Scene: A college canteen set up
Characters: Trisha, Anil, Mridul, Maya (Co workers in a medical QA/QC unit)
Situation : A group of co workers meeting for a last lunch together in a small canteen close to their office. This is the last time these four get to see each other before Maya moves out of country for her higher studies. (Unknown to Maya, her ex drops by to bid adieu)
Trisha: Table dhundo yaar, pankhe k niche wala. Wo kone wala sahi hai khidki k pas.
Anil: Haan, Dilli ki pardooshan bhari taaji hawa khaengey hum sab :P (He chuckled)
Mridul: Arey yaar yahin baith jao na. Kahaan itne dur le jari ho yar tum sabko? Khud to waise b ja rai ho angrejon k des mein. Kyoot Kyoot chijon ki baat karne wali ladki.
Maya: Tumne Bazz nai aana hai na ? Manhoos aadmi (Rolling eyes and giggling )
I hate to admit this but I am actually gonna miss this goofiness of yours
Mridul: Arey hindi mei bata do, kya hai na hum hindi medium k paddhe hain.
Anil : Tumhare jaise hi fi Kyoot shabad humari shabdkosh mei ni rehte.
Trisha: Arey yaar!!!! (Wide eyed) tum log phir shuru ho gye.
(All get seated. Trisha and Maya face to face, Anil and Mridul on the side facing the window. Mridul swinging lightly on his chair back and forth like a child. All waiting for their food to arrive)
Trisha : Mridul tu gira na to Seedha pichhe jaega. Dhakkadun kya?
Maya: Uffo Trisha kaisi baatein karte ho? Zara madad kardo na! Iski soch jaake dharti se mile
#All three pause with wide eyes and then laugh hysterically.
Anil: Ab tak itne sadey jokes maar rahi thi, Aj jari hai to dekho jokes ka level b badh gya.(Motioning a graph going up in air)
Maya: Aap phir mazaak uda re ho na?
Trisha: Yaar ye mujhe actual mei achha laga. Dharti se soch milana :P Yaad rakhungi.
#Their food arrives, and each one talks about a different topic and Trisha needs to intervene every 5 minutes . It is a chaos but of the good kind.
Anil: Arey paraathe badey jaldi aagye! Maya, tumhare aane se service badi fast mil rahi hai.
Maya: Arey maine pehle hi bol dia tha na, handwash karne jab gyi. So bhaiya ne ready rakha tha
Mridul: Arey humein laga yumne wo apna Sout delhi Wala Bhiyaa bola hoga to jaldi kar diya unhone MaDam ka order :P
Maya: (Making a mocking face and repeating what mridul said) Ho gya? Jab dekho south delhi girlz. Bhai normal baat kartey hain hum log b
Trisha: Yar aisa to hai na par. :P
Mridul : Haan dekho main b to wahi keh ra tha
All three break out telling their stance looking at Trisha
Trisha: Arey baba!........... bas shaant!! Main ek bari mein ek jan ko sun sakti hun. Ek ek karke bolo.
Mridul: HAan thik hai na, tumse keh kaun ra hai. Main to Anil ko bata ra tha. Tum log apni baat karo hum apni karte hain. (Motioning a diagonal cross talk arrangement )
Anil: Waise ek baat batao, tum sab log aagey ka kya soch rae ho?
All in unison: Arey yaar ab ye mat puchhna please.
Maya: Haan sach mei, apke gharwalo ne thali mein bitha kar shadi kara di thi apki to sabko settle karwa k maanogey :P (giggles)
Anil: Arey nai nai……….wo to mere dost k sath hua tha. Meri shadi arranged thi, par mujhe na humesha se bharosa tha ki mujhe life partner bhot achhi aur understanding milegi. Tum to mili ho na apni bhabi se.
Mridul: Yar aisa kya hota hai? Matlab tum soch kar baithey the aisi ho waisi ho? Ya ab Kissmat chal gyi to kehte ho. Dekho humari Trisha to Vrat rakhti hai somwaar wale ek b nai chhodti. Maya tum batao tumhari b koi list hai?
