Kriti: haa

Khushi: sachme yaar.. puri trip spoil ho jati tab aa jate to.. waise ab tumhe dizzy to feel nahi ho raha na?

Kriti: bass thoda sa..

Dadi: Kriti.. jaake apne kamre mein rest karo.. aur koi kaam karte mat baithna.. bas aaram karo

Khushi: whaaat? Aapne use kaam na karne ko kaha?

Dadi: uski tabiyat kharab hai na? Jao Kriti.. rest kar lo..

Kriti: nahi dadi.. mai thik hu.. mai help kar deti hu na..

Dadi: Kriti maine kya kaha? Jao jaake aaram karo

Kriti: jee dadi.. (she gets up to leave and loses her balance but Khushi holds her)

Khushi: Kritsss.. Kya ho raha hai tujhe?

Kriti: Pata nahi jaan.. chakkar si aa gayi achanak.. sorry..

Khushi: yaar tu na sachme mujhe tension de rahi hai abhi

Dadi: Khushi tum doctor ko call karo mai Kriti ko room tak le jaati hu

Khushi: dadi mai use le..

Dadi: Khushi.. doctor ko call karo

Khushi: jee dadi

(Dadi takes her to room, tucks her in the bed and sits besides her until doctor comes. She checks Kriti and Dadi informs her about the symptoms)
Doctor: ye saare pregnancy ke symptoms ho to sakte hai.. par take a test. Itne jaldi Conclusions pe mat aayiyega.. kaafi bimariyo mein aaj kal ye saare symptoms aate hai..

Dadi: ab mere experience mein to ye saare pregnancy ke hi symptoms hai doctor..

Doctor: jee.. umeed rakh sakti hai aap.. jaldi se jaldi test karwa lijiye.. agar aisi baat hai to congratulations beta

Kriti: Nahii doctor... I am not pregnant! It is not possible..

Dadi: aisa tum kaise keh sakti ho? Doctor ho?

Doctor: Aur mai maanti hu tumne protection use kiya hoga but unke results 100% nahi hote.. there is always a possibility..

Kriti: Protection? Maine koi protection use nahi kiya hai.. in fact..

Dadi: phir to chances aur jyada hai... thank you doctor

Doctor: no problem..
(Doctor left)

Khushi: Wow.. Kritiii tune bataya nahi this tripped worked wonderss.. matlab there is a good chance mai bua banane wali hu?? Aweosmeee.. kya news di hai yaar..

Dadi: bhagwan kare ye pregnancy hi ho.. Kriti.. hum kal test ke liye jayenge aur tab tak aur baadme bhi.. tum sirf rest karogi.. jyada kaam mat karna aur apna acche se khayal rakhna, ok?

Kriti: Aree ye kya bole jaa rahe haii?Dadi Khushi please meri baat samjhiye.. there is no chance mai pregnant hu..

Dadi: Kriti.. tum jyada socho mat.. Khushi jaake Kriti ke liye fruits aur doodh lekar aao.. Kriti tum rest karo

Khushi: jee Dadi.. abhi laayi
(Both left)

(After a few hours)
Kriti: Ye Khushi aur Dadi.. ho kya gaya hai inhe? Dadi phir bhi thik hai.. unhe umeed hogi to excite ho gayi par Khushi.. ek baar shanti se meri baat to sun le.. par nahi.. meri baat to kisi ko sunani hi nahi hai.. har ghante aake khaane peene ko kya de rahe hai aur maine har baar baat karne ki koshish ki par chup kar dete hai.. ab Karan hi un logo ki excitement thandi kar payenge.. unke aane tak ab mujhe kuch bolna bhi nahi hai.. hope jaldi aa jaye... Par kamal to doctor ki thi.. mai bol rahi thi possible hi nahi hai to protection ki baat karne lagi.. aree.. protection use karne ke liye kuch hona to chahiye naa.. ainvai have mein bacche paida ho jaate hai kya? Bewakoof kahi ki.. I swear phir kabhi iss doctor ko consult nahi karungi.. (she hears someone coming) ohh godd Khushi wapas aa gayi..

Khushi: Kritss tumhe pata hai maine to baby ke liye naam bhi soch liye

Kriti: Accha? Bata to

Khushi: Kritika, Karn, Kirti,

Kriti: ye naam kuch jyada hi milte nahi hai hamare naamo se?

