SINCERE APOLOGIES

' ' ' When you are okay with being flawed, it means you can be fixed. ' ' '  

— Kevin hart

/* HE goes to HER house after work. Rings the bell, SHE opens */

HE: Heyy!

SHE: Shoes side me nikal de

# HE starts to take off HIS shoes

HE: Kyun lekin?

SHE: I just got done cleaning the floor. Tu kharab kar dega fir Aparna aa k mujhe dantegi 

# SHE goes into her room and resumes folding HER laundry.

# HE walks in 

HE: Can I help you with that?

SHE: Nahi, tu sahi se nahi fold karta. 

HE: 😐

HE: Shraddha aur Aparna kidhar hain?

SHE: Wo log Bawarchi gaye hain Briyani lane. 

HE: Arey wah!

SHE: Haan! Kaafi time se craving ho rahi thi hum logon ko.. bas time hi nahi mil ra tha.

SHE: Aaj merko khane ka mann hua toh Shraddha ne kaha, "khayenge toh bas Briyani khayenge warna kuch nahi khayenge" 😁

SHE: Toh Aparna bhi kuch nahi bol payi 😀 it was 2 against 1...

HE: I'm sorry...

# Silence 

HE: I really am. I was a little out of line that night.. I'm...

HE: Mai soch raha hun company change kar lun.

SHE: Kyun?
HE: Pata nahi yaar, organization me changes hue hain abhi. Kaafi naye logon ne join kiya hai.

HE: Some of the guys even got fired. Ab current project ka pressure humari team pe aa raha hai. 

HE: And being the senior developer, they're all falling back on me. 

# SHE comes and sits next to HIM

SHE: Tu kyun itna tension leta hai?

HE: ☹️Toh aur kya karun?

SHE: Dekh agar terko job change karni hai na, toh kar le.

# HE looks at HER

HE: 🙂

HE: Pakka?

HE: Kyun ki, mere manager ne eak-

SHE: Haan pakka.

HE: Lekin-

SHE: Dekh aisa hai na k merko mere ghar se kaafi pressure aa raha hai.

HE: Haan, wahi kehe raha hun-

SHE: Lekin mujhe yeh nahi pata tha k terko office me genuinely issues ho rahe hain.

#Silence

SHE: Mai ghar pe kuch na kuch kehe dungi 

HE: Really?

# SHE nods HER head

# HE hugs HER

HE: Mujhe bas unemployed nahi rehena yaar.

HE (lamenting): Bahut difficult hoti hai yaar life fir 

SHE (agreeing): I know.

HE: Tujhe kaise pata?

SHE: Shraddha ko dekhti hun na roz. 

SHE: Bed se nikalne me hi kitni dikkat hoti hai use. 

HE: 😁

SHE: 😁

# Silence 

SHE: Even I'm sorry...

HE (perplexed): Why?

SHE: ...even I was a little rude to you that night.

HE: Pagal hai kya? Kuch rude wude nahi thi.

SHE: Sahi me?

HE: Terko pata hai kya.. mujhe do din pehele Taylor Swift ka sapna aya. K wo aur mai saath me stage pe gaa rahe hain.

SHE: Tujhe Taylor Swift bhi pasand hai?

HE: Mai toh soch ra hun uska poster le lun.. room k liye.

SHE: Itni pasand hai!?

HE: Uski singing toh achi hai hi but I like what she is doing.. in general, for the society. 

HE: She's taken a political stand for Nashville. She's standing up for gender equality and abortion

SHE: Really? When did that happen?

HE: I think about a year ago. 

HE: Also her songs, they're so much more meaningful now!

SHE: Yeah.. and her support for the LGBTQ community.

HE (exclaiming): And that too!

HE: True inspiration hai yaar wo!

SHE: Hai toh sahi.

SHE: Par wo toh nahi janti na.

SHE: Tere admiration k bare me 

HE (proudly): Arey hum dil se admire karte hain use.

HE: Dil se dil ka rishta hai humara.

HE: Wo samajh jayegi 😉

SHE: Samajh jayegi?

HE: Haan

SHE: Toh fir ek glass chai pila de 

HE (defensive):  Arey... merko nahi aata chai banane.