Trisha: Mridul tu pit na jaio mere haatho se. Fast main apne mann k liye rakhti hu. Haan maya tum bolo. Ek ek kar k bol liya karo tum sare, bachcho k jaise shuru ho jate ho.
Maya: Dekho ji humne to ek chiz seekhi hai kisse kahaanio se. (Maya starts with her hand waving gesture of talking animatedly but gets interrupted by the boys)
Anil: Arey maya tumne mehndi lagayi hai? Arey lagayi to trisha ne b hai. BAdi hi simple gol gol. Meri shadi mei pata hai mujhe b lagi thi. Humaare gaon mei rasam hoti hai na.
Mridul: Maya kitna time waste kia hoga tumne design banaane mei. Trisha se seekho gol chandrama banaya aur ho gya “Bhumro Bhumro” (Gesturing the famous bollywood dance move)
Trisha: Simple hi pasand hai mujhe, upar se mata ji ka to malum hi hai. Har chiz pe nazar rakhti hain. Aisa na ho puchh lein ye log lunch se laute nai.
Mridul: Main bata ra hu, Trisha ne 1 nai do minute waste kia hoga, q k
Maya: Stock solution se working standard prepare karna tha mehndi ka
(They all burst into another round of laughter, as Trisha is known to keep stock solution for almost all her reagents )
Mridul: Arey yaar main to kehne wala tha chandrama k baju wali bindi ka design par ladki humari punch maar gyi
Trisha: .ab bhot bakwaas ho gyi hai (Still smiling) Iski baat beech mei kat di tumne.Bolo kya seekha hai tumne. Kaisi honi chaiye list.
Maya: Well mahabharat to sabne padhi h na? Draupadi ki list thi na bhot badi. And unfortunately men can’t be all rounders so had to make peace with 5 (Gives Trisha a Hi5) Isilye behtar hai ki zada umeed na rakhi jaye bekaar k bando se
Another round of discourse on the Epic starts and each one tries to add in what they believe is a gem of their knowledge about the literature
The chatter goes on and they finish up food.
Trisha’s phone rings, an unknown number displays. She does’nt answer.
Anil picks up his phone pretending it’s their TL ,
Anil: Ji maam! Hanji Trisha mere samne hi hai. Hum khana khane baithe the. (Long Pause) Achha apko bbaaaat karni hai…. usse, …….lijiye ek minute
Trisha: Hello Haan Maam (Visibly surprised in an unpleasant way). Hello……….Hello………..Hello?? Lagta hai kat gya
Maya: Network issue hoga, koi na hum wapas ja to re hain na.
Trisha: Freaking out) Arey nai yaar tum nai samjh rahi ho, unka mood aajkal sahi chal nai ra. Pata nai kaise react karein.
Anil: (All amused) Phone katega jab phone aya hoga (Now laughing) Arey maine tumhe dekha k unkown number nai uthaya tumne to maine chhota sa majaak kar dia .
#Everyone laughing and Trisha Easing up
Maya: Isne to tumhara kaat dia bhai :P (Does a goofy laugh)
Chalo ab chaltey hain isse pehle ki sach mein call aajaye. Main jari hun main mazey le sakti hun. Tum logo ko to abhi rehna hai, dikkat na ho jaye.
#Getting up from their respective chairs, They enquire about the bill and Trisha frowns as she gets to know Maya cleared the tab already. They all descend the stairs and at the gate maya sees her ex from 3 years ago. She excuses herself from her party and promises to join them later)
Daksh: (Giving a shy smile) Hi Can we sit for lunch maybe, I wanna talk to you
Maya: (In passive aggresive tone ) I would have but you see lunch hours at this space are limited and I had my fill. Plus I no longer care enough about you to be bothered.
Daksh: Yaar I’m sorry and I have been looking for ways to apologise to you.
Maya: Apology accepted. But I am not okay with what you did. Simple as that.
Daksh: I won’t see you again. Please for the last time let’s end on a good note.
