RAGHU: I think life made amends for love to run its course.
VIMALA: I know love is beckoning us. But I’m afraid of our fate, what if it plays spoilsport the second time. If my father was prejudiced against him then my daughter is possessive about me now. Also she’s over obsessed about her father’s memory. I’ve to choose between them and you know it’s no choice.
RAGHU: I see you’ve a Gordian knot to cut to tie the nuptial knot. (PAUSE) I think you take the Telugu cinema lane for evasion.
VIMALA: What’s that by the way? I am no movie buff anyway.
RAGHU: We may trick Prati into believing that you’ve cancer and won’t live long. Pratap uncle offers to play the Good Samaritan to be your companion for the short reminder. And for better affect you can play the sentimental card of wanting to die a sumangali. Well, it won’t work; being a doctor she would call our bluff.
VIMALA: Doctor or not, my daughter is no fool.
RAGHU: Let’s take it as a trial balloon to get started. If only Prati has a boyfriend, we can try to get her around through him.
VIMALA: I’ve to wait till she finds one. I welcome if you are the one.
RAGHU: Who knows when air is so thick with love?
VIMALA: Like to see her picture in my cell phone.
(PAUSE)
RAGHU: Picture perfect.
SFX- ring tone of Vimala’s cell phone.
SEKHAR: (OFF). How is Pratap?
VIMALA: No worry, he’s in deep sleep. What about you?
SEKHAR: (OFF). I’ve just finished with the police. Raju is quite handy. Thank Raghu for me. Where are you now?
VIMALA: We’ve crossed Koti.
SEKHAR: (OFF). Where will you put him up?
VIMALA: In my place, where else.
SEKHAR: (OFF). Nice, that helps. I’ll catch up.
VIMALA: Bye then.
(PAUSE) Sekhar wants me to thank you for sending Raju.
RAGHU: Raju is one in all. Where do you stay in the city?
VIMALA: Road No. 3, Himayatnagar.
RAGHU: Shall I get some food parceled at Minerva.
VIMALA: I’ve sambarand vankai koora. I’ve only to cook some rice for us. It must be ages since the poor chap had a proper food.
RAGHU: I am afraid I’ve to skip this time
VIMALA: (OFF) Maybe, he wants to leave us alone.
VIMALA: Stop near that gate. (PAUSE) wake up Pratap, we’ve reached home.
(PAUSE)
PRATAP: Now I’m okay; take me to the hotel.
VIMALA: Why not if you book a suite for us.