(2)
At the restaurant in the evening
She: What’s up with the dinner?
He: its here!
She: Yah, but u supposed to be with your family!
He: Yes, but they are towards Pune!
She: And you didn’t go? Why?
He: Oh Come on! I didn’t because I don’t want to go! Pune is slow and I’m bloody NewYorker!
She: that is the most childish reason I have ever heard from you! Interestingly you are devaluating your level. First stupid reason and then dinner in the non-elite restaurant!
He: ha ha! It’s funny! Seriously! Whatever... in this restaurant I will have Pavbhaji or Dosa!
She: No, I will have Roti n vegetables! (Looking into menu card) Why we are here? We can go somewhere to drink!
He: (with sarcastic tone) Yah! What else?
She: No seriously! … What? You don’t believe that I drink?
He: Again, is it something from your FAKE- part of life that you forget to explain me that day?
She: No… no. It’s very much original. In fact pretty much hereditary!
He: Oh! So your parents should know it!
She: what’s your problem? Do you want me to die single with sorrowful memories of yours?
He: definitely Not!
She: thank you! … I drink when I’m frustrated, it’s very much like a relief and I guess it’s a general use of Alcohol.
He: now you are talking like a common-ordinary man- I mean woman!
She: well, I am!
He: common man does not fall in love with….
She: (silently and mischieviously) that is just an uncommon behavior and trust me it will be common soon! Apart from that you cannot discuss my privacy as or for your reference! Okay?
He: (with smile) hmmm….. … … Pavbhaji is nice!
She: yahh this restaurant is famous for this!
Silence for a while!
He: so what are the future plans?
She: Looking for a job! Do you have any?
He: If I would have any, you won’t be unemployed yet!
She: yaah! Right!
He: so apart from your professional life, is any future plan for your life?
She: Plans? … Personal life is much more related to emotions and feelings! I can’t deliberately plan for it! And then….
He: don’t give me that bullshit like teenage girl who just dream first happily and then kill them!
She: it’s bullshit? So what you did that was very much planned and sensible? Huh? You married to Reema because you both were in same profession and pretty much successful in it. Then you had a baby. According to your plan at the age of 30 you were with your family and now at the age of 35 you realized that you are not in love with your wife but still you can love someone? And yaah right! And I guess I am the victim of it…oh or I should say ‘I am the subject of your experiment of your feeling of emotion? This was your plan? Future plan?
He: are you done?
She: NO. And yaah, you said about dreams! Well I don’t kill them, I experience them at any cost and that is why I am here with you! Got you?
He: Now you are done?
She: yes and now I need a beer!
He: NO, now we will have Ice-cream and will walk on!
She: yah! Sure it’s your turn professor to give a lecture!
He: it’s not a lecture but an advice!
She: oh my mom says same, trust me!
He: Do you think, without planning will you lead somewhere? I mean is THIS will lead somewhere? You will face confusion and many mind conflicts! See you are still ready to meet me whenever I call you! Why? It won’t go anywhere, will it?
She: oh god! You are right! I CAME TO MEET YOU! It’s like I am playing with myself- with my feelings!
He: exactly! And you thought, you have respect for your feelings!
She: (with a gaze) hmmm…. (Then casually) I will finish this ice-cream and then I will leave and won’t meet you though you call! Promise!
He: you are not serious! I myself sound like a fool lunatic!
She: uffff…….harsh…lunatic?
(He walks away from her to show disinterest)
She: No, wait! You are saying that you are just killing your time because your plan of life successfully worked! And I am just stupid or you can say Lunatic who is not with the plan?
He: May be! But I am done with my plan, I have family!
She: and you are happy with it! Here you are just killing your time! Or may be second happy realization of Love!
(Silence)
She: You know what? Here’s the deal, I will enjoy your company and you enjoy mine! You, go back to US and then come to next summer! We will do same like today! No need to measure the depth, width and grounds of these stupid meetings! We are just talking nothing else ;-)
He: and this is the way, Miss. Sunshine solves the problem!
She: (with surprised face) seriously? Did I solve the problem? S-O-L-V-E-D? SOLVED?
He: yaah, I mean- at least- it is in better position now!
(She is happy; they are walking away from the public eyes)
She: you know, you make me feel like a Marilyn Monroe!
He: why?
She: you picturised me like that!
He: come on, you are not THAT beautiful!
She: Ok! Then …charmful?
He: give me a break!
