Chapter 14 :: Making decision
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Somewhere in NORTH DELHI.......
now, kindly imagine a upper middle class 2 storyed house......and imagine a dramatic panjabi mother bargaining with God!
"O'e! Vahiguru! Tussi sabha kujha jaṇade ho, mainu tuhade nala rasami hoṇa di loṛa nahi hai......Main siraf ihi chahida haan ki meri ikalauti dhi da vi'aha kise change munḍe nala hove.. Main tuhanu saunha khanda hun, main dhanavada deṇa wali party devanga..... Ate iha hora vi vadhi'a hovega jekara ladka kisi vi SHAHI PARIVAR nal sabandhit ho"
[ Oh! God! You know everything so, i do not need to be formal with you. All i want for my only daughter to get married to a nice boy. I swear to you, I'll be throwing a thanks giving party. And It'll be even better if the boy belongs to any Royal family ]
and a 26/27 years old girl sitting on the dining table rolling eyes and glaring at her and up in the sky...... waiting for her mother to finish her mad mumblings so she could dig into her Dosa and Sambhar.
God knows, how much hungry she was! so, instead of saying thank you prayer before every meal she takes, She just rolled her eyes and muttered back to God,.....''O lord! Don't pay her any attention to any of her word! Especially the last line''
''keep quite and start eating now!''
it seem her mother heard her
''Gladly!'' Madhu replied back with a mocking salute....
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Insiyaa's POV.......?
Right now we I and my fiancee Sankalp Singh Rathod.....we call each other by our last name by the way......
"It's actually nice" familiar voice came from behind
"yeah!" and I turned with a practiced smile
"Maa told me this is one of your favourite restaurant......"
we are at one of my favourite restaurant today, this is housed in a 60 year old bungalow, which belongs to a decorated Indian Army Brigadier.
The smaller rooms is now used for private dinner area of mostly cozy family and friends brunches. This Restaurant also houses a smart casual lounge for those lazy afternoons to enjoy a drink with friends, it's comfortable furnishing and decor with warm colour,....gives a soothing effect!
The lounge has comfortable low seating. It's a perfect place to stop in for a bite, for a drink or for a small business meeting. The restaurant has cozy atmosphere with warm colors, fresh flowers, soft music, candles and amazing artwork.
Our service was relaxed, friendly......as well!
Sankalp came back from Mumbai just in time when i was already in Udaipur for my recent shoot for jewellery magazines, so, he called and ask me out and now we are out for a dinner here.
As Umma Singh Rathod, my soon to be mother in law suggested, we should spend more time together, as we will be getting married soon.
As both of us grew up in different circumstances, Sankalp became more mature, cold, calculating and reserved and I......?
i became quite, introvert, always on guard just in case what would other think if i says something wrong or out of turn or think something wrong and others read my emotions on my face, so i learned to mask it as well in past 2 years, and recently i got quite good at it!
Our families became very insistent recently and always pushing us to fix the date for the big day.......we have been successfully avoiding this topic for almost 2 year now!
yes! we got engaged when i was 18 but Sankalp told everyone that that we will get married 2/3 years after!
but......!
right now it seems unavoidable, so here we are together thinking about wedding date,.....
"do you think, we should do it in December ?" I suggested sipping my ginger tea!
''December !? But I think off season will be better, January or March, don't you think!"
there!
that pretentious thinking look on his face,.....even though when he would never say it out loud but he tries help too,.....as he promised, at least whenever he can, because he knew i can't.
My hand are tied, legs shackled...... my eyes welled up!
''I__--- I cleared my throat and and took a sip from my glass water and swallowed hard....."How about you talk to Rahat bhaisa first and then discuss it with Raanisa! Then we will fix a date ?'' I sighed looking at him only for him to give me a pitying look,......
for next 15 minute none of us talked just kept shoving food in our mouth,.....none of us wereveven looking at each other in the eye....
He just cleared his throat and nodded....
''so! how's ---- how is everything at home ? how's uncle Raichand ?''
