Episode 2 - Hey, what happened?

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One year ago…

In Ram’s house, everyone was hustling and bustling all over the house. Ram’s father Dev was the only person who was sitting idle, reading a newspaper. He was dressed in a grey shirt which was well ironed and stiff, with a white dhoti as pure as it was imported from heaven. The couch he was sitting on was cozy, and good-looking in its maroon colour.

‘Dev? What are you doing?’ a voice blew his ears from behind. It was his wife Megha, she was cooking inside the kitchen, cursing the utensils for not being easy to handle. There were two more people in the house, it was Jo and Zee. They were preparing for Ram’s birthday party. Ram was on his way from college.

‘Can’t you see? I am reading a newspaper, and what is he doing in college on a Sunday?’ he told without even diverting his eyes from the paper.

‘Throw that paper away and help me. There’s a lot to arrange,’ she shouted from behind. Dev was pretending like he didn’t hear any of her rants.

Dev threw the paper away out of anger and starred at Megha with frustration. He then went to his room and shut his door. Megha was gonna burst out of anger, but Zee interrupted her anger and composed her. They worked together and made the arrangements for a birthday party.

It was around 6:30 in the evening, Zee was sitting on the couch, staring at the gate for Ram’s arrival. A few minutes later, she heard his bike’s horn. She rushed towards the gate to welcome him.

Out of blue, his father opened the door and stepped out, Zee accidentally hit him while rushing.

‘Where are your eyes huh?’ he shouted, this stunned everyone in the scene. His anger made her cry.

‘Useless idiots,’ he shouted and locked himself inside his room.

‘Are you alright Zee?’ a voice asked from outside. It was Ram standing at the entrance with a bunch of flowers in his hands. He lifted her up and whispered into her ears to come with him. He held her hands and brought her upstairs.

They reached the terrace, Jo was sneaking behind them, looking at what Ram’s gonna tell her. Ram was happy, she didn’t saw him this much happy.

‘Hey, what happened?’ she asked.

Ram looked into her eyes, kept the flowers aside, he held her hands, both hands separately as if they’re gonna dance. He went closer to her ears and whispered,

‘I am in love.’

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