej) Mr. Kapoor see... He has started it again... And you tej wait I'll show u now.

Priya turns and search for something... Her gaze falls on a pillow... She takes it and throws in direction of tej... Who ducks it cleverly and mocks her.

Jhanvi & Ram both in unison :- Guys behave.

Tej :- (shrugging his shoulder) she started it.... I did nothing like always.

Priya :- (totally frustrated) Hwww... U r just impossible.... Why r u here idiot...???

Tej :- (grinning) Is this is the way of talking with your daughter's in laws. What is this Mr. Kapoor...???

Jhanvi :- (patting her head) tej enough of your childishness... Let's complete the work for which we r here.

Ram :- yes priya you both plz continue it later... And work...?? What work...???

Everyone settles themselves in room Jhanvi goes to annika and caresses her hairs...

Jhanvi :- u r looking beautiful dear... May god bless u and keep happy always.

She turns and signals tej.

Tej :- (hesitantly) yes wo actually the thing is that shivvay's flight is delayed and that's why maybe he'll reach on the wedding venue directly... But he'll be on time for marriage... sure...

Ram :- ohh only for this u have come here...

Jhanvi :- yes ram... see shivaay was not here... He immediately left for London after engagement because of crises occurred in that branch. Annika & Shivaay hardly met each other... Maybe two three times only that too in the presence of everyone... And now also he'll come directly in the wedding... We really tried a lot to solve the issues so tej also accompanied him to London... But tej has to return here bcoz of business pressure. And everything took more time than we guessed...

Tej :- maa wanted to give some time to both of them to know each other but everything was not in our hands.

Priya :- Ohh ho tej... I know u all tried a lot.

Tej :- so u r okay if shivaay directly comes to venue...

Ram :- absolutely... And I think annika also will not mind... Do u annika...???

Annika nods her head in negative.

Priya :- see u were getting tensed unnecessarily. Now come let's go and complete the preparations... Tomorrow is the big day... And it's too late.

Jhanvi :- yeah annika... Take rest dear.. Waiting for u to become officially our daughter in law.

Everyone leaves annika's room and annika gets into deep thinking.