Chapter 50: chapter 50

At about five p.m., I received one reply. I clicked on the message. It was a message from Rekha. She was from Uttar Pradesh. I said, “She is very far away from me. Anyhow let’s check out her profile.” I clicked on her profile and found that she had completed her postgraduation. But she was jobless. Then I checked her marital status. I found that she was unmarried. “Ah! Thank God, at least she is not a divorcee.”“Now, I am very tired of sending messages and reading messages. I can’t wait. I will see her phone number directly by using the benefits of my paid membership. I don’t know why girls don’t buy paid membership! They just go on waiting for boys to buy a paid membership and message them. How miser they are! They can’t even send three thousand rupees for their marriage! Huh!”I clicked on her mobile number and saved it on my mobile. I directly called her. A girl, perhaps, Rekha herself picked my call from the other side. She said in a normal tone, “Hello.”Aman – Hi, I am Aman from Bathinda. I am a government teacher. You replied me that’s why I called you directly. The girl – Oh, okay. I am Rekha. Hey, but how did you see my number? Aman – I am not a free member. I am a paid member. Rekha – Okay. Great! I am not a paid member here.Aman – I know that. Otherwise, you would have called me directly.Rekha – Hmm... So, how are you? How’s your life going on? I thought, “Oh God! I am tired of answering these silly questions! Please come to the point.”Aman – I am good. What about you? She smiled and said, “I am also good. So...”I was too tired to say anything, “Hmm...”Rekha – So, what did you have in your lunch?I thought, “What! Are you asking about my lunch? We have met on a matrimonial website not a dating app!”Aman – I had simple dal and chapati. Rekha – Oh! I think you love to have simple food. I said to myself within my heart, “Stupid girl! If today I had simple dal and chapati in my lunch, it doesn’t mean that I love to have simple lunch every time.”Aman – Yeah, you can say so. Sometimes, I also have spicy lunch but not much. Rekha – Hmm... So, tell me about yourself. Aman – Haven't you read my profile yet? Rekha – Hmm... I read but not very seriously. As I had become frustrated to talk to so many girls, out of frustration words jumped from my mouth without taking my permission, “Then please read it first and then talk to me.”She felt insulted a bit and her voice changed at once, “How rude!”Aman – Hey, I didn’t mean that. I just said if you read my profile then it will become easy for us to talk to each other. Rekha – Can't you say yourself? It won’t take more than two minutes. Aman – Alright. I am twenty-five years old. My height is five feet nine inches. I have one brother. He is married and settled in a different. Now, I am living with my mom alone. My dad passed away when I was in fifth. Rekha – Oh, I am sorry. Aman – No, it’s okay. I have said these things to thousands of girls up to now. I have become accustomed to it. Rekha – What! Thousands of girls!Aman – Oh, ho! Thousands of girls means many girls!Rekha – Oh! I think you are not in a good mood today.  I thought, “What the hell it matters, if I am not in a good mood. Yes! I am not in a good mood because I dont’ want to waste my time on silly conversations as we are doing now. Just talk about marriage.”Aman – To be very honest, Rekha, I am tired of talking to girls over here. I have talked to so many girls here, but nothing is getting finalised. We are talking to each other for a few hours and then we find that we can’t proceed ahead. Rekha – Oh... Don’t worry. You will get your life partner soon. I said within my mind, “Don’t try to give consolation to me! I am fed up with false sympathies. Just tell me what do you want from me? And let me see if I can give what you desire for.”Aman – Thanks for consoling me. So, what kind of boy are you looking for? (Since I don’t want to hear again the same boring answer, I quickly put forth another question) I mean how much salary he should be earning? Rekha – Actually, it doesn’t matter much for me how much he is earning. The thing that matters to me is that he should be having a stable life and as you are a government teacher, your life is stable. Only that I need. Aman – Do you want to work after marriage? Rekha – If you want, I will work. As I was already exhausted talking to girls, I didn’t want to waste more time, so I started asking her questions directly without using any sugar-coated words, “Being very honest, I can’t provide you a luxurious lifestyle. Is it okay with you?”Rekha – Yes, it’s okay. I just want a secure and peaceful life. Aman – I can give you a peaceful life. You will get it. I am not going to buy a car ever in my life. Is it okay with you? Rekha – Yeah, it’s okay. Aman – I don’t have a big house nor I want to buy any. Is it okay with you? Rekha – Yes, it’s okay with me. I am also not interested in big houses. I just want a faithful husband and a peaceful life. Aman – I checked your profile. You have completed your postgraduation but you haven’t done any professional degree. If I ask you to do any professional degree after marriage, will you do it?Rekha – Yes, I will do it. (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)