When Amaya meets Atul

Listening to hearts 💕

Getting up early in the morning, Atul decided to text Amaya with newly found joy. He was determined to meet her again and find a closure at least. Somewhere in his heart, a small voice was telling him that the guy who would marry Amaya would indeed, be a lucky chap to have an amazing girl in his life. Somewhere in his heart, he craved to be that fortunate guy.

At five in the morning, he contemplated of it was the right time to text her or not but his impulsive character trait overpowered his rationale, and after thinking for half an hour, he finally managed to write,

Good morning Amaya 🌞
Have a nice day

Amaya, on the other hand, was a heavy sleeper and late riser. Normally she was greeted by the shouts of her mother who woke her up everyday. Amaya was used to getting rebuked early in the morning at eight to get up and get ready for work. However, surprisingly Amaya could not sleep previous night. She was wide awake at five in the morning after a short nap of four hours. She was truly anxious as her mind was clogged with the thoughts of Atul. Trying to divert her mind, she was scrolling her Instagram feed and watching random reels when her phone beeped with a WhatsApp text from Atul.

A beautiful smile adorned her heart-shaped lips, when she saw the message. She instantly replied,

Good morning Atul 😊
Good that you are beginning the workout sessions from today itself 😉

Atul admired her caring attitude which she had wrapped in a carefree, childish conversation as he confessed,

Nah! I just couldn’t sleep otherwise I usually get up at seven.

Amaya rolled her eyes for once. As much as she knew Atul, she realized he is not like those guys who would flirt with girls early in the morning and say, “O! I couldn’t sleep because my mind was occupied with you, dear.” Hence, Amaya was curious to know the reason behind his sleepless night. Inquisitively, she texted,

Mummy wakes me up at eight with a cup of steaming hot ginger tea.  Don’t judge me, but I am still little princess for her. Why did you wake up early?

Atul chuckled admiring the straightforwardness of Amaya and he adored the way she told about her morning schedule effortlessly. Finally, he decided to come out clear and he typed,

You deserve to be a princess of your wonderful parents, Amaya. I woke up early because last night I talked with my parents and things didn’t end up well.

Amaya sighed exasperatedly looking at the text. She was surrounded by old-school relatives in her family and hence, she could imagine the mortification of Atul’s orthodox parents after hearing that their son wanted to meet his prospective bride again. She closed her eyes and wondered if she should outrightly reject Atul but in reality, she lacked guts to break his heart. Having faced the pain of being rejected every time, she did not have heart to hurt Atul.

She read and re-read his message and realized that Atul was politely rejecting her. After all, no one can ever go against their parents in an arranged marriage, she thought. In order to mitigate her pain, she decided to back off. Strengthening her resolve, Amaya controlled the unshed tears that were formed in her glossy eyes as she typed,

It is okay, Atul. You are a wonderful person and I wish you are able to find an amazing girl for yourself soon.
Goodbye

Amaya wiped her traitorous tears as she read and re-read her last text. Unknown to her, this rejection pained a lot. Atul, on the other hand, was baffled. He wondered if he should call her up and clear the matter or text her to clarify the things. Against his better judgement, he hit the green icon on his mobile screen.