Khushi: to kuch alag naam chahiye?

Kriti: Hmm kuch unique chahiye na.. accha aur kuch plan nahi kiya tune?

Khushi: kiya na.. uske liye maine toys bhi online cart mein daal rakhe hai..

Kriti: Are waah.. tune to bohot tayari shuru kar di.. (in mind: Bewakoof ladki!! Kar ab.. jab tak Karan wapas aayenge mai tere maze lungi..)

Dadi: Kriti..

Kriti: (in mind: shitt.. dadi phir se.. are yaar teen baar to wo kadwa kadha pila chuki hai.. ab wapas nahi pee sakti.. please dadii.. not again..)

Dadi: ye haldi wala doodh pee lo beta

Kriti: Dadi.. please meri baat samjhiye... Mai pregnant nahi hu.. this is scientifically not possible..

Dadi: Kriti aisi baatein nahi karte.. bass aona dhyaan rakho tum

Khushi: scientifically not possible? Tu ab science ko kyu beechme laa rahi hai?

Kriti: kyuki..

Dadi: Waise Karan kab wapas aa raha hai? Use bhi to khush khabri deni hai naa..

Kriti: (in mind: do do.. bass make sure hamara divorce na ho jaye.. 440 volt ka jhatka baithega uss bechare ko)

Khushi: Dadi maine call kiya tha... wo bola.thodi der mein niklega

Dadi: ek kaam kar.. use bol Kriti ki tabiyat bohot kharab hai abhi ke abhi wapas aaye.. aur wo wapas aajayega to use surprise dena..

Khushi: Haww Dadii.. matlab prank karu use?

Kriti: (in mind: aree bhai ho kya raha hai meri life mein? Dadi ko prankster banane ka mood kab se ho gaya? Unhe message kar du kya? Nahi.. message kiya to Khushi ki reaction miss ho jayegi.. why should she have all the fun?)

Khushi: kar diya dadi call.. wo aa raha hai.. bichara darr gaya tha.. (dadi laughs) waise ek baat batayiye dadi.. ye prank karna aapko kab se accha lagne laga?

Dadi: tujhe kya lagta hai? Tera ye pranks se bhara dimaag kaha se aaya hai?

Khushi: Ohhoo dadi.. aap to chhupa rustam nikli..

Kriti: (in mind: finally Khushi ke shaitani dimaag ka source aaj open ho ho gaya.. like dadi like poti.. ab batao mere pati ko ki uske chhue bina uski biwi pregnant ho gayi.. awesome!)

(Karan comes running to his room, sits on bed besides Kriti and holds her hand)
Karan: Hey.. Kriti kya hua? Kaisi ho tum? (Checks temperature) bukhar to nahi lag raha.. kya hua hai? Achanak tabiyat kharab ho gayi matlab? Thandi baj rahi hai? AC.. ruki mai pehle AC band karta hu..

Kriti: (in mind: Awww how sweet!) hey hey.. relax.. kuch nahi hua hai mujhe.. in logo ko..

Dadi: Tujhe jaldi ghar bulane ke liye maine kaha tha Khushi ko aisa kehne ko..

Karan: What? Dadi ye kya tareeka hua? Pata hai mai kitna darr gaya tha?

Khushi: Sorry bhai.. par baat hi aisi hai ki hum se sabar hi nahi hua..
(Kriti bangs her hand on forehead and he notices that)

Karan: aisi kaunsi baat hai Khushi ki tujhe itna ghatiya jhoot bolna pada?

Khushi: Dekh.. abhi kuch pakka nahi hai.. matlab test baki hai par doctor ne bhi kaha hai.. with multiple symptoms..

Karan: Khushi build up dena band kar and just say it!

Dadi: tu papa banane wala hai..

Karan: Accha mai papa.. mai pa.. papa? (He turns towards Kriti and she casually nods in a no) kya bol rahe ho aap?

Khushi: Karaaan!! Kriti pregnant hai..

Karan: Aee behen aee.. tujhe hamara divorce karwana hai ya problem kya hai exactly tujhe humse?

Khushi: Whatt? Chhi yaarr.. kya ghatiya maar raha hai?

Karan: mai ghatiya maar raha hu ya tu? Kis basis pe aisa kuch bol rahe ho aap log?

Khushi: aree she missed her periods

Kriti: Maine kaha latee ho raha hai..

