Mother knocks and steps into Nikhil’s room. Nikhil is lying on the bed, phone in hand, clearly bored.
Mother: "Kitni der se phone ghur raha hai, kuch aur kyu nahi karta?"
Nikhil (grumbling): "Kya karu Maa? There’s nothing to do. I’ve already watched everything. Even cricket at night isn’t enough."
Mother (sits at the edge of the bed): "Toh boredom door karne ka ek tareeka socha hai maine."
Nikhil (raising an eyebrow): "Kya? Don’t say ‘go read a book’, please."
Mother (laughs): "Nahi beta, not that. I was thinking... why don’t we dress you up like a girl? Makeup, hairstyle, thoda masti, just for fun!"
Nikhil (instantly sits up): "Maa! No way. Please don’t start."
Mother (smiling): "Arey, it’s not a big deal! Dekh, it’ll be fun. You’ve got long hair already, and you said you’re bored."
Nikhil (shocked): "I said I’m bored, not crazy!"
Mother (pretending to think): "Hmm... okay, then if you say no, no phone for the next three days. And no TV or turf cricket either."
Nikhil (groans loudly): "What?! That’s not fair, Maa!"
Mother (crossing her arms): "And if you argue more, I’ll cut your hair short. Bas. Problem solved."
Nikhil (eyes wide): "You wouldn’t dare."
Mother (calmly): "Tumhe pata hai main kya kya kar sakti hoon. Don’t test me."
Nikhil (mumbling): "This is emotional blackmail."
Mother (smiling sweetly): "Call it what you want, but it's happening."
Nikhil (defeated): "Okay okay, I’ll do it. But please, don’t go crazy with lipstick and all."
Mother (grinning): "Thoda toh karenge! Don’t worry, nothing permanent."
Nikhil (rolling his eyes): "Great. Just let me survive this."
Mother (lightly): "By the way, the parlor lady downstairs saw you earlier and thought you were a girl from behind!"
Nikhil: "Seriously?! Even she?"
Mother: "Haan! Jab tak tumne bola nahi, she didn’t realize. We even laughed about it."
Nikhil:
"Great. Just what I needed."
Mother (laughing): "She was the one who suggested dressing you up! Said it’ll be fun."
Nikhil: "Wow. My life’s a comedy show now."
Mother (cheerfully shouting downstairs): "He’s agreed! let’s start!"
Mother walks out of Nikhil’s room with a victorious smile and heads back to the living room, where the parlor lady is packing up her things after waxing.
Mother (bubbling with excitement): You won’t believe it! Nikhil has finally agreed! I’m in seventh heaven, yaar. Literally, excited as hell!
Parlor Lady (grinning): Arre wah! Such wonderful news! I’m so happy for you. This calls for a celebration, seriously!
Mother (laughing): Yes! Let’s celebrate! I can’t stop smiling. This moment… I’ve been waiting for it forever!
Parlor Lady (playfully): Toh phir, it’s going to take all the magic of my parlor — waxing kit, makeup kit, nail polish, everything! Don’t worry, I’ll bring it all.
Mother (surprised): Oh! You’ll bring all that here?
Parlor Lady: (winking) Haan haan! You just relax. I’ll bring the whole parlor with me. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Mother (relieved): That’s such a relief. But… there’s a small problem.
Parlor Lady (curious): Kya problem?
Mother: Nikhil is six feet tall. And my salwar kameez… well, it’s not going to fit him at all!
Parlor Lady (laughing): Oh ho! Six feet, huh? That’s tall! But don’t worry, meri beti bhi six feet ki hai. I’ll bring her salwar kameez, undergarments, accessories, footwear — sab kuch! We’ll make sure he’s dressed perfectly.
Mother (grateful): Really? You’d do that?
Parlor Lady: Of course! I want everything to be perfect. You just focus on the excitement, I’ll handle the rest.
Mother (smiling): You’re a lifesaver. I was so worried about the fitting.
Parlor Lady (teasing): Arre, tension kaisi? I’ve seen and fixed worse! By the time I’m done, Nikhil will look like Kriti Sanon!
Mother (laughs): That’s exactly what I want! I can’t thank you enough.
Parlor Lady (packing imaginary kits): Waxing kit, makeup kit, nail polish, hair straightener, perfume… bas I’m coming loaded! You call me anytime, I’m your parlor on wheels now.
Mother (excited): Perfect! I’ll get everything ready on my side too.
Parlor Lady (smiling warmly): Great! I’ll be back soon with everything. This transformation is going to be epic!
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