Will You Marry Me? (Under Editing)

Ek Mulaqaat

N E I L

"Neil, ek baar kudi se mil toh le!"

"Mom No, mujhe nhi milna!"

"Theek hai, tu ziddi toh me maha ziddi.. Me ja rhi hu teri nani ke ghar aur jab tak tu usse nahi milega, me nahi aungi.. Samjha?"

"Mom yeh kya naya natak hai?"

"Natak? Hey ram isse yeh sab natak lag raha, kya tune mujhe yeh din dekhne ko zinda rakha tha?"

"Mom, okay fine ja raha hu milne.. Happy!?"

"Super happy!"

If you're wondering what's happening, this is how I start my day. Mom has been hell bent on finding me a wife and I still  don't plan to get married-not this soon. I have so much to do, so much to achieve before I start this new chapter of my life but how can I explain this to mom?

And today she is being really stubborn- as if she's wasn't yesterday or day before that..

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As I entered the cafe, I was welcomed with beautiful aroma of coffee. I took my time to observe the surrounding,most of the seats were occupied by young couples as this cafe was close to a college. There was a group of girls laughing at something on their mobile phone which annoyed the waitress as it was disturbing few customers.

I know I'm late but who cares? I'm just going to meet someone and I'm not even interested a bit. Maybe she will leave if I don't show up for another 10 minutes?

God Neil..Be a gentleman

As soon as I reached the registered table, I heard someone

"Height 5'11, brown eyes, six packs abs.. Perfect just perfect.. Tumhe actor banna chahiye tha, yeh kaha chor police me lag gaye?"

"Excuse me?" I expected everything from the girl ditching me to throwing coffee on the face but what the hell?

"Oh, myself Avni Mehta jisse aap yaha milne aye hai..."

"5'11.5" Let's get this straight- I'm very sensitive about minor details, might be due to my profession.

"What?" confusion was written all over her face, I took some time to observe her pretty features-beautiful eyes, a straight nose, soft plumpy pink lips with a dark mole around it..

Stop it.

"Meri height.. Waise lagta hai aapne mujhe acchese checkout kar liya.."

"Lol No.. Waise kya socha hai?" She rolled her eyes at me. How immature

"Kis liye?"

"Tum yha garba khelne aye ho?" Feisty, I see..

"See,mujhe aap galat samajh rahi hai... Me aapse shadi nahi kar.."

"No mister, aap galat samajh rahe hai.. Me puch rahi thi mujhe reject karna ka koi excuse socha?" Everything about Avni is so unpredictable, its been hardly ten minutes and she has shocked me twice. There's something so different about her, her facial expressions stayed cold but eyes said another story. Vulnerable.

"Wait a minute, tumhe kaise pata me reject karne wala hu?"

"Tumhari shakal dekhke.. Jab itni khoobsurat ladki saamne baithe ho aur tum aese mari hui shakal banae ho, matlab yeh hai ki tum shadi me interested nhi ho.."

Oh so she is already psychoanalyzing me..

"Hmm.. Bohat jaldi samajh jati hai aap.. Aapka profession?"

"Me ek director hu.."

I really hate entertainment industry and I can give you 101 reasons for it.

"Mom ne kya sochkar yha bheja, ek filmy dramebaaz director se shadi? God!" I heavy grunt left from my lips making Avni furious.

"Mujhe bhi tum jaise khadoos ACP se shadi nahi karni!"

"To hum yha time kyu waste kar rahe? Me jaa rha hu.."

"No wait, pehle ek acchasa excuse socho.. Hmmm.. Tum bohat workaholic lagte ho.. Ha yeh sahi rhega.. Tum shadi ke baad mujhe time nahi de paoge isliye I don't want to get married to you.."

Huh, does that make any sense?

"Tum mujhse bilkul opposite ho"

"Per beta, opposite attracts.. Ek mauka toh do use" She said in a weird tone probably mocking me. Again, how immature.

"What?"

"Aesa tumhari Mom kahengi.. Kuch aur socho.. "

"Tum mujhe dikhne me acchi nahi lagi.. Yeh theek hai?"

"Oh mister, first of all I'm pretty and secondly kabhi shakal dekhkar shadi mat karna"

"Aesa kyu?"

"Kyuki waqt ke saath shakal badal jati hai per kirdaar nhi.. Isliye meri mano toh surat nahi seerat dekhkar shadi karna"

Dramebaaz, is she writing a script here?

"Tum yeh bol dena, me shadi ke baad apna kaam nahi chodne wali.. Ha yeh sahi rahega"

"No way,Agar shadi ke baad ladka kaam kar sakta hai toh Ladki kyu nahi? Kuch aur socho"

Avni looked at me with weird eyes, ofcourse I'm not lying. If I can decide how I want to live why can't my wife do the same? Do I get the right to take decisions for her just because we're married?

"Madam, jaldi karo 5 baj gaye"

"Kya? 5 baj gaye? I have to leave"

"Are suno toh-"

"Bye"

Does she think she's Cinderella?

"Yeh ladki bhi na,kitni careless hai..Apna phone bhool gyi"

I don't like where this is going.I'm left with no another option.Now I have to call mom and ask for Avni's address. God how did I ended up in this situation?

"Hello, Mom?"

"Neil tu kudi se mila?"

"Yes mom mujhe uske ghar ka address dedo.."

"Kya! Pehle mulaqaat me ghar tak pohach gaya tu.. Shadi tak ka toh wait karle.."

If you're thinking she's angry, then you're absolutely wrong.I can hear her giggles.

"Mom, apna melodrama bandh karo.. Woh apna phone bhool gayi hai.. Ghar ka address dedo jaldi.."

"Waits waits me send karti hu.."

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With love,
Nisar❤