Chapter 4

MRS CRATIVEDII: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

RASHU : ( STUMMERING) I CAME TO SEE ANK

MR CRATIVEDII: DARLING WHO IS IT?

(ANK'S MOM LETS RASHU IN)

MR CRATIVEDII:(WITH A SHOCKED FACE) RASHU WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, WHEN DID YOU COME BACK AND HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT ANK IS STAYING HERE?

(RASHU SITS DOWN)

RASHU: HONESTY WE HAVE MET MANY TIMES BEFORE TODAY, WE GO TO THE SAME UNIVERSITY

ANK: MOM, DAD, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO TELL YOU

(ANK'S PARENTS LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS IF THEY KNOW WHAT HE'S GONNA TELL THEM)

BOTH: WHAT IS IT?

ANK: ACTUALLY ME AND RASHU, WE ARE SEEING EACH OTHER

MR CRATIVEDII: (WITH AN ANGRY FACE, POINTING AT ANK'S MOM) YOU SEE WHAT KIND OF A CHILD YOU HAVE RAISED,  HE WANTS TO BRING SHAME TO OUR FAMILY,  HOW CAN A MAN AND A MAN BE TOGETHER

ANK: WHICH ERA ARE WE IN NOW DAD, SAME SEX IS ALLOWED NOW MANY PEOPLE SUPPORT US,  WHY DON'T YOU CHANGE YOUR MINDSET AND BE WITH US IN THIS ERA

MR CRATIVEDII: SEE NOW YOU ARE ARGUING WITH ME, IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THIS SICKNESS THAT IS IN YOU

RASHU: CALM DOWN SIR

MR CRATIVEDII: SHUT UP, I'M TALKING TO MY SON HERE, WHY ARE YOU INTERFERING

ANK: HE'S MY BOYFRIEND

(ANK'S FATHER SLAPS HIM)

MR CRATIVEDII: WHAT BOYFRIEND,  I WON'T LET YOU TWO BE TOGETHER,  YOU MUST BREAK UP NOW, YOU ANK GO AND PACK YOUR BAGS YOU WILL NO LONGER STAY HERE, YOU ARE GOING WITH US

ANK: WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO YOU

MRS CRATIVEDII: LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER ANK, GO AND PACK YOUR BAGS WE'RE GOING HOME NOW, AND YOU RASHU  WITH ALL RESPECT PLEASE GO HOME

RASHU: BUT .....

MRS CRATIVEDII: JUST GO NOW !!!

(RASHU STANDS UP AND LEAVES WITH HIS EYES FILLED WITH TEARS)

MR CRATIVEDII: AS FOR YOU ANK, DON'T EVER MEET RASHU  AGAIN

(ANK CRYING )

MR CRATIVEDII: NOW GO AND PACK YOUR BAGS

(ANK LEAVES THE LIVING ROOM TO HIS BEDROOM)

ANK: (CRYING AND TALKING TO HIMSELF) WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE SUCH A LIFE, IF I CAN'T BE WITH THE ONE I LOVE THEN WHAT'S THE POINT/USE OF LIVING!!!

( HE PICKS UP HIS BAG, PUTS HIS HAND INSIDE THE BAG, THE TSKES OUT A BOTTLE OF DRUGS )

ANK: " IF I CAN NOT BE WITH RASHU IT'S BETTER IF I DIE

( HE STANDS UP AND LOCKS HIS ROOM, HE THEN TAKES THE WHOLE DRUGS AND DRINKS THEM WITH WATER )

MRS CRATIVEDII: WHAT IS TAKING ANK SO LONG, LET ME GO AND CHECK ON HIM

(SHE STANDS UP AND GOES STRAIGHT TO ANK'S ROOM, SHE OPENS THE ROOM BUT THE DOOR IS LOCKED)

MRS CRATIVEDII : (SHOUTING...) ANK! ANK! OPEN THE DOOR ANK! OPEN THE DOOR

( ANK INSIDE THE ROOM, TREMBLING,  SWEATING, SHAKING AND IN PAIN)

ANK: (WITH A LOW AND PAIN VOICE ) MOM .... I'M DYING PLEASE HELP ME

MRS CRATIVEDII: ANK !! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,  WHAT'S WRONG SON, PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR

(ANK'S FATHER RUSHES TO ANK'S ROOM )

MR CRATIVEDII: WHAT IS WRONG?

MRS CRATIVEDII: (CRYING AND NERVOUS) ANK LOCKED HIS ROOM AND HE'S NOT OPENING,  WHAT IF HE'S DOING SOMETHING SILLY IN THERE

(MR CRATIVEDII BREAKS THE DOOR AND OPENS IT, THE FIRST THING THEY SAW WAS A BOTTLE OF DRUGS LYING NEXT TO ANK )

MRS CRATIVEDII: ANK !!!!

(THEY RUSH TO HIM )

( MR CRATIVEDII CALLS THE AMBULANCE AND GIVES THEM THE LOCATION)

MRS CRATIVEDII: (CRYING.....) MY SON, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME, HOW WILL I SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU

( ANK'S FATHER IS RESTLESS,  WALKING UP AND DOWN)

(THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVE AND TAKE ANK TO THE HOSPITAL)