1| The Invitation

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Ammi: Haseenaaaa, kidhar reh gyi chal jaldi nhi toh teri phuphi jaan fir kuch na kuch taana sunaengi.

(Ye hai Ammi, Haseena aur Santosh ki Ammi. Inko apni badi beti, Haseena ki shaadi ki badi fiqr rehti hai aur chahti hai ki Haseena jaldi se shaadi karle aur khush rahe. Apni dono betiyon se behad pyaar karti hai.)

Haseena: Aa gye, aa gye. Chalte hai but pehle ye Anu ka khat toh padhle.

(Ye hai Haseena, Santosh ki badi behen. Vese toh sabke saamne badi mature si rehti hai but inke asli mastikhor, dramebaaz aur taana queen wale roop se toh bas inki Ammi, Santu aur dost waaqif hai. Apni Ammi aur Choti si behen se bahut pyaar karti hai)

Santu: Kya likha hai Anu di ne?

(Ye hai ghar ki ladli, Santosh urf Santu. Ammi aur Haseena ki ladli hai ye. Ye bhi apni Di ki tarah mastikhor hai. Vese toh ye abhi 21 ki hai lekin maasumiyat bilkul bache jaisi hai. Apne college ke dost Cheetah par crush hai lekin confused hai ki kya wo usse pyaar karti hai? Ammi aur Hasi Di jaan hai inki.)

Haseena: Arre Wah! Ammi Anu ki shaadi tay ho gyi hai! 25 ko shaadi hai, hume nyota bhijwaya hai.

Santu: Yaaayyy! Shaadi, maza aane wala hai ab toh!

Ammi: Wah, ye toh badi achi baat hai. Shaadi 25 ko hai? *Haseena nods* Arre fir toh tum dono chale jaana kyuki hume toh us din Agra jaana hai tumhari phuphi ke saath, tickets bhi book kardi hai. 

Haseena was about to speak when her phone rang. She sees the caller ID and smiles. (Anu ka phone hai, har baar aisa thoda na hoga ki apne woooohhh wale Anu ka phone aane par hi smile karegi.) She picks up the call.

Haseena: Sau saal ki umar hogi teri aur us puri umar mujhe pareshaan karegi.

Anu: Kya Hasi, phone uthate hi tere taane shuru. Anyways kesi hai tu?

Haseena: Arre hume kya hona tha? Aap bataiye Dulhan ji aap kesi hai?

Anu: Nyota mil gaya lagta hai humari shaadi ka.

Haseena: Ji ha

Anu: Hmm.. Yahi batane ke liye phone kiya tha ki tumhe aana hai meri shaadi mein aunty aur Santu ko leke.

Ammi: Anu beta, kaisi ho?

Anu: Namaste aunty. hum toh maze mein hai aap kesi hai? Haseena tang toh nhi karti na zyada?

Ammi: Hum bhi badhiya hai. Ab bhala aisa ho sakta hai ki Haseena hume tang na kare? 

Haseena frowns cutely.

Ammi: Acha sun Anu, Hasi aur Santu toh aa jaayenge tumhari shaadi mein magar hum nahi aa paayenge. Woh hume in dono ki phuphi ke saath Agra jaana hai aur toh aur tickets bhi book ho gyi hai nhi toh hum aa jaate.

Anu: Koi baat nahi aunty. Haseena Santu ko bhi lete aana.

Santu: Di nahi bhi leke gayi toh mai khud aa jaungi aakhir meri pyaari Anu di ki shaadi joh hai.

Anu: Ohho toh tum bhi yahi par ho. *Teasing* Hume laga tum gyi hongi Cheeta ke saath bahar ghumne.

Santu: *Sweetly* Anu Di phone speaker pe hai toh kripya kuch bhi ulta sidha na bole.

Anu: *Giggles* Chal phir milte hai meri shaadi mein, abhi mamma bula rhi necklace select karne. Byeee.

Haseena: Chal thik hai, Byee.

And cuts the call.

Ammi: Kyu Santu? Kon hai ye Cheetah?

Haseena: *Smiles Teasingly* Ha bolo na Santu Ammi ko.

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