The Chatbox (On HOLD)

Memories #10

Shreya is leaving the bureau mumbling something that she bumps into someone.
Shreya – PANKAJ DEKH KE…Daya sir..
Daya picks up the files that fell due to their bumping.
They both share an eye lock. Both have tears in their eyes.
Kavin comes from canteen – Are Shre wo mai keh raha ki…(pov) hmm…haaye mere love birds kisi ki nazar na lage.
Dushyant (in a very low voice) – Wo love birds nahi hai.
Kavin – Tu mujhe ek baat bata tujhe samajh kaise jaata hai mai mere mann me kya chal raha hai?
Dushyant smirks – Hidden. Tailent.
Kavin gives a “ha ha pata hai” smile.
Kavin – Mera chod. Tujhe ye kaise pata ki ye dono love birds nahi hai?
Dushyant – Nikhil se suna. I mean wo aur Pankaj kuch baat kar rahe the. To usne kaha ki wo dono love birds nahi hai.
Kavin – Accha?
Dushyant nods.
Dareya break their eye lock.
Daya – Waise mai tumhare paas hi aa raha tha.
Shreya – Aapne aajtak paas aane ki koshish hi kaha ki hai sir ?
Daya – Hm? Kuch kaha tumne?
Shreya – um..ha wo Kya hua sir?
Daya – Are tum apna phone kaha bhul jaati ho? Tumhari maa ka mujhe call aaya tha. Wo pareshan thi bohot. Unhone tumhe abhi ghar bulaya hai. 
Shreya – Ab..abhi? Sir ye file…
Daya – Wo file Pankaj ya Nikhil ya Freddy, Sachin, Mayur koi bhi bhej sakta hai. Tum ghar jao abhi. Aur ha aunty ji Divya ko bhi bulaya hai. Use le jao.
Shreya nods.
Daya looks at her retreating figure…..
Kavin looks at Daya.

