Spill the beans
Shayan and Riyanka are cousins and best friends, with the auspicious occasion of Rakhi round the corner they had decided upon a time when they would chalk out plans for the day to make the most of it via video calling. The curtain rises to show Riyanka relaxing on the couch and munching on a pack of chips and typing something on her laptop. She looks at the wall clock and starts a video call with her Shayan.
Shayan: Hi
Riyanka: hey, can u see me?
Shayan: I can see you but you are barely audible.
Riyanka: My screen froze, just give me a while.
Shayan: Ok, I can see you and hear you, all good.
Riyanka: the router does not start working unless I curse it.
Shayan: forget that, are you all alone?
Riyanka: OK by the way, I heard my mamma talking to granny yesterday that the program is fixed at your house.
Shayan: (giving a weird expression) at my place?
Riyanka: (upset) I thought you wanted to catch up with me.
Shayan: Of course I do but I have to…
Riyanka: Yes you have to take a bath and buy me a gift if you want to talk to Ishika.
Shayan: what? Is she interested?
Riyanka: (giggling) how would I know?
Shayan: by the way, I have a huge fan following, you know girls like nerds, and I can play a guitar.
Riyanka: (seriously) oh please, you hesitate to make the first move so without my help you can never approach a girl.
Shayan: okay, what do you want? And what about your boyfriend?
Riyanka: I think I am over him.
Shayan: (trying to keep a count of) okay, so how many times did you fall in love?
Riyanka: (irked) that’s so rude of you, can’t you see it breaks my heart in to pieces.
Shayan: (mimicking her and laughing) I had warned you of that jerk.
Riyanka: (frustrated) I know.
Shayan: what do you know?
Riyanka: (rising her fingers to indicate an inverted comma) M-E-N will be M-E-N.
Shayan: (laughing again) thank you so much for that evergreen complement.
Riyanka: what will you wear?
Shayan: That sounds so cliched, I’ll wear what I find.
Riyanka: wear something that complements my fuchsia outfit, we’ll pose and click, I got to post it on my insta handle.
Shayan: We shall see.
Riyanka: (forcing him) make it a point to look like a human on that day please.
Shayan: well if I look like an ape, so will you because I am your brother and guys will refrain from approaching you and I believe that is just one way to keep you safe to protect you from an upcoming heart-break.
Riyanka: you and your stupid ideas.
Shayan: my stupid ideas and your long protected secrets.
Riyanka: I know you won’t spill the beans as long as you get to talk my friends, the good-looking, and hot, young babes.
Shayan: Grow up girl, focus on your career not on men.
Riyanka: you talk like mamma.
Shayan: listen, I got to go now, can’t miss the match, we are meeting soon and I will buy you a gift don’t worry and I hate you to the moon and back, signing off, take care.
Shayan disconnects and Riyanka closes her laptop after a while.