Armaan and Riddhima are both done their reports and it's time for their scheduled one-hour break where med exam-takers can only talk with their partners. They hang their lab coats up in their station and head for the cafeteria.
Arm - Finally! Jaan chooti...I mean fake dummies and all, insult to the well-refined brains of med students I tell you!
Rid - Tumhe kaise pata ke hum sub hi paas hojeyehge? Kuch log aise bhi hain who have no idea ke patient ke saath kiya karna hai. Agar un logon ko real patient dedeeya jae, to uss patient ka kya hoga?
Arm - Don't worry...tumhe dusra chance zuroor dengay. Main sifarish kardounga tumhari (winks).
Rid - (Rolls eyes) Main apni baat nahi karrahi thi! (they both grab a sandwich from the caf counter)
Arm - Vaisay, tumhari jaisee sari larkiyan tumhari tarhan hi hoti hain kiya?
Rid - Meri jaisee larkiyan?
Arm - You know...jassi jaisi koi naheen behen-ji types...sari tumhari tarhan hi sarphiri, driving accidents karne wali aur bheja fry kardenewali hoti hain kya?
Rid - I'm so stupid!
Arm - Wow! Sach ka samna akhir ho hee gaya!
Rid - I'm so stupid because mujhe supplies closet se vo...vo earplugs lene chahiye the...at least tumhari stupid si baatein nahin sunni partin! (their table is just nearby and Armaan spots it -and it's...you guessed it, also assigned to each pair)
Arm - Aw mannn!!
Rid - Kya hua?
Arm - No ketchup!!
Rid - Tum larke bhi na...it's always about food.
Arm - Main leke ata hoon..(twiddles his thumbs) I'm gonna go steal it from one of the other tables muhahhah. (picks up his tray and goes towards one of the tables)
(right at that moment, when Ridz is carrying her plate to their table, a guy rushes through and pushes Ridz in a way that she drops her tray. Ridz almost falls as well but ends up only knocking her elbow on the table's corner. A few seconds later, Armaan comes back)
Arm - Hey! kya hua? (surprised looking at Ridz and the spilled tray, he quickly sets his down and giver her a hand as she was still trying to balance)
Rid - Vo kuch nahin...koi jaldi main tha, aur meri tray gir gayee...it's nothing.
Arm - (concerned) Hey, you're ok? I mean kahin lagi tho nahin?
Rid - (hides her elbow) ya...everything's fine (She lets go of Armaan's hand as soon as she gets her balance back)
Arm - Kaun tha?
Rid - Koi dusra student
Arm - Aaj kal ke log na...I tell you...
Rid - jaldi main hoga...koi zuroori kaam hoga usko
Arm - Riddhima...tum bhi na...tumhe kissi ne giraya lekin phir bhi...I don't get it
Rid - Dusron ki majbouriyan bhi samajni chayein Armaan...varna ye duniya kitni ajeeb ho jayegi
Arm - (thinks 'kya? main hota to us ka pulp bana de ta...aur Riddhima')
Armaan and Riddhima both sit down and Riddhima thanks the janitor for picking up her tray.
Arm - Arey...tumhara khana to saara waste ho gaya.
Rid - I know...vo line bohot lambi hai, aur vaise bhi, mujhe bhook nahi hai.
Arm - Well... line to lambi hai, lekin main yeh mannay ko tayar bilkul nahin hoon ke 4 ghante ki intense exertion ke baad tumhe bhook nahin hain...that's a lie. (he puts his tray forward)
Rid - (looks at him)
Arm - Mujhe kaho gi kya? Come on Riddhima..meri selection itni bhi buri nahin hai (points at the tray), I mean egg salad sandwich and greek salad...it's good stuff.
Rid - Nahin, I'm fine, really.
Arm - ACHA! To aisi baat hai (Armaan gets up from his end of the bench and goes to sit on her end)
Arm - Now, for every second that you don't eat the sandwich or the salad, main tumhare aur kareeb ata jaaoonga
Rid - Kya? tumhe kya hogaya hai? Apne aap ko kya samajhte ho? Tum jo bologay sab karaynge? You're not the boss of this world Armaan (he keeps inching closer to her)
Arm - Soch lo...mujhe jo chahiye hota hai, vo main haasil karke rehta hoon.
Rid - (heart starts beating fast...'he wouldn't')
Arm - (reaches for her hand)
Rid - (pulls her hand away and quickly grabs a sandwich) Ok ok...you win...maine le liya...dekho...sandwich...in my hand (she puts it right between them in front of his face)...le liya maine...le liya.
Arm - (inches away and smiles) that's like a good girl.
Rid - (thinks 'abhi abhi yeh kiya tha...main itni nervous kyun ho gayee?')Umm vo...ketchup.
Arm - Sure (hands her the ketchup)
They're both kind of thinking of what happened just now. Ridz breaks the silence.
Rid - Thanks... khane ke liye.
Arm - Ya (clears throat)...no problem.
The instructor announces the end of their break. They go back to their stations. Once arrived, they put on their lab coats and prepare their explanation for the administrator. They have to have memorized it.
Rid - (breathing deeply and whispering to herself with her eyes closed) this is gonna be a piece of cake, it's gonna be easy...god...main kaisa mazaak karrahi hoon, mujhe yaad kaise rahega...god meri raksha karna.
Arm - (standing next to her, he obviously heard all this and looks at her with a funny expression, chuckles and then whispers to her) tum kiya jang larne jaarahi ho jo god tumhari raksha kareyga?
Rid - (opens her eyes and realizes she was whispering too loud) tum nahin samjhogay.
Arm - Come on (grabs her hand and takes it to his heart) you and I both know ke yeh sab bolna chikh chikh pak pak tumhare bain haat ka khel hai...wait dayen haath ka ya bayen haath ka...(he's still holding on to her hand)
Rid - kya...haath, mera haath...
Arm - dekha...it took me only 2 seconds to divert your attention..you're absolutely ready...tum bohot zada soch rahi ho iss ke baray mein.
Rid - (thinks 'it's true...main vaaki mein overthink karrahi hoon...I'm ready for this!')
Arm - lekin Riddhima..
Rid - kya?
Arm - (whispers again)mera haath tho choro...varna log kya samjheingay?
Rid - (she'd completely forgotten, she takes her hand away from his)
They both give their speech about the full diagnosis and treatment to the administrator and they do really well. Then the administrator leaves and they start packing up.
Arm - Good job yaar! I didn't think we would be this good!
Rid - You too...Good job, I'm so happy, so relieved...
Armaan goes to put all the things away in the supply closet. Ridzi finishes up taking down their lab materials and heads outside.There she meets up with Anjali and she sees Raj.
Rid - Diii!! (hugs her) I'm so happy! It went so well!!
Anj - (stands there, doesn't hug ridz back)
Rid - kya hua di?
Anj - Sunita ne sab kuch kharab kar diya! She didn't memorize the whole thing! Aur uss ki vaja se, I looked so bad
Raj - Anji, yaar, it's ok, results ache hi ayenge tum dekhna.
Sunita comes.
Sun - Hi Raj, hi ridzi, hi anji.
Anj - (turns towards Ridz facing her back to Sunita) tu chal rahi hai Ridz?
Rid - Hi Sunita. Umm di...vo main...main gari main ayee thi.
