Along the Lines of Love | ✓

Chapter 4 : Dilemma

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"Nikhil, why are your shoes under your bed? I have told you a million times to leave it at the shoe rack outside." 

Nikhil turned around on his chair and looked at his mother. "I forgot." Saying that he turned back to his table and his attention went back to the laptop.

"Who is going to say you're a thirty three year old man who runs a company? You can't keep your room in order."

"Maa, that's because I am running  a company." Nikhil muttered.

Mrs. Kumar sat on the bed and began to segregate the ironed clothes. "Ajji, had called last evening. She said she was missing you."

"Hmm,"

"Your remember her neighbors..."

"Hmm,"

"Their granddaughter has returned from Australia. They are looking for a groom for her. She's twenty eight. She's very pretty too."

Nikhil's finger halted midway as he heard that. He hadn't mentioned meeting Sharanya to his mother. His mother was a little old school. He wondered how she would react. It wasn't that he liked Sharanya very much, but he didn't find her annoying either. He was in a dilemma truly. 

Sharanya was mature and that mattered to him. If there was anything that irked him it was dumb, annoying women. Sharanya was quite the opposite. She had literally split the bill last night, she hadn't paid for what she ate. There was a difference. She paid for more than what she ate. She didn't make a ruckus about it. She was a vegetarian but didn't mind if he ate non vegetarian she didn't give him a lecture on why he must leave nonveg, which most vegetarians ended up doing even if unconsciously.

When she had told him about her intention of financially supporting her younger sister he felt small before her. He had siblings too and he didn't even know what was up in their lives. If anything, they didn't like him at all. Her determination to keep supporting her family in all ways even after marriage impressed him. Maybe because he miserably failed in those departments.

"She's here in Bangalore. We can invite them home, can we ?"

Nikhil momentarily closed his eyes. He hadn't even seen the woman his mother was speaking off. There would be no harm in seeing her. What if she was a better match for him than Sharanya was?

"Okay," He said and starting skimming through his inbox.

"I think this one will be a good match." He heard his mother remark.

"What does she do for a living?" He inquired.

"She's an animal doctor..uh vet."

Nikhil paused what he was doing and turned in his chair. "You mean veterinarian?"

"Yes. I know, it's a weird thing. I mean if she was getting a doctor's degree might as well should have got it in humans doctor.  But... she looks very pretty and is also from the same caste as us. That's why Ajji was persuading me to make you guys meet."

"Of course!" Nikhil muttered just to agree with his mother. He wouldn't deny, that this vet had definitely piqued his interest.

"What's her name?"

"Sheetal,"

"When are you planning to invite them?" He asked.

"I will talk to Mrs. Rao, her mother. Will Wednesday be okay?"