Surbhi: So, how was your day? Ashish: My days have been rough for the last two months Surbhi: Today? Ashish: It was alright, not very special Surbhi: I think Mummy’s unwell, and I know you don’t want to talk to David I don’t mind if you don’t want to Ashish: Do you know how long Papa’s been unwell? Surbhi: No, I don’t know Ashish: Should I show you the doctor’s file? Ashish: The file from the doctor at Rainbow Hospital (to Babita) Ashish: It shows Papa’s been sick for years, and she [Surbhi] doesn’t know Babita: Your file? Ashish: Yes (to Babita) Babita: No, I haven’t shown it [to her] Ashish: She should know I take medicines and how unwell I am (to Babita) Surbhi: So, you are saying… Ashish: She’s asking, right? So I’m telling her for her own knowledge (to Babita) Babita: Oh I got confused about what’s going on Ashish: If she wants to know, she should have the full picture Surbhi: No, I was saying Mummy’s unwell because earlier we thought all four of us could talk together. If you don’t want to… Ashish: David talks so rudely whenever I’ve spoken to him *struggles with pen* Surbhi: Should I open it? Ashish: He doesn’t talk to me nicely Surbhi: Yes, I know that’s happened, but… Ashish: I’ve talked to him twice in my life Ashish: Can you give me a cloth, please? Ashish: I’ve talked to him twice, and both times he cussed, so for me, his impression is really bad Surbhi: Well, we’re not talking about him. We… Ashish: You started it Surbhi: I just… Ashish: I’m just listening Surbhi: I’m just saying, if you don’t want to talk, that’s alright Surbhi: We can talk, just the two of us Surbhi: So, Mummy told me you want me to leave without any problems or contract Ashish: When did I say that to you? Surbhi: Mummy told me Ashish: If it’s something Mummy said, talk to her about it Ashish: Talk to me about what I said Surbhi: Okay, so I also want this to happen and if you agree, we won’t create any problems for you either Ashish: You can’t do that anyway because I’ve never done anything that would let you cause problems for me Surbhi: We don’t want to do that, and we’re not doing it Surbhi: So, if you agree to this, that’s alright. I don’t need anything else, so let me know Ashish: I didn’t say anything like that Surbhi: I’m asking because you said it to me that day, that’s why Ashish: What did I say? Surbhi: You said, “You can either stay here, and I’ll give all your stuff back….” Ashish: I gave it to you Surbhi: Yes, you gave it to me, and you said, “Or you can leave, and it’s your choice. Write a note to us…” Ashish: I don’t want any note Surbhi: Okay, I understand what you’re saying Surbhi: So, we thought, given the circumstances, me leaving would be the right thing to do and I want that too, so nobody faces any problems Ashish: Who’s troubling you here? Surbhi: I don’t want to stay here because, with everything that’s happened, I’m not comfortable here and I want to do new things in the future Ashish:You’re already doing new things. All this is new for you Surbhi: Not all of this. I mean, I want to do something new with my life Ashish: What new thing do you want to do? Do it Surbhi: So, I want to leave here to do that. I don’t want to stay here Ashish: You want to do it after leaving here. Okay. Leave, no problem Surbhi: Okay Ashish: But we’ll legally evict you from our lives Surbhi: Okay, I don’t have any problem Ashish: We’ll make a document stating you’re no longer our daughter meaning we’ll cut you out of our lives Surbhi: Okay, this is new, so I’ll discuss it with David Ashish: Will you send me a WhatsApp message so I will let you know after discussing Ashish: I’ll permanently cut you off Surbhi: Let me discuss it first. I will answer you tomorrow Ashish: Permanently, you’re not my daughter Surbhi: Okay Ashish: I have no relation with you Surbhi: Okay Ashish: In the future, you’ll have nothing to do with my family my properties, or any contact with any family member Surbhi: Okay Ashish: You live or die, whatever problems you face or whatever happiness comes your way We won’t care. We won’t interfere Surbhi: Okay Ashish: And we’ll legally evict you Surbhi: Okay Ashish: We’ll sign it, and you’ll sign it too Surbhi: Okay, This is a legal matter, so I’ll discuss it and let you know tomorrow Ashish: