Had originally been posted on IF.in. I'm starting from the start for the people whom have not read my story and have added some changes for the interest of the reader.
Episode 23
The next day, Priya gets up and hears the rain. She jumps out of bed and runs to the window. Delighted to see the rain, she slips into her slipper and runs downstairs to the sitting room. Manisha is sitting on the couch looking at a magazine.
Priya: (walking to the sitting room. Talking to Manisha) you're up early.
Manisha: So are you. Where're you going?
Priya: (taking of her slipper next to the glass door) outside.
Manisha: why?
Priya: it's raining
Manisha: so?
Priya: (walking towards Manisha) come with me.
Manisha: no (Priya pulls Manisha off the couch. Manisha pulls back)
Priya: (pulling her) come on it will be fun.
Priya pulls Manisha outside in the rain. Manisha and Priya begin to twirl in the rain. Anurag gets up and stretches his arms. While stretching he takes a look out the window and sees Manisha and Priya. Mitesh, Pritem, and Arjun come out of they room and walk down the hall. Pritem stops in front of Anurag's door and finds him looking out the window.
Pritem: hey guys. (Pointing into Anurag's room)
Mitesh and Arjun walk back to Pritem. They look at Anurag and walk in. Pritem taps on Anurag shoulder.
Pritem: what are you looking at?
Anurag points outside and moves to the side. Arjun, Pritem, Mitesh also look out the window and sees Manisha and Priya spinning in the rain.
Mitesh smirks and shakes his head while he turns to leave the room. Anurag, Arjun and Pritem continue to look at Priya and Manisha affectionately. Priya and Manisha stop twirling.
Manisha: (smiling) ok that's enough.
Priya: (childish) some more please.
Manisha: you play I'm going to go.
Priya: ok
Manisha leaves. Priya continues to spin. Pritem get off Anurag.
Pritem: well I'm hungry, see ya.
Anurag and Arjun: (continue looking at Priya with love) yeah.
Mitesh walks out to the back.
Mitesh: (next to the door holding onto a towel) Priya come in or you'll get sick.
Priya stops and walks towards Mitesh, smiling. Mitesh open the towel and begins drying her hair. Mitesh and Priya both walk in. Anurag and Arjun lean off the window.
Arjun: will I'm going to go to sleep.
Arjun walks out of Anurag room. Anurag walks into his bathroom with a big smile. Priya walks up the stairs and towards her room. Manisha comes out of her room, changed into different clothes.
Manisha: you going to go change.
Priya: yeah
Manisha: do me a favor when you come back out wake up Arjun.
Priya: (mischief) sure, I will. (Walking into her room)
Manisha: priya!
Priya: Don't worry I'll wake him up.
Anurag comes out of his room.
Manisha: hey (gives a kiss to Anurag)
Priya: (holding onto her door) owwwww.
Manisha: Jhaa (lifting her hand, making pretend she will slap Priya)
Priya bites her lips and closes the door in a hurry.
Anurag: (laughing, holding on to Manisha) Chale.
Anurag and Manisha walk downstairs.
Manisha: I'm not cooking, you guys cook.
Anurag: (on one knee in front of Manisha) yes madam, what would you like to eat this fine morning?
Manisha: (lifting Anurag by the chin) whatever you would like.
Anurag: (standing up. Cleverly) ok cereal then.
Manisha: that was so mean.
Anurag: you said anything.
Manisha: but I didn't mean cereal.
A glass is heard breaking upstairs.
Anurag: who did you sent up stairs to wake up Arjun?
Manisha: (feeling stupid) Priya…
Priya: (running down the stairs) Helpppppppp (running towards Mitesh)
Mitesh: (grabs on to Priya as she runs by him) I got you.
Anurag: (grabs on to Arjun) now what happen.
Arjun: (mad) she is brainless.
Priya: (mad) oh yeah!
Arjun: yeah!
Priya: (trying to find words) well if I had something to say, you'll be hearing it from me. (Nodding her head)
Arjun: see! See what I mean.
Manisha: what happen?
Arjun: I was lying on my bed with my eyes closed. She comes in then she leaves. She comes back with 5 glasses of water. She puts them down and one by one she continues to pour them on me.
Manisha: (talking to priya) why would you do that for?
Priya: like he said he had his eyes closed. So I decided why waste my breathe calling him, if I was eventually was going to pour water on him. When I looked to the side his glass was empty. Then I when out into every ones room and took all the glass that weren't used and poured it on him.
