Hum Tum - A Journey of Becoming "Us"! ❤️✨

O Saajna

The days were passing very quickly, I did not know when the exam started and when it ended. Though, I was busy with my exam preparation, still Chirag was always present in the back of my mind. Due to exam pressure, we didn't get much time to talk, but sometimes on WhatsApp, we used to talk a bit and ask about each other's exams.

It was the last day of our exam and we all were dispersing towards our respective homes, I saw him getting on his scooty inside the parking lot and coming towards me.

He stopped right in front of me" Hey Purvi, how was your exam today, Today's question paper was easy."

It was business studies exam that day, and I was delighted as the paper was easy, and him asking me about it, face-to-face made my day. We only used to talk about our exams on social media, but he initiated the talk that day, I was on cloud nine.

"Yeah, I did good, what about you?"

"My paper was good too, by the way, I was here to invite you to my house, actually Roshan and I planned to celebrate and have fun as the exam ended, so I thought to ask you girls, you and Adira." he invited me with a smile.

I wanted to know him more as, vinnie suggested. So that was a good excuse to understand him. I immediately agreed, "Yes, why not, just tell me the date and time, and I will inform Adira too."

" Actually, we decided it to be this evening, Roshan will leave for his maternal's house tomorrow, as his grandma's health is not that well," he said.

"OK, but this evening is too fast, I have to talk to my parents first," I told him, as I was doubting if my parents would permit me to go to his house at such short notice or not.

" I understand, Just message me, after asking your parents, See you then." After saying that, he left.

I stood there for some seconds watching his retreating figure with a beating heart and a soft smile, after which I left for my van, as it was late.

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I entered my house smilingly, but when I came into my living room my smile vanished, there was a tension in the air.
My father was fuming in anger while my mother was trying to control him, Every single person in our family was present there, even my bua ji and her son Soham were there too.

Suddenly Bua Ji's eyes landed on me," Lo aagayi aapki pyar beti bhaiya, issi se hi puch lo ki waha school main kya gul khila k aayi hai."

(Brother, your beloved daughter has come, ask her only what she did in school.)

When Bua Ji said that, everyone's eyes came towards me, but I was confused, as to why some of them were looking at me accusingly and others had sympathetic looks in their eyes.

" Dekho toh besharmi ki v haad hoti hai, yeh ladki kitni behaya hai, hamse abhi v naazein mila ke aise khadi hai, jaise kuch pata hi nhi hai isko." She again taunted me and I saw my father's first were curling like he was controlling himself from bursting out his anger.

(Look, there is a limit to shamelessness, this girl is so shameless, that she is still standing here as if she doesn't know anything.)

I didn't know what she was talking about so, I softly asked her," Kya hua bua ji, maine kya kiya hai, main toh abhi baas exam deke aa rahi hun."

(What happened aunt, What did I do? I am just coming after giving my exams.)

"Exam dene gayi thi ya phir, ladko se baat karne, woh toh acha hua mere Soham ne dekh liya aur hame ghar mai aake bata diya, warna pata nhi aage jaake aur kya karti," she said these to me, making a disgusting face and her son had a smirk on his lips, he did purposely insult me in front of everyone.

(Had she gone to give exams or talk to boys, it was good that my son saw her and told us after coming home, otherwise I don't know, what else she would have done.)

I knew she was conservative, but this much, I never thought. I mean seriously a boy and a girl couldn't even talk to each other, it's the 21st century, but who would make her understand, so I remained silent when my father finally started speaking, " teri himmat kaise Hui meri beti ke baare mai aise bolne ki, kis jamane mai jee rahi hai Tu, ek ladka aur ladki baat karle toh, iska matlab yeh nhi ki unn ke beech mai kuch chal raha hai, woh dost v ho sakte hai."

(How dare you speak like this about my daughter, what era are you living in? If a boy and a girl talk, it doesn't mean that something is going on between them, they can be friends.)

I felt guilt-ridden listening to my father, where he was trusting me blindly, I was destroying trust by wanting to be involved with a guy.

"bhaiya, aaj meri baat kadwi lag rahi hai aapko, itna bharosha hai na aapko aapki beti par, dekhna ek din yeh aapko kahin ki nhi chodegi" My aunt started saying throwing her anger at my father.

(Brother, you are finding my words bitter today, Don't you have so much faith in your daughter, one day she will not leave you anywhere.)

"Tum meri beti ki chinta karna band kardo aur apne bachon pe dhyan do, waise v tumhara beta koi kaam nhi hai, kitni ladkiyon ko apne scooty k mai leke ghumta hai kya hame nhi pata." After letting out the truth my father left from there towards his room angrily. The mother-son duo were embarrassed after listening to my father's comment.

(You stop worrying about my daughter and focus on your kids, By the way, your son has no work, we don't know how many girls he takes around in his scooty.)

I silently went towards my room, sitting there I started thinking about my father's words and his trust in me. I was breaking his trust by having those feelings for Chirag.

Should I just leave him, and focus on my studies But what about my love for him? I had never felt like that for anyone before, my first love was so magical, should I leave this world of magic?

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