Khushi: whatever.. aaye to nahi naa.. phir wo achaar ki craving, dizziness, sukhi ultiya.. aur doctor ne bhi kaha tha protection is not 100% guarantee.. there's always a chance..

Karan: protection? Hey bhagwan.. (he goes to Kriti) Kriti ye log kya bakwaas kar rahe hai... Aur tum kuch keh kyu nahi rahi?

Kriti: Dadi aap please mere liye aapka wo special wala kadha le aayengi?

Dadi: are ha haaa... kyu nahi.. abhi laati hu (she goes)

Karan: Kadha? Seriously?

Kriti: (she stands up from bed and stand in front of him angrily) kya puch rahe the aap? Maine kyu nahi bataya? Trust me mai ek nahi hazar baar koshish kar chuki hu ye samjhane ka ke this is just not possible, ye scientifically possible nahi hai par meri baat koi sun hi nahi raha iss ghar mein.. mai bol bolke thak chuki hu then I gave up.. please talk to them and make them understand I am NOT fucking pregnant! Mujhe literally subah se iss jagah se uthne nahi de rahe hai ye dono aur to aur har ek ek ghante mein khaane peene ke liye kadhe, juices, fruits aur pata nahi kya kya de rahe hai.. ek baat.. sirf ek baat samjhane ki koshish kar rahi hu mai iss bewakoof ladki ko par meri baat to sunani hi nahi hai na.. aur in dono ki to baat chhodo.. wo doctor.. I swear life mein agar phir kabhi mera diagnosis uss ajeeb doctor se karwaya na to mai aapki jaan le lungi.. mai use bata rahi thi ye possible nahi hai to she should understand na.. wo madam kehti hai protection is nit 100% safe.. wo nahi sunti, dadi nahi sunti aur ye Khushi ki bacchii.. pregnant banake rakha hai isne mujhe kuch stupid motion sickness ke chaltee..

Khushi: dekha Karan dekha.. hormonal imbalance bhi shuru ho gaya iskaa.. mai bol rahi hu ye..

(Kriti face palms herself)
Kriti: aisee.. bilkul aise hi subah se meri har baat ko meri pregnancy se jod rahi hai yee

Karan: Ok ok.. Kriti.. (blows air out) cool down cool down.. maj baat karta hu, ok?

Kriti: Please.. (angrily)

Karan: Khushi.. hamare beech kabhi aisa kuch hua hi nahi hai ki Kriti pregnant ho sake.. nothing..

Khushi: Oh come on Karan.. ab jhoot mat bol.. ek baar to maine khud Kiss karte hue dekha tha tumhee

Kriti: Kiss? (Stands in front of her now) tujhe pata hai duniya mein har second kitne log kiss karte hai? Matlab agar teri iss kiss se bacche wali logic se dekha jaaye to iss duniya ki population kya hoti tu imagine bhi kar sakti hai? Har mili second 10 bacche paida hote..

Karan: aur practically dekha jaaye to uss din bhi tu pehle hi aa gayi thi.. so hamare beech ek normal masoom si kiss bhi nahi hui hai.. baccha kaha se aayegaaa?

Khushi: You mean.. you.. like.. never had sex?

Kriti: Oh god Khushii.. no noo we never had sex or even kiss! Aur hawe mein bacche paida karne ki technology aayi nahi hai so ya I am sure as fuck I am NOT pregnant! You get that?

Khushi: Ok.. ok ok.. cool down.. I get it.. you are not pregnant..

Kriti: hashh.. ab ye baat jaake dadi ko tu samjhayegi.. jaa..

Khushi: Whatt? Maii? No no no

Kriti: Yes! Subah se meri baat sun hi nahi rahi thi.. itni der se bichari dadi kya kya sapne sajake baithi hogi.. maine hazar baar try kiya ab mai nahi batane wali

Karan: Waise Kriti.. tumhe pata hai na ab tumhe wo kadha peena padega jiske bahane tumne dadi ko yaha se bheja tha?

Kriti: Oh god.. haa.. par koi baat nahi.. meri weakness to chali gayi uss kadhe se..

Dadi: to lo ab pee lo ye.. (she hands over to Kriti)

Khushi: Dadi actually..

Dadi: rehne de.. sun liya maine sab kuch..

Kriti: Sab kuch?

