Perfect Strangers ✔

|| 7 ||

A week after. Nandhini's and Ayush's bond gets developed. Two families start focusing on Ashish and Lathika's marriage.

Chandra and Shylok bags a big deal; family celebrate.

Lalita: I am very happy!!! Today I had made halwa for everyone!

Chandra: this deal is definitely going to lift our company's reputation and image. Somehow we made it!

Shylok: our program everything was great! Our dream is becoming reality!

Durga: this is amazing! Your hardwork made success!
Hugs Chandra & Shylok.

Ratan: congratulations! This is awesome! I need celebration!

Chandra & Shylok: first exam then all!

Ratan: oh guys! Whyyy!

Lalita: come gets blessings from mother first!
Durga lits lamp near her photo; and they all pray.

Lalita: she strived and struggled a lot for you all. Even when your father tortued and abandoned us, she looked after me and was working all day for us. Now this time if she was with us she would be very happy... (weeps).

Ratan: but she didn't even want to see me! (Controls his tears; leaves to his room).

Durga: Ratan! What happe...

Lalita: leave him! He will come.

Chandra leaves to his room.
Durga brings water to Lalita.

Durga: maa, can I ask you one thing?

Lalita: tell da.

Durga: what happened to mother in law? What did father in law do?

Lalita: my son was irresponsible and wouldn't go to work regularly. That time he was married and Renuka (their mother) was pregnant. He wouldn't return home sometimes and we found out he was addicted to alcohol. Renuka started to work then. Any job, without hesitation for us. He was demanding money and always illtreated her. We were fed up of him. When she was pregnant with Ratan, he died in accident while roaming in road drunken... she was so strong that time, worked very hard to send to school Shylok and Chandra... she would make them happy with small, small gifts, buy them ice-cream, sacrificed lot. If i ask why wasting money on this, she would say with smile," because of our condition their happiness or childhood shouldn't get destroyed, they should be happy!". When she begot Ratan, she couldn't bear the maternal pain and passed away..... (weeps) Chandra and Shylok just like her mother. They really worked hard to build everything.
Behind every success, there will be a heart wretching story...

Durga: (tears filled in eyes) Renu maa, will be very proud of them! She will be happiest by seeing their development. She is always with them. Always loving.

Lalita: i wish the same❤

Scene ends

Nandhini is making coconut burfi at home. Gopal comes inside sniffing.

Gopal: wow! Burfi! Super dear!
(Pulls her cheeks).

Nandhini: ok have one!

Gopal: wait let me post a picture in Instagram!
(Trying to fix an perfect angle).

Nandhini giggles. Ravi comes inside; makes faces seeing Gopal.

Ravi: what are you doing pa?

Gopal: Instagram da! How will you know? You haven't upgraded at all!

Ravi: who told! I have good phone and know to take good pictures than you! Ok?

Gopal: you haven't even upgraded your Facebook itself! Laughs.

Ravi : oh you started to see my phone now! Appa this is not right!!

Nandhini's pjone vibrates; Ayush calling. the two start fighting.

Nandhini: ok you two have the sweet i am leaving!
She goes to balcony; attends the call.

Ayush: hi da! Were you busy?

Nandhini: actually, I was making coconut burfies, just came out of the kitchen.

Ayush: awwww i love it! Can i have???

Nandhini: yea, but made with less sugar for the two diabetic persons here!

Ayush: hahaha maybe in future?

Nandhini: yea, maybe.
Both smile inside.

Ayush: ok! This weekend I have a plan for outing, you too come nah?
Busy ya?

Nandhini: yea sure, college leave ya, very free!

Ayush: ok! I will call you tomorrow da! Meeting in 2 minutes!

Nandhini: ok ya! Bye!

Nandhini feels elated.
Nandhini: mind voice: everything is going perfect! Ayush is really good! But still there is a urge to accept him or not. Will he remain same? Will he..... oh enough let thinks happen lets see! First let me have burfi!

9 pm,
Lathika and Ashish on call.

Ashish: hey it has been so long can we hangout? On weekend?

Lathika: yea! It has been so long! Lastly we went to...... pani puri shop! Yea! Your poured the pani on your white dress! That day!

Ashish: hey hey! Ok! Don't remaind that worst day! Where we can go?

Lathika: dinner? Yes dinner!
Gauri heard what she talked.

Gauri: what dinner? With whom?

Lathika: ma ma! With Ashish only!

Gauri: no no! Before marriage, you two must not roam together.

Lathika: ma ma! Why ma! Please!

Gauri: i have said thats it!

Lathika: ma please! Ok! I will tell Chandra or Ratan to accompany us! Please ma! Accept!

Gauri: always adamant! Do whatever!

Lathika: thank you sooo much mom! Hugs her.

Gauri: Enough enough! I am leaving the room! Come and have food!

Ashish: hey I am in call ma!

Lathika: you heard la! we are going for Dinner! That's it! Ok bye!

Ashish: hey hey! She cut the call? These girls!

TBC