Destiny's Game (to be re-written)

Chapter - 8

Maadhuri's Pov..

"Maadhu, did you forget that there will be a meeting" said Lavanya, one of my colleague, as I packed my bag. "Oh shit, I totally forgot that. Already its getting late and now we have a meeting too. I'm going to be late for our first meeting, what will he think of me?" I murmred. "Don't panic dear, it won't take that long and you would be there on time" she consoled me.

"Whatever, I just don't want him to wait for me so long, lets hope that I would reach there on time" I said as we moved towards the room where the meeting is going to be held.

"By the way Maadhuri, did you decide to continue working after your marriage? and what about your studies" Lavanya asked me. "Oh yes Lav, I will continue my studies.And I decided to work until my research gets over" I replied her. I decided to continue my studies even after the marriage. As I am pursuing my ph.d in the same college I need to visit here very frequently. If I am working here until my research is over, then it would be very comfortable for me to get my research works get done. I have already discussed this with my in-laws and they are ok with me completing my studies.

"But, he is in Pollachi na? won't it be difficult for you to travel here and there everyday?" she asked concerned. But I have already planned a way. "No dear, my in-laws were staying in an apartment near our college. So, I will be staying with them here" I informed her. And apart from my college matters, its my personal choice to stay with them, as I don't want them to stay alone in their apartment. We chatted some random thing as we entered the meeting hall.

The meeting got over after sometime. I looked at my watch and it showed that I have only five minutes remaining until the time we fixed to meet arrives. Oh no, I have to hurry up, I thought as I picked up my bag and paced out of the room. I am 5 minutes late when I entered the cafe. My eyes searched the seats to find their beloved one. At last the stopped on a figure sitting in the corner, near a window which held a view of beautiful plants that were planted outside.He turned and his eyes were locked with mine. My heart skipped a beat as I looked into his captivating eyes. I moved towards him and sat in the seat which is opposite to him as I apologized for being late. But he said it is not a problem. After that we ordered some snacks and chatted for sometime. It is really good speaking with him. After our order arrived he started to tell something to me when we heard a a voice calling for me.

I can't hide my excitement when I looked at the person that called me. It was my childhood friend Suha. We were so immersed in our talks when she suddenly asked about Surya. Oh yeah I remembered then, that I forget to introduce them. I am really embarrassed to look at him. How could I forget his presence?. I wanted to bang my head on the wall. With a small guilt I introduced them both. My cheeks must have turned red by now because of my foolishness. Suha chatted with us for sometime before she left. After that I turned to Surya and reminded him of the matter he started earlier before Suha came.

He remained silent for sometimes. His face looking serious. Seems like he is in a deep thought. From the look of him I can say that he is contemplating about something. But what is that serious matter that he wants to tell me?. I felt something strange here.

"Actually, Maadhu.... try to understand this from my point of view. I know that what I am going to tell you now will be totally unexpected from your side. But this is our life matter and I can't keep this hiding from you" he said in a serious tone. "But what is that you wanna say?" I asked him without knowing the shocking truth that waited for me.

"That....Let us stop this wedding arrangements. I am not interested in this thing. Its my mom who fixed this wedding just because of some misunderstandings" What? I can't believe what I heard. He wanted to stop this wedding. It must be some prank.