EVERYTHING'S PERFECT!

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Aadi and Neha reboot their life from scratch. We see them digging into one of their favourite past times from their courtship days: Pani puri.

AT THE MOVIES

A dark, packed balcony. Amongst the sea of heads, we see Aadi and Neha, watching a gory slasher*** flick.

NOTE: "Slasher" *** is a subcategory of the horror genre that depicts violent murders/assaults with a razor or knife.

ONSCREEN

The blade of a knife gleams, then ---

SLASH!

--- rips open raw, human flesh.

We hear the petrified SCREAM of a woman!

Blood spurts. A pool of red.

BACK TO NEHA

She watches the horrific scene, cringes.

Aadi studies her from the corner of his eyes, smirks at her reaction.

THE PLANETARIUM

A spectacular show of the night sky studded with a million stars.

Aadi and Neha feast on this sight, awestruck.

AQUARIUM

They peer at an intriguing flower horn fish. It pouts at them while gliding seamlessly through the water.

BEACH

Kicking up dust, Aadi tears after Neha. He chases her down a long strip of the beach and captures her with one sharp tug.

Squealing in laughter, she topples into his grappling arms, struggles to break free.

He tickles her brutally.

She writhes in his arms, laughing hard.

RESTAURANT - EVENING

They settle down at a dainty little table, set with napkins, flowers, glasses, salt and pepper shakers. It's a lovely Chinese themed restaurant, decorated with pink and orange Chinese lanterns.

Neha admires it all, she loves the lights coming off the lanterns.

AADI: (glancing around) Beautiful place, right?

NEHA: Uh-huh.

AADI: We should come here more often.

NEHA: (still looking around) Hmm.

Aadi smirks at her one-worded answers.

She notices the smile on his face, feels awkward and returns a sheepish grin. Not really thinking, she picks up one of the shakers and shakes it, sprinkling a little salt over the table.

AADI: Oye! What are you doing?

She gasps, realizing what she just did.

NEHA: Oops.

She quickly replaces the shaker, looking a bit embarrassed.

AADI: Like are you serious?

He chuckles, nodding his head. She's just impossible!

NEHA: (embarrassed) What...? It wasn't on purpose.

AADI: Yeah, right. Crazy crackpot.

Neha opens her mouth to pound him with her smart comeback, but something, or rather, someone in there, just a bit ahead of them, makes her freeze speechless.

Aadi studies her, confused. She looks petrified.

AADI: What? What is it?

NEHA: (holding his hand, whispers) Aadi...

He follows her gaze, turns pale.

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