Mr and Mrs Unromantic

Not again

Hearing her parents talks about the wedding date that was fixed, Sreeja had a increase in heartbeat thinking it will be a another failure this time for her onsite. But her parents kept on talking about wedding plans. She got irritated as she till was not sure what is the date.

"ada adadada... can some one pls tell me what is the date that you guys have fixed?"

"Actually due to the marriage hall issues, we have decided to postpone your wedding for next 3 months , which means next year after Pongal" said Dhanam.

Sreeja was in complete shock as she was not able to digest or believe her own ears on what her mother said. Coming to the realization , Sreeja felt overjoyed.

"Just because they are groom side, we cant accept whatever they say. How long can we drag her marriage." said her father.

"paa. why ?? why are you talking like this?" panicked Sreeja

"If we keep the marriage on these new dates, then it will be around 7 to 8 months of gap totally, already our relatives started asking why we are delaying the marriage and advised us to have it earlier as possible"

"yes, that's right, I will talk with them again and see if we can change. Not sure if they will accept because the date was chosen by Mapilia (Groom Venkat), but from their standpoint, I can understand, the dates are not available lets try" said her father.

Sreeja thought, for the first time Venkat unknowingly has done something good to her but it is all going overboard with her parents. If she does not pitch in and talk about onsite, high chances her dreams will be crashed by her parents.

"OMG, can you all please stop with that? don't ruin my chances of going onsite. Maa, I told you earlier right some good news, its that I am asked to travel to Spain for 2 months"

"Wow di.. congrats, I will tell you what all you need to buy for me" said her brother

"Deiiii... why da? " shouted sreeja then turned to her parents "See , anyway the marriage is after 3 months. I will be spending 2 months at onsite and will return like for 20 days before marriage. So that should not be a problem. I am pleading you both not to change the dates"

"no sreeja, why do you always bring up this topic. During engagement also you fought for the same and now for marriage you are doing the same"

" that is what exactly I am also saying, for engagement I obeyed your words, this time hear my words maa"

"Give your manager number. Why does he always want to have your onsite travel when you are getting married or engaged? does he not have girl child? Only if he has he will know the pain of sending their daughter some where alone, getting her married and all stuffs. How can he ask you to travel?" shouted her mother.

"Paa.. my bp is shooting up, control mom"

"why are you talking like this dhanam? Don't shout at her. Sreeja we are happy about all these things, but how can you travel alone? You have not even gone outside of chennai alone" said her father.

"That I will take care. You don't need to worry. And I am repeating again, don't change the wedding dates. If you guys ever think of anything, then lets cancel this marriage. Onsite is priority for me"

Hearing this her mother bet her in the back. " what are you talking? han.. we struggled a lot to get an alliance for you and just like that you are saying cancel the marriage. Now what, you want to go onsite right, ok go , but you need to get permission from your inlaws and mainly mapilai"

"maa, we don't even need to say about all these things to them. Its our family matter. Why do we need to say where are we going and other stuffs to them? "

"Sreeja, your mother has a point. After engagement you are not supposed to travel abroad till you get married. Grooms' side will not allow"

"my old fashioned parents, please stop with that. Ok coming to your point, if the guy is at onsite, after engagement he goes back there and comes only during wedding . Is that acceptable?"

"don't ask cross questions, it works differently for girls and boys" said her father and mother.

"Male chauvinism,partiality" shouted Sreeja and started coughing heavily.

"Sreeja , don't shout and mind your words. If you talk like this rudely at your inlaws place they will blame us for not teaching how to behave or talk. Now come to doctor, you are not feeling well"

"I won't come anywhere. I don't want food as well today, don't plead me to eat later on" said sreeja who went crying. After few minutes she slept again crying as she was not feeling well.

It was 9pm at night, Sreeja woke up and came with her plate sitting along with her brother to eat dinner. Her mother suppressed her smile seeing her.

"Someone told they will no eat dinner" said her father who earned a glare from his wife as his words would make sreeja leave.

"I am still angry at you all, but I don't want to waste food, so came to eat" .

"hey, mom did not even prepare anything for you as you already told you wont eat. Now leave" teased her brother.

Sreeja's face fell.

"deiii.. " Dhanam warned her son and turned to Sreeja " leave him, you eat. I have prepared dinner for you too" she said and place idli with chutney.

"We had a talk with your inlaws about this and they don't have issues. They said it is Venkat and you who has to decide on this and not them. Did you inform him already? What did he say" asked her Father.

"I am yet to inform him"

"You should have told him first. Only when he agrees you can travel" said her mother.

"its very easy. He will agree. You don't need to bother" said Sreeja happily.

She had confidence that Venkat who will be in love mode till marriage will definitely agree to her and started dreaming of her travel.

She thought of informing him about this in message but felt it will not be proper and decided to call him.

Even after dialling two times with full ring, Venkat did not pick up the call nor answer her message or whatsapp ping. Its around 10 pm now, she thought whether to call him now or not and decided to give one last try.

Sreeja lost her patience as the phone was ringing.

"oru onsite pogarthukula evlo prechana. elathayum samalichindu vandha mapilaindra perla oru nedumaram prechanaya nikudhu. ennatha solla porano. Edenda phoneah waste fellow.. Venkattttt...." said Sreeja who was waiting impatiently for him to pick the call .

(one onsite trip, how many problems and obstacles I need to face. If he says ok , there will no problem in my trip.come on pick up the call, you waste fellow Venkatttt....)

" I heard what you said" said Venkat.

Sreeja felt her heartbeat stopped for a moment.