TIME OUT

' ' ' Pack your dolls and a sweater, we'll move to India forever ' ' ' 
                                                        -- Taylor Swift

Shraddha: kya kar rahi hai?
Aparna: Kuch nahi bas notes ban rahi thi kal k presentation k liye. Kya hua?
Shraddha: Chal na kahin chalte hain?
Aparna: 🤨 yeh tu bol rahi hai? Ghar pe aaram karne wali.
Shraddha: 🙁 haan merko bore ho ra hai..
Aparna: Aaj nahi. Merko time lagega.
Shraddha: Chal na yaar! 😩 ek ghante me wapas aa jayenge.
Aparna: Nahi.
Aparna: Ek ghanta bol k, terko mall bhi jana hota hai, dinner bhi karna hai, window shopping bhi karni hoti hai. Nahi.
Shraddha: Arey nahiii, aise hi bahar walking karne chalte hain bol rahi hun.
Aparna: 🤔 pakka?
Shraddha: Pakka.
Aparna: Sure?
Shraddha: Sure
Aparna: Nahi.
Shraddha: Choco bar khilaungi.
Aparna: 10 minute de.
Shraddha: 🤩

/* They are out in the garden walking */

Aparna: Koi job applications ki..?
Shraddha: Nahi
Aparna: Subha se ghar pe hi hai, kiya kya phir?
Shraddha: Anda bhurji banaya. 😀
Aparna: 😒
Shraddha: Aur Arsenal k highlights dekhe.
Aparna (thinking): But didn't Arsenal lose yesterday?
Shraddha: 😒 So what, we played well.
Shraddha: ek minute 😗 tujhe kaise pata?
Aparna: Din bhar toh yehi sab baat karti reheti hai.
Aparna: Ab kya kaan band kar lun.
Shraddha: You don’t have to get mad at me!? 😬
Aparna: Bhag yahan se..
Aparna: Yaar mere dimaag me do din se yeh gana ghusa hua hai 😞
Shraddha: kaunsa?
Aparna: Wo Selena Gomez ka "Look at her now".
Shraddha: pata nahi. Maine suna nahi kabhi
Aparna: Arey!?! Ruk sunati hun
# takes her phone out
Shraddha: nahi nahi, suna hai. Suna hai.
Shraddha: Bahut acha gana hai.
Aparna: 😏
Shraddha: Terko pata hai college me merko ek ladka pasand tha. Wo bhi merko pasand karta tha 
Aparna: Kaun tera pehele boyfriend?
Shraddha: Haan. 
Shraddha: So this drifted on, and one day he tells me he likes me but doesn't want to be serious about anything.
Shraddha: I said, "I wanted to be in a relationship with you but if you want it to be casual then it's fine."
Aparna: Toh fir
Shraddha: Kuch din thik chala... lekin ab wo khud apne friends me busy reheta tha toh... mere bhi dost the. 
Shraddha: Toh ek din bolta hai I dont think it's working out. Maine bola, "yeah I don't think either. Anyway, there's someone else I like..."
Aparna: Didn't he ask who?
Shraddha: He did... I couldn't say the name. 
Aparna: Why?
Shraddha: The other guy didn't deserve it 😁
Aparna: 😁
Shraddha: Wo aise hi timepass tha yaar.
Aparna: Toh fir boyfriend ne kya bola
Shraddha: Kuch nahi yaar fir bhi break up hi kar liya maine. Mujhe interest nahi tha tab usme.
Aparna: Hmmm..
Aparna: Chodu tha you mean.
Shraddha: Haan!
# There's silence
Aparna: Meri choco bar kahan hai?
Shraddha: We're are getting there.. shop aage hai.
Aparna: Okay.
Shraddha: Dherya rakho, balak.
# They get to the shop and get their orders in 
Aparna: Meri choti behen hai na... Usko wo orange candy hi pasand hai! bachpan se.
Shraddha (exclaims): Wo! ₹ 10 wali?
Aparna (excited): Exactly!! Pehle toh ₹ 5 ki aati thi.
Apana: Aur pasand matlab wo legi toh yehi legi warna dusri ice cream khayegi hi nahi. 
Shraddha: Hmm
Aparna: Mai hamesha cornetto ya cassatta leti hun aur isko pata nahi yeh ₹ 10 ki cheez me kya maza aa jata hai.
Shraddha: Do you like it?
Aparna: I dont hate it but I'd rather buy a real ice-cream.
Shraddha: Same. I dont hate it but I dont crave it either.
# They're walking back home 
Shraddha: I was wondering, tu abhi tak pen drive leke kyun ghoomti hai. Apne sare documents cloud pe back up kyun nahi kar deti?
Aparna: I know yaar! Par ab itna used to ho gaya hai na. Mai office me jati hun toh sabse pehele apna flash drive plugin karti hun 
Aparna:  But I have to do it yaar. I keep losing the flash drive. 
Shraddha: Isiliye kehe rahi hun! Kal raat tera pen drive merko mere pillow k niche mila 😒
Aparna: Arey haan! Bas wahi jagah check nahi kiya tha!
Shraddha: * shakes her head * 
Aparna: 😬
Aparna: But I'll back it up, one of these days.
Aparna: Ab yeh din aa gaye... Tum se technology advice leni pad rahi hai 
Shraddha (calm): At least be thankful, mere se hi leni pad rahi hai, humari madam se nahi lol.
Aparna: Arey haan, where is SHE?
Shraddha: I guess, still at work...
Shraddha: SHE's been working late these past few days.
Aparna: Hmm...
Aparna: Kone me lena padega usko yeh Friday.
Shraddha: I know! 

-- X --


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