Hey guys thanks for the support, it was really appreciated 👍🏼 . So here's the first part of my story and I do apologize in advance for all my mistakes while writing in Hindi, I'm not a Hindi speaker so am a bit clueless about the language:
Chapter 1:
[Opening Scene] rolling hills blanketed in a low-lying mist, lovely green tea gardens rippling in a cool breeze; the air is filled with the sharp tang of eucalyptus and pepper from the nearby plantations. This is the beautiful hill-station of Munnar set in the Nilgiri Hills. The camera moves along gently winding roads until it reaches an old colonial bungalow, gracious with age, its spacious verandahs, high ceilings, huge French windows, and the long-forgotten Punkhas all recalling to mind a bygone era of grace and luxury. To the back of the old plantation house is an emerald lawn that abruptly ends in a sharp drop from where one can see the tea gardens falling away in terraces. It's a little piece of paradise right here on earth. On the lawn is a lovely little wrought iron table surrounded by comfy wicker basket chairs. Anand Godbole, the manager of the nearby tea estate is sitting here trying to read his morning paper. His wife Pammi is constantly appearing and disappearing and can be occasionally heard shouting at the various servants. Finally, Anand has enough and snaps his paper shut.
"Pammi, Pammi!!!"
"Kya hai baba?"
"Yeh tum mujhse pooch rahi ho? Aise paagalon ki tarah idhar udhar kyon daud rahi ho?
"Aur nahin to kya? Aaj itni dinon (days) ke baad meri beti wapas aa rahi hai aur aap hai ki…"
"Pammi, who hostel mein hai, koi videsh mein nahin aur teen mahine pehle woh chuttiyon ke liye aayi thi na?"
"woh alag baat hai, ab woh hamesha ke liye waapas aa rahi hai, aap ko bhi yehi kaam karna tha, sab mujhse kehte hai : Pammi tu kitni lucky hai, itni khoobsurat hill station mein rehti hai, lekin unhe kya pata yahan rehne ki difficulties, aas pas school, college, hospital, supermarket kuch bhi nahin hai. Apne padosiyon se bhi milne ke liye 30 kms jaana padta hai. Yahan aaya hua 20 saal ho gaye hai, lekin phir bhi kabhi kabhi akeli feel karti hoon. Aditi, Pooja, Harsh aur meri pyaari Kanya bhi boarding schools mein bade hue…"
"Haan, haan, baba. Par socho, itna bada ghar, yeh naukar, yeh sab is job ke perks hai, agar hum Mumbai mein hote to yeh sab nahin honge, aur hamare bacchon ko bhi itni acchi education nahin de paata. Rishi Valley India ki top schools mein ek hai aur phir DU bhi itna accha university hai…"
Just then, we hear a dog bark and a beautiful golden retriever/Alsatian mix bounds across the lawn.
"Here Dogmatix (love that series 😉), here boy [whistling] come here boy…"
A young man of about 22 comes into view along with a girl who is around 23-24. the boy is Harsh, he's a hotel management student currently doing his internship at a nearby five star hotel. The girl is Pooja who is working in a production house in Mumbai as a scriptwriter.
Harsh: "morning mom, dad"
Pammi: "morning beta"
Pooja: "morning mom, luv u dad [hugs anand]"
Anand: "luv u too beta, so what are u planning to do to celebrate ur sister's homecoming?"
Harsh: "omg dad, just wait and watch; it's going to be absolutely gr8, we've invited all our friends. Aditi di, jij and the kids r coming with dadi and nani and…"
Anand: "ok, ok, I can see Kanya is going to be pleased"
Pooja: "best of all, it will be a total surprise"
That evening, a taxi drives up the hill; it's nearing the house when the driver says "madam, lagta hai ghar par koi nahi hai"
[From the backseat a girl of about 22 leans forward, she is slim, extremely pretty but dressed in a no nonsense fashion in Khadi salwar and a Fab India kurta (luv that brand, 😆 ) with thick glasses a la preity in kal ho na ho. This is Kanya, Anand and Pammi's adopted daughter. This is sort of an open secret in the family but nobody refers to it and in fact, she is the favorite. But Kanya is always conscious of the fact and this affects her behavior as she is extra determined not to give her family any chance to regret their decision.] "what do u mean ghar pe koi nahin hai? Of course hai, I had called up earlier" "lekin madam, koi lights nahin hai" "to electricity nahin hogi, aap chaliye" "theek hai madam"
They reach the house, the taxi driver looks around dubiously, but Kanya pays him off. She then rings the bell but nobody opens the door. She notices the door is open.
"Now Kanya let's be sensible" [she tells herself] "don't act like those stupid horror film heroines walking into a dark building". She takes out her mobile and dials 101 [police] and keeps her thumb on the call button and then slowly opens the door…
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!"
Kanya yelps, presses the call button, and screams help into the phone…
[As you can see, I've made some changes both in Kanya's Character as well as in her family situation. I hope u'll like what I've written so far. Plz respond with ur comments and suggestions. sorry for the long descriptions but i'm a bit of a closet writer 🤓 i'll try to update soon if u guys feel i should continue with it]
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