Avni – Uncle….good morning! [She runs and hugs Ashish]
Ashish – Arey Avni ..how come ur up so early? It’s usually Ragini who comes to me every morning!
Avni – oh! ..I thought I was the second one as usual. Why? ..Am I first to hug you today?..where’s di ?
Ashish- I don’t know. Is she not there in your room?
Avni – Nahi na uncle…
Ashish – strange ….Ragini…beta Ragini ..[ashish calls out aloud]
Meanwhile someone walks in the terrace ..Dressed in blue colored salwar-suit ..with bangles in hand & anklets in the legs ..The wind blows heavily ,she moves the string of hair which falls on her eyes & then feels her fingers are wet with her own tears .She goes & leans against a wall & slowly brings her hand forward & looks at the pic & says :-
Ragini – Happy birthday papa..[ her tears fall on his picture] ..
Meanwhile …she hears the voice of her sister & uncle calling out for her..
Ragini – Gosh…they’re coming here…main kya karoon …is tasveer ko kahan chupaon? . [She tries to quickly hide the picture behind her but…before she cud]
Ashish – Ragini you’re here!…thank God..& what is that in your hand??
Ragini -Nothing uncle…nothing at all..
Avni- Di!…don’t hide. Show us na..
Avni pulls the picture & sees it & becomes still…Then Ashish takes it and sees ..
Ashish- Oh.. Shekhar’s picture….
Ragini – Nahi uncle…I was just…
Ashish – You don’t have to give me explanations beta..I know its Shekhar’s birthday today….
Avni – Oh yes!…main papa ki birthday kaise bhool sakthi !
Ragini – Uncle…I’m sorry main is tarah terrace main aakar…I’m very sorry. I don’t know what u must be thinking about me..
Ashish – Its ok Ragini. there is nothing wrong in you remembering Shekhar, because even if I try to fill your dad’s absence …I still cannot give you what his presence can. right?
Ragini wipes her tears & hugs him…
Avni – Now will you both please stop with your emotional talks. Before my ears burst!
Ragini – Avni.. .[Pari calls in a stilled manner] shut up!. .[and they all laugh]
Ashsih – Ok..now let’s go down…I think its going to rain.
Ashish, Ragini and Avni walk down meanwhile it starts raining heavily…
RATHOD HOUSE
Neil – Ah!…I love rains! [says Neil with his hands outside the window] ..what about you bhai??
There is silence..
Neil – Bhai I’m talking to you! Its raining..& its lovely isn’t it?
Silence again….
Neil ;- Bhai are you dead…or something???
Sanskar – Not so early Neil
Neil – ah..I wish you were..
Shweta – Neil! what are you blabbering? and pulled his ears
Neil – Ahh,. Sorry Ma.. I was just kidding…he takes all my girlfriends away. So what do u expect me to say ?
Sanskar – I never take them from you. They come to me on their own [Says Sanskar lying on his bed with a novel in his hands]
Neil – Nothing there to feel so proud of bhai! …. mera din bhi aayega
Shweta – ah!. .you both will never change! [says Shweta & walks out of the room]
Neil – bhai you seriously don’t like rains?
Sanskar – nah..
Neil – why?
Sanskar -They bring nothing other than slush in the roads.
Neil – Gosh!. You are that typical. …forget it!…rains should be admired. You know what they call rainy season as??….they call it as “Pyaar ka Mausam”. ..&
Sanskar- and also as Slush ka mausam
Neil- Bhia ..how can u? I mean how someone could don’t like rains.
Sanskar:- Shut up Neil ..before I start beating you
Neil – ok ok…I will not start with my love stories ..but you tell me.. you seriously don’t believe in love?
meanwhile …
Ragini – No Avni..I don’t ..Love cannot be described. It’s a feeling. It should be felt.
Avni – kya di.. how do you know it’s just a feeling? unless you’ve felt it ..how can you be so sure??
Ragini -why?…have you felt it…
Avni – Nahi di I haven’t..
Ragini – Then shut up..
Anvi – but…
Ragini – shut up Avni and help me with cooking
In the evening…
Ragini – Avni … I’m going to the DVD library…do you want to come along?
Avni – No di…
Ragini went walking all alone on the road ,a set of drunken men rode past her in a jeep & took reverse & stopped by her side..& started teasing her for a ride. Ragini began to feel uncomfortable…. she didn’t know where to move… meanwhile a Toyota corolla sped the road & stopped past her. Ragini saw a very well-dressed man getting out & walking towards her. he came in front of her and said
Stranger – Diya.. where were you??…
Ragini is confused & asks him softly ..
Ragini -Diya??
Then he comes to hug her… she moves aside he catches her tightly & whispers into her ears..
Stranger – Act smart & save yourself from them..
Ragini understands his intentions & says
Ragini – Oh Sanskar!…I’m sorry I’m late…
Stranger – Shall we leave?..
Ragini- She nods uncertainly & gets into his car..
The gang of drunken men look at them & then depart…She sees behind & says..
Ragini- Thank you thank you very much..
Stranger -Its ok…
Ragini – Many I know your name?
Stranger – Sanskar
Ragini laughs & says.. Oh no.. I mean ur real name…
Sanskar laughs in return… my name is Sanskar, Sanskar Singh Rathod
Ragini looks a little amazed & then says..
Ragini- oh…I’m Ragini, Ragini Mehra
Sanskar- Hi Ragini.. where do I drop you ?..
Ragini – Oh no… I’ll manage..
Sanskar- please.. no formalities..
Ragini- ok….Movie buzz DVD library..
Sanskar – I was heading there too!
Ragini felt strange about such a co-incidence. She thinks “How can his name be Sanskar ..whereas I just imagined b’coz I had to.. or maybe a real co-incidence…then how can he too be heading to the same library to which I was” …is he trying to …before she finished thinking. The car stopped all of a sudden & the road was quite deserted…
Sanskar- Oh no…the tire is punctured!
Ragini gives a shocked look! …