''He's been doing good!'' I smiled....."That's what Dr.Asthana said....and__i believed him!' I chuckled trying to lessen the awkwardness and pain
"Rahat keh do usse ke ab do raastein hai uske paas.... ya to wo Sankalp ko manaye k wo nahi padhayi aur nahi kaam karna chati hai..... dono me se kuch ni karegi aur Shaadi bhi isdi saal hoga, to mein usse ab tak ke saare galtiyon ke liye maaf kardunga......
ya fir, wo issi ghar me rahegi, padhegi aur kaam bhi karegi .... agle do saal tak, magar mere samne kabhi ni ayegi, kyuki mein uski shakal ni dekhunga aaj ke baad, aur nahi baat karunga.....jaab tak jinda hoon.
pucho kya jaroori hai uske liye"
[ Rahat ask her...... now she has two options….she can decided one of these two...
she'll no longer study nor work and
the marriage will also happen this year, then I will forgive her for all the mistakes till now....,
or, marriage can happened 2/3 years later, she will stay in this house and study more and work as a designer….for years to come, but she will never come in front of me, because I will not see her face after today, and will not talk to her...until the day i die
ask her what is more important for her......]
I do remember those heart wrenchingly painful words.......as well as my own, full of stubbornness and arrogance!
"thik hai phir.......mujhe padhna bhi hai aur Designer bhi banna hai, aapke in dono bete se jyada safalta me leke aungi iss ghar me....aur aap kya mere shakal ni dekhenge, aaj ke baad me bhi ni dekhungi aap ki shakal aur baat karne ki koshish bhi ni karungi,...fikr na kare, soch lijiye ke baas do/teen saal ka mehman hoon"
[ Okay then....... I have to study and become a designer as well, I will be more successful in this house than these two sons of yours.....and you don't wanna see my face right, well that feeling is mutual and i won't try to talk to you either...think of me as a Guest for next 2/3 years ]
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Back to North Delhi,....a day after!
IPL was over,.....
no patients!
beside today is Sunday!....
uggh no patients specially on Sunday......!
Madhu was scrolling down through her social media, ot pretending to do so and sighing.....
and her mother was watching some romantic movie with an insane amount of songs and happy ending!
movie happily ended and she turned her head to Madhulika with 'googly, drunk in love' eyes!
''f**k!'' Madhu cursed inwardly, she knew what was about to come.....
''Parminder! phir se shuru mat ho ja"
[ Please Don't start again Perminder ]
"Kyun nahi! 2 Salaan ton tussi single ho, tussi IPL liya kam karde ho, tuhanu ghaṭo-ghaṭa kise hora naujavana khiladi nala ḵẖabarante hona chahida si!"
[ why not! for 2years you are single, you work for IPL,at least be on news with some other younger player! ] She snapped at her
''you and your one track mind Amma!'' Madhulika mumbled
She uttered that word and bit her tongue as Perminder stiffened.......
''I told you not to call me that! I let you keep your dad's name but don't ever call me the way those south indians does'' and actual Perminder was back fluently scolding Madhulika in English.
''sorry! Slip of tongue. But Perminder, i don't like anyone...and they don't like me either'' Madhu whispered looking down in despair
"Chana phir! Jadon tussi 30 sala de ho jande ho, vi'aha karana liye koi boring ḍaktaran je CEO labho ate, magar yada rakhin ki main us vi'a vich shamil nahi ho riaa...haan! ......."
[ ok, then! when you reach 30, find some boring doctor or CEO to marry and mind you i am not attending that wedding ] There she was back at being hardcore Punjabi.....
''Ghato-ghaṭa mainu kujha exciting taan de diya, kudiye!" And whined
[ give me something exciting beta! ]
'You. Are. Too. Much!' Madhu groaned
''Huh! Too much.....Three much! whatever you say.....say yes to that job, Shilajit called again''
Madhu sighed in defeat! and called Dr.Shilajit to confirm.
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