Anj - Ridz hum vo driver se vapes mangwalenge...just hurry up (she leaves)
Rid - Sunita, kya hua? Di ne bataya ke aap memorize karna bhool gaye the
Sun - What? (sunita's confused) Main? Maine to apna part achi tarha se memorize kya tha...vo to anji expected me to know her part too...khair choro is baat ko...tumhara kaisa raha?
Rid - It was good.
Raj - Mera milaya hua partner kaisa raha huh?
Rid - Nakchara...but he knows what he's doing!
Raj - That's the spirit! Anyways, I won't be seeing you for a long time now...
Rid - kyun? kaheen jaane ka erada hai?
Raj - Ya actually...vo main Canada mein internship karna chahraha hoon..and they've agreed to interview me, let's hope I do really well on this thing. To khair, maine party rakhi hai for all my friends, and you and Anji are invited.
Rid - That's great Raj! All the best, aur mein tumhari party main zuroor aoungi.
Anj - (screams from near the motorbike) come on already Ridz, mujhe der ho rahi hai!
Armaan comes back and sees that she's gone. He heads outside too thinking 'vo bahar hi hogee' and then sees her. But as soon as he starts walking that way, he sees her getting on the motorbike and leaving.
Will he ever see her again?
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March 19, 2010
Part 4: Jab Dil Miley
As everyone headed inside the exam hall, the instructor was going to give them a quick run through. Riddhima spotted Anjali and Sunita and decided to head their way.
Anjali, standing with Sunita and another friend named Raj, finally saw that Ridhimma was here and heading their way.
Sunita=Sun
Raj=Raj
Anj - (to Raj and Sunita) Guys vo dekho, thank god meri behen pohonchgayee...voh jaise bahar itni zor zor se chillarahi thi,I thought ke koi chance hi nahin hai ke security guard usko andar aane dega, maine socha ke agar uski problem mein main parh gaee, tho mera tho reputation kharab ho sakta hai, you know, I mean ek late student ki behen and all. (Sees Riddhima approaching and stops talking).
Rid - Hi guys
Sun - Hi Ridhimma!
Raj - Hey Ridz!
Anj - (quickly seems concerned) Tu kahan rehgaee thi Ridzi?
Rid - vo di actually, maine aap ko bulayaa tha, lekin aap ne shayad suna nahin.
Anj - WHAT? Are you implying ke maine jaan bhuj ke tumhe nahi suna? I would never do that Ridzi!
Rid - Nahin Di, of course not.
Anj - Thik hai Thik hai (feeling guilty), we should take our seats now.
Anjali, Riddhima, Sunita and Raj all take their seats. Anjali and Sunita sit in the same row and Raj and Riddhima sit behind. The instructor starts talking.
Instructor=Ins
Ins - Yeh exam 6 ghante ka exam hai aur 2 parts mein hoga. Sab se pehla part written part hai jo ke akele hoga. (papers are distributed) You are not permitted to use anything other than the paper provided to you and your writing tool. This part will be fully monitored. Part 2 will be done with a partner. You will both work together and be given various situations in which you need to do various procedures,some more complicated than others. You have 2 hours for the written test and 3 hours for part2. During the one hour break, you are only to interact with your partner and no one else. All papers are distibuted and your time starts now.
Everyone in the room quickly gets to work, with many calculations to do and lots of writing involved. Before they know it, their 2 hours are up. The instructor tells them that they have 15 minutes to find themselves a partner for Part 2.
Rid - Anjali di, partners?
Anj - Nahi Riddhima, Sunita bura maanegi, maine usko promise kiya tha
Sun - You know, it's ok guys, main Raj ke saat chali jaoongi.
Raj - Main mana nahin karta lekin...I'm already partnered up. Vo...school se Pammi hai na, she already asked me.
Rid - Oh (thinking 'yeh mere saat hi kyun...')
Raj - Lekin...I have a friend, vo hamare college main nahin parta lekin I've known him for a long time. He was telling me he doesn't have a partner yet.
As Anjali and Sunita head to their station to put their name as partners on the list, Raj takes Riddhima to his friend.
In another corner of the room, Armaan, wearing his clean new lab coat (like everyone else) thinks who he should ask now 'hmm...thori planning ke saat ana chahiye tha, yahan to sub partnered up hain'. Right at that moment, he senses a tap on his shoulder and turns around. It's his old friend Raj. Riddhima had stopped to ask another of her friends if she had a partner.
Arm - Hey, Raj buddy boy what's up man?
Raj - Crazy worried about this exam yar, tu kaisa hai? Uss din Saman ki party main miley the lekin uss ke bad to...
(announcement that there are 10 minutes left)
Raj - Oh sun yar, vo tere paas partner hai?
Arm - Nahin! I'm so glad you asked (relieved) Dekh na, usually, I always have partners flocking around me (winks) lekin aaj...I'm kind of unlucky I think.
Raj - Main apneliye nahin pooch raha tha, mera tho taka Pammi kai saat fit hai (his turn to wink) lekin, I have a friend and she's got no partner.
Arm - Thank god! Kahan hai? (looks around the room eagerly)
Riddhima, with no luck finding a partner, walks up from behind. And as soon as Raj moves out of the way, Riddhima and Armaan see each other and realize that they were going to be partnered up. Horrified at this idea, they both scream out in unison
"NO WAY"!!!!
Arm - (Grabs Raj by the shoulder and brings him to the side) Maine tera kiya bighara hai jo tu mujhe aisi saza deh raha hai?
Raj - Kiya? What are you talking about?
Arm - Tu uss churail se mila hua hai na? Tum sab yehi chahte ho ke main exam fail kar doon?
Riddhima walks up from behind.
Rid - Main iss ke saat partners nahin ban sakti NO WAY! Yeh? (looks at Armaan with a disgusted face) Raj tumhara aur koi dost nahin hai?
Raj - Riddhima Riddhima, main janta hoon, not the best choice lekin kam chalana pare ga.
Arm - Guys..I'm right here.
Raj - Sorry dude and sorry Ridz, this is the only partner I've got for you both, and agar list ko dekha jaye, lagta hai aur sab to partenered up hain. Take it or leave it. I gotta meet Pammi now. Chao. (Raj runs to Pammi)
Arm&Rid - But..But...
Armaan goes to put their name on the list. He comes back and looks at Riddhima who seems rather uncomfortable. They start prepping their lab material.
Arm - Well you gotta make do with what you have right?
Rid - (looks at him, annoyed) Dekho...umm...vo jo..umm
Arm - Wow, tum doctor banna chahti ho aur tumhari vocabulary main sirf ek hi word hai: (goes close to her ear, Ridz inches a bit forward)...UMMM. Patient aye ga, aur usko ishemic cardiomiopathy hoga aur vo poochega uss ko kia bimari hai, aur tum kahogi: UMMM...? (pulls away from her ear) kyun (raises his eyebrows, but doesn't expect her to answer)?
Rid - (thinks to herself 'Yeh to apne aap ko kuch zada hi samajta hai')Dekho, main tum se ye kehna chahrahi thi ke..
Arm - I know I know (holds his hands up as if surrendering) kehne ki zarurat nahin hai, main janta hoon tum kiya soch rahi ho (goes back to screwing the clamp on the lab bench), mujh jaisa good-looking bike chala ne vala and plus I'm a doctor? I get that a lot (scrunches his nose)lekin kiya karein? It's life.
Rid - Just shut...(relaxes and takes a deep breath) Will you please let me speak, mujhe apni baat to puri karne do. I was ONLY going to say kai let's put everything that happened in the accident behind us, at least agle 4 ghanton ke liye, uss ke baad, tum apne raaste, aur main apne raste. OK?
