Perfect Strangers ✔

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Diya is waiting outside her office for Shylok-Durga to pick up her after her first day.
Soon they come and Diya gets in.

Diya: Hi mama, Durga..

Shylok: hi diya!

Durga: how was your day?

Diya: They introduced the colleagues and explained about the work to be done. Then I started working... said in a low tone.

Shylok and Durga look at each other.

Durga: is everything good?

Diya: yea...

She gazed at road through the window.

Shylok: How did you get interest in photography?

Diya: From my high school days it started. Then in college, friends would encourage me to take part in competitions.. like that my passion for it developed..

Shylok: don't you have any interest in pursuing photography?

Diya: My parents were determined to make me study this particular course and for the job. "You do this your life will be set"(smirks) always they would say. I didn't even have an idea of being a photographer...

Shylok: hmm...

Durga: Uncle and aunt are protective about her always. Its all out of love they are doing this and she accepted their decisions at her own will..

Diya wasn't hearing to anything, she was lost in a deep thought.

They reached home. In the hall, Chandra-Nandhini, Ratan and Lalita were sitting on the sofa.
They told about the fair and things bought for them.

Shylok: hey when did you guys come?

Chandra: just now! Look at these!

Shylok: Candies?!

(He took the candies and started to eat).

Durga: where did you guys go?

Nandhini: We went for a movie, then had lunch and went to a fair! We took some pictures there.

(Nandhini showed the photos to Durga and Diya)

Diya: wow! Super ya!

Durga: yes! We all must go one day together like this!

Shylok: yes! By the way I missed these candies so much!

Ratan: which movie did you go?

Nandhini: that was a worst experience! Don't talk about that...

Lalita: why what happened?

(Nandhini glares at Chandra, who acts as nothing happened)

Nandhini: we went to a horror movie. It was so scary, we left from there before the interval!

Ratan: Anna did you got scared?

Nandhini: scared ah!? He was sitting like a statue! Frozen in fear! Hahaha he looked like a mummy came from coffin waking up years later!
(She imitates how he was sitting and laughed out; everyone started laughing loud. Chandra gets little embarrassed).

Chandra: ok... i got scared.. leave it yaar..

Ratan: Anna!! I couldn't control... hahaha ha.. you...
(He again imitates what Nandhini did and laughed like a mad person).
(Chandra pulls his ears and grabbed his chest).

Chandra: if i tell about your secrets, then everyone will laugh for lifetime hearing that.

Ratan: argh.. leave me..