tales of Suchita

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Chanderi had wanted to give her parents a lavish anniversary party to celebrate their years of togetherness. But considering this was their thirty-second anniversary and not a milestone anniversary, she had planned a small dinner consisting of exactly thirty-two guests.

That bit of symmetry was for her because she enjoyed such things.

Yes Boss

It was strange, to be so close to Chanderi and yet behave as if he wasn’t crawling out of his skin. Though he had spent two hours in her company, he had barely spoken two words to her.

X-Men

When Pihu had called Chanderi in a panic, she had cancelled two appointments and suggested they watch their favourite cartoon and eat icecreams, like they used to do when they were younger.

They were sitting on Pihu’s bed, icecreams in hand as they watched X-Men that had been illegally downloaded by Prachal as a gift for his soon to be wife. It was a show the two had bonded over while still in school.

What a Girl Wants

Even though she had rushed through the whole thing, Chanderi was late. She reached Wood Green by 6.40 PM. The sun had set and she could only hope no mosquitoes would buzz around their heads and suck them dry.

Veer-Zaara

Hello.

Chanderi hadn’t expected any messages at 1 AM but she couldn’t possibly sleep before checking her phone and there it was, waiting for her, a hello message from Chiranjeev.

Hey, hey, why are you up so late?

Once Upon a Time in Mumbai

Chiranjeev didn’t want to be here. Here being on a date with someone other than Chanderi. Here being the god-level emotional blackmail his mother unleashed on him when he told her no, he would not meet Tamanna in 1BHK because she was waiting for him. Here being telling the lovely woman sitting in front of him that he was not interested but they could still have a meal together if she so wished.

Tamasha

Her day was packed and double booked. Such days were rare but with the wedding season in December, everyone had suddenly woken up to the fact they had to book her before she ran out of slots. All the mummies and auntiejis and bridezillas seem to have congregated on a Monday and by 3 PM, she was exhausted.

Socha Na Tha

He was excited but also nervous. They hadn’t spoken in a week while he had been off to Goa and she had been busy with Pihu’s engagement. As soon as he had landed in Bombay though, he had messaged her and they had picked a date and time to catch up.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

It was happening. It was finally happening. Pihu and Prachal were getting engaged and Chanderi could not stop smiling. She looked so good in the orange and pink saree Chanderi had helped her pick and Prachal looked like he was on cloud nine, any minute and he would start floating.

Quantum of Solace

Exams and the school year were finally over and Chiranjeev had two weeks, three if he could push his guilt away, before he had to get back to planning for the next academic year. Right now though, he was lounging in a beach chair in his shorts, a beer in hand and nobody around. Well, his extremely loud cousins were somewhere behind him, enjoying a game of throwball while trying to coordinate with beers in hands and half drunk.