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Part One
An Awkward Dinner Affair
"Bulbul!" someone yelled from the front of the table. It was Rachna, Bulbul's best friend, who at this moment was clearly a little over her alcohol tolerance level. "Stand up! Stand up!" Rachna yelled, Bulbul slowly stood up, smiling at some of the familiar and unfamiliar people at the table.
"This is my best friend Bulbul! She's here...always late! But she's here! Yeaaa!" Rachna continued to yell. The other customers at the restaurant were not impressed, looking over at their table with utter disgust. "I love you Bulbul! I love you, and you and you" Rachna said as she did a little dance at the front of the table. Bulbul smiled awkwardly, as did some people at the table, some of them holding in their laughter tight.
Bulbul slowly slipped back in to her seat, slumping in her chair. "How much has she had to drink tonight?" Bulbul asked her friend Maya.
"I think she downed an entire-" Maya's voice was cut off by Rachna's screaming. "An entire bottle of wine," Maya finished, rolling her eyes and getting back to her meal.
"Ah madam," the waiter said coming up to Bulbul, "some water?"
"Yes, please," Bulbul replied. The waiter poured some water and then eyed Rachna, "I'll get you your meal madam," he said before rolling his eyes at the sloppy mess that Rachna currently was.
"Why are we having this dinner?" Bulbul asked Maya.
"Beats me," Maya answered "she hasn't said anything yet and quite frankly...I think at this point she's completely forgotten what the point of this dinner was."
"Where the hell is Raj?" Bulbul asked, not even trying to hide her disgust for him.
"In the washroom, he always knows how to exit a situation when Rachna makes a scene," Maya answered. Maya and Bulbul stared at each other and then released a laugh that was much more out of distaste then out of finding something amusing or humorous.
"You having any wine tonight?" Maya asked, as she lifted the bottle of red wine off the table.
"No, I'm going over to my mother's house later on tonight, to pick up some mail, you know she doesn't like it when I drink" Bulbul answered.
"Suit yourself" Maya said with a shrug "but honestly, I think it's about the only thing getting me through this dinner."
"Haha," Bulbul replied "just pour me a little then, I have been having the worst day at work,."
"How can you do it? I would kill myself having to work with all these crazy financial drones" Maya said it in a robotic voice.
"Well, it pays well" Bulbul replied, and with that her and Maya both began to laugh.
"Wait! Stop! Stop! STOP!" Rachna yelled as she stood up once again at the head of the table. "I have a big announcement to make...so everyone shut up!"
"Here it goes," Bulbul whispered to Maya.
"First off," Rachna said as she began wobbling around while standing. Bulbul and Maya stood up to help her but Rachna made a hand motion for them to sit down. "First off...RAJ!" Rachna said, as her boyfriend Raj made his way towards the table. "RAJ! Here he is!" Rachna continued yelling.
Raj came up to the table, looking around apologetically at the people in the restaurant, he was clearly embarrassed, his facing turning beet red. "Rajjj," Rachna said, as she slipped and fell on top of Raj. Several people at the table stood up and Raj motioned them to sit down.
"She's fine," Raj said to everyone.
"Oops, sorry, sorry" Rachna said as she stood up and steadied herself putting her weight on Raj's shoulder. "Okay Raj!" she said, as she looked Raj dead in the eye. "Let's tell them."
"You're not in any state to tell them," Raj whispered loudly so everyone could hear, his anger was very apparent.
"But Raj you promised!" Rachna said, pouting her lips at him "I want to tell them now now now!"
"Rachna, stop it! You're embarrassing me!" Raj replied angrily.
"Raj," Bulbul said standing up, "I think it's best if you take her home, I'll take care of the bill."
"We don't need your money Bulbul," Raj snapped.
"I didn't mean that Raj, I just meant I will just-"
"Bulbul please, not right now," Raj replied annoyed.
"Bulbul! I love youuu!" Rachna yelled as she continued wobbling about. "Raj! I need to tell them!"
"Shut up Rachna!" Raj yelled.
"Oh for God's sake!" Maya said as she stood up, "I think some of us had to sit through this awkward dinner, your disappearing act, and the fact you refused to take your fiance home much earlier to now not hear this news! Spill it out Rachna!" Everyone nodded their head in agreement to what Maya was saying.
"Maya-" Raj cut off.
"Raj, I'm going to hurl!" Rachna said.
"What?!" several people at the table yelled.
And with that Rachna barfed all over Raj, his jacket and tie getting drenched in vomit. People looked away, and people in the restaurant were utterly disgusted. The whispers from every corner of the restaurant started.
"We're getting married," Rachna said as she passed out on top of Raj.
Please tell me what you guys think! Lots of love.
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