Episode 12 - The Goenkas Stay Over

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At Night -

Mathur House

It is raining heavily outside and everyone is sitting in the living room.

Manish: Baap re...Viren ji...baarish hone se toh Mussoorie mein gazab ki thand pad jaati hai

Viren: Haa Manish ji...lekin humari toh aadat hai...aapko khayal rakhna padega....zukhaam na ho isliye keval garam paani pijiyega...aur badan bhi dhak ke rakhna hoga

Just then, Kartik sneezes.

Kartik: Aaachhoooo...excuse me!(He wipes his nose)

Viren: Lo ji...Kartik beta...tum theek toh hona? Kaho toh dawai ki dukaan se zukhaam ki dawai la deta hoon

Kartik(heavy voice; sniffing nose): Nahi uncle ji main theek hu...London mein toh roz itni thand hoti hai...mujhe toh aadat hai

Swarna: Lekin Kartik...London ke mausam mein aur yahan ke mausam mein bahot farak hai...shayad mausam badalne ke karan thodi si sardi ho gayi...sar mein dard ho raha hai? Gale mein kuch lagra hai?

Kartik(smiling): No maa...I'm fine...trust me

Shubham: Kya bhaiya....itne mein hi phuss ho gaye? (Scoffs) Isliye bolta hu protein shake peene keliye....immunity bani rehti hai

Kartik: Teri immunity ko toh main baad mein dekhta hu...

Just then, Naira enters and stands beside Kartik.

Naira: Yeh lijiye...

Kartik looks up to see her holding a bowl and standing. Her gaze was still down.

Kartik: Yeh kya hai?

Naira: Yeh kaadha hai...agar aapko thoda sa bhi zukhaam hoga toh yeh aapko jaldi se theek kardega

Swarna: Kartik ko kaadha pasand nahi hai...main iske liye dawaiyan lekar aati hu

Kartik: Nahi maa...I'll have it. Waise bhi main har choti cheez keliye dawai nahi lena chahta...

Swarna looks at him shocked. Kartik had never drank kaadha...he had never urged to. He was disgusted at the sight of it. But here, Kartik's reaction shocked her.

Kartik takes the bowl of kaadha from Naira.

Kartik(smiling) : Thank You...

Naira smiles lightly and turns back to go into the kitchen that Trisha and Suhasini block her way.

Trisha: Arey...kahan jaa rahi ho didi? Chalo chalo sab log ikathe baitho...garmagaram pakodiyan are at your service.

Shubham(rubbing his hands) : Arey waah...

Shubham tries to touch the pakodis but Trisha hits his hand lightly and he backs off. He looks at Trisha confused.

Trisha: Abhi garam hain janab...mooh jal jayega aapka...sabar karo thoda.

Suhasini: Waah waah waah...aaj toh purane dino ki yaad aa jani hai...shorvari ji kitna mast makke di roti aur sarson da saag bana rahi hain...(looks at Kartik) tu kaadha pee raha hai khoteya??

Kartik(taking a sip) : Haa dadu...

Suhasini: Chalo accha hai...pata hai humne Naira se bilkul nahi kaha tumhare liye kaadha banane ko...balki humare bolne se pehle hi isne tumhare liye bana diya, tumhe khaasta hua dekh kar.

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