From Strangers to Partners

Chapter 2

Arjun's POV:

After a tiresome day at work and college, I entered the vicinity of my home. I enter my house and move towards the home library, knowing I will find my dad there. I enter and see my dad sitting on a couch chair and reading one of my mom's favorite book. After mom passed away few years ago, it has always been my dad and I. We are each other's back support. I have never seen my dad as broken as he was when mom died. Wiping away the stray tear that fell from my eye, I move forward.

"Hey, dad. What are you reading?"

"Nothing, just some book." Mom is still a touchy subject and so I know better than to approach the subject.

"So, Arjun, how was your day?" Dad asks.

"Tired and hectic."

"Did you have your dinner?"

"No, not yet."

"Come, I will reheat the food for you, and we will then talk. You go and freshen up till then."

"Where are the servants?"

"Well, they are also humans and deserve a day off."

"You don't have to reheat the food, I will do it for myself. Don't worry." Saying this I move towards my room to freshen up.

After that I make my way downstairs to the kitchen to see my dad getting my food ready.

"I asked you not to over exert yourself dad."

"Well, I have to look after my only son, now, don't I?"

"Really, such a drama queen."

"Now sit down and eat or else it will get cold and all my hard work will go down the drain." He says dramatically.

"Yeah, yeah, putting the food in microwave is such a hard task." I say followed by a 'tch' sound.

We both sit on the dining table and I start eating my food while we keep on discussing random business related things and my graduation and the college. Dad is the trustee of college which is more of a reason why I am so highlighted, and people look at me and pay me too much attention, apart from that I am also in football team so yeah, the unwanted attention is sometimes too much to handle.

"So, I was thinking something."

"Okay? Should I be scared?" I joke.

"Shut up! You know I will never decide anything which is not good for you, right?" He turns serious making me divert my full attention to him.

"What did you do dad?"

"Ifixedyourmarriagetomyfriendsdaughter." He says it in such a rushed manner that it was hard for me to even grasp it.

"Repeat please and slower this time."

"I fixed your marriage to my friend's daughter."

"What?"

"Yes, I mean you know I am getting old now-"

"Dad that's not a good enough reason to get me married. Hell, I am just 22, I haven't done anything in life yet. You cannot do that dad. Please tell me this is all a joke."

"Cut down the drama Arjun, you know it's not that big of a deal, your mom and I got married-"

"I know you guys got married young but that was because it was normal in those days and I am not ready to take up such a huge responsibility dad, please." I try making him understand.

"I have already given my word to my friend and I hope I can trust you to trust me on this decision as you have on the rest."

"But why have you given your words even without discussing it with me first?" I ask exasperatedly.