Next morning Rahul gets up hearing some people laughing and joking and the voices are familiar. Rahul gets up from his bed and walks out of the house and hears the voices coming from the house behind his. He starts walking to the direction of the voice. When he reaches the house from which the familiar voice were coming. He sees his friends Ramu, Bhuvan and Dileep sitting on a sofa wearing a long black dress, similar to helper and pandeyji.
Rahul is shocked to see his friends in this isolated place together. He directly enters the house and asks them.
Rahul: Guys, what are you doing here? (Shocked and confused)
Ramu: (Smiling) we are here for becoming disciples of Guruji for a month or two. What about you?
Rahul: I am here for the pooja program too. (Rahul avoided to tell them that his mother Seema is here too)
Dileep: What about uncle and aunty?
Rahul was confused what to tell his friends.
Rahul: I am alone in the room here but how come you know Guruji and this place?
Rahul tries to change the topic but is very worried to see his friends here
Bhuvan: We are here for becoming monk under Guruji for few months. So we are here (Bhuvan replies with no expression)
Rahul was feeling something fishy now, He didn’t believe his friends are here for being monks. He knew his friends very well.
Rahul: Ok
Ramu: Ok Rahul, we will see you later, we have to go and meet Guruji. He has assigned us a lot of work
Rahul: what work?
Ramu: Procession related work and ashram work.
Rahul is thinking why he is not allowed to go that side of the place and his friends can and besides now he is very doubtful about his friends
Rahul: You guys are allowed to go to that side?
Bhuvan: Yes, we are allowed to go everywhere.
Rahul: Bhuvan, Are you guys hiding anything from me?
Bhuvan looks at Rahul and smiles.
Rahul is very worried now. He understands that something is very wrong here.
Rahul: Friends, please tell me what is going on.
Ramu: Why are you so worried seeing us? Shouldn’t you be happy seeing us? You would have been alone here in this remote place and now you saw us and you are not happy. Are you hiding something from us?
Rahul: No, I am happy seeing you guys (Rahul clearly lying) and what am I hiding from you guys?
Ramu: we don’t know but it looks like you are hiding something which you want to have alone and not share with your friends.
Rahul is worried that Ramu and his friends have figured out that he is here with his mother.
Rahul: I am not understanding what you are saying.
Ramu: Even we don’t understand what you are saying.
Rahul understand through ramu’s tone that his friends probably know about his mother being here
Rahul: Hmmm I am saying that I am happy that’s it. (Showing a weak smile)
Ramu: Even we are happy to see you.
Rahul knew that Ramu will not open his mouth until asked directly. So he decides to ask directly.
Rahul: Ramu, please tell me that is this something about my mother?
Ramu: What about Seema aunty? (Ramu acts like he doesn’t know)
Rahul: Me and my mother are here for the procession and I see all of you here too. So is this some coincidence? (Rahul asks in very low voice)
Ramu: Yes, it is coincidence. Isn’t it guys? (Replies bluntly)
Bhuvan and Dileep: Yes
Ramu: And why are you hiding that Seema aunty is here too?
Rahul keeps his mouth shut and looks down
Ramu: You want everything for yourself right?
Rahul: No, It’s not like that.
Bhuvan: If it was not that then you would have not hidden that she is here too.
Rahul literally doesn’t have any face as he is caught hiding the truth.
Rahul: I was just..
Dileep: What? You were trying to enjoy alone. (Dileep replies with anger)
Rahul: No, I was…
Ramu: Dileep stop, why are you getting angry at our friend. Its fine, (Ramu starts playing his game) we understand that you were scared. I remember you didn’t want to do anything ahead with Seema aunty as you were scared of the risks involved.
Rahul just wanted to escape from that situation
Rahul: Yes, that’s what I am saying. There was so much risk in that. So I was like let’s stop it here itself (Rahul wanted to save his neck from his friends)
Ramu: Yes. Or else Rahul would have never said no to us. He did as much as possible for us and we should not be angry with our friend.
Bhuvan and Dileep looks at Ramu weirdly as why is he giving side to Rahul.
Rahul: Yes.
Ramu: So we thought why to trouble our friend unnecessarily so we planned and bought Seema aunty here itself.
Rahul was shocked to hear that. He couldn’t believe that his friends can do something like this. He is not able to understand how his friends can bring his mother here, it was his dad who told him and Seema to come here. He was simply not able to understand anything.
Rahul: what? You guys bought her here? I don’t understand what you are saying. She is here for a pooja procession.
Ramu: Yes, she is here for pooja procession. That’s it (Sarcastically)
Bhuvan and Dileep starts laughing loudly
Rahul: Tell me what’s going on. (Rahul was very worried)
Bhuvan: Don’t worry Rahul, you just rest here. We will take care of Seema aunty.
Rahul: Please. You have to tell me. Is she safe here?
Dileep: Do we look like criminals here? (Dileep was still angry at Rahul)
Ramu: Don’t worry Rahul, Seema aunty is safe and as you know we three are interested in Seema aunty so we brought her here.
Rahul: What are you saying? I brought her here for the pooja procession.
Ramu: It’s the same and we are in little bit hurry, we will meet you in evening.
Saying that all the friends leaves the room and Rahul is left alone. Rahul is very worried now. He didn’t understand that how did his parents decide to come here and what is this place where his friends are in so much of control.