Chapter 5: chapter 5

Gagan - Oh yeah! Hehe! She was duffer in her academic studies but in her real life, she turned out to be damn intelligent! Neha - True. Neha looked at me inquisitively as if she wanted to know about me. Gagan read her eyes and said, “Oh, I am really very sorry. I forgot to introduce my friend to you. He is Aman and he is a very good friend of mine. He is very interesting.”Neha - Interesting?Gagan - Hehe! Be with him for sometime. You will come to know on your own. He is a cute guy. Hehe!I felt shy. I lowered my eyes. Neha said, “HI, Aman.”Aman - Hello Neha. Gagan - I am really feeling like meeting Azeez now. And I also want to curse Vicky. He didn’t tell me anything about his wife.Sanya - Then what are you waiting for? Let’s go. We all walked up to the stage together and climbed up the stairs to reach the majestic couch where sat Vicky and his wife.Gagan focussed his eyes on his wife and he said, "Oh my God, she is Azeez! Vicky, now I am no more friends with you. You didn't tell me that your wife is Azeez!"Vicky said smiling, "Actually, that was a surprise for you! I wanted to shock you and I did. Hehe! I am enjoying now."Gagan made a face kiddingly and said, "But I am feeling very bad."Sanya, Neha and Azeez started laughing at Gagan. I was enjoying the whole scene but didn't prefer to say anything.We gave them Shagun (Some money in the envelope in the form of gift) one by one and then walked down the stairs.Then we four, Gagan, Sanya, Neha and I drank milk shakes together and soon all of them started becoming comfortable with me.Neha - Aman, you are not saying something. Say something. We also want to hear from you.Gagan looked at me with a smiling face and thought, "Please don't say anything stupid now. It's going to be your first conversation with my friends." I smiled, "I don't know what to say. I was just enjoying being with you all."Neha - Oh, you got a good voice.Sanya - Yeah. Right. Please say something.I laughed a little shyly, "I really don't know what to say. I was just enjoying listening to you all."Sanya - I got what the problem is. Actually, we all know each other. We got so engrossed in our talks that we didn't give Aman any chance to speak. We should give some space to Aman also in our conversation. Neha - Right. And we are going to give him space right now. Okay, Aman. Now none of us will speak. You speak and we will listen.Gagan - Right.Aman - Oh gosh! It's very difficult to say anything in such a situation.Neha - Say anything whatever you feel like saying.Aman - Actually, I fear if I say something then you may feel very awkward.Neha thought for a second, "Is he going to propose to me? Boys are very stupid. They can say anything at any time. I think I should not encourage him. But he is Gagan's friend. He can't be so stupid."Sanya - Now, say na something. Don't worry. Whatever you say, we will take it lightly. Okay now?Aman - Okay.Sanya - Then say now.Aman - Actually, I was wondering why Vicky came on a chariot with two horses.Gagan hit his forehead with his hand and thought, "Oh my God, he started again!"Sanya - What! Hehe!Neha - Hehe. Okay, I'll answer that. Because on the day of marriage, one is like a king.Aman - King? How?Neha - I mean, marriage is a great event in one's life. One must celebrate it. That's why I said, one is like a king on this day. It's a day of happiness.Sanya chuckled, "Why are you explaining that much? Hehe. I can understand. It's the problem of studious girls."Aman - I don't think this day needs celebration. Nothing great is going to happen on this day. Sanya - Hehe! What! What are you saying?Aman - Yeah, I am telling the truth. Sanya smiled and said, "Oh, stop it, Aman."Neha - No, let's hear first what does he want to say? I guess he is going to tell us something interesting.She winked at Sanya giving her a cue to listen to me and have fun. I didn't come to know what Neha did. Sanya - Okay, Aman tell us why is marriage not a great day in a boy's life?Both of them had become ready to hear to me, so I also became interested in explaining myself to them. And the rising happiness could easily be seen on my face. Aman - Hmm… To make you understand this thing. First of all we have to understand what is great in our life? Or what's a great thing in our life? If we throw a glimpse on our history, we consider something great which is very rare and which is very good.Gagan looked at me with a weird face. Perhaps, he was trying to say, "Shut your mouth, Aman. Don't start at least here!" Externally he wore a fake smile.I ignored his look and focussed on what I wanted to say.Aman - For example Aryabhatta invented zero. It was a great incident. The zero is still solving complex human calculations even now. It's a great thing. "Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the earth rotates around the sun. It was a great thing.""Osho gave us a great philosophy of spirituality. It was a great thing. These things are very rare and are very good.""But in marriage which is a very good thing and a very rare thing? One boy is going to get a girl whom he doesn't even know, especially in an arranged marriage. What's great in it? If a boy doesn't even know a girl, it means he is marrying just the body of a girl. What's great in it?"(It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment and please don't forget to follow me and become my superfan. You will be able to chat with me and my superfans directly.)