Dadi: haa.. sorry baccha.. hamare jamane mein na shaadi shuda hone ka matlab pehle ek do din mein sab kuch ho jata tha.. par tumhari ye generation alag hai.. tum bacche ek dusre ko samajhna chahte ho.. kuch banana chahte ho.. mujhe puri baat sunani chahiye thi.. maaf kar dena..

Kriti: Nahi dadi.. please aisa mat kahiye.. Isme aapki koi galti nahi hai.. bass.. mai pregnant nahi hu..

Dadi: accha accha.. (giggles) waise iss chakkar mein maine apne baki kaam kiye hi nahi.. mai chalti hu

Kriti: jee dadi..

Khushi: Ohh god.. mujhe bhi jaana hai.. maine bhi koi tayari to ki hi nahi..

Kriti: pata tha mujhe over excitement mein bhool jayegi.. jaa tere kamre mein.. bich bich ke ek ek ghanta spare kiya na tune mujhe usme saari tayari karke rakhi hai tere liye maine..

Khushi: Whattt? Seriously? Thaaank youuuu my loveeee... (Crushes her bones into a hug while she stands straight making a face) tu naa kitna bhi gussa kar le par tu besttt haiii

Kriti: I know.. jaa ab

Khushi: Byee.. (kisses her cheeks and runs away. Kriti starts laughing and Karan is just absorbing everything happening around)

Karan: God these people.. kya kya soch lete hai yaar

Kriti: tell me about it!

Karan: tum.. theek to ho na? Baki.. all normal?

Kriti: Oh god Karan I am NOT pregnant for god's sake!

Karan: kya kaha tumne?

Kriti: I am Not Pregnant!

Karan: That I know.. I mean.. uske pehle.. Karan? You called me Karan?

Kriti: Whatt? Noo

Karan: You did Kriti

Kriti: No I didn't.. Ok.. maybe.. Idk.. par koi ideas mat lijiyega.. K am just frustrated Khushi aur dadi ke vajah se..

Karan: ok ok chill.. aaj to tumhara temper hi alag chadha hai.. mai aata hu change karke..

Kriti: Hmm.. coffee loge?

Karan: haa oar don't worry mai bana lunga..

Kriti: mai aone liye banane jaa hi rahi hu.. aapke liye bhi lekar aati hu

Karan: works!

(In Khushi's room)
Khushi: Kritss yaar tu nahi hoti to mera zindagi mein kya hotaa? Thank you so much itni saari tayari karke rakhi tune mere liye.. (She quickly gets ready and her phone rings. It was Kriti's call. She picks up) Kritsss thank you thank you thank you so muchh.. itni saari tayari karke rakhi tune mere liyee...

Kriti: Jaan.. jaan sun.. Jannu di, Shiv aur Yash sab aaye hai.. tayar hogi to neeche aa na..

Khushi: ohh haa haa.. aati hu

Khushi: accha ok aayi..
(Call disconnected)
Kya ho gaya abhi.. (she keeps her stuff in the top shelf and find her school memory box) ye box.. isme to.. kitni saari yaadein hai.. Diva.. Kittu Samu.. hum sab ki.. Kriti aur Yash ke saath baith ke dekhungi baadme.. (she goes to keep it back but it falls down and an envelope falls out. She looks at it and gets shocked to see "Khushi" written in Diva's handwriting on the envelope) Diva ki handwriting.. ye to maine pehle kabhi nahi dekha.. (she carefully opens it and finds a letter inside. She reads it and tears roll down her eyes) Diva.. tu.. tune itni badi baat.. oh god.. maine itne saal tak kabhi ye box dekha hi nahi.. tune mere liye ye letter yaha chhoda tha? Yash.. use iss baare mein pata hona chahiye.. par.. how will he handle it? Batana to padega.. (she wipes her tears) sahi samay dekh ke mai Krits aur Yash se baat karungi..

Kriti's Voice: Khushiiii.. aa rahi hai naa?

Khushi: Aayiii..
(she keeps the box back and goes downstairs. Karan also comes)

Karan: Sab log? Aree kaun kaun jaa raha hai Khushi ke saath? Mere bina plan bana liya kya sabne??

Yash: Mai to Kriti ko pick karne aaya hu

Janvi: Aur mai ye bag lautane.. teri bag meri car mein reh gayi thi..

To be continued...