Because I don’t want any problems in my life. Surbhi: I understand what you’re saying Ashish: You do anything you want. We don’t have a problem Surbhi: Okay, I’ll let you know tomorrow Ashish: This is like a death certificate from our side, saying our daughter has died Okay Ashish: Because why are we doing this? Ashish: Even when [Surbhi] alive, we have to make an appointment to talk Ashish: We can only talk as much as she [Surbhi] allows. We have no rights Ashish: Nothing is ours. What do I do with your physical presence? Ashish: I tried to love you so much, but in your opinion, I’ve hated you since childhood. Surbhi: Okay Ashish: Okay, but what I’ve done, you won’t understand because you can’t ever be a father Ashish: You can be a mother. It’s unfortunate you won’t understand this your whole life Surbhi: So, the new thing you mentioned, can we discuss it later? Yeah If there’s anything else you want to talk about, let me know Ashish: No, no, I told you. I answered your questions. I’m not saying anything on my own Surbhi: If you want us to do something together as a family before I leave, you can let me know Ashish: I don’t expect even one rupee or one percent or one-hundredth from you Surbhi: Okay Ashish: I don’t have expectations but you can ask other family members Ashish: If you don’t do anything for me, that’s better Ashish: I won’t disturb you. If you do something, I won’t disturb you Surbhi: Okay Ashish: Like when you went for a walk, I won’t follow you asking why you went Ashish: I won’t chase you or keep spies on you. I don’t want to know Surbhi: Okay Ashish: Because if you want privacy from me, disturbing you by spying is pointless since my mind’s already disturbed Surbhi: Right Ashish: Why should I ruin yours? Surbhi: Right, agreed Ashish: So, I don’t want to get into all that Ashish: But I’m telling you a few things I feel Ashish: When you leave, I’ll give you a letter Surbhi: That one? Ashish: No, a different handwritten letter Surbhi: Okay Ashish: I want a promise from you that you won’t open that letter Surbhi: Okay Ashish: For two years Surbhi: Okay, I won’t open it for two years Ashish: After that, you can open it Okay Ashish: I just have this request Surbhi: I’ll write the date two years from now on my phone and set a reminder to open the letter Ashish: As your wish Surbhi: Okay, anything else you want to talk about? Ashish: No, beta, nothing’s left Surbhi: I want to talk about one thing Ashish: Yes, go ahead Surbhi: My laptop, which you sent to get fixed Ashish: Yes, you’ll get it Surbhi: No, I was saying, if they haven’t fixed it, don’t get it fixed, because I… Ashish: It’s fixed Surbhi: Did it get fixed already? Ashish: Yes Surbhi: Because if it wasn’t fixed, I wanted the broken laptop I bought it to learn something, and I wanted to fix it myself But if it’s done, you can give it to me. If you give it tomorrow or the day after, that’s alright Ashish: I’ll give it to you tomorrow or the day after, but let me tell you Ashish: We didn’t damage the laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad). It came damaged. We tried to fix it Ashish: But let me say one thing. I guarantee you’ll regret this in your life Ashish: and you’ll realize it after you regret it Ashish: You won’t understand now what we are saying Ashish: I won’t force it because when you understand, you can come back Ashish: The doors of this house will be open for you Surbhi: But right now, you mentioned the contract… Ashish: Yes, that’s different. If something happens to you, you die, or something bad happens, the police will come after us, so at least we can say we did what we could Surbhi: Anyway, why would you be responsible? If someone leaves home, they leave by their own will Ashish: Absolutely, we would be. This is India. First, understand this… Surbhi: Okay, so when I went to Ghaziabad, did you ask me to write anything down, or did you write something? Ashish: No, but I knew how your attitude was toward me Ashish: Now your attitude isn’t the same toward me Ashish: This is India, and you can’t understand its rules and regulations just from books Surbhi: Okay, that’s alright. If you want to say something, let me know, or else let’s end it Ashish: What should I say? I’m answering you Surbhi: