Indian Love Tales (Continued)

D7.

The sun was on the verge of setting and the birds were flying back to their nests. Everyone wants to go back in their warm abode at the end of the day. The need to be in the arms of your loved ones at night is present in every creature.

Meher felt the same need. She wanted to be in the warm embrace of Kabir, while she heard his heartbeat.

"Chalo bhai ghar aa gaya." Ridhi said, controlling a yawn. Everyone was tired after a hectic day.

(We are finally home.)

Meher went straight to her room and laid down on her comfy mattress.

Falguni entered her room and saw her sleeping.

She shook her head and tried to wake her up.

"Utho Meher yeh sone ka waqt nahi hai. Mujhe tumse kuch baat karni hai. Meher!" She said, shaking the girls shoulder.

(Get up Meher. This is not the time to sleep. I want to talk to you about something.)

Meher groaned and opened her eyes.

"What is it maa? I am tired." She said with a sleepy voice.

"You can sleep all you want but first listen to me. Come downstairs I want to talk to all of you." Falguni said.

"Fine I'll change my clothes first." Meher said with an annoyed look.

Falguni nodded and went outside.

Lazily, Meher changed her clothes and came in the living room. She could see the tired faces of her family members but her mother was hyper active.

"Come, sit here." Falguni said, and pulled her to sit beside her.

"Maa what happened?  Why have you called us so urgently." Rahul asked with a bored look.

"Today at the wedding, I met your Gauri bua." Falguni said and everyone's attention was on her.

Meher knew where this was going. The morning's topic was still fresh in her head.

Ridhi's tiredness vanished and she sat with great interest.

"And I also saw Jay, her son. Meher met him too, right?" Falguni asked Meher who nodded.

"Yeah I saw how he wasn't leaving her side for once." Rahul said, teasing Meher.

Meher rolled her eyes at him.

"Maa what are your implying?" Meher asked.

"I and Gauri think that Meher and Jay are a perfect match." Falguni said, exhilarated.

Meher's eyes widened and she quickly averted her gaze. She wanted to escape this situation. But her family took her expression as blushing.

"Ohh she is blushing already." Ridhi said with a grin and the others laughed.

Meher glared at all of them and said, "Maa what are you saying? There is nothing like that and it can never happen."

Falguni frowned and asked,"Why bacche? What is the problem with Jay?"

Meher sighed and looked away.

"Maa...I don't like him. And I know that I can't marry him." She answered, fidgeting with her fingers.

Falguni didn't know what to say. She liked Jay for Meher but didn't want to do anything against her wish.

She gave her husband a helpless look who shrugged.

Ridhi however was very adamant on this topic to go ahead.

"Meher, how will you know that in the first meeting? You think like this beacause you haven't seen him that way. But I think he is very suitable for you. You should meet him again. Maa, why don't you call them at our house for dinner?" Ridhi said and glanced at her mother.