At a friend’s wedding -
Scene-1
Everybody in the hall is busily talking amongst themselves.
Scene-2
Lots of hush-hush around. A dusky babe, with loosely tied hair enters the hall wearing a green-maroon salwar. All heads turn towards her.
S1 and I can’t stop noticing the similarities between this babe and who appears like Bipasha and our friend S2.
Scene-3
The dusky babe graciously makes her way towards us and sits beside!
S1 – S2! Scene thangala di ma .. (You are putting too much scene)
S2 (innocent look) – Naana? Scene-a?? You think I am a wannabe? (self-damage 
)
Self – Enna ma? You spilt mud, water, CaCO3 etc. over S1′s efforts to look the best in the crowd and acting innocent now a?
Scene-4
Prospectful grooms make a quick scurry across the hall past S2 and their moms are busily looking for points-of-contact to get S2’s horoscope 
Scene-5
The excitement finally dies down when the announcement of “Hot Bonda-Upma-Tea ready!”, comes afloat in the air from the dining hall upstairs and S1, S2 and Self decide to take a happy plunge into it!
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At a parlor in TNagar-
Scene-1
Author enters tired and sleepy, sees S1 being fussed about by 4-5 attendants.
One is helping her with the saree, another with mascara, yet another helping her put on her tight-rope- walk sandals.
Author – zzzzzzz…(big yawn)
Author’s mind voice- Shabba! Scene thangala.. (takes a seat in the corner and watches the scene half asleep hoping for someone to bring tea)
Scene-2
S1, who is already looking gorgeous, thinking her Kajal is messed up, sends all the people around nuts, walking hither and thither, tensed, and giving cold looks to the attendant who helped her with the eye-work.
A half-asleep author says- S1, you look gorgeous as is, enna problem?
S1 explains- illa di, on the corner of the eye, see the smudge? It’s all ruined! Am done! Am done!
Author (straining her eyes).. Err.. Enga dee? Enakku theriyalaye? (Err…Where? I don’t see anything?)
S1 – Forget it. Can you help me with clearing off this mess on my eyes?
Author (most obligingly) – Of course di!
After 15 long minutes at the washroom and 5 rolls of tissue-paper..
S1 – My whole face looks dark now!! Yucks!! Need to rush home!
Author (daring not argue with her, packs the bags) – Va va polaam veetukku (Come let’s rush home).
Scene-3
At home-
As S1 is going ahead with the mascara work, Author puts blade to her paati hoping to get some tea in return.
The hard-to-impress-yet-apparently-happy-and-impressed paati finally waves a cheerful goodbye to both of us (read as shoos us off and of course we don’t get any tea also).
Scene-4
At the Kalyana Mandapam –
Two other babes other than S1 are the evening’s most looked-forward to people -> One, the bride herself (but guys have given up on her knowing it’s not worth the attempt anymore) and the other, the much hyped about singing talent in town R-ini.
As R-ini enters with a Radel Sruthi box, there is hush hush in the crowd.
R-ini in half saree and our S1 in her bright blue saree spit fire unto each other’s eyes. There is visible tension in the air.
Their mind voices – Neeya naana paathukalaam di (We will see if it’s you or me)
As everybody is rushing towards the bonda-vadai, the two babes cross each other dramatically near the lift.
R-ini, who has already finished three rounds of the goodies and burps out aloud, brushes past S1 and her followers (Author and S2).
We, S1′s followers, diligently give R-ini the how-was-the-bonda?(supposedly sarcastic) look, thinking that would put her in her place
Finally, the slow motion ends, hunger pangs overtake the rivalry and S1 enters the lift, letting the drama in the air die-down.
Scene-5
At cafeteria -
S1 finishes three rounds of goodies too, being no less than her rival R-ini and makes an impatient wave at the waiter to bring tea.
After gulping down the tea, S1 looks pleasant. Her followers feel the calm after the storm.
As the three of us descend the stairs, R-ini’s voice is heard ringing out aloud.. and we take hurriedly take S1 through another side door..to avoid another clash of egos!
