Chapter 3.

THE WEEK SEEMED to be very very long. Saturday took ages to come, for Sumedh. He was very excited to show his friends the new movie because it was perfect.

He forced Bandana to come because she wasn't coming. She didn't really like the film to be honest, but she didn't tell it to Sumedh, after sensing his excitement.

The others were okay with it. Rohit quite liked the film and the same was for Prajakta.

Finally the blessed day came and now Sumedh was waiting for them. It was raining heavily outside, but that didn't drop his mood. He sat on the dining table with a smile. He waited and waited.

It was 3:30 and they were meant to come at 3 pm. His patient was now gone and his smile vanished. He hated people being late, and especially on these kind of occasions.

"Kaha reh gaye sab?! (Where are they all?!)" He asked to himself. And exactly at that time the bell rang. "Finally!" He said with a smile. He quickly opened the door and there they all stood.

"You are late, losers!" Sumedh gritted his teeth. They all gave him an innocent smile.

"Explain yourselves... jab tak tum log mujhe ek accha reason nhi de dete tab tak me tumhe andar nhi ane dunga. Adhe ghante se intezar kar raha hu me tum logo ka! (Explain yourselves... I won't let you in until you don't give me a good reason for your tardiness. I am waiting for you from half an hour!)" He said putting a hand to stop them from entering.

"Arey yaar! Sumu... dekh, meri galati nhi he. Isse puch, isne kitna wakt lagaya tayar hone me (Oh man! Sumu... look, it's not my fault. Ask her, she took so much time for getting ready)" Rohit pointed at Prajakta.

"Prajakta... kiski baarat me jaana tha jo itna wakt laga diya? (Prajakta... were you planning to attend a wedding?)" Sumedh asked sweetly and faking a smile. "Kyu lagaya itna time?! (Why did you spend so much time?!)" He shouted.

Prajakta made a puppy face. "Sorry Sumedh..." She said as sweetly and innocently as possibly. Sumedh's heart melted and he nodded, but still faking to be angry. They soon entered the house and sat in the living room on the sofa.

"Arey aise kaise? (Not so easily) You will be punished. Go and make pop corns for us all" Sumedh said as Prajakta attempted to sit on the sofa.

Rohit sat on the dining table and Bandana noticed it.

"You know, most of the people sit on things called chairs?" Bandana exclaimed with a bored expression on her face.

"Oh really? Others prefer things called tables... noble people like me" Rohit responded slightly pulling up the collars of his blue shirt. Bandana rolled his eyes.

"Oh puhleez! Agar noble log tumhare jese banne lag gaye toh dunya yaha se waha ho jayeghi! (If noble people started to become like you, the world will be turned upside down)" She said, annoyed.

"Don't underestimate the power of a common potterhead!" He said in a Shah-Rukh style. Bandana looked more annoyed by his stupidity.

"Rohit, Chennai Express mene bhi dekhi he (Rohit, even I watched 'Chennai Express')" She said. "Toh me kya karu? (So what?)" He asked. "Apna muh band rakho! (Keep your mouth shut!)" She replied.

Before they could continue their conversation Sumedh interrupted them.

"Yeh jalne ki smell kaha se aa rahi he? (Where is this burning smell coming from?)" He asked. They smelled it too. Sumedh widened his eyes and ran to the kitchen. Bandana and Rohit followed him. The smell became stronger and stronger as they entered the kitchen.

The kitchen was now filled with smoke and Prajakta stood near the stove helplessly. Sumedh ran to her.

"I'm sorry Sumedh... mujhe cooking karni nhi aati! (I don't know how to cook!)" She said nearly in tears. Sumedh hugged her.

"Toh pehle kyu nhi kaha tumne?! Agar tumhe kuch ho jata toh? Pagal! (Then, why didn't you say it before? What if something happened to you? Idiot!)" He shouted at her but in a caring way.

"Rohit please open the window" He said after breaking the hug. He poured water in a glass and gave it to Prajakta. She drank it quietly. Bandana went near her and placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

"Okay... Prajakta, me tumhe sikhaunga pop corns kese banate he (Okay... Prajakta, I'll teach you how to make pop corns)" Sumedh said with a smile trying to light her mood. Rohit and Bandana went in the living room again and waited for them.

Rohit took his book of Harry Potter and the Oder of the Phoenix out and started reading it. Bandana looked at him in disbelief. 'He is mad' She thought. He felt her gaze and looked up from his book. "What?" He asked. "Nothing" She replied.

Without anything to do, she decided to explore the house. Many pictures were kept on the shelves, most of them were of Sumedh and a lady that, she guessed, was her mother. She smiled at the pictures. He looked really cute. There were also some pictures of his dad.

"Pop corns tayaar! (Pop corns are ready!)" Sumedh announced entering the room with two bowls. "Great!" Rohit said, putting away his Harry Potter book.

"Chalo ab film lagate he (Okay, now let's watch the movie)" Prajakta said as Sumedh put the bowls down. He nodded and went to take the DVD of POTC.

He came back and put the DVD on. The main page came on the screen. Rohit pulled the curtains so that the room was dark.

Sumedh took the remote and went to sit on the sofa with the others.

"Konsi Language me dekhe? Mujhe toh english me dekhni he kyun ki mujhe Johnny Depp ki original voice pasand he (In which language shall we watch? I want to watch it in english because I like Johnny Depp's original voice)" Sumedh said and was about to press the English when Rohit stopped him.

"Nhi! Mujhe hindi me dekhni he! (No! I want to watch it in Hindi!)" He said and snatched the remote from him. "Nhi mujhe bhi english me dekhni he! (No, no! I want to watch it in english too!)" Prajakta said and snatched the remote from him. "NOO! Mujhe hindi me dekhni he and that's final! (No! I want to watch it in hindi and that's final!)" Rohit took the remote again.

Soon a fight took place between them. Bandana just watched, probably bored by their immature behaviour.

"STOP IT!!" She said after a while and tried to take the remote but as soon as she touched it everything went black...