Manisha: reasonable.
Arjun: (mad) but why 5 glasses
Priya: like you said I'm brainless (sticking out her tongue)
Arjun tries to struggle out of Anurag grip. Priya hides behind Mitesh.
Pritem: (talking to Manisha) everyone knew this will happen. Why did you sent Priya to wake Arjun?
Manisha: the only people who could wake up Arjun up are Mitesh and Priya. It takes longer for Mitesh to wake up Arjun then Priya.
Arjun: (walking away) don't worry I'll get you.
Priya: Jhaa Jhaa Raja.
Arjun looks at Priya with a huge extent of anger. Priya bites her lip and hides behind Mitesh. Everyone goes back to they business.
Pritem, Mitesh, Manisha, Anurag get ready to go out.
Anurag: you guys sure you don't want to go. (Arjun nods)
Priya: (looking thought the bookcase) yeah. By the way you got any good books here.
Anurag: yeah (walking towards Priya) it's right here. (Taking out a novel from the bookcase and handing it to Priya) it's a suspense novel, very intersecting. I finished it in two days.
Priya: with Arjun in the room, I finish it by the time you get back.
Arjun: what is that suppose to mean?
Priya: it means what I said.
Arjun: what did you say?
Priya: (ignoring him) when you come back bring me some headache medicine.
Pritem: why you have a head ache?
Priya: (looking at Arjun) No. but by the time you get back I might just get one.
Everyone looks at Arjun flipping through a magazine.
Arjun: (looks up) what?
Pritem: Nothing. Let's go.
Mitesh: both of you behave yourself.
Priya and Arjun stand straight as soldier.
Priya and Arjun: yes sir.
Mitesh: there they go again. I should keep a diary and record -
Manisha: (grabbing Mitesh from the back, leading him out) lets go.
Mitesh, Manisha, Anurag, and Pritem leave.
Priya and Arjun sit across from each other. Priya begins to read as Arjun glances through the magazine.
Priya: (looking up at Arjun) what are you doing?
Arjun: huh?
Priya: you're just flipping through the magazine.
Arjun: well, I would like to tell you that a magazine is made to glance through. Or just to do the crossword puzzle in the back.
Priya: You know - . Never mind I don't want to start a fight.
After a few minutes Arjun looks up.
Arjun: and what about you, you're skimming through the book.
Priya: I'm not skimming.
Arjun: yes you are. you flip the page after every two minutes.
Priya: for your kind information, I was speed reading. I took speed reading in London.
Arjun: nice to know. But who cares.
Priya returns to her book. Priya and Arjun both put their legs on the foot stool in front of them. Both of them push each other legs off to put there foot on the foot stool. Priya puts her legs up, again, Arjun legs fall off. Arjun puts his legs up, Priya legs falls.
Priya: (stands up mad) you know what I'll be the adult here and leave you and your foot stool alone.
Priya walks to the fire place next to the bookcase and sits against it. After half an hour Priya looks up from her book and doesn't see Arjun. Priya fold the corner of the page and puts it on the table. Priya gets up and wonders to the living room to find Arjun. Arjun is sitting in the living room.
Priya: what are you doing?
Arjun: watching a movie.
Priya: which one.
Arjun: Barsaat, you want to watch.
Priya: sure.
Priya walks and sits next to Arjun. After about an hour Mitesh, Manisha, Anurag and Pritem, come back for shopping.
Manisha: can't wait till I show Priya what I brought.
Anurag: yeah out of my mon-
Mitesh: (pointing a finger in front of his lips) shhhhhh
Mitesh, Manisha, Anurag and Pritem stays quiet and listen to the quietness around them. They all run to the door. Anurag hastily try to stick his key in.
Pritem: hurry up.
Mitesh: you don't know if they killed each other.
Anurag: I trying.
Manisha: the quietness is scaring me.
Anurag opens the door. Everyone runs inside.
Manisha: no ones here.
Pritem: (looking at the fire) maybe Arjun chopped up Priya and threw her in the fire.
Anurag: oh please
Mitesh: let's slip.
Mitesh and Pritem runs up stairs. Anurag and Manisha run to the living room.
Anurag: Manisha look (pointing to Arjun and Priya)
Manisha: (looking at Priya and Arjun) oh so sweet. (Yelling) Guys we found them
Mitesh and Pritem run down stair to the living room. Priya and Arjun are sleeping on the couch. Priya has her head laid on Arjun shoulder. Arjun has his arm around Priya.
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