Falling in love forever

Chapter 2

Isai's POV

Even though I had my eyes closed I couldn't sleep for a long time. I was just thinking about the guy sitting next to me. In my eyes, he is proper husband material. I wonder why so many girls rejected him. Sometimes people just go by the outer layer. He is tall, lanky, wears geek specs, has too much of hair and beard. The first time I looked at him, I didn't have any attraction towards him, but now after speaking to him for some time I feel good to know about him. Agreed, he hardly has any idea about a woman's feelings that is why he still didn't openly flirt with me except for the time he said that he may be shifting to Chennai soon. Some other man might have picked up the clues I had dropped long back. But then nobody is perfect.

I am sure Amma might agree to him after a little persuasion. Saaral (Meaning 'Drizzle' in Tamil), my younger sister may also like him as a Brother in law. I was dumbstruck for a moment when he said, I should look for a man and not a boy. I was almost sure that he was hinting at himself. Especially with the glittering of love in his eyes. My heart made a somersault at that. It took every ounce of my energy to control myself. He has some male chauvinistic attitude, and I have come to terms with the fact that all men have that. Men who are feminists, who speak about feminism and gender equality in public spaces are chauvinists to their own wives. He isn't bossy though.

Till the time, I boarded this flight, the idea of marriage was removed from my mind. But now, I feel like I want to be with him, throughout my life. Sometimes in life how we fall for someone is not decided by our mind, but by our heart, it is a free fall. Nothing can stop that.

He is everything which I didn't dream of in a spouse. He is talkative. And he makes me talk as well. He is too tall. While standing next to him, I may hardly reach his chest. He has beard and I don't like men with beard. I always thought it would be nice to see a man feel shy to speak with a woman. But it seems, he can speak with women eloquently, that too a lot of women. Still, I am falling for him.

I don't know when I slept after the turmoils in my mind. In the middle of my sleep, I felt something move. Oh my God, it seems that my blanket had fallen down from my arms and he just wrapped it again around me. At that moment I felt that he was a keeper. Bloody hell, if he is not going to make a move, I will. I am twenty seven years old and I can judge a person. My rational mind asked me the reasons why I should go for a guy whom I met few hours back in a flight. Here mind have it, I have lots of reasons to support my point.

Criteria A - I am falling for him. I have never felt like this before. The word infatuation was removed from my dictionary, years ago. No, this is not infatuation. This is something more. Tick.

Criteria B - He has feelings for me. I saw his eyes. They were shining with love. I never thought somebody can show love like that through their eyes. Double ticks. At the same time, I think he is also afraid to propose that is why he is running around the bush.

Criteria C - He is a soft hearted sensitive human being. Might be a tortoise type of guy, but will definitely be committed. Triple ticks.

Criteria D - He is six years elder to me, seems mature enough to handle relationships and marriage. He looks like a person who would willingly take responsibilities and not shy away from it. Four ticks.

Criteria E - He has nice parents. Appa is an atheist, Amma is a feminist writer. A guy from Inter caste marriage should be broad minded. Five Ticks.

Criteria F - He is not a pervert. He could have easily ogled me, still he chose to cover me. So he is a man who respects woman. Six Ticks.

Good guys are hard to find. I know that. I have been searching for one for the past so many years. I was not searching for a Handsome Prince, I was just searching for a good man. Now when I see a good man, I don't want to miss him. Heart doesn't need much time to reach another true and loving heart. Sometimes it's okay to let life surprise you and make you throw all the garbage of predetermined principles down the drain.