SHE (petulant): badi badi baatein karta hai! Ek glass chai nahi pila sakta! Bhaag yahan se!

HE: Areyy, kitna kaam karate ho yaar

# Stands up and goes to the kitchen 

# HE's in the kitchen making tea and gets a video call from Sid. HE picks up 

HE: Haan bhai 

Sid: Yaar mai toh Halsey k gaane sun kar bas ussi k bare me sochta reheta hun 

HE: Lekin tu karna kya chahata hai? Tune hi toh kaha Neha shaadi shuda hai, complicated nahi hoga kya!?

# Kabi in the background

Kabi: Abey! Yeh Neha kaun hai?

Kabi: Kal tak toh Catherine thi na?

HE: Yeh Catherine kaun hai?

Sid (looks at Kabi): Haan lekin wo Product Owner hai na 

Kabi: Product Owner hai toh kya hua?

Sid: Haan par.. wo Singapore me hai na. India me bhi toh koi chaiye na 

Kabi: Hey Ram! Kitna papi hai yeh ladka.

HE: Kaun Catherine rey!?

Sid: Tu usko chod na.

Sid: Merko nahi lagta complicated hoga.

HE: Acha chal maan le k Neha bhi terko pasand karne lag jaye, toh uske bacche ka kya? Tu paal lega uske bacche ko?

Sid: Uska pati paalega na bacche ko 

HE: What if usko chaiye custody bacche ki?

Sid: Mai soch raha tha kuch one night stand ya no strings attached ho jata, toh kya dikkat hai.

HE: Kaisa chamdi hai bey!!

Sid (appalled): Areyy!

Sid (defensive): Merko... relationship rakhne me koi problem nahi hai. Par merko malum hai wo nahi rakhegi

HE: Jab pata hai toh kyun kar raha hai!?

Sid: Isliye toh kehe raha hun agar one night stand jaisa kuch ho jaye toh maza aa jaye.

# HE shakes his head in disappointment 

# kabi laughs 

Kabi: Karne de na usko! Aisi hot bandi har baar nahi milti.

HE: Terko kaise malum hot hai wo?

Kabi: Photo dikhaya na yeh! Eh, dikha na isko photo.

HE: 😑 toh matlab terko pata tha. 

Sid: Ruk bhejta hun.

# Sid sends HIM the pic

# HE sees it 

HE (looking at the picture): Hmm...

HE: Kar sakta hai waise. Itna bura idea bhi nahi hai.

Sid (slyly): Chamdi sala!

HE: 😁

HE: Chal mai baad me baat karta hun 

Sid: Haan chalega. Bye

# HE walks into HER room with 2 cups of chai 

HE: Yeh le moti. Masala chai.

SHE (surprised): Masala chai!?

SHE: Arey, merko nahi achi lagti masala chai!!

HE: Arey mazak kar raha hun. Adrak wali hai.

SHE: 😑

#SHE sips it 

SHE: Achi toh bana leta hai.

SHE: Faltu me bakwas karta reheta hai.

HE: Haan par tere jitni achi nahi hai na.

SHE: Mere jitni achi ho bhi nahi sakti 

HE (defensive): Kyun?!

SHE (irritated): Irritate mat kar! Movie dekhne de!

# Vicky Donor's playing on TV 

# Silence 

SHE (☹️): Yaar Ayushmann kitna hot hai!!

HE: Wo shaadi shuda hai terko malum hai na. 

SHE: Toh kya hua?

HE: Kaisi hai tu 😒

# Silence 

HE: Acha yeh bata 

SHE: Hmm

HE: Tere ghar me jo pishi hai, wo cat hai k dog hai?

#SHE hits HIM playfully

HE: Arey, simple sa sawal hai!

SHE: 😒

SHE (sarcastic): Nahi, dinosaur hai.

HE: Bas fir simple toh answer tha.

# Silence 

HE: Tumhe ache lagte hain bacche? You love kids?

# SHE smirks 

SHE: Bacche hi hain. Thik hain.

HE: I love kids!

SHE (looks at him): You love kids!? Mai bhi toh kid hi hun.

HE (pulling her cheek): Eh meri Ayushmann Khuranna!

SHE (moving away): Chal nikal!

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