Arm - (still turning his screw on the clamps, he's heard every word but given no answer, He's having a bit of a tough time screwing this screw on the clamp, it keeps coming off)
Rid - (Ridz starts walking away)
Arm - Hold on, kahan jaarahi ho?
Rid - Main? (ridz is surprised armaan even noticed that she's leaving)
Arm - Haan..I mean, I don't really care, lekin agar tum soch rahi ho kai main sara kaam karke tumhe credit dedounga tho...
Rid - (Shakes her head) Tum doctor kaise bano ge? Did you even hear a word that I said? I'm keeping this professional.
Arm - To phir, where are you going?
Rid - Vo kiya hai na...(She walks over to Armaan. His hand is closed into a fist because he is holding that screw that he was trying to put on the clamp so their lab equipment could hold together. As she walks over he wonders what she's about to do. She slowly takes her delicate hand places it under Armaans and with her other hand opens his fist. Armaan looks at her hand, 'so perfect with slender fingers and beautiful clean white nails' he thinks 'wait...main aisa kyun soch raha hoon' but he can't help think it. As she's looking down to open his hand, he catches a glimpse of her face [a dmg breeze blows] 'hmmm...larti bohot hi zada hai, churail si baatein karti hai...par dekhne main...itni buri bhi nahin hai.' he thinks. His fist opens without much force as all his attention is on her and Riddhima takes the screw from his hand and holds it up to him.
Rid - Yeh screw, it's not the regulation screw you are supposed to use to clamp the lab equipment to the bench.
Arm - (Armaan comes out of his daze)Wha..what?
Rid - Not regulation screw. (Riddhima says it slowly this time) iss liye nikle jaarahi thi. Main sahi vali lene jaarahi thi supplies main se.
Arm - I knew that. Vo..I was just showing you...what not to do. (scratches the back of his head thinking 'man...messed up on that one' he quickly grabs the screw from her) I'll go and exchange it. (he heads towards the supplies and thinks 'what was that? Uss pagli ke bare main aisa thought kyun...weird' and shakes it off.)
Armaan heads back to where Riddhima is. She's started charting the patient's case study.
Arm - Ye screw (holds it out to Riddhima and waits for her to turn and take it from him)
Rid - Idhar lab bench pe rakh do, main bas patient ke vital signs aur pulse le rahi hoon (Armaan is a bit disappointed for some reason...he expected her to turn around, hold her hand out and take it...and, don't worry guys, it's a dummy/manequin patient, not a real one).
Arm - Oh...to ab humay Misses Shahenshah-e-Akbar ka intezaar karna parega ke vo hate to hum screw lagayen clamp pe? (crosses his arm)Yar, I bet Jodha didn't even have this many nakhray.
Rid - (rolls her eyes 'kabhi nahi sudrega' she thinks) I'm almost done phir tum screw lagadena.
Arm - Oh shit (fakes it, but it seems real to Riddhima) Vo...Exam administrator araha hai.
Rid - Tho?
Arm - Tho kiya...vo dekhe ga ke abhi tuk hamare lab materials set up hi nahin hue
(Riddhima can't turn around because she needs to concentrate to get the pulse accurately)
Rid - Oh no...tho jaldi se lagao na...
Arm - lekin abhi to tum kehrahi thi ke...(he thinks it's funny that she believes him)
Rid - Vo sab bhool jao! Just hurry up already! Jaldi lagao, I don't want to make a bad impression.
Arm - Whatever you say.
Riddhima is by the corner and is standing there taking the pulse of the dummy patient, listening intently. In order to get the screw on the clamp, Armaan would have to go on his tippy toes to reach the clamp. He thinks 'I should just wait for her until she's done' but then turns around and this time, and although the benches are far away from each other, he actually sees the test administrator checking out the sheets and lab bench of the test-takers 3 tables down. 'Shit! ye to vaaki main yahan pohonch jayega...aur phir hamare marks kateinge!' so he decides to go ahead. He gets closer to Riddhima. Her shoulder is facing him. She has no clue because she's busy listening through her stethoscope. As he inches near, he hesitates. He doesn't want her to think that he's that kind of guy. He takes the screw and reaches up to the clamp. As he does this, he can't help but look at her. Those traditional shoes that always seemed so funny to him kind of...seemed to work for this girl. That dupatta he always thought was a useless piece of clothing was safely tucked on her neck and caught some of her hair and she wore it so importantly. He looked at her face. So much expression. So much concern for this patient that isn't even real 'kaisi larki hai yeh...kuch alag si' he thought. He was done putting the screw on the clamp but stayed there just for a bit longer. She smelled so good, like roses, his favourite sauce-vaale red type roses. He then sees that the clip she was wearing had caught some of her dupatta. 'Uss ke bal kich rahe hongay, maybe if I just take the dupatta from this clip, it'll be easier for her'.
Riddhima finally done with her pulse and vital signs takes her stethoscope off. She suddenly notices that someone is next to her. She turns her head to see Armaan standing there. He notices and quickly takes his hand aways from the clamp and realizes what he was just about to do.
Arm - vo dupatta...tumhara dupatta, it's caught in your hair.
Rid - (feels the clip behind her and releases her dupatta, her cheeks go a bit red)Thanks.('yeh isne kaise notice kiya?')
Arm - (clears his throat) no problem. (he feels a bit embarassed thinking of what he was about to do)
Rid - So...vital signs are all ok.
The administrator finally comes and Riddhima tells him about the vital signs and Armaan gives him an overview of their next steps and lab procedures.
Admnistrator=adm
Adm - Well done. Keep it up, now you just need to write down your diagnosis.
Arm&Rid - thank you sir.
(Adm leaves. They start writing up their procedures.)
Arm - Hmmm(back into his joking mood) not bad for your first run.
Rid - I know.
Arm - Wow! Overconfidence much? (he laughs)
Rid - Nahin. But I know when I'm right. And this time, I've got a great feeling. You did ok too.
Arm - (jokingly bows with his hands) Misses Shahenshah-e-Akbar A.K.A. Jodha-ji, aap ne mujhe complement dia. Aap ka sau bar shukriya.
Rid - Uff!! You're sooo irritating! Tum kitne..kitne...irritating ho!
Arm - You know, I'll provide you with a dictionary and thesaurus free of charge, bus tum pleaase yahan se nikal ne ke baad, mujhe stalk nahin karna!
Rid - You know what Armaan. You're just too much! I'm so glad ke humne sirf ye 4 ghante saat guzaare aur us ke baad...
Arm - (takes a quick step back) Nahiinnn!! Tum sab ko yeh to nahin batane walin ke hum ne CHAR GHANTE saat guzare...tum aisi larki hogi, maine kabhi nahin socha tha! (puts his hand together in front of her) Tumhare ghar main bhai baap nahin hain kiya?
Rid - (utterly annoyed, she gets Armaan out of her way and goes to hand in her report)
Armaan thinks 'muhahahha...tumhe nahin pata ke tumahara kissay pala para hai...Miss Riddhima, you haven't even seen the worse of me...uss accident aur apni "baby" ki keemat to main tum se lekar hi rahounga!'.
Anjali, standing with Sunita and another friend named Raj, finally saw that Ridhimma was here and heading their way.
