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!