Maya: Oh! So you know? (surprised as she had broken all ties)
Daksh: Tum bhi Shaadi kar rahi ho? (Wide eyed)
Maya: Nope! I’m moving out of town. But tum bhi ? You mean you’re tying the knot? Whatever happened to not being ready and waiting for stability in career I wonder someone said.
Daksh: Ya but things changed, Manju dhund k layi yaar mana kaise karta.
Maya: To maa k Puttar ja na. Mujhe kyun bata ra hai? Haan kar di ab lele phere
Daksh: Tumne bhi to mauka nai diya yaar. I tried apologizing. Tum mani nai. Main kitna roya
Maya: Achha hai roya, karam the tere
Daksh: Yaar aisa nai hai k I don’t value you. Mom dad ki marzi k aagey main kya karu? Tum b aisa suna suna k taane maar ri ho.
Maya: Shukar mana tameezdari mein baat kr ri hun. Aur fataafat bol kya chaiye.
Daksh: Tum meri shadi pe aogi? Ek aakhri bari mere liye, achhe se mil to lengey hum.
Maya: Haan bilkul. 4-6 note b uda dungi. Aur kuchh chaiye?
Daksh: Yaar aise to mat bolo. Tum kitne pyaar se baat karti thi.
Maya: Jisse tameez raas na aye uske liye Maya version 2.0 rakhti hun main.
*Phone rings*
Daksh: Manju ka phone hai (His mom) uthana padega
Maya: Mana kiya maine? Waise b teri biwi aegi phir teri aur phategi. Le beta majey.
Daksh: Ji mummy!.............Hanji Mummy!,...........Hanji Hanji Kar dia…… Han Bas aara hu shaam tak.
Maya: Jhooth bolne ki aadat abhi tak nai gyi na?
Daksh: Dekha! Tum abhi b kitne achhe se samjhti ho mujhe.
Maya: Muh na khulwa mera.
Daksh: Coffee pi k chale jana
Maya: Oh you don’t know? Lakh laanataan ve maiyaa ve!! Stalk karke b nai pata I’ve been vegan for 2 years now. No dairy for me.
Chalti hun ghar pe kaam hoga. TOODLES :D
Daksh : Ek din keh do late ho jaogi. Let me relive the goodness of your company and our good days.
Maya: Time up. Jao beta phere leo ab tum. Ab ni honi apni baat kabhi. Good luck for the wedding. And I mean it for real, I don’t have anything good or bad to say. It’s all neutral now, and I wish you all the best.
Daksh: Me too. I hope tumhe koi mujhse achha mila
Maya: Ofcourse milega. Q k Tumhe reference line mein rakhna hi nai maine.
#(They laugh and cordially part ways)
Back at work
Trisha: Tum kafi late aayin, humare jaane k baad dobara khane baith gyi thi kya
Maya: Arey nai re, ran into an old acquaintance.
Anil: Arey koi friend mil gya hoga. Isko humse zada log to yahin jantey hain. Na jaane kitne jaan ne wale hain is ladki k
Mridul: Arey jaan ne wale nai bhai. Ladkio k to chaahne wale hotey hain.
Maya: HA HA HA Aur hasu? Kehtey hain insaan ki shakal achhi na ho baatein achhi karni chaiyein. (OOHH BURN)
Mridul: To isilye tum achhi batein karne pe focus karti ho? (Koi baraf le ao)
Maya: Baatein achhi hain isilye jaan ne wale hain. Shakal na sahi akal chala lete hain. Neuronal ATP depletion reduce karke aapne konse teer maar liye (Koi burnol le aayo bhai!!)
With the usual tiff and jibes, all done in good humour the day ends.
#Maya bids adieu to her work station. A bundle of fond memories tucked in her heart. Musing to herself about why Daksh showed up and convincing her mind that it’s a sign from the universe. A new start, a new phase of her life is starting and she can leave behind the old baggage of emotions and leap forward with her new bundles of fond memories and new friends)
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