Sunita=Sun
Raj=Raj
Anj - (to Raj and Sunita) Guys vo dekho, thank god meri behen pohonchgayee...voh jaise bahar itni zor zor se chillarahi thi,I thought ke koi chance hi nahin hai ke security guard usko andar aane dega, maine socha ke agar uski problem mein main parh gaee, tho mera tho reputation kharab ho sakta hai, you know, I mean ek late student ki behen and all. (Sees Riddhima approaching and stops talking).
Rid - Hi guys
Sun - Hi Ridhimma!
Raj - Hey Ridz!
Anj - (quickly seems concerned) Tu kahan rehgaee thi Ridzi?
Rid - vo di actually, maine aap ko bulayaa tha, lekin aap ne shayad suna nahin.
Anj - WHAT? Are you implying ke maine jaan bhuj ke tumhe nahi suna? I would never do that Ridzi!
Rid - Nahin Di, of course not.
Anj - Thik hai Thik hai (feeling guilty), we should take our seats now.
Anjali, Riddhima, Sunita and Raj all take their seats. Anjali and Sunita sit in the same row and Raj and Riddhima sit behind. The instructor starts talking.
Instructor=Ins
Ins - Yeh exam 6 ghante ka exam hai aur 2 parts mein hoga. Sab se pehla part written part hai jo ke akele hoga. (papers are distributed) You are not permitted to use anything other than the paper provided to you and your writing tool. This part will be fully monitored. Part 2 will be done with a partner. You will both work together and be given various situations in which you need to do various procedures,some more complicated than others. You have 2 hours for the written test and 3 hours for part2. During the one hour break, you are only to interact with your partner and no one else. All papers are distibuted and your time starts now.
Everyone in the room quickly gets to work, with many calculations to do and lots of writing involved. Before they know it, their 2 hours are up. The instructor tells them that they have 15 minutes to find themselves a partner for Part 2.
Rid - Anjali di, partners?
Anj - Nahi Riddhima, Sunita bura maanegi, maine usko promise kiya tha
Sun - You know, it's ok guys, main Raj ke saat chali jaoongi.
Raj - Main mana nahin karta lekin...I'm already partnered up. Vo...school se Pammi hai na, she already asked me.
Rid - Oh (thinking 'yeh mere saat hi kyun...')
Raj - Lekin...I have a friend, vo hamare college main nahin parta lekin I've known him for a long time. He was telling me he doesn't have a partner yet.
As Anjali and Sunita head to their station to put their name as partners on the list, Raj takes Riddhima to his friend.
In another corner of the room, Armaan, wearing his clean new lab coat (like everyone else) thinks who he should ask now 'hmm...thori planning ke saat ana chahiye tha, yahan to sub partnered up hain'. Right at that moment, he senses a tap on his shoulder and turns around. It's his old friend Raj. Riddhima had stopped to ask another of her friends if she had a partner.
Arm - Hey, Raj buddy boy what's up man?
Raj - Crazy worried about this exam yar, tu kaisa hai? Uss din Saman ki party main miley the lekin uss ke bad to...
(announcement that there are 10 minutes left)
Raj - Oh sun yar, vo tere paas partner hai?
Arm - Nahin! I'm so glad you asked (relieved) Dekh na, usually, I always have partners flocking around me (winks) lekin aaj...I'm kind of unlucky I think.
Raj - Main apneliye nahin pooch raha tha, mera tho taka Pammi kai saat fit hai (his turn to wink) lekin, I have a friend and she's got no partner.
Arm - Thank god! Kahan hai? (looks around the room eagerly)
Riddhima, with no luck finding a partner, walks up from behind. And as soon as Raj moves out of the way, Riddhima and Armaan see each other and realize that they were going to be partnered up. Horrified at this idea, they both scream out in unison
"NO WAY"!!!!
Arm - (Grabs Raj by the shoulder and brings him to the side) Maine tera kiya bighara hai jo tu mujhe aisi saza deh raha hai?
Raj - Kiya? What are you talking about?
Arm - Tu uss churail se mila hua hai na? Tum sab yehi chahte ho ke main exam fail kar doon?
Riddhima walks up from behind.
Rid - Main iss ke saat partners nahin ban sakti NO WAY! Yeh? (looks at Armaan with a disgusted face) Raj tumhara aur koi dost nahin hai?
Raj - Riddhima Riddhima, main janta hoon, not the best choice lekin kam chalana pare ga.
Arm - Guys..I'm right here.
Raj - Sorry dude and sorry Ridz, this is the only partner I've got for you both, and agar list ko dekha jaye, lagta hai aur sab to partenered up hain. Take it or leave it. I gotta meet Pammi now. Chao. (Raj runs to Pammi)
Arm&Rid - But..But...
Armaan goes to put their name on the list. He comes back and looks at Riddhima who seems rather uncomfortable. They start prepping their lab material.
Arm - Well you gotta make do with what you have right?
Rid - (looks at him, annoyed) Dekho...umm...vo jo..umm
Arm - Wow, tum doctor banna chahti ho aur tumhari vocabulary main sirf ek hi word hai: (goes close to her ear, Ridz inches a bit forward)...UMMM. Patient aye ga, aur usko ishemic cardiomiopathy hoga aur vo poochega uss ko kia bimari hai, aur tum kahogi: UMMM...? (pulls away from her ear) kyun (raises his eyebrows, but doesn't expect her to answer)?
Rid - (thinks to herself 'Yeh to apne aap ko kuch zada hi samajta hai')Dekho, main tum se ye kehna chahrahi thi ke..
Arm - I know I know (holds his hands up as if surrendering) kehne ki zarurat nahin hai, main janta hoon tum kiya soch rahi ho (goes back to screwing the clamp on the lab bench), mujh jaisa good-looking bike chala ne vala and plus I'm a doctor? I get that a lot (scrunches his nose)lekin kiya karein? It's life.
Rid - Just shut...(relaxes and takes a deep breath) Will you please let me speak, mujhe apni baat to puri karne do. I was ONLY going to say kai let's put everything that happened in the accident behind us, at least agle 4 ghanton ke liye, uss ke baad, tum apne raaste, aur main apne raste. OK?
Arm - (still turning his screw on the clamps, he's heard every word but given no answer, He's having a bit of a tough time screwing this screw on the clamp, it keeps coming off)
Rid - (Ridz starts walking away)
Arm - Hold on, kahan jaarahi ho?
Rid - Main? (ridz is surprised armaan even noticed that she's leaving)
Arm - Haan..I mean, I don't really care, lekin agar tum soch rahi ho kai main sara kaam karke tumhe credit dedounga tho...
Rid - (Shakes her head) Tum doctor kaise bano ge? Did you even hear a word that I said? I'm keeping this professional.
Arm - To phir, where are you going?
Rid - Vo kiya hai na...(She walks over to Armaan. His hand is closed into a fist because he is holding that screw that he was trying to put on the clamp so their lab equipment could hold together. As she walks over he wonders what she's about to do. She slowly takes her delicate hand places it under Armaans and with her other hand opens his fist. Armaan looks at her hand, 'so perfect with slender fingers and beautiful clean white nails' he thinks 'wait...main aisa kyun soch raha hoon' but he can't help think it. As she's looking down to open his hand, he catches a glimpse of her face [a dmg breeze blows] 'hmmm...larti bohot hi zada hai, churail si baatein karti hai...par dekhne main...itni buri bhi nahin hai.' he thinks. His fist opens without much force as all his attention is on her and Riddhima takes the screw from his hand and holds it up to him.
