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This story is of an Indian girl, with lots of dreams but a decided future. This story is about Chavi Singh Rathore. She is not a soft feminine woman rather she is an ambitious woman skilled in badminton, swimming and swords. She belongs to...
"It's a bright morning" as I looked out of the window, " are ye kya Bhaisa (Raj Singh Rathore) ne abhyas itni jldi shuru kr diya" brother started practicing so early today.
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(Chavi)
I looked around only to find out my father (Arvind Singh Rathore) and his friend (Kamal Agnihotri). Why is everyone here so early in the morning
I quickly took a shower and got ready. Only to be surprised more Rekha aunty (Kamal's wife) and her daughter (Shikha Agnihotri) were chatting with my mother (Savitri Singh Rathore)
"Ohh look who is here. Maa(Mother) what's the special occasion, am I forgetting something" I greeted aunty and shikha.
"Bhabhi (sister in law) it's been so long" I was shocked as she called me bhabhi and I got a complete flashback of my engagement to Karthik.
Kamal uncle and my father had been great friends since they were young. When I was born, it was decided that I will marry Karthik (Karthik Agnihotri- Kamal's elder son). We both were unaware at first and used to play together. To be honest Karthik is my best friend, I trust him a lot and he too cares for me. But I was 17 and Karthik was 21 when our parents planned out our surprise engagement on Karthik's birthday. Since then Karthik has been a bit distant to me. We still talk but not like before.
Cut to today it's been 4 years. In these four years we kids never talked about my engagement to Karthik. So why is Shikha calling me bhabhi today, she always addressed me as didi (sister). It felt weird but I smiled and tried to ignore it.
Suddenly my phone rang, I looked at the screen but it was an unknown number "I'll take this call" saying that I excused myself to step aside to answer the call.
"Hello, am I speaking to Miss Chavi Singh Rathore" caller said in a very formal tone
"Yes, can you please introduce yourself"
"Miss Chavi, I am Arnav from the Delhi institute of technology and management. We are glad to inform you that your application is short listed for your requested MBA course in marketing and finance. You will have to report here with your documents to proceed with the admission process"
I was shocked, my eyes were wide open, my hands froze. I couldn't find the words anymore. It was my dream to get into DITM and now I just can't believe it's actually happening.
"Hello, are you still there"
"Yeah yeah, I'll.. I'll be there"
"Ok so the timeline for the admission procedure is 10 days, starting from next week Monday (that is 7 days from today).
"Ok, thanks"
As, the call ended, I sat on the couch close to me, trying to let everything sink in. I hadn't told my father that I wanted to continue my studies. All sorts of negative questions started clouding my mind "what if he says no", "What if he didn't allow me to go there" .
My father loved me but according to him, girls are bound to be married and sent to their in-laws house after completing the basic education. This thought brought me to the present. I have already completed my schooling and this weekend is Devi Puja (an Indian tradition of worshipping goddess) Are they planning... no no no.. it can't be, but all the dots are pointing in the same direction.. no no, they can't be planning my wedding...
As I reached there, I saw all men are sitting and having a cup of tea under the shed and it seemed like they were having a serious conversation.
Kamal uncle, "oh, look who is here, hmari bahu (our daughter in law). Come beta(child) we are talking about you and Karthik only. It seems like we can finally have you as a part of our family."
Everyone laughed. And my father replied in his agreement "she was always meant to be a part of your family"
As the reality hit hard, I couldn't find the balance. It felt like I just need to sit or I will lose my balance any second now. That's when I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, Karthik.
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