AT SHREYA’S House.
Shreya’s mom: Dekho to Shreya bhi aa gayi.
Shreya- Kya hua maa kyu itne calls kiye mai busy thi.
Shreya’s mom- Ha duniya ka sara busipn tujhme hi hai. Ye dekh tujhe ladka dekhne aaya hai.
Shreya is shocked.
Shreya- L..lad..ladka ?
SM- Haa. Itna kyu chauk rahi hai? Chal.
Shreya’s mother takes her inside.
Shreya goes inside.
She looks at a boy. He was peacefully drinking Chai.
As soon as he saw Shreya he coughed and the chai spilled on his body.
He screamed in agony.
SM- Ye ladki bhi…Shreya use washroom dikha beta.
Shreya (still shocked at the events) - Ji…Ji maa.
Shreya takes that boy towards washroom.
Shreya- Aage se left.
That boy comes out cleaning himself. He smiles looking at Shreya.
The boy - Hi. I am Siddharth. Currently mai Khanna Industries me GM hun. Abhi mai Dheeraj Khanna ke under kaam kara hu.
Shreya nods.
Sid- Meri humesha se iccha thi ki mai ek Police se shaadi karu.
Shreya - Taki fir aaram se black me kaam kar sako ?
Sid - (laughs) Are Are Shreya ji aisi baat nahi hai. Waise aapka to kaam hai sabko shaq ki nazro se dekhna. Par sach kahu Shreya ji..mai aapko aaj nahi jaanta. Aapki har khabar maine dekhi hai. Aap meri wife banoge to mai aaj aappe jitna garv hai usse dugna hoga. Aur..
Shreya - Bass bass. Maine abhi shaadi ke liye haa nahi kahi hai.
Siddharth’s becomes sad. Shreya leaves.
Sid parents are talking with Shreya’s parent.
SidMom (SiM) - Kya batau behenji aapko. Humara Siddharth to paagal hai aapki Shreya ke peeche. Shreya ko pata bhi nahi hoga wo use kitna chahta hai.
SM- (laughs) Shreya bass ha keh de.
Shreya overhears their convo.
Shreya- Maaa..jara kitchen me aayiyega
SM and Shreya go inside kitchen.
Shreya- Maa..maine aapko kaha tha na mujhe itne jaldi shaadi nahi karni. Fir aap kyu ye sab..
SM- Dekh beti. Hum peechle doctor ke paas gaye the yaad hai? Tab doctor ne kaha tere papa cancer last stage me hai. Tere papa ne ummeed hi chhod di hai beta. Isliye wo chahte hai ke teri shaadi dekh sake. Dekh mere liye nahi..kam se kam unke liye to ye shaadi kr le..
Shreya - Par maa mera mann na ho to?
SM- Dekh..tujhe koi aur pasand ho to wo bata de. Usse baat karte hai. Nhi to Siddharth accha ladka hai. Aur tujhe pasand bhi karta hai. Tujhe khush rakhega. Soch ke dekh beta. Jald se Jald teri shaadi ho jaaye tere papa ko bhi thoda chain..
Shreya nods and leaves.
Divya spends that night at Shreya’s house.
Shreya’s room.
Divya - to…kya socha tune ?
Shreya - Unse ekbaar baat kar leti hu.
Divya - Tu sure hai ? I mean unhone ekbaar tujhe mana kiya hai. Phir bhi ?
Shreya - Hmm…Dekh papa ko bachane ke chances nil hai..At least ye shaadi ho hi rahi hai to Daya sir se kyu nahi?
Divya - Dekh le. Waise ladka bura nahi laga. (nudges her) Aur tera mar mitenge types fan bhi hai (laughs)
Shreya (laughs)-  Chup kar. Shaadi apne pyaar ko bhula dene ke liye nahi ki jaati. Agar Siddharth se shaadi ki to mujhe Daya sir ke liye apne emotions puri tarah khatam karne hoge.
Divya nods.
NEXT DAY. BEUREAU.
Pankaj - Shreya batana yarr kya hua kal.
Freddy - Ha shreya batao to. Accha Divya tum hi bata do.
Divya - Naa naa baba. Shreya hi bataegi.
Shreya - 1 min..1 min. Kavin aur Dushyant ko to aane do. Kavin enters.
Kavin - Tumne yaad kiya hum aa gaye.
Shreya - Dushyant ko aane de.
Kavin - What ? Dushu abhi tak aaya nahi? Ruko call karta hu.
Abhijeet - Koi jaroorat nahi hai Kavin. Dushyant ek hafte ki leave par hai.
Kavin - Kya ? Kyu ? Uski tabiyat…
Abhijeet - Are ha ha wo thik hai. Uska koi personal kaam tha isliye gaya hai.
Kavin - Gaya hai to kya. Hoga to Mumbai me hi na? Aaj shaam uske ghar chalte hai.
Abhijeet - Nahi Mumbai me nahi hai. Wo Mumbai ke bahar gaya hai.
Kavin - Mumbai ke bahar? Ek hafte ke liye? Ajeeb hai..
Everyone agrees with Kavin.
Kavin - Anyways..Shre Dushu chhodke sab hai yaha. Batana teri news.
Shreya - Okay to kal mai ghar gayi to waha mujhe ek..
Someone comes inside bureau.
The person- Sheya kya tum bhi? Apna mobile ghar pe bhul aayi? Aunty ne mujhe bheja. Humari shaadi hone ke baad mai tumhe yaha drop karunga. Kuch bhulne nahi dunga. Kitne important cases aate hai yaha..aise me kisi police officer ne apna phone nahi bhulna chahiye.
Everyone looks shockingly at Shreya.
Shreya - Siddharth! Maine tumhe abhi shaadi ke liye haa nahi kahi hai.
Siddharth- Kuch bhi! Aunty ne phir mujhe mobile dene kyu bheja ?
Shreya - Wo mai kya jaanu? Unhone bheja hai unse pucho.
Sid- Shreyaa..c’mon. Haa hai to hai. Usme chhupana kaisa ?
Shreya - Siddharth haa
Siddharth gasps- Ek ek min. Daya sir..aapke peeche kaun hai ?
Daya - Mere peeche kaun? Kaun? Are..ye Kavin..tu chhup kyu raha hai?
Kavin (shyly) - Nahi..kuch nahi sir..
Sid- Shreya ye Kavin sir haina..humare Dheeraj sir ke bete hai. Mai kal batana bhul hi gaya.
Kavin facepalms.

(TO BE CONTINUED)