Rid - Yeh screw, it's not the regulation screw you are supposed to use to clamp the lab equipment to the bench.
Arm - (Armaan comes out of his daze)Wha..what?
Rid - Not regulation screw. (Riddhima says it slowly this time) iss liye nikle jaarahi thi. Main sahi vali lene jaarahi thi supplies main se.
Arm - I knew that. Vo..I was just showing you...what not to do. (scratches the back of his head thinking 'man...messed up on that one' he quickly grabs the screw from her) I'll go and exchange it. (he heads towards the supplies and thinks 'what was that? Uss pagli ke bare main aisa thought kyun...weird' and shakes it off.)
Armaan heads back to where Riddhima is. She's started charting the patient's case study.
Arm - Ye screw (holds it out to Riddhima and waits for her to turn and take it from him)
Rid - Idhar lab bench pe rakh do, main bas patient ke vital signs aur pulse le rahi hoon (Armaan is a bit disappointed for some reason...he expected her to turn around, hold her hand out and take it...and, don't worry guys, it's a dummy/manequin patient, not a real one).
Arm - Oh...to ab humay Misses Shahenshah-e-Akbar ka intezaar karna parega ke vo hate to hum screw lagayen clamp pe? (crosses his arm)Yar, I bet Jodha didn't even have this many nakhray.
Rid - (rolls her eyes 'kabhi nahi sudrega' she thinks) I'm almost done phir tum screw lagadena.
Arm - Oh shit (fakes it, but it seems real to Riddhima) Vo...Exam administrator araha hai.
Rid - Tho?
Arm - Tho kiya...vo dekhe ga ke abhi tuk hamare lab materials set up hi nahin hue
(Riddhima can't turn around because she needs to concentrate to get the pulse accurately)
Rid - Oh no...tho jaldi se lagao na...
Arm - lekin abhi to tum kehrahi thi ke...(he thinks it's funny that she believes him)
Rid - Vo sab bhool jao! Just hurry up already! Jaldi lagao, I don't want to make a bad impression.
Arm - Whatever you say.
Riddhima is by the corner and is standing there taking the pulse of the dummy patient, listening intently. In order to get the screw on the clamp, Armaan would have to go on his tippy toes to reach the clamp. He thinks 'I should just wait for her until she's done' but then turns around and this time, and although the benches are far away from each other, he actually sees the test administrator checking out the sheets and lab bench of the test-takers 3 tables down. 'Shit! ye to vaaki main yahan pohonch jayega...aur phir hamare marks kateinge!' so he decides to go ahead. He gets closer to Riddhima. Her shoulder is facing him. She has no clue because she's busy listening through her stethoscope. As he inches near, he hesitates. He doesn't want her to think that he's that kind of guy. He takes the screw and reaches up to the clamp. As he does this, he can't help but look at her. Those traditional shoes that always seemed so funny to him kind of...seemed to work for this girl. That dupatta he always thought was a useless piece of clothing was safely tucked on her neck and caught some of her hair and she wore it so importantly. He looked at her face. So much expression. So much concern for this patient that isn't even real 'kaisi larki hai yeh...kuch alag si' he thought. He was done putting the screw on the clamp but stayed there just for a bit longer. She smelled so good, like roses, his favourite sauce-vaale red type roses. He then sees that the clip she was wearing had caught some of her dupatta. 'Uss ke bal kich rahe hongay, maybe if I just take the dupatta from this clip, it'll be easier for her'.
Riddhima finally done with her pulse and vital signs takes her stethoscope off. She suddenly notices that someone is next to her. She turns her head to see Armaan standing there. He notices and quickly takes his hand aways from the clamp and realizes what he was just about to do.
Arm - vo dupatta...tumhara dupatta, it's caught in your hair.
Rid - (feels the clip behind her and releases her dupatta, her cheeks go a bit red)Thanks.('yeh isne kaise notice kiya?')
Arm - (clears his throat) no problem. (he feels a bit embarassed thinking of what he was about to do)
Rid - So...vital signs are all ok.
The administrator finally comes and Riddhima tells him about the vital signs and Armaan gives him an overview of their next steps and lab procedures.
Admnistrator=adm
Adm - Well done. Keep it up, now you just need to write down your diagnosis.
Arm&Rid - thank you sir.
(Adm leaves. They start writing up their procedures.)
Arm - Hmmm(back into his joking mood) not bad for your first run.
Rid - I know.
Arm - Wow! Overconfidence much? (he laughs)
Rid - Nahin. But I know when I'm right. And this time, I've got a great feeling. You did ok too.
Arm - (jokingly bows with his hands) Misses Shahenshah-e-Akbar A.K.A. Jodha-ji, aap ne mujhe complement dia. Aap ka sau bar shukriya.
Rid - Uff!! You're sooo irritating! Tum kitne..kitne...irritating ho!
Arm - You know, I'll provide you with a dictionary and thesaurus free of charge, bus tum pleaase yahan se nikal ne ke baad, mujhe stalk nahin karna!
Rid - You know what Armaan. You're just too much! I'm so glad ke humne sirf ye 4 ghante saat guzaare aur us ke baad...
Arm - (takes a quick step back) Nahiinnn!! Tum sab ko yeh to nahin batane walin ke hum ne CHAR GHANTE saat guzare...tum aisi larki hogi, maine kabhi nahin socha tha! (puts his hand together in front of her) Tumhare ghar main bhai baap nahin hain kiya?
Rid - (utterly annoyed, she gets Armaan out of her way and goes to hand in her report)
Armaan thinks 'muhahahha...tumhe nahin pata ke tumahara kissay pala para hai...Miss Riddhima, you haven't even seen the worse of me...uss accident aur apni "baby" ki keemat to main tum se lekar hi rahounga!'.
March 17, 2010
Part 3: Jab Dil Miley
Riddhima arrives at the gate of the examination hall. The guard is standing there and she parks the car and runs to the gate to enter. The guard stands in the way.
Guard=Grd
Grd - Aap andar nahin jasakti madam.
Rid - I'm sorry, main janti hoon ke I'm late lekin abhi to sirf 2 minutes late hoon, aur...(as she looks in the background, she can see Anjali enter, she thinks 'shayad di can help me' so she calls her name out.
Rid - Dii!! Diii idhar! (she tries to step into the grounds, but Anjali doesn't look back 'shayad di ko sunai nahi dera, so she tries to step into the ground more)
Grd - Maine kaha na, ke aap late hain, chahe 2 minutes ho ya phir 2 ghantay, lekin mujhe strict orders diyai gayen hain. To aap please yahan se jayiye.
Rid - Aise kaise jasakti hoon main? Itne mahinon se maine tayari ki hai iss exam ke liye, aur aap 2 minutes ki vajaa se mujhe chance denay pay tayaar nahin hain? Please aap ek dafa consider to kariye. (Sees Anjali again.) Diii!! Anjali Dii...idhar!
Armaan appears. He had already gotten inside the gates in time because he had taken the motorbike shortcut. He has heard part of the conversation but could only see the guard and not Riddhima as she had her back turned the other way because she was trying to get Anjali's attention. He thought 'kiya stubborn larki hai...lekin iss ko exam likhne ka ek chance to milna chahiye. Kuch to karna parega'.
Arm - (goes up to the guard) Suniye, Guard ji.
Grd - Kiya baat hai?
