Ishika and Arjun
“Ishi try to understand me plz” Arjun was pleading Ishika
“You try to understand the seriousness Arjun, My mom knows about us, and she is asking you to meet her, what’s your problem now?
“Ishi I cannot come and talk like this, without the consent of my father”
“Did you take the consent of your father, when you loved me?”
“It’s not like that Ishika, but understand, I need to talk to him before meeting your parents”
“Arjun I don’t know where we are leading to” told Ishika with a heavy heart
He held her hand told “Everything is going to be fine, don’t worry”
After so much of persuasion, finally Arjun has accepted to meet Ishika’s brother in a private place, Ishika’s brother along with his friend planned to meet him in their farm house. Ishika was all tensed, she knew what type guy her brother was and what type guy Arjun was! both are quite opposite’s , how can they mingle with each other , she was hopeless , she knew what would be the outcome of their meet , there is nothing she could do except to wait for the outcome of their meet.
Arjun met Rohit at the farm house as scheduled by them.
“Hi, I’m Arjun”
“Hi I’m Rohit, Ishika’s brother, and he is my friend” after greeting each other, there prevailed an awkward silence between them.
“So… Let’s come to the issue, without any delay, what you say” said Rohit breaking the silence. Arjun gave a simple nod, sipping his drink.
“Tell about you guys? How you met and when did your love start? I’d love to hear it!” told Rohit with an enthusiastic look.
“Well, it’s sort of, routine college story, nothing much special” Arjun concluded their love story in two words
“Oh, it’s sort of routine??? I thought you would exaggerate your story like everyone does” asked her brother sarcastically
“If I need to emphasize anything in particular about our story, then that would be Ishika, yes! After she has entered into my life everything changed, before her there was nothing, it was simple, just like we would say , before and After Christ” concluded Arjun giving a thumb sup signal to Rohit
“Wow, that’s great” giving him a you won signal.
And the evening drifted off into night, they were deeply engrossed in their talks, that they didn’t notice the time. Finally when they noticed, it has become too late.
“Arjun, why don’t you stay here tonight, it’s become late” asked Rohit.
“No problem Rohit, I will leave”
“Arey , Don’t be so formal yar , stay back , let’s have a balle balle” he winked at Arjun playfully. Arjun stayed back and they had a wonderful time together.
On the other hand, Ishika was waiting for Arjun’s call, to tell her everything about their meet, but Arjun was not attending her calls and she was getting worried minute by minute, second by second,
“How are things going on there? God Please see that everything goes well” she prayed to God
Next day morning she woke up with a start, and saw her brother standing beside her bed.
“Hey Bro, when did you come? I’ve been waiting for you the whole night”
“Really” he continued “For me or for …”
“Shut Up Bro and tell me what happened”
“Nothing happened; he is a good natured guy”
“That’s it!”
“What else do you want me to say” he made a face at her and was leaving her room but turned back and shouted
“He Loves you a Lot and knows a lot about you” and he left the room without listening to her further questions.
She grabbed her mobile and dialed Arjun’s number,
“Hey Princess, Good Morning”
“Morning Arjun, what happened yesterday, how was everything?”
“Cool cool buddy, everything went so well yesterday, your brother loves you a lot Ishi, he really cares a lot about you.”
“What did you people talk yesterday”
“Hey will call you back, I’m Driving” he disconnected her call
“Arrgh.. I don’t understand these people , Am I the one who doesn’t love anyone” she became furious at her brother as well as Arjun both saying the same story that the other loves her , she wants to know what happened , but these people are giving her funny answers. As she cannot bombard her brother, she decide to blow up Arjun , but she thanked god because their first meet was successful.
Akash and Vathsala
How much ever we develop or think that we are developed and live in a modernized day and modernized country, our thinking and ideologies may change but the fact remains the same that , in few things we are still the same and also will be the same ! This is not to criticize people but the fact is that, we take up all the bad from the west and try to imitate them, rather than taking the good that is being implemented there.
In the same way in Indian marriages, dowry plays a vital role! We do hear many stories that people killing their daughter –in-law /wife for dowry, as there is another side to a coin, there are people who are against dowry and treat their daughter-in-law as their own daughter. Now it’s time for Vathsala, Every Indian girl has to undergo this phase, in their life, be it an arranged /love marriage.
Vathsala’s dad and her uncle, who is close to her dad, are discussing the same.
“So are you all set to satisfy their demands, if any?”Asked her uncle
“Hmm, I need to arrange that, I have some amount ready, but we are yet to know their demands right?”
“I Think they are against all such things” interrupted her mother in between their talk
“Why do you think so?” asked Vathsala’s Father
“I think his father is not such type of guy?”
“What makes you think so? They may ask or they may not, we can never judge them because of their quite nature. Anyways I’m just warning you people to be ready for anything tomorrow , we may never know what will happen and also my sincere advice is do not leave this match at any cost , this will be the best match for her.” Concluded her uncle
Her father just nodded his head in anticipation and was lost in his own thoughts, thinking about the pros and cons of to what extent they can go or they cannot go.
Vathsala who doesn’t know all these things was in her own world with Akash and their future, dreaming about how it will be, counting the days when she can again see him, the mere thought of him is sending shivers through her spine.
On the other hand her parents are worried about tomorrows meet with Akash’s parents. And the main agenda in it is DOWRY !
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