Okay, do you want to say something? Ashish: I feel you’re going to leave in two or three days Ashish: You’re talking like this, or you’ve planned something Surbhi: I’m thinking I’ll leave in a week, by next Monday…okay Ashish: Will you tell us before leaving, or won’t you? Surbhi: What’s to tell? Ashish: …that you’re leaving Ashish: I’ll tell you I’m leaving on Monday. I won’t share my address because I’ve already discussed that with Mummy, but I’ll let you know I’m leaving Ashish: We’ll pray to God for your good journey Okay Ashish: You wanted this too? (to Babita) Babita: When someone’s decided with their heart and soul, we can’t stop them Ashish: I know your phone can record even when it’s locked Surbhi: Okay Ashish: So even if you do it openly, I don’t care Surbhi: I was looking at the time Ashish: But it does happen Surbhi: Yeah, it does. I know it happens, but I was checking the time Ashish: Let me tell you, for your information, I’m not far behind you in technology Ashish: There might be a slight gap, and we differ in language - English or Hindi, but even being less educated, I’m not far behind Ashish: I admit I didn’t study in childhood Ashish: If I had, maybe…but it’s good I didn’t, or I might’ve disrespected my parents Surbhi: Okay, then I’m leaving Babita: I just want to say one thing here, I am an emotional person I want you to find your happiness, but whenever I myself...I am telling you for the first time... Ashish: I heard from your mother you want to marry David and don’t want to call Papa Ashish: Don’t call, and I won’t come, even if you invite me, for your happiness Babita: You interrupted me. You could’ve let me finish Ashish: She’s standing up, what will she hear now? Ashish: You were talking… Ashish: Your mother was talking Surbhi: I asked you again and again if you wanted to talk Ashish: I don’t want to… if you want to, tell me. You called this meeting Surbhi: I finished what I had to say Babita: I’ve always told you I never made decisions on my own Babita: My parents decided before marriage, and your father did after Babita: I could never take decisions on my own Babita: Whenever I tried, I messed up. The first time I decided on Jio Fibre Babita: It messed up. You said it was a mistake too Ashish: You didn’t make a mistake Despite that… Jio Fibre is just internet. How does that matter? Surbhi: Okay, whatever, but I made a mistake Babita: This decision is for your life, for my daughter’s life. You know, in childhood. In any problem… Ashish: You’ll be surprised to hear that maybe Raj and Princy might separate too, given the situation Ashish: My home’s falling apart Babita: In your childhood, watching you, Raja, and Shaan, I was happy no matter the conditions Surbhi: So focus on yourself now - your life, your hobbies, your goals. because you’ve got independence now Ashish: When you get old…like you’ve cared for your parents, right? We’ll face hardships on the streets Babita: No, I agree with you. I’ll focus on myself, but it’s not easy to forget your kids Surbhi: I didn’t ask you to forget me Babita:I’m just saying I decided to let you go, but like I messed up Jio Fibre, this decision might be wrong too Surbhi: Why? Will you keep me tied up here forever? Babita: We don’t want to keep you tied up here Surbhi: Every person has the right to live their life Babita: That’s why we’re letting you go Ashish: Beta, remember this. You don’t understand now, but this world is very dangerous Surbhi: So living in a cage is right? Ashish: Living in a cage is different than living in a house Ashish: You can work outside while staying inside Ashish: All the things you want to do outside, who’s stopping you from doing them here? Ashish: You can do them here too Surbhi: Everyone’s goals are different Surbhi: Everyone’s life, aspirations, mind - everything is different Surbhi: Everyone’s wishes and goals for what they want to do with their life are different Babita: That’s why I supported you Babit: I also asked your father to let you go Babita: Go comfortably and stay happy. Your happiness is my happiness, but if… Ashish: I’ll always regret one thing, Babita (to Babita) Ashish: I’ll regret I couldn’t be positive in front of my kids but I don’t have other regrets Surbhi: Should I leave then?