Arm - Aap apni job kitni achi tarha se karrahe hain (buttering him up cleverly).
Grd - (smiles a shy smile)Voh to hai. Hum top class gate guard hain!
Arm - Oh wow, that's great. Lekin aik baat hai. Aapne vo dusra raasta khula chod diya?
Grd - Idhar aik hi gate hai bahi, jo hum guard kar rahe hain!
Arm - (puts his arm around the guard) Voh kiya hai na guard bahi, main jab chota sa tha na, tho main idhar paas mein hi rehta tha. Aur main aur mere dost yaheen football kehla karte thay. Jab hamari ball udhar se, iss ground mein ajaati thi, tho...vo darakt dekh rahein hain aap...vo samnay (he points to a tree the other way to get the guard to turn around, and while doing that, tries to look at Riddhima to see who it is but doesn't see her), hum uss darakht pe chad ke, iss ground mein koodjaate the. Aur aaj kal ke late-lateef naujavanon ko saray raste pata hain. Aap samaj rahe hain na ke mein kiya kehna chahraha hoon? (turns to the guard with a concerned and sympathetic look on his face)
Grd - (Extremely worried) Director sahab ko pata chal gaya tho meri tho job chali jayegi. Thankoo bahi thankoo, aap ne mera bhala kar diya!
Arm - Koi baat nahin..Armaan sab ka bhala karta hai. Ab aap yahan kyun karhe hain . jaldi se jayiye.
Grd - (runs towards the "darakht vala rasta") Thankoo bhai (he tells armaan while running that way)
Arm - Mention not (armaan whispers under his breath as he waves back to the guard).
As soon as Ridhimma sees that the guard has gone, she runs inside the gate and quickly gets in line for her ID to write her medical entrance exam. She thinks 'thank god, vo ladka jo bhi tha lekin uss ne meri jaane anjaane main itni madat kardi varna uss stupid se motorbike-vale ki vaaja se mera chance chalajata!'. As Armaan turns around to take a look at the girl he helped (Riddhima), he notices that she's gone and thinks to himself 'vaa beta vaa, aik to uss sweet si larki ka sweet sa thank you bhi nahi mila, aur uss ka number bhi nahi lepaya, yahan tak ke pata bhi nahin vo kaun thi...pata nahi subha subha kis ki shakal dekh li...oh haan, uss accident vali ki shakal dekhi li thi...sab uss accident-vali ki vaja se...uski to main...cool it dude, cool it, abhi exam likhna hai, everything's fine.' he straightens his shirt, puts a smile on his face, and heads back inside the gate and gets in line to get his exam ID.
Guard=Grd
Grd - Aap andar nahin jasakti madam.
Rid - I'm sorry, main janti hoon ke I'm late lekin abhi to sirf 2 minutes late hoon, aur...(as she looks in the background, she can see Anjali enter, she thinks 'shayad di can help me' so she calls her name out.
Rid - Dii!! Diii idhar! (she tries to step into the grounds, but Anjali doesn't look back 'shayad di ko sunai nahi dera, so she tries to step into the ground more)
Grd - Maine kaha na, ke aap late hain, chahe 2 minutes ho ya phir 2 ghantay, lekin mujhe strict orders diyai gayen hain. To aap please yahan se jayiye.
Rid - Aise kaise jasakti hoon main? Itne mahinon se maine tayari ki hai iss exam ke liye, aur aap 2 minutes ki vajaa se mujhe chance denay pay tayaar nahin hain? Please aap ek dafa consider to kariye. (Sees Anjali again.) Diii!! Anjali Dii...idhar!
Armaan appears. He had already gotten inside the gates in time because he had taken the motorbike shortcut. He has heard part of the conversation but could only see the guard and not Riddhima as she had her back turned the other way because she was trying to get Anjali's attention. He thought 'kiya stubborn larki hai...lekin iss ko exam likhne ka ek chance to milna chahiye. Kuch to karna parega'.
Arm - (goes up to the guard) Suniye, Guard ji.
Grd - Kiya baat hai?
Arm - Aap apni job kitni achi tarha se karrahe hain (buttering him up cleverly).
Grd - (smiles a shy smile)Voh to hai. Hum top class gate guard hain!
Arm - Oh wow, that's great. Lekin aik baat hai. Aapne vo dusra raasta khula chod diya?
Grd - Idhar aik hi gate hai bahi, jo hum guard kar rahe hain!
Arm - (puts his arm around the guard) Voh kiya hai na guard bahi, main jab chota sa tha na, tho main idhar paas mein hi rehta tha. Aur main aur mere dost yaheen football kehla karte thay. Jab hamari ball udhar se, iss ground mein ajaati thi, tho...vo darakt dekh rahein hain aap...vo samnay (he points to a tree the other way to get the guard to turn around, and while doing that, tries to look at Riddhima to see who it is but doesn't see her), hum uss darakht pe chad ke, iss ground mein koodjaate the. Aur aaj kal ke late-lateef naujavanon ko saray raste pata hain. Aap samaj rahe hain na ke mein kiya kehna chahraha hoon? (turns to the guard with a concerned and sympathetic look on his face)
Grd - (Extremely worried) Director sahab ko pata chal gaya tho meri tho job chali jayegi. Thankoo bahi thankoo, aap ne mera bhala kar diya!
Arm - Koi baat nahin..Armaan sab ka bhala karta hai. Ab aap yahan kyun karhe hain . jaldi se jayiye.
Grd - (runs towards the "darakht vala rasta") Thankoo bhai (he tells armaan while running that way)
Arm - Mention not (armaan whispers under his breath as he waves back to the guard).
As soon as Ridhimma sees that the guard has gone, she runs inside the gate and quickly gets in line for her ID to write her medical entrance exam. She thinks 'thank god, vo ladka jo bhi tha lekin uss ne meri jaane anjaane main itni madat kardi varna uss stupid se motorbike-vale ki vaaja se mera chance chalajata!'. As Armaan turns around to take a look at the girl he helped (Riddhima), he notices that she's gone and thinks to himself 'vaa beta vaa, aik to uss sweet si larki ka sweet sa thank you bhi nahi mila, aur uss ka number bhi nahi lepaya, yahan tak ke pata bhi nahin vo kaun thi...pata nahi subha subha kis ki shakal dekh li...oh haan, uss accident vali ki shakal dekhi li thi...sab uss accident-vali ki vaja se...uski to main...cool it dude, cool it, abhi exam likhna hai, everything's fine.' he straightens his shirt, puts a smile on his face, and heads back inside the gate and gets in line to get his exam ID.
March 16, 2010
Part 2: Jab Dil Miley
Ridz is in the car waiting for the light to turn green. She has to make it to the medical entrance exam hall because the exam starts in 15 minutes. The light turns green and she carefully drives across the intersection, when suddenly, out of nowhere, a boy comes running out onto the street so she veers left and a motorbike crashes into the side of her car. She is stunned and looks to the side. She sees the motorbike guy get off his bike and he takes his helmet off. They've never met before. The guy is Armaan. Ridz gets out of the car.
Armaan=Arm
Rid - Oh my god! Are...are you alright? I'm so sorry, the little boy appeared out of nowhere and I had to steer away and I hit you...
Arm - Oh no...shit! Baby, tum thik to ho?
Rid - EXCUSE ME? Yeh baby kisko bola?
Arm - Meri bike ko, aur kisko? Tumne meri baby ka dekho kia hashr kar diya, such a big dent aur sara rang ur gaya...hold on, tum yeh to nahi samajrahi thi ke maine tumhee baby kaha?
