Our Way Back

72. The drastic change

A D V I K A

Vishal calls out for me from the living room after a few moments that he opened the door.

"What?", I sit on the bed and shout at him while tying up my messed up hair.

He comes in with a confused face and I immediately know something is wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"Your parents, they are waiting outside.", He tells me.

"What? Why? How?", I ask him in hushed voice.

"I don't know they said they need to talk to us!", He informs me and I quickly get up from my bed and head outside. Vishal follows and we both sit beside each other taking out chairs from the dining table.

"How did you get the address?", I ask them keeping my cool

"Rohit gave us.", Dad says.

"Okay. I am still not changing my decision", I tell them sternly my voice changing it's pitch and Vishal places his hand on my thigh indicating me to fall back and calm down.

"We don't want you to change your decision, we only want you to reconsider it once, give it a thought and then whatever-", mom says but I cut her off

"Reconsidered. Done! Decided! I am getting married 2 weeks from now, you will get the invite, it's your wish if you want to attend.", I remind them again.

"Fine then, we don't have any problem with it.", Mom says calmly and my eyes go wide for a second and I recompose myself looking at Vishal.

"Okay.", this was all I could say at the moment. I didn't know exactly what was happening. They agreed so easily, that means they will attend the wedding, I will have my family with me at my wedding!

I couldn't really understand if I was happy or not because I didn't feel much happy or as you see in the shows that the girl goes on emotional on her parents and there are hugs and cries. But I didn't feel anything like that. Maybe I was just used to being a stone at heart sometimes. It is insane, I know but I can't help it, I am not very expressive with many people, including my parents!

"So, can you come back home now? We have a lot to be done for the wedding isn't it?", Dad asks looking at mom, me and Vishal.

Seriously are they asking me to go back home?! But what if I don't want to! I want to stay here with Vishal and Adnan, Rushi. I am happier here.

Looking at my confused face Vishal decided to fill in the silence.
"We have already done the bookings and Mansi is handling all the Jewellery and clothings"

"Oh is it?!", Mom says looking...sad?

"Yeah", Vishal confirms.

"So can we meet your parents too sometime soon?", Dad asks Vishal.

"Yeah sure", Vishal tells them.

"Okay so ask them whenever they are free they can come to our place, you already know the address!", Dad tells Vishal as I sit there dumbfounded not knowing what to do or say.

"Yes sure", he says and takes my hand in his giving me the comfort I need right now.

"Okay, we will see you then.", Mom dad get up to get going and Vishal and I stand up along with them.

"Advika..."

"Yes mom", I look at her.

"Please come home, we want to give you the proper wedding with the proper rituals and a happy environment, that's the least we could do right now!", She says softly m, he voice holding her burden of guilt.