Sheela told her son about the event and also that Shradha is coming for lunch. Nishant was surprised initially, but soon realized that it was all done by his mother. Instead of wasting time with her, he directly called Shradha, thinking of telling her not to come home. Although Shradha always dressed up professionally for events, her colored hair, tattoos and her sarcastic remarks were good enough for Sheela to be alarmed. Nishant wanted to avoid that situation as much as possible. But unfortunately Shradha was already on the way and he just had to deal with the situation now.
The event was an employee engagement party and it had hawaiian theme. So naturally all the volunteers for the event had to be dressed as per the theme. Shradha wore a floral dress which was knee length and was sleeveless. The dress had broader back which ensured clear view of her tattoo. It was an elaborated tattoo of a weeping angel which looked beautiful as well as depressing. As soon as shradha entered the house Nishant welcomed her and tried telling her that they need to leave. But Sheela was quicker than he anticipated. She cut him off and lead Shradha to dining hall saying they needed to eat before leaving. This was the first time Shradha was meeting a friend's parents and it was awkward. Sheela kept talking to shradha about college and studies and never stopped asking questions like "what does your family do ?" "What is your aim?" etc. At the same time, Sheela kept observing Shradha hoping to analyze her personality in one go. Shradha answered all questions honestly, including the fact that she did not know what her future was. All that she wanted to do was to enjoy the present. As expected, this was not the award winning answer. During the lunch, Shradha also mentioned that she was saving up for her gaming laptop as she loved all the games. This was good enough information for Sheela to decide that this girl was not good for her son. No plans for future and loves gaming !? This was like Nishat was already distracted and his future was doomed. With all these thoughts running in her mind, Sheela tried her best to get through lunch. There was plenty of time to lecture Nishant once he was back.
Nishant could feel the way his mother was speaking to Shradha in prying manner. It was as though this was an interrogation and the words "Anything you say will be used against you in court of law" seemed applicable here. But all his interventions proved to be useless as his mother ignored him completely and was focused on Shradha.
After couple of feeble attempts Nishant gave up completely and finished lunch in silence. He knew what was going to happen after he comes back from the event and there was no way to avoid the catastrophe. Shradha and Nishant left for the event after lunch and soon after that Sheela shared her worries with her husband. She was resolved to keep Nishant away from this girl.