(Ridz is embarassed, she looks around and a crowd starts gathering)
Rid - thik hai, thik hai, main paise bhar doungi, aur tum apni "baby" ko thik karwale na.
She looks in her purse but sees that she doesn't have any cash, and then looks at the time...'oh no, the exam' she thinks, so she turns to Armaan.
Rid - Aisa karo ke tum mujhe apna adress de do aur main paise pohonchwadoongi.
Arm - WHOAHoho....main koi aisa vaisa larka nahi hoon. Main tumhe apna address de doun takay tum mujhe stalk karo?
He walks towards her and looks her straight in the eye. Then whispers:
Arm - Main janta hoon ke sari larkiyon ki tarha tum mujhe date karne ke liye mari jaraiho...because I'm just that good-looking, lekin (with his smug grin)...main tumhari jaisi larkiyon ko bhao nahin deta.
Rid - Yeh kiya badtamizi hai? (points a finger at Armaan) Tameez sai baat karo, varna (as she looks at her arm, she notices the time and thinks 'oh no...5 minutes left till the exam, aur main aise larai karti rahoungi to kabhi exam nahin depaoungi')
She then picks up her purse, and starts running towards the car.
Arm - Varna kiya? (He screams to Ridz)
Rid - (She looks back and screams) Bharh mein jao!
Arm - Oye, address to batati jao!
Riddhima ignores Armaan, runs towards her car, starts it and takes off. She thinks 'Agar papa ko pata chal gaya ke main accident mein involved thi, to voh mujhe kabhi bhi gari nahin chalane dengay!'
Armaan is left standing there and suddenly remembers 'SHIT! Exam in 5 minutes'! He takes off on his "baby".
Armaan=Arm
Rid - Oh my god! Are...are you alright? I'm so sorry, the little boy appeared out of nowhere and I had to steer away and I hit you...
Arm - Oh no...shit! Baby, tum thik to ho?
Rid - EXCUSE ME? Yeh baby kisko bola?
Arm - Meri bike ko, aur kisko? Tumne meri baby ka dekho kia hashr kar diya, such a big dent aur sara rang ur gaya...hold on, tum yeh to nahi samajrahi thi ke maine tumhee baby kaha?
(Ridz is embarassed, she looks around and a crowd starts gathering)
Rid - thik hai, thik hai, main paise bhar doungi, aur tum apni "baby" ko thik karwale na.
She looks in her purse but sees that she doesn't have any cash, and then looks at the time...'oh no, the exam' she thinks, so she turns to Armaan.
Rid - Aisa karo ke tum mujhe apna adress de do aur main paise pohonchwadoongi.
Arm - WHOAHoho....main koi aisa vaisa larka nahi hoon. Main tumhe apna address de doun takay tum mujhe stalk karo?
He walks towards her and looks her straight in the eye. Then whispers:
Arm - Main janta hoon ke sari larkiyon ki tarha tum mujhe date karne ke liye mari jaraiho...because I'm just that good-looking, lekin (with his smug grin)...main tumhari jaisi larkiyon ko bhao nahin deta.
Rid - Yeh kiya badtamizi hai? (points a finger at Armaan) Tameez sai baat karo, varna (as she looks at her arm, she notices the time and thinks 'oh no...5 minutes left till the exam, aur main aise larai karti rahoungi to kabhi exam nahin depaoungi')
She then picks up her purse, and starts running towards the car.
Arm - Varna kiya? (He screams to Ridz)
Rid - (She looks back and screams) Bharh mein jao!
Arm - Oye, address to batati jao!
Riddhima ignores Armaan, runs towards her car, starts it and takes off. She thinks 'Agar papa ko pata chal gaya ke main accident mein involved thi, to voh mujhe kabhi bhi gari nahin chalane dengay!'
Armaan is left standing there and suddenly remembers 'SHIT! Exam in 5 minutes'! He takes off on his "baby".
Part 1: Jab dil miley
Inside a well-kept house that resembles a mansion, Riddhima enters the scene. She is just about ready to leave for the medical entrance exam. Under the covers, Anjali, whom Riddhima calls "di" out of respect is still sleeping.
Rid=Riddhima
Anj=Anjali
Rid - Diiii! Rise and shine! Chalo ootho na, hum late ho gayengai! Please di, mujhe late nahi hona, this is really important!
Anj - Ouf! Ridz just go away, main outjayoungi, aur agar late bhi ponche na, tho vo karhous security guard mujhpe marta hai, don't worry, voh exam enter karne se mana nahi karega mujhe.
Rid - Aur mera kiya?
Anj - Don't worry baby sister, maine tera aaj tak kitna khayal rakha hai, right? Tujhe bhi saat lejaoungi.
The alarm rings again and finally Anjali gets out from under the covers and runs to get ready. Riddhima heads to the breakfast table. Riddhima and Anjali's grandmother (Naani) comes to the rescue with some fresh parathe.
Rid - Naani! Love you, thank you so much, parathe itne mazay ke lagrahe hain. MMMM!!(Riddhima eats quickly)
Naani - Bas tum log bohot ache se karna meri dono betiyan medical entrance exam jo dene vali hain, isliye ye shaahi nashta.
Rid - Too good naani! Aap se ye parathe banana sikhna hi parega
Anjali enters the dining room.
Naani - Anjali beta, tum bhi lo na, garam garam aloo ke parathe hain.
Anj - Naani!! (rolls her eyes) Aapse kitni baar kaha hai ke ye sub ghee aur oil vala khana mujhe bilkul nahi pasand! Aap mere liye ye sab mat banaya karo. Cereal kahan hai?
Naani looking a little dissapointed brings Anjali's cereal. Riddhima sees this and suddenly gets up hugs naani, and smiles at her. She didn't want her to feel like she had done that work for nothing.
Anj - Ridz, maine apni friend Sunita se promise kiya tha ke main use apni motorbike pe ride doungi, kyunke us ke paas medical entrance exam hall pohochne ke liye koi ride nahi hai.
Ridz - Par di, phir main kese paunchoo gi....main...(Riddhima gets worried)
Anj - Sorry Ridz, maine bechari ko promise kiya tha, vo kiya sochegi if I bail on her? Tu aisa kar, ke hum bike pe chale gayengai, aur tu gari se ajaana. Problem solved.
Ridz - Lekin, gari se main shortcut nahi lepaoungi.
Anj - God Ridz! Tu har cheez ko itni bari baat kyun banale thi hai? Main jarahi hoon. Good luck Ridz, bye Naani.
Anjali leaves with the motorbike keys. Ridz is confused and worried. If she takes the car, it would take her an extra half hour, and she might be late to her exam. If Anjali had taken her on the motorbike, they would both get to the exam in time for sure because of the shortcut. Naani comes to Ridz.
Naani - itni pareshani kyun? Bas sab khair hai, tu bas jaldi se exam ke liye nikalja. Sab kuch tik ho gaye ga. (puts a hand on Ridz' head)
Ridz - Aapki blessings hain naani, tho kuch kese ghalat ho sakta hai?
Rid=Riddhima
Anj=Anjali
Rid - Diiii! Rise and shine! Chalo ootho na, hum late ho gayengai! Please di, mujhe late nahi hona, this is really important!
Anj - Ouf! Ridz just go away, main outjayoungi, aur agar late bhi ponche na, tho vo karhous security guard mujhpe marta hai, don't worry, voh exam enter karne se mana nahi karega mujhe.
