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Ram: You emotionally manipulated me.

Shyam: Maybe If you paid a little more attention to what’s in your head (Shyam points to his
forehead) and a little less attention to (Shyam begins to mimic Ram’s imaginary batting,
using the remote to demonstrate)

Ram: Whoa, careful Shyam, you’re crossing a line now…

Shyam: What line, the crease? (He begins to laugh and continues to swing the remote)
(Suddenly, he loses his grip on it, and it flies in the air, in slow motion)

Both: Noooooooooooooooooooooo

(The remote goes crashing right above the TV and into the family portrait. The portrait lands
on the TV hard and a crack appears on the screen while Raina talks to the commentators
about his batting performance)

Both: Oh, god, we’re screwed.

Ram (clears his throat): Ahem, remember how you’d mocked me about how things couldn’t
happen in the short span of eighteen minutes? Well, from the time I turned on the TV, it’s
been six overs, or eighteen minutes. We’ve gone from fighting, to you tricking me followed
by you breaking the family portrait which cracked our TV to...

(The doorbell rings, a voice calls out: Boys! Come help your father with the grocery bags)

Ram (with a look of fear and talking slowly):t…h... i... s

(Both look at each other and then toward the door)

Both(loudly): Coming! (softly): we’re done for.

(They slowly walk toward the door, fear in their eyes)

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