Chapter 6

Rohan accompanies Leyla to Param's office:

Leyla: (sits down) How long have you been?

Param: It's okay, I didn't know you were home

Leyla: oh yes, (sighs) you can't imagine how boring London is... There's nothing exciting so I came back to better take care of the father's business by talking about business I have a proposal for you my dear friend

Param: (raises his eyebrow) oh really?

Leyla: (smiles, she takes a document out of her bag) imagine that I want to create a new product!

Param: a new product?

Leyla: (nods her head) don't worry it won't be a make-up product because then I can't stand up to you, but I want to make lingerie

Rohan starts coughing when he hears this word....

Leyla: (looks at Rohan) my little Rohan, don't tell me you're embarrassed when you hear that, have you ever seen lingerie?

Rohan: (blushing with shyness) uh madam what....

Param: Don't bother my assistant

Leyla: (smiles) I didn't know that Indian men were so shy, tsu-tsu-tsu but I wonder one thing you were never shy, right?

Param: (looks at her) Did you come to tell me about your new project or to talk about my behavior?

Leyla: Aieee, you haven't really changed, Listen Param out put our relationship in business we have known each other for several years and I consider you as my friend ok? (Param sighs) And you see for a man it's...it's important to have a woman by your side and you if you continue on this path, let me tell you my friend you will end up alone

Param: And you're the one telling me that? (shakes head)

Leyla: That's why I'll never be able to be in a relationship with you, I like influential men (stands up) well, I'll send you the rest of my project by message (turns, Rohan looks down) tsuu (leaving)

Rohan: (watches her go) she's so outgoing, I didn't know there were such women in India

Param: (looks at Rohan)

Rohan: uhh, sorry sir!

Param: (gives him a document) work on this project and don't talk bullshit

Rohan: ok sir

- At the boarding school, they arrive:

--- (the women of the boarding school) and so what happened?

Aksha: oh slowly we're going to tell you everything!

Gauri: they are really rich

Aksha: Gauri

Gauri: what? Isn't that the truth? Listen there were so many cars we couldn't count them my God I was so intimidated by this family! Hmmmm our Chadna is very likely to come across such a family

Chadna: (thoughtful)

Aksha: (looks at Chadna)

--- oh really ? It's a good thing and when is the wedding?

Chadna: I'm going to put Aayan to sleep, I'll leave you (she leaves with Aayan)

Aksha: we haven't discussed that yet but it's the Singhania family who will call us to set a date!

--- oh that's a good thing

Gauri: rather say that you are happy to see the little devil go away

--- of course! But the most important thing for everyone that Aayan can have a father now is all we wanted right? (The other women shout yes)

Gauri: (smiles) that's a good thing,

In their room,

Chadna: (puts Aayan to sleep, Sigh) now you're going to have a daddy and you're not going to be bullied anymore, (strokes her hair) I only want your happiness I hope Chiv can understand me!

Someone's knocking at the door,

Aksha: Can I come in?

Chadna: yes go ahead (she enters) What's going on?

Aksha: (sits down) I must admit that the day was rather tiring.

Chadna: (pause)

Aksha: So what do you think of all this?

Chadna: what are you talking about?

Aksha: because you could marry Param, of course you are doing it for Aayan but I remind you that you will still marry someone

Chadna: Hmm I have to tell you that I really don't think of anything other than Aayan, If it can allow him to be happy and grow up without problems I'm ready to do it

Aksha: (smiles) What if you really fell in love with Param?

Chadna looks at Aksha for a few seconds before bursting into laughter,

Chadna: my God... In love you say? (Laugh)

Aksha: is that so funny?

Chadna: (shakes her head) no never! This man is....he's just irritable no I can't love him he's so different from Chiv

Aksha: but love is complicated you know, we fall in love from the heart and not everyone has the same heart... You are going to tell me that women who marry several times and love men several times fall in love of the same heart?

Chadna: ok, I'm going to teach you a little thing that you obviously don't know about, you Aksha we fall in love with the heart and not with a stone (Aksha was lost) oh you don't understand well I'm going to t explain.. i can't love this man because he has a stone instead of a heart

Aksha: (looks up)

Chadna: but I'm telling you the truth, you just have to see how he treats his own mother, he is so proud and pretentious

Aksha: you're going to marry him, it's better to hear you than to hate you, isn't it?

Chadna: You may be right but I don't hate him, he's the one who has a grudge against me!

Aksha: (looks at Aayan who was moving) he will eventually wake up if I stay here, see you after good evening

Chadna: good evening

Among the Singhania

Sudha: (comes into the garden) Bela are you reading?

Bela: (closes his magazine) I'm looking at pictures, what would it bring me to read?

Sudha: (Thinks: maybe a brain Forced smile) my little darling I made you milk yours

Bela: (looks at the glass) Milk? Grandma I tell you many times that I don't know the code for bank accounts....

Sudha: I know it well I... I wanted to talk to you about your dad!

Bella: dad?

Sudha: (sits beside him) poor girl, I heard your father is going to take another wife

Bela: (irritated)

Sudha: (smirk, then sad face) I love you as if you were my own daughter and it's really unbearable to see you in this state! Tsuu your father is so unfair

Bela: the worst thing is that he doesn't even think of mum, my poor mother must be sad!

Sudha: (Think: Shivanya? That idiot doesn't even care about her children and that poor girl.... It's really sad but I'm going to enjoy this situation!) Oh you're probably right but tell me my daughter will... are you just going to let your father take another girl for a wife and do nothing?