Rid - Aur mera kiya?
Anj - Don't worry baby sister, maine tera aaj tak kitna khayal rakha hai, right? Tujhe bhi saat lejaoungi.
The alarm rings again and finally Anjali gets out from under the covers and runs to get ready. Riddhima heads to the breakfast table. Riddhima and Anjali's grandmother (Naani) comes to the rescue with some fresh parathe.
Rid - Naani! Love you, thank you so much, parathe itne mazay ke lagrahe hain. MMMM!!(Riddhima eats quickly)
Naani - Bas tum log bohot ache se karna meri dono betiyan medical entrance exam jo dene vali hain, isliye ye shaahi nashta.
Rid - Too good naani! Aap se ye parathe banana sikhna hi parega
Anjali enters the dining room.
Naani - Anjali beta, tum bhi lo na, garam garam aloo ke parathe hain.
Anj - Naani!! (rolls her eyes) Aapse kitni baar kaha hai ke ye sub ghee aur oil vala khana mujhe bilkul nahi pasand! Aap mere liye ye sab mat banaya karo. Cereal kahan hai?
Naani looking a little dissapointed brings Anjali's cereal. Riddhima sees this and suddenly gets up hugs naani, and smiles at her. She didn't want her to feel like she had done that work for nothing.
Anj - Ridz, maine apni friend Sunita se promise kiya tha ke main use apni motorbike pe ride doungi, kyunke us ke paas medical entrance exam hall pohochne ke liye koi ride nahi hai.
Ridz - Par di, phir main kese paunchoo gi....main...(Riddhima gets worried)
Anj - Sorry Ridz, maine bechari ko promise kiya tha, vo kiya sochegi if I bail on her? Tu aisa kar, ke hum bike pe chale gayengai, aur tu gari se ajaana. Problem solved.
Ridz - Lekin, gari se main shortcut nahi lepaoungi.
Anj - God Ridz! Tu har cheez ko itni bari baat kyun banale thi hai? Main jarahi hoon. Good luck Ridz, bye Naani.
Anjali leaves with the motorbike keys. Ridz is confused and worried. If she takes the car, it would take her an extra half hour, and she might be late to her exam. If Anjali had taken her on the motorbike, they would both get to the exam in time for sure because of the shortcut. Naani comes to Ridz.
Naani - itni pareshani kyun? Bas sab khair hai, tu bas jaldi se exam ke liye nikalja. Sab kuch tik ho gaye ga. (puts a hand on Ridz' head)
Ridz - Aapki blessings hain naani, tho kuch kese ghalat ho sakta hai?
Meet the doctors
Dr. Shashank Gupta
He is a knowedgable and extremely professional doctor that takes passion in his work and pride in the hospital where he is chief. He likes people who follow rules and procedures and does not care for unbehaved, rude and otherwise ill-mannered individuals. He is a caring and compassionate person but also feared by his interns.
Dr. Keerti
She is a doctor at the hospital Shashank directs. She takes the new batch of interns going through medical schools and they work directly under her and report to her. She abides by the rules and is strict, but under all that, she is a genuine person.
Dr. Shubhankar
He is a fun loving guy who loves to laugh and cure his patients. He is not a stickler for the rules, but likes to make people happy. He is a bit silly and gullible but everyone loves him. Nobody's afraid of this doc!
He is a knowedgable and extremely professional doctor that takes passion in his work and pride in the hospital where he is chief. He likes people who follow rules and procedures and does not care for unbehaved, rude and otherwise ill-mannered individuals. He is a caring and compassionate person but also feared by his interns.
Dr. Keerti
She is a doctor at the hospital Shashank directs. She takes the new batch of interns going through medical schools and they work directly under her and report to her. She abides by the rules and is strict, but under all that, she is a genuine person.
Dr. Shubhankar
He is a fun loving guy who loves to laugh and cure his patients. He is not a stickler for the rules, but likes to make people happy. He is a bit silly and gullible but everyone loves him. Nobody's afraid of this doc!
Meet the to-be-interns
Characters in the stories:
Armaan
He's hot with killer looks. All the girls want a piece of him, and he's not afraid to mingle. What's more? He's soon going in to give his medical entrance exam. He is passionate and fun-loving and can make any girl laugh with his humour and melt with his smug but cute grin. He's a guy's guy and he loves attention. He goes after what he wants with all the determination in the world. He is macho, drives a motorcycle and would die for his friends. He's always there for his friends because he cares for them. Kids tend to love him because he becomes a kid with them. He's a prankster at heart and very humorous.
Riddhima
She's a beautiful girl but doesn't know it. She's the youngest in her family. You may think that she'd be the most spoiled but she's very different than that. She can do anything for her family and loves them to death. She has traditional values and wears clothes that cover her fully. She is very caring and sometimes too caring for her own good. She is shy and soft-spoken usually but when something happens that ticks her off...there is no stopping her from talking. We start from the day she is about to give her medical entrance exam.
Anjali
She is hot and quite popular in her college. She is Riddhima's sister but couldn't be more different than Riddhima. She can be a bit overbearing sometimes. She loves her family as well but shows it differently. She is about to give her medical entrance exam as well.
Atul
He has a great sense of humour and is very sensitive. He loves to care for people and absolutely loves plants. He even names his plants. He wants to be a doctor because he wants to help people, especially those who cannot afford it. He is a shy guy who sometimes needs a bit of a push to do something for himself, because he cares too much for others. He is going to give his medical entrance exam.
Sapna
Her story is quite different. She's kind and caring, but there's a twist. Instead of letting her become a doctor, her parents would rather get her married off (arranged marriage) into a good family. She hates this but respects her parents at the utmost. But the things and restrictions she goes through to have a shot at becoming a doctor and helping others!
Dil Mil Gaye
Ah, finally some empty space where I can vent, and maybe even put in writing all these stories that go through my head. Today was a good day, a good day indeed...I got popcorn and candy from a prof at university...who says you're just a number by the time you get to college or university? They're completely wrong, just as wrong as the guy who said that once you learn how to bike, you never forget. That's complete bullshit, I tried riding a bike after 10 years, and I was damn afraid to let go of my fence.
So a little background on myself...I'm southeast asian *ooohs and ahhhs from the background. I don't know what I want out of life and don't know what I want to do in life. I'm like a peanut that's been grilled one too many times and some might not care for my stale and outdated view on life. I'm a traditional at heart.
I guess that doesn't tell you much, but now we get to the interesting part *squeal! I'm going to write stories based on an indian tv serial called "Dil Mil Gaye". I don't really care if people read it or not, but it's enough for me to know that it's out there :) So get ready for romance (not x-rated for all you crazies out there, but more for people who watch the show or want to read cute love stories in episodes...completely imaginary!)
So a little background on myself...I'm southeast asian *ooohs and ahhhs from the background. I don't know what I want out of life and don't know what I want to do in life. I'm like a peanut that's been grilled one too many times and some might not care for my stale and outdated view on life. I'm a traditional at heart.
I guess that doesn't tell you much, but now we get to the interesting part *squeal! I'm going to write stories based on an indian tv serial called "Dil Mil Gaye". I don't really care if people read it or not, but it's enough for me to know that it's out there :) So get ready for romance (not x-rated for all you crazies out there, but more for people who watch the show or want to read cute love stories in episodes...completely imaginary!)
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