Their Married Life

FOUR

Dev

It's been a week since I got back to Bengaluru, it's been the same routine, going to work, working for extra hours, and preparing for the exams. As it is today Sunday, I was lazing around in bed watching some gate preparation videos on my laptop, and without my conscious, I started to think about her, it's been a week and there was no question or reply from my parents or them. As we came back from their place, I thought my parents would ask about my opinion and proceed further but to my surprise they did not ask me even a single question, as if we did not go to see a girl for marriage and the next day I returned to Bangalore. After coming here Mom calls me every single day but there is no mention of her or the alliance, I wonder what happened, my parents did not like her? But she was adorable. Shut up dev, concentrate on exams, I chided myself and returned to my preparation.

In the afternoon lost track of time as I prepared and saw it was already 3 pm, so I immediately started cooking for myself, as it was Sunday I cooked some chicken curry and rice and sat down to eat it and so switched on the TV to see ipl match going on. So I thought to see the match and as I was seeing I saw a player catching a ball and guess what it is devdutt paddikal and as soon as I saw him I remembered her, she might be going totally bonkers right now I guess, and that made me smile, oh wait what the fuck I am doing. Pushing thoughts away I changed the channel and started watching a movie that is when my phone started buzzing, I immediately answered the call and it was my mom

"Hello Mom" I answered mom cheerfully, and I got to feel her smile from the other end of the call

"Hello Devu, what are you doing?" and then I replied "Nothing mummy, just finished my food by the way I cooked chicken today"

"Good devu, by the way, your dad wants to talk to you," my mother said and the next second I heard my dad speak

"Dev, had food beta?" Dad asked and I replied the same I said to Mom and then he asked me about my week and I replied how hectic it was how one project was assigned to me and what all I was trying to do to the project.

"Good, listen dev. I wanted you to ask about the girl we went to see, did you like her dev?" finally after a week they are asking this.

"Yes Dad, I did like her" I replied trying to act as casual as possible

"Okay, actually your mom and I were thinking of seeing other alliances or just continuing with this, then I did a little background check on the girl and family once again and finally we decided to ask you and see your opinion" So that was the reason for this prolongation.

"Dad if you and Mom did like her and okay with everything regarding this alliance, there is no objection from my end. I did like the girl." My stupid mouth, why the fuck I repeat it?? That I did like her. The stupid stupid mouth of the mine, why I am suddenly behaving out of character?

"Okay, then I think we will it's a yes from us" Dad said and then continued talking about our relatives regarding some property issue between his cousins.

As I ended the call, I was weirdly feeling refreshed and active. And then I decided to go for a stroll around the locality. As I walked on the streets of my locality I saw a lot of couples, holding hands and walking around. I guess every single one in Bengaluru is committed except me, but maybe in a few months even I will have someone to hold hands and walk with. Fuck! What is happening to me? Stop thinking about her, it is not confirmed yet.

Manasa 

"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone. I keep waiting for you, but you never come" I sang as I stood in front of the life-sized mirror in my room. Today is Sunday, so me and Srishti are vibing to some music.

"Is this in my head? I don't know what to think. He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring. And said," I turned to Srishti who seems to be as excited as me.

"Marry me, Juliet. You'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know" And then she knelt in front of me and I acted surprised.

"What are you people doing?" my mom dashed into the room and looked at us, she facepalmed.

"Keep quiet dad is talking to Amit uncle regarding the alliance, so both of you shut your mouth for some time," Mom said and walked out, I slowly peeked into the living room to see Mom and Dad sitting on the sofa. Dad was talking on the phone. Whereas Srishti grinned at me dashed out of the room to my dad and said next to him. All seemed so interested in that conversation.

FlashBack

The day when dev and his family came to see me, that evening as my aunt left for her house my dad asked me to sit next to him

"So maanu, what do you think?" Dad asked me, I stayed quiet. Even the thought of getting loved and wanting to love someone like there is no tomorrow is something I wanted. But there is a fear somewhere inside me what if it does not work? What if it is not what I was expecting? What if I am not a good wife? What if ...? There are many questions

"What happened ma?" dad asked me lovingly and that was it my water tank broke, and I started crying. My dad panicked, my dad hates it when me and my sister cry. I can't go leaving him. It hurts already.

"I don't want to go leaving you nanna" I said sobbing and my dad put his hand on my shoulder and patted it to comfort me. And it comforted me and I stopped crying

"I don't want to get married now or ever" I declared as I sniffed and I heard my dad chuckle

"Then how will I get my grandchildren?" Dad joked and I made a displeased face

"We will adopt daddy" I said and my dad smiled

"Okay, if that is what you want. That is what you will be getting" and nodded silently

"So should I say no to them?" and I immediately wanted to say no don't. and why is that so? So I remained silently

"Maanu, I know now you might think you can always be with us. But after a certain time even having everything, you might feel you need someone exclusively for you. Who listens to you, who stays awake just so to take care of you, someone to think about you before anything else, someone who smiles and comforts you in your best and worst times. It's not me and your mumma won't be doing all this for you, but there is a difference in the feeling of this and that kind of love. And then you would feel lonely and miserable."

"You know every child doesn't want to leave their parents and go live with someone new. Even your mom was the same no exception and now you see your mom refuses to stay away from me and go to her papa. Funny, but that is how it is going to be even for you." Dad and I nodded no in refusal

"I won't daddy" I said and pouted

"Then I would be the luckiest father either way because, one my daughter loves me so much shows how good a daughter I am blessed with and two, if my daughter loves my son-in-law more makes me happy that I gave my precious one to the right one. Both ways I am the happiest maanu" Dad said

"What if it fails?" I asked the question which has been hanging in my mind

"If it does then your daddy is here, for you always." And I hugged my dad, he is the world's best dad.

"So did you like him?" Dad asked you and now I nodded a yes, of course, I liked him, especially after what he said while he was going. It's very easy to flatter me.

"So shall I say a yes from our side?", I looked up at Dad and saw him smiling at me

"Did you like him?" I asked Dad, and he nodded a yes slowly

"Mumma?" I asked Dad,

"Very much" he replied as he grinned

"Okay than" I said 

Present

"They said yes!" dad said as he ended the call making my mom and sister cheer in happiness.