Scene: Barista-5 minutes later
Yash: Ok Nikhil, I’ll fill in the details later. I think she is coming
Nikhil: I’ll be waiting!
Hangs up the phone
Shivangi: Hey I am back, whom were you talking to, your friend; told him we kissed?
Yash: Heyyy you’re back, no,,umm, you crazy..wwhy would I call my friend. My mom called…
Shivangi: Just joking Yash, I just want to apologize for my action. I know you must have judged me and you have full right to do so…
Yash: Relax Shivangi-I didn’t judge you. Here’s your cappuccino.
Shivangi: Thanks. Hey do you want to play a game, it’ll be fun.
Yash: C’mmon ya, we’re too grown up to play games. Tell me what you think of the current economic crisis.
Shivangi: I think that I don’t care. Please let’s play, I promise we’ll stop the moment you feel bored.
Yash: Ok, what is it about?
Shivangi: Oh, nothing, for the next 30 minutes, we’ll answer questions. But there’s a twist. We’ll only be speaking the truth. And before you ask, we are morally bound not to get hurt by whatever we hear, and NO judging
Yash: What, this is crazy. This is like the truth and dare only lesser people, and no dares. And by the way I always speak the truth.
Shivangi: This was your first and the last lie for the next 30 minutes. Let’s start
Yash (to himself): This is crazy.
Oh c’mon….. (Pauses) Ok let’s play
Shivangi: Were you talking to your mom earlier?
Yash: Of-course….(Pauses) No, it was a friend
Shivangi: Did you tell him we kissed
Yash: Yes
Shivangi: Awesome that was brave.
Yash: Did you tell anyone that we kissed.
Shivangi: No
Yash: Do you have a boy-friend or you made one up
Shivangi: I made one up.
Yash: Did you get fired?
Shivangi: No I didn’t
Yash (a little angered): Was I chosen to be called for the next round.
Shivangi: Yes. Are you mad at me?
Yash: Yes. Are you attracted to me?
Shivangi: Yes. Are you enjoying the game?
Yash: Hell yes! Is this meeting planned?
Shivangi: as in?
Yash: As in, did you purposely get down with me?
Shivangi: Yes
Yash: Do you like me?
Shivangi: No.
Yash: Wait you told me earlier that you were attracted to me and now you tell me that you don’t like me?
Shivangi: Do you like every girl you are attracted to?
Yash: No
Shivangi: Do you like me?
Yash: No, I love you.
Long Pause
Yash: Does this change anything?
Shivangi: No. Is anything what you told me about your childhood true?
Yash: Yes, a part of it
Shivangi: Which part?
Yash: That I dated three girls at a time. Wait no even that is not true, I dated four at a time.
Yash: Why did you kiss me?
Shivangi: We’re supposed to answer in Yes or No. So this doesn’t qualify as a question.
Yash: Ok did you kiss me out a sense of pity?
Shivangi: No, I really don’t know why I did it.
Yash: Do you want to sleep with me?
Shivangi: No, Do you?
Yash: Yes, Will you walk off now?
Shivangi: No. Will you judge me if I didn’t?
Yash: Yes. Ok please answer this and it cannot be in a yes or a no. Why are you sitting with me? It kills me, I don’t understand. You don’t like me; you are smart, intelligent and funny. You can get any guy. Why me?
Shivangi: See this is not the first time I am talking to you, and the reason I am talking to you is the same as always. I have nothing better to do. Anyway I guess now that the half an hour is over, I better get going. Have to attend a meeting. Have to help a company to increase its productivity.
Yash: You are a bitch.
Shivangi: I know. Here’s my card. Will see you soon.
Yash: Never (Tears the card in two)
Shivangi: Anyway bye!
Women exits
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Yash: Hello
Nikhil: Hey man, it’s Nikhil, tell me what happened. Are you guys making out or something?
Yash hangs up, picks up the torn card and walks off
Nikhil: Bastard didn’t even answer. He always does this when he is with some girl. Lucky bastard.
Exuent!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Random Ramblings Part 3
Time: 2 weeks after Part 2
Scene: Jet Airways Flight No. 9W334, Delhi to Mumbai
Shivangi walks towards her seat. Suddenly she stops!
Shivangi (surprised and some what happy): Hi Yash, What are you doing here?
Yash: Shivangi!!!Ah! It’s you again. Well after you rejected my application, I am job hunting. You know interviewing for people who have to potential to recognize talent when it comes before them. I can’t believe you never even gave me another chance. By the way, how come you are sitting next to mere mortals like us? Where’s your business class seat?
Shivangi (sitting quietly): Never mind Yash.
(Behind)Passengers are requested to fasten their seat belts
5 minutes later
Yash: Why would you do this Shivangi, why?
