TOHIDUL enters. Music is blaring from the TV. It sounds
like the sugariest pop you've ever heard but it’s foreign.
All the furniture has been pushed aside or onto the couch
to clear the floor space. PINKY and SHOHID are dancing along
to a K-pop music video - SHOHID terribly so.
PINKY
(still dancing)
How was the wedding?
TOHIDUL
Same old. Nobody at this one. Met
that guy from Oxford near the
end.
TOHIDUL hangs his suit jacket on the corner of the door
and sits on the table - which is precariously placed on
top of the couch.
SHOHID
(also still dancing)
Who? MINTU?
Yeah that’s his name. Not that it matters any more.
TOHIDUL
(undoing bowtie)
Yeah him. How do you know his
name?
SHOHID
Because he told me it.
PINKY
You’re an arsehole sometimes,
baya.
TOHIDUL
I’m just bad with names.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
SHOHID
And faces. Details.
PINKY
If you gave a shit you’d make an
effort.
The song finishes. PINKY and SHOHID take a moment to catch
their breaths.
Did you stay for the whole thing?
It’s only six.
TOHIDUL
I did actually. It was just a
very punctual wedding. Maybe
that’s just how Leeds do.
SHOHID
Not likely, baya.
SHOHID gestures towards the TV.
Pinks.
The next song starts playing. The two get to dancing
again.
TOHIDUL
Room smells salty.
PINKY
Don’t be annoying.
TOHIDUL
I didn’t do anything yet.
PINKY
Go away if you just wanna talk.
TOHIDUL hops off the table-on-the-couch, nearly toppling
it over. He rolls up his sleeves and stands behind his two
siblings.
TOHIDUL
Slow the video down for me then
at least.
PINKY grabs the remote and slows the playback speed down,
making a face as she does so.
PINKY
You’re so annoying.
The trio dance to the band choreography to varying degrees
of success. TOHIDUL is the worst.
abdulj. 