The Last Conversation

Four friends, after a year-long hiatus in the real world, meet at the same place, where they used to hang out when they were together.. and again they are going to depart ....
"Bhaiya, 4 log hain."
"15 min lagega, ek table khaali ho raha hain"
"Theek hain, hum bahar hain."
After 10 mins. "chalo, table khaali ho gaya hain."
KK: Batru, ek Gold Flake light ka pack.
KK: Cannot believe this is happening man, just cannot believe. This is worse than my graph theory.
Richhie: Basu, kya peeyega jaldi bol, strong?
Dilli: Main to mild loonga, chussu? aur ek starter bhi bolde. Veg logon ka hamesha kat-ta hain.
Basu: haan, 2 strong, 2 mild mangate hain pehle. Ek mushroom chilly bolde.
Richhi: Batrayee, teen kingfisher strong aur ek mild, aur fried chips, chana nahin chahiye. Aur 2 chicken Kabab and ek mushroom chilly.

Kk takes a long hard puff, gives one to Ricchhie, everybody is looking at each other, the radio is playing High Hopes in the background, the dingy room is filled with smoke and poorly lit. The AC is leaking, water is dripping ....but nobody is bothered.

"Beyond the horizon of the place
we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Do they still meet there by the cut "

Dilli: Abe tum itna senti kyun ho rahe ho, aisa to hota hi hain. Har samay waise hi nahin jee sakte.
Richhie: Abe baahar life bahut mushkil hain be, bahut saari cheezon ka dhyan rakhna padta hain. Pehle sab kuch possible lagta tha yaar, ab pata nahin doubts aate hain.
Dilli: Abe sab theek ho jaega, tension mat le. Thoda time lagega, lekin sab theek ho jaega.
Basu: Welcome to the real world dudes. Its time to grow up, time to move away from the glory days.
KK: This is not how I imagined it would be.

"Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other
taken forwards but sleep walking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide "

Kk: Sahi tha yaar woh, sab kuch kar sakte the. Life was easy, uncomplicated. Didn't have to please anybody.
Dilli: It was just that you guys didnt think about anything, its only now that you have started thinking about things.
Richhie: Nahi aisa nahin hain, shayad tabhi sochne ko kuch tha hi nahin. sab kuch hamare saamne dikhta tha. And everybody was willing to help you.
Basu: Kitne din bachchon ki tarah jeeyoge. For how long do you guys want to lead an easy life? And come to think of it, life would only get harder from here, this is just the beginning.
KK: yes, you are right. But, my mind wants to move on, but the heart is stubborn, it makes me miss everything from yesterday.

"At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world
Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
Theres a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times"

KK: I sometimes wonder, why are we doing all this, why are we going away from everything that we have come to love so much? Why does everything good have to come to an end?
Dilli: To grow as a person, to see the world? Our ambitions? Money ?
Richhie: What about knowledge, experience and education? Those are the things we seek.
Basu: That is all eyewash, everybody wants money and fame, and everything that comes with it. We just use different words to fool others and, in a way, ourselves.
KK: We are all vain. Each one of us. We cannot escape it.

Silence. The outro then melts everything away, even the haze.

"The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river "
Forever and ever...........