Shivangi doesn’t answer
Yash (shouting): I am talking to you
Shivangi: Yash, you have caught me on my bad day. Please I cannot talk right now. Please, you can scream at me later
A tear trickles down her face
Yash (softens): Hey, don’t cry. What happened?
Shivangi: Nothing, really nothing
Yash: Shivangi, I am sorry. I realize I was terrible that day. No-one would have hired me. I would have not hired myself. Please sorry. Tell me what happened. I am not upset any more. In fact I am not job hunting, I already got placed with one of your competitors.
Shivangi: Not anymore!
Yash: What do you mean?
Shivangi: I got fired.
Yash: Whatttttt? Why, how, when?? Why would they do that?
Shivangi: That’s the way it is Yash. It happened the same day I interviewed you.
Yash: But what was the reason?
Shivangi: Let it be Yash. There is no point.
Yash: Listen Shivangi, it’s ok. I’ll forward your resume to my managers. Don’t worry it’s a matter of a few days.
Shivangi: That’s not the only thing Yash. My boyfriend of 5 years moved out today.
Yash: Boyfriend…moved out…as in?
Shivangi: I was living in with my boyfriend for the past 2 years and we had a break up in the morning
Yash: I am so sorry ya. What happened? Why did he do that?
Shivangi: Oh, it’s just that his mother of 30 years didn’t approve of me.
Yash: So? He just left? He didn’t try to explain it to her?
Shivangi: No he didn’t. In fact he blamed me for meeting up with his mom in jeans; and wearing no make-up; something which she judged me on
Yash: Wow! A horrible day. It’s going to be ok. He’ll repent it. I am telling you. By the way where are you going right now? I mean, do you have some work or something?
Shivangi: I don’t know Yash, I don’t know. Anyway, just so that you know, you were chosen to be called for another round, but then suddenly we were told not to hire anyone and cancel all the appointments. So…..
Yash: I am so sorry. I don’t know what to say.
Shivangi: Then don’t…..!
Yash: Shivangi, I know this is not a good time. But I think you should try and forget everything right now. Let’s go for coffee once we land. I’m sure you’ll feel better
Shivangi: Thanks Yash, but I don’t feel like doing anything really
Yash: Please I insist.
Shivangi: Fine, but (laughs) you’ll pay
Yash: Sure!
45 minutes later, Barista
Yash: There you go Shivangi, your cappuccino
Shivangi: Yash, I am sorry I judged you. You are a nice guy. Really. But why are you like this. Why this need to show your ugly side.
Yash: You know Shivangi, I had a terrible childhood. We were a middle-class family and my father could not afford me the luxuries that children in my society enjoyed. Besides I was quite fat and ugly, with pimples on my face. To top it, I had a running nose. Everyone hated me. No one wanted me. Children used to laugh at me, at my running nose. And thus grew a need in me to be accepted, to be loved. As I grew up, I realized that the world only respects success. If you are successful, you could be arrogant; you could scream at people; you could be an ass ho@# but you could still get people to love you. I learnt this and this became the truth of my life. As I grew up things started to get better, my father got a big promotion and my mom’s boutique started to get more and more customers. We moved to a big house. Meanwhile I saw the attitude of people changing towards me. Guys who never even looked at me offered me their lunch. Girls suddenly wanted me to take them out for coffee.It was then I thought of taking it out on everyone. The girls were my prop. I dated three at a time, breaking hearts; breaking trust; breaking faith. No one ever complained. I was the most famous guy in the college. It is ironic how even though I kept changing for the worse but still I was loved more than ever.
(Long silence)
It’s true Shivangi, the world only respects your chair. It only respects your face not your soul. This world is ugly. It’s not even worth living…….The world needs a person who can rule; they don’t like the people who are meek, who are helpless. Everyone wants an enabler, a prop. The day we are deemed not good enough to be either we are dumped.
(Long silence)
Wow, I think I have shared too much. I am sorry
Shivangi (with tears in her eyes): It’s ok Yash. It’s ok
Leans forward and kisses Yash on his lips.
Yash: wwwhyy?
Shivangi: I don’t know..I really don’t! Anyway I’ll just come back in a moment. Please order another cappuccino for me.
Yash: Sure!
Shivangi exits
Yash takes out his phone, and dials a 10 digit number.
Yash: Hello, Nikhil; I kissed her
Nikhil: Bingo!!!
Exuent!
Scene: Jet Airways Flight No. 9W334, Delhi to Mumbai
Shivangi walks towards her seat. Suddenly she stops!
Shivangi (surprised and some what happy): Hi Yash, What are you doing here?
