Part 24 Scoop of Life-- Spice Route

January 22nd
Spice Route
Hotel Imperial
7:30 PM Onwards
(Last part I had mentioned their home to be at Malviya Nagar, apologize, its in Saket :) Her work is at Malviya Nagar)

Sudha: She left home at 1 sh Sushil promising she will be here at 7. Its all your fault
Sushil: Relax Sudha! Aaati hogi
Rachit, his wife, Ritwik are also waiting in the lobby/lounge.
Sudha: Hum log Saket se yaha pahunch gaye 30 ghante mein isko ITNA time?
Sushil: I want our address to be Vasant Vihar or Aurangazeb Rd soon , I am working towards it (backslapping Ritwik)
Ritwik: Its MY job to get us there Dad....... (ambitious)
Sudha: Chalo sapne raat ko dekhna Sushil usko call to karen aap
Sushil calls his daughter reluctatntly.
Just as a tall 20 something charges into the lobby dragging her scarf/dupatta. She is wearing a marroon kurta figure hugging and short and a marroon patterned billowing salwar, that looks like air has been pumped into it, the scarf is in orange, the kurta sleeveless like its the end of summer!!
Heads turn and eyes rove admiringly, as she walks towards her family.
Sushil: There is my lil girl
Sudha: School ke time uska riboon hamesha haath mein hota tha, ab scarf!
Sushil:She is the most adorable
Ritwik:Agree!
Ritwik: Adorably disgusting (pulls her curly pony tail)
Radz: MAAA!
Sudha: RITU, this is not our living room!!
Radz:Thats right ma,batayiye is inebriated clown ko
Sushil: Are you drinking again? (to Riwtik)
Riwtik: NO PAPA! (hissing)
Radz is all smiles
The hostess arrives and they are escorted to the restaurant
They get seated, menu is passed around
Rachit Radhika and Ritwik argue over appetizers.......
Sudha: Uski Qantas ki flight nikal chuki hai tum log araam se argue karo
Riwtik: Order quick you moron!
Radz: Aachha hai, iske grades dekhkar koi isko waha leta bhi nahi (giggles)
Ritwik: Not all of us can be dorky geeks like you!
Radz: I am hottttttttttt!
Riwtik spits into his glass, "Thats vile!"
Rachit: Guys, cut it out!"
Bhabhi: Radhu: Tum ghar kyon nahi aayi do hafte se?
Radhu: Bhabhi I am in mouring! Waise main job chhod rahi hoon uske baad aapke ghar par mahinooooooooooon rahoongi. Uske baad is idiot ke paas Australia, uske baad main aur Papa Mexico, uske baad
Sudha: Radhu! Please beta!
A family walks in, Sushil has his back towards the door, he doesnt notice, Padmini Mridula, Dadaji, Dadi, Ateendra, Ruchira and Rohini walk in.
After a second or two a tall guy with glasses, wearing blue jeans, a white and navy striped cotton full sleeve shirt, follows. He is also wearing what seems like a plain white collarless tee underneath his shirt. Hes very tall.......
Radhika feels unsettled at the sight of the guy for some reason.
He notices her too as soon as he walks in........
Her family is busy giving orders , she smiles at the guy like she s known him for ever.
She can see one side of his lips twitch........ faintly
Its early so the restuaurant is relatively empty,
Rachit: What will you have to drink, Radz?
Radz: Beer?
Sudha: Nice try! Kuch aur lo!
Radz: Nimbu paani?
Sudha: Very funny!
Radz: Bhayya Ma to kuch interesting peene nahi dengi, so I will go with cranberry juice, jo peena hoga aaja raat ko kamre mein jo contraband liquor rakhi hai maine woh pee loongi, Ma to so chuki hongi
Rachit:Sshhhhhhhhhhh! Chup! Ekdum (laughs and shakes his head
Radz: Waise bhayya I have every right to get drunk, I am grieving, agar aap meri jagah hotey to aap ghar se nikalte bhi nahi, yeh to main is liye aa gayi kyon ki mujhe khushi hai hai ki yeh idiot ja raha hai aaj raat ko!
Ritwik: You could have stayed home!
Radz: I would have, none of my friends were willing to come over tonite! Sab busy hain.... tujhe Bye bolne ke liye main aa gayi, consider urself fortunate

Sudha: radhu saans to lo beta beech mein!! SHUSH!!!!! (puts her index finger on her lips)
Radz: maa, woh, mujhe agle week........
Ritwik: Raddddddddddddddddddddd stop it yaar!!
Babhi is almost rolling on the floor
Their drinks arrive, and then the appetizers, they begin to eat, Ritwik's lemonade spills on her orange scarf and thigh... she gets up to go wash it off
Sudha: Beech mein kisi ko apni life story bataane mat ruk jaana
Sushil (laughing) Sudha! Stop harassing her!
Sudha: What about US Sushil?
Rachit: Thanks Ma! (grins)
Radz: I am not crazy to talk with strangers!
Ritwik: Oh! ya?
Radz is gone in a huff....
Walks right into a tall man with a soul patch outside the restaurant, in the hallway.........
He steadies her hands on her waist.........
She looks up at him
Radz:  (amused) We cant seem to get away fro m each other. What a strange coincidence. I had no clue you were coming her tonite, we should discuss our plans each morning, that way we will know what to expect.... (AND she goes on and on and ON......)"Have we decided to follow each other the rest of our lives?"
Pauses to catch a breath
Raghav looks at her  smiling eyes for a moment "Appears to be!!" he mutters softly!