Bela: imagine grandma, I don't know what to do! (Closes his fist) I don't like this woman at all, have you seen her clothes?

Sudha: (nods) she looks like a beggar

Bella: Exactly! How can such a woman walk beside my father? I can't accept this situation

Sudha: I completely agree with you and that's why I have an idea

Bela: (looks at Sudha) Any idea?

Sudha: From what I saw this woman accepts everything her son says why not talk to her son?

Bela: (smiles) ehhh that's a good idea, maybe if her son says no she'll refuse too, right?

Sudha: yes

Bela: (happy) you are the best grandmother (waves her to leave now) I have to continue with my magazine

Sudha: (forced smile) Ok, oh when is the wedding?

Bela: How would I know? I don't want to know anything about this damn marriage! (walks away angry)

Sudha: what.... Wow what a character

Anika: (arrives) You know her character, you should have asked me the question

Sudha: (rolls eyes)

Anika: I spoke with the priest and according to him the wedding should take place in a week, since it's a recomposition wedding, no need to have an engagement party

Sudha: Anika, did I ask you to explain all this to me? Like I was interested (she leaves)

Anika: (smiles) I have to call Aksha to tell her

In the large living room, Rajiv enters:

Teri: (comes at the same time) Uncle you look pretty lost (looks behind him) like you were being chased

Rajiv: (remembers Leyla) Today I met such a weird woman you can't imagine how,

Teri: a weird woman?

Rajiv: Women can be really scary!

Sudha: (coming) My son you are back

Rajiv: (stopping him from talking with his hand) I don't want to talk to a woman today.

Teri: but my uncle I am also a woman

Rajiv: you are not really the same thing (he leaves)

Teri: What...what does that mean?

The next day in Rajiv's room he wakes up and suddenly sees Param who was standing:

Rajiv: (jumps) my God!

Param: Now that you're awake we can talk

Rajiv: (surprised) what are you doing in my room so early?

Param: knowing you after the behavior you had yesterday, (smiles) you ran away before I saw you so....

Rajiv: Param I...I'm way too tired today don't scold me and....

Param: (Puts a paper on his bed) Sign this document!

Rajiv: (looks at the document from a distance) is this some kind of letter to disinherit me?

Param: I would have liked it but no, it's an employment document

Rajiv: (surprised) huh?

Param: (smiles) I want you to come and work in our late father's company as a simple employee because obviously you can't manage without learning

Rajiv: but who do you take me for? That...employees see me? No I can not !

Param: I think you don't understand very well, listen to me carefully! I'm not dad who gave you everything because you wanted me I'm Param ok? And I'm not going to give in to your whims just because you're my brother so get ready because you're starting today (he comes out of the room)

Rajiv: no....Param!!! (Screams) parammm!!!!

At the boarding school, there is a knock on the entrance door, it is a lady who opens:

Bela: (stood in the doorway) hi, (enter directly)

The lady: Ehh girl who are you?

Bela: Madame, I'm not a little girl, can you imagine that I'm 18, soon I'll be 19!

The lady: oh so you think you're really tall, who are you?

Bela: Bela Singhania, one of the daughters of Param Singhania and Shivanya Rathod... (The lady looked at her blankly) oh sorry you sure don't have phones or televisions

The lady: (surprised) how arrogant you are

Bela: (smiles) anyway I'm here to talk to Aayan is he there?

Lady: Aayan? Oh he's in his room

Bela: can you take me there?

The lady: am I your servant?

Bela: (looks her up and down) I'm not going to say anything!

The lady accompanies him to Aayan and Chadna's room:

The lady: my little Aayan you have visitors

Aayan: (see Bela) you?

Bela: (looks at the lady) the day before you can leave us

The lady (shocked) huh? Who ... who do you deal with monitoring?

Bela: aren't you awake?

The lady: what a badly brought up my God (she leaves while speaking)

Aayan: What are you doing here?

Bela: Is your mom there?

Aayan: no, she went to walk

Bella: It's perfect! We need to discuss..... (smiles) from a beautiful princess to a little pixie

Ayan: huh?

Meanwhile at the market Chadna was buying vegetables when a man suddenly comes to take Chadna's hand:

Chadna: (surprised)...

The man: (to a woman) you see now it's her that I love

Chadna: (shocked) Huh? (pushes the man's hand away) What's gotten into you?

The man: (whisper) please help me I can't take her anymore, she's completely crazy and since a while ago she hasn't stopped harassing me

Chadna: (mocking smile) sir since when .. (small laugh) can a woman harass you?

Woman: Shut up! How dare you yell at him?

Chadna: huh?

Man: I told you she was crazy

A lot of people surrounded them, the man stayed behind Chadna...

Chadna: (Think: what else are these stories? Why does this have to happen to me?) Uh miss listen I... I don't know this man and...

The woman: no, you know him, he's cheating on me with you, isn't he? I want to teach you to respect me!

When a man comes quickly and grabs the woman in question by the hand...

Vidjay: (injects him with a product)

The man: (goes Chadna) sorry!

Chadna: are you shooting a movie?

Vidjay: (smiles) unfortunately no but you would have been a good actress I am a psychologist and she escaped from my hospital .. and went after this man so we had to keep her for him injected happens

Chadna: is she crazy?

Vidjay: not really but...

Chadna: (looks at her watch) ohh sorry I have to go good luck doctor (she leaves quickly while vidjay watches her go)

TO BE CONTINUED....