Yash: Shivangi!!!Ah! It’s you again. Well after you rejected my application, I am job hunting. You know interviewing for people who have to potential to recognize talent when it comes before them. I can’t believe you never even gave me another chance. By the way, how come you are sitting next to mere mortals like us? Where’s your business class seat?
Shivangi (sitting quietly): Never mind Yash.
(Behind)Passengers are requested to fasten their seat belts
5 minutes later
Yash: Why would you do this Shivangi, why?
Shivangi doesn’t answer
Yash (shouting): I am talking to you
Shivangi: Yash, you have caught me on my bad day. Please I cannot talk right now. Please, you can scream at me later
A tear trickles down her face
Yash (softens): Hey, don’t cry. What happened?
Shivangi: Nothing, really nothing
Yash: Shivangi, I am sorry. I realize I was terrible that day. No-one would have hired me. I would have not hired myself. Please sorry. Tell me what happened. I am not upset any more. In fact I am not job hunting, I already got placed with one of your competitors.
Shivangi: Not anymore!
Yash: What do you mean?
Shivangi: I got fired.
Yash: Whatttttt? Why, how, when?? Why would they do that?
Shivangi: That’s the way it is Yash. It happened the same day I interviewed you.
Yash: But what was the reason?
Shivangi: Let it be Yash. There is no point.
Yash: Listen Shivangi, it’s ok. I’ll forward your resume to my managers. Don’t worry it’s a matter of a few days.
Shivangi: That’s not the only thing Yash. My boyfriend of 5 years moved out today.
Yash: Boyfriend…moved out…as in?
Shivangi: I was living in with my boyfriend for the past 2 years and we had a break up in the morning
Yash: I am so sorry ya. What happened? Why did he do that?
Shivangi: Oh, it’s just that his mother of 30 years didn’t approve of me.
Yash: So? He just left? He didn’t try to explain it to her?
Shivangi: No he didn’t. In fact he blamed me for meeting up with his mom in jeans; and wearing no make-up; something which she judged me on
Yash: Wow! A horrible day. It’s going to be ok. He’ll repent it. I am telling you. By the way where are you going right now? I mean, do you have some work or something?
Shivangi: I don’t know Yash, I don’t know. Anyway, just so that you know, you were chosen to be called for another round, but then suddenly we were told not to hire anyone and cancel all the appointments. So…..
Yash: I am so sorry. I don’t know what to say.
Shivangi: Then don’t…..!
Yash: Shivangi, I know this is not a good time. But I think you should try and forget everything right now. Let’s go for coffee once we land. I’m sure you’ll feel better
Shivangi: Thanks Yash, but I don’t feel like doing anything really
Yash: Please I insist.
Shivangi: Fine, but (laughs) you’ll pay
Yash: Sure!
45 minutes later, Barista
Yash: There you go Shivangi, your cappuccino
Shivangi: Yash, I am sorry I judged you. You are a nice guy. Really. But why are you like this. Why this need to show your ugly side.
Yash: You know Shivangi, I had a terrible childhood. We were a middle-class family and my father could not afford me the luxuries that children in my society enjoyed. Besides I was quite fat and ugly, with pimples on my face. To top it, I had a running nose. Everyone hated me. No one wanted me. Children used to laugh at me, at my running nose. And thus grew a need in me to be accepted, to be loved. As I grew up, I realized that the world only respects success. If you are successful, you could be arrogant; you could scream at people; you could be an ass ho@# but you could still get people to love you. I learnt this and this became the truth of my life. As I grew up things started to get better, my father got a big promotion and my mom’s boutique started to get more and more customers. We moved to a big house. Meanwhile I saw the attitude of people changing towards me. Guys who never even looked at me offered me their lunch. Girls suddenly wanted me to take them out for coffee.It was then I thought of taking it out on everyone. The girls were my prop. I dated three at a time, breaking hearts; breaking trust; breaking faith. No one ever complained. I was the most famous guy in the college. It is ironic how even though I kept changing for the worse but still I was loved more than ever.
(Long silence)
It’s true Shivangi, the world only respects your chair. It only respects your face not your soul. This world is ugly. It’s not even worth living…….The world needs a person who can rule; they don’t like the people who are meek, who are helpless. Everyone wants an enabler, a prop. The day we are deemed not good enough to be either we are dumped.
(Long silence)
Wow, I think I have shared too much. I am sorry
Shivangi (with tears in her eyes): It’s ok Yash. It’s ok
Leans forward and kisses Yash on his lips.
Yash: wwwhyy?
Shivangi: I don’t know..I really don’t! Anyway I’ll just come back in a moment. Please order another cappuccino for me.
Yash: Sure!
Shivangi exits
Yash takes out his phone, and dials a 10 digit number.
Yash: Hello, Nikhil; I kissed her
Nikhil: Bingo!!!
Exuent!
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