Part 39 Scoop of Life--"Novice"

Feb 10th 2011
Thursday
Malviya Nagar

Poonam: Woh Nawab Khaana area ke test results tumhaare paas hain kya? (frantically searching through files)
Radhika listening to music not paying her any attention.
Umesh: Woh Aurin Sir kal subah le gaye yaha se. The office is a paper pig sty. There are files everywhere. The staffers and scrambling to get to someplace it looks like..........
Poonam: Kahan hai aaj Aurin Sir
Poonam: Isko pooch......... sab pata hoga (grins, pointing to Radhika)
Radhika is wearing a pink khadi kurta with a purple Kalamkari print salwar, an oraange scarf is wrapped around her neck......... she is wearing silver like things in her ears and gold like bracelets in her hands.......
Poonam: Kam se kam chup to hai.......
Radhika: Oh! BTW, MAINE tum dono ki baat sun li (smiles, miffed)
Poonam: Oh! sorry!, ab shuru mat ho ja
Radhika: Nawab Khaana results ki baat kar rahi thi na? (shrugs nonchalantly) Ab nahi bataoongi

Another staffer walks by hands her a big wad of files.
Radhika: Dehat Kanpur ka kaam Aurin sir waapis laaye kya?
Staffer: Jee woh to la nahi paaye, East of Kailas mein hoyega (thick accent)
Radhika: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh, kyon?
Radhika: Poonam, jab hum last time gaye waha to Ashwini Kumar ne kya kaha? About the leather tannery?
Poonam: Kaun sa waala, us region mein 5 hai na?
Radhika: Poonam the one that is owned by Arifiya Exports, theMunir International woh handbags waala, woh luggage waala kya tha ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Gosh, ek hafta kaam se chale jaao to brain freeze
Her phone rings and buzzes
She looks at it and looks at Poonam

Radhika: naam? Abhi 10 phone calls....... shaam ko friend ki shaadi hai yaar
Poonam: Kiski?
Radhika: Vanya...... Chhattarpur Farms mein......
Poonam: Is hafte 3 mein already ja chuki hai, teri kab hai?
Radhika: Agle do mahino mein. I actually bought a set of silver trays for her, Ma ne kaha, I should team it up with (rambles on and on and on)
Poonam: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee TERI SHAADI? KIS SE?
Radhika: Is chair se! Hmpphh!!
Poonam: Nice one..... phir soch
Radhika: Soch liya....... its Jake Gyllenhaal........
Poonam: Satvi (Satvinder) ki shaadi mein aaya kya? (mocking)
Radhika: Haan aur wahi usne mujhe serenade bhi kiya aur propose bhi (smug)
Poonam: Tujhe to LAMBEEEEEEEEEEEE ladke pasand the? (playing along)
Radhika: Haan, par koi baat nahi
Her insides toss and stir........ "definitely tall" "but SCHOLARLY" though......... she concluded......... "I could have very well been his first date" (giggles)
Poonam: Jake ki baat par has rahi hai? (mocking)
Radhika: Haan usne kaha I am the hottest! (smiles back, gleefully)
Poonam slams a binder on her head playfully "Kabhi coordinated kapde aur jewelry pehan liya kar"
Radhika: Jake doesnt care for it.....

Umesh:Aurin Sir ko poochhon Nanda Leather ke project ke baare mein?
Radhika: Poonam, zara kaam kar lete hain.......
Her phone rings again.....
She looks at it....... texts and smiles
Poonam: Jake ka phone Hollywood se?
Radhika: Nahi woh aajkal NY mein hai, Lincoln Center mein koi event tha (knowingly)
Poonam: Are you stalking his movements on teh Net? (shocked)
Radhika: Not "stalking" just "following" You know me, main kabhi kisi ko stalk nahi karti its not my style (and rambles....)
Poonam: CHUP! Bilkul Chup Radhu!
Radhika: Its Radhika!!!! (smiles)
Poonam: woh kaun hai?
Radhika is reminded of how a certain some one addresses her........ "I DONT know his last name!!!" Yikes!!!"

She sits up in her chair in shock........... she went out on a date with a guy whose last name she has no clue of.........
"What a cute geek he was" she smiles........ She had told Ritwik about it on Sunday, he had laughed like hell
"I am more experienced of the two" she jumped to conclusions comfortably......... "It would be so funny to teach him about the birds and the bees." "My first rookie boy friend?" "Ritwik would have a blast"
Poonam is waving a hand in front " Jake bhi chalega? Agle hafte? Arifiya Exports?"
Radhika's phone rings........."Shhhhhhhhh" she gestures Poonam wth a finger on her lips.....
She hits the green "Answer" key on the iphone absent mindedly to hear  a deep voice say "Radhika?" at the other end...........her insides begin to roil and blend....