Room Service for Three

Ek standard hotel room. Do beds, ek chhota table, window se city lights. Bedside lamps aur TV ki soft glow. Door khulta hai.

MOHAN (50), bathrobe shirt ke upar, proud moustache, key card ko aise pakadta hai jaise medal ho.

Yeh room hai? Theek hai. Main zyada expectations lekar nahi aaya tha.

JAI (27), crisp uniform, tray le kar andar aata hai. Eager smile.

Sorry sir, welcome sir. Main trainee hoon. Agar kuch bhi galat ho jaaye toh pehle hi sorry, sir.

Acha. Bahut achha. Pehle hi sorry de diya, toh galti ka pressure kam ho gaya.

Nahi sir, pressure toh mere andar hi hai.

Jai tray table par rakhta hai. Extra towels, dessert menu, room service napkin.

Yeh sab?

Room service, sir. Aur... extra towels.

Main ek hi aadmi hoon, Jai beta. Do room nahi khol raha.

Sorry sir.

Door khulta hai. SAHIL (29), casual clothes, phone hand mein, sarcastic grin. Mohan ghoomta hai.

Tu?

Main. Surprise.

Tu yahan kya kar raha hai?

Same question. Aap bathrobe shirt ke upar kyun pehen rahe ho?

Yeh dignity ka part hai.

Dignity aur bathrobe? Bold combo.

Sorry sir, main bahar ho jaata hoon?

Nahi. Ab aap bhi aa gaye. Baithiye. Hotel ka staff family se kam nahi hota.

Sir, main family nahi hoon.

Abhi dekhte hain.

Sahil bed ke edge par baithta hai.

Mainne room book kiya tha.

Kyun?

Kyuki ghar pe aap baat nahi karte.

Main baat karta hoon.

Aap lecture dete ho.

Difference kya hai?

Exactly.

Jai awkwardly dessert menu uthata hai.

Sir, dessert menu? Special arrangement ke liye.

Special arrangement? Kis cheez ka?

Mere aur papa ke beech ka.

Oh. Yeh hotel ka family package hai?

Nahi sir, main toh trainee hoon.

Phir itni planning kaise?

Maine ki.

Tu?

Haan. Reconciliation. Neutral location. No escape.

Bahut thoughtful.

Sorry sir, main bas towels aur menu le kar aaya tha.

Toh candle jaisi light?

Bedside lamp, sir.

Romantic lag raha hai, na?

Kis liye romantic?

Papa, family intervention.

Intervention? Yeh hotel ka loyalty program hai kya?

Sir?

Rehne dijiye, main samajh gaya. Aapne surprise diya.

Mainne nahi—

Jai beta, bohot achha kaam kiya.

Dad, Jai ne kuch nahi kiya.

Itna humble staff maine kabhi nahi dekha.

Sir, please main confuse ho raha hoon.

Papa, suno. Main aaya hoon kyunki mujhe aapse baat karni thi. Real baat. Ghar pe nahi hoti.

Acha. Toh yeh sab... tumne mere liye kiya?

Haan.

Hmm.

Beat.

Very good. Loyalty points kis naam pe milte hain?

Kya?

Yeh surprise, yeh room, yeh emotional package... hotel ne diya na?

Nahi sir, hotel ne sirf room diya hai.

Toh extra towels?

Galti se.

Dessert menu?

Standard.

Phir bhi, service excellent thi.

Dad!

Kya? Gratitude bhi toh koi cheez hoti hai.

Aap sach mein samajh nahi rahe?

Main samajh raha hoon. Tum dono ne mere liye surprise arrange kiya.

Sir, main bas tray le kar aaya tha.

Haan haan, modesty.

Sahil apna phone jeb mein rakh deta hai, frustrated but smiling.

Theek hai. Aaj ke liye aap jo samajhna chaho, samajh lo.

Bahut mature baat ki.

Sir, main tray le jaaun?

Nahi. Pehle ek kaam karo.

Ji sir?

Tip ka page dikhaiye.

Jai dessert menu kholta hai, confused.

Yeh room service ke liye shukriya.

Sir, main trainee hoon.

Exactly. Future bright hai.

Sahil finally hansa padta hai.

Papa, aap impossible ho.

Aur tum late ho.

Sahil aur Mohan ek dusre ko dekhte hain. Ek chhota, real smile.

Main... outside wait karoon?

Nahi, Jai beta. Aaj aap bhi family ho.

Sorry sir—

Bas. Sorry mat bolo. Room service ka bill bhej dena.

Sahil facepalm karta hai. Jai laughter suppress karta hai.

TV ki glow aur warm lamps ke beech teenon ki awkward, sweet comedy freeze hoti hai.