Chapter 79: chapter 79

It was not only her dad who came along with her but also her brother, her mom, her grandfather and grandmother. I wished them all and asked them to follow me. I kicked my bike and headed for my home. They started following me. After about five minutes, all of them were in my home. My mom served tea to all of them and made them comfortable. And then our conversation began. My mom asked Reshma’s mom, “So, what does your daughter do?”Her mom - She is a nurse on contract basis.My mom - Is it a government job? Her mom - Yes, it’s a government job but up to now, she is on contract.My mom - Where is she working? Her mom - She is working in Machiwara in her city. My mom looked at me and said, “If everything goes okay, then her job need to be transferred to our city.” Before I could say anything, her mom said, “Now, it’s your duty to get her job transferred. We won’t do anything. Everything you will have to do.”I thought, “What! They are not even ready to help in that! Their reply is very strange.”Her grandfather asked my mom, “While we were coming to your place, I heard many refugees live here. Are you a refugee?”My mom - Yes, we are refugees.Her grandfather - Okay. After a couple of seconds, her grandfather looked towards his wife and said to him, “I want to go to Gurudwara. Let’s go.”My mom and I were shocked to hear that! I thought, “What happened to him? They came here to see me. They haven’t even talked to me properly and they are leaving!”My mom - Brother, please stay here for sometime more. Then you may go to Gurudwara. Her grandfather - No, no! We are getting late. All others will stay here to talk to you. I and my wife will go to gurudwara. My mom - If you stay here for some more time, then we will feed good. Her grandfather - I can understand your feelings sister. But please try to understand we got to go. Then my mother didn’t insist on them much and they left for Gurudwara. But I felt very strange and awkward about his action. Now, my mom, I, Reshma, her mom, her dad and her brother were there. Her brother was wearing a turban and he seemed to be very egoistic. But I didn’t want to show myself bad so I tried to talk to him. He was wearing a beautiful watch. I said to him, “Your watch is awesome.”He replied, “It’s very expensive.” Just after saying that, he stopped looking at me and turned his face towards his mom and dad and ignored me completely. I again tried to talk to him, “What do you do brother?” He replied even without looking at me, “I am an engineer.” His voice was also not polite. I felt very bad. Then I didn’t try to talk to him. I thought, “This guy is very egoistic. It’s no use calling him.”My mom was talking to her mom and dad. Their conversation was not going so bad. It was going average. I began to look at Reshma. She was looking very beautiful and cute. I was completely satisfied with her looks. She was avoiding looking at me. I thought, “She must be doing that because of the presence of her parents.”My mom smiled and said to her mom, “Your daughter is really very beautiful and her looks are very cute.”Reshma - Thanks aunty ji.I wondered, “Oh gosh! My mother used the word “Cute” for the first time.”My mom - I want to talk to your daughter. Her mom - Yeah sure. My mom - Hello Reshma, do you want to see my house? I want to show you around. Reshma - Sure aunty ji. My mom took her to the other rooms, showed her around and even verandah and then said, “You look very cute. I want to hug you.”She smiled and said, “Sure aunty.” She herself hugged my mom. I thought, “What has happened to my mom? First time, I am seeing her such behaviour. I guess from my mom’s side, the answer is yes for this family.”Then Reshma went back to her parents. Now, I and my mom were alone in the other room. Grabbing the opportunity, I quickly whispered in my mom’s ear, “Don’t say yes to them right now.”My mom - But why?Aman - For the time being don’t say yes to them. I can’t explain you right now. Please try to understand. My mom - Then what should I say to them? Aman - Say to them that we will think over it and then we will tell you our final decision. My mom - Okay. My mom and I went back to the room where all of them were sitting. My mom said to them, “I think we know everything about each other now. We have even seen the boy and the girl in person. If you want to ask anything more, then you may ask.”Her father - No, I don’t think I want to ask anything more. We know everything about you now. We have seen your home and also your son. My mom smiled and said, “Okay, I and Aman are going to the other room. You can talk to each other, discuss with each other for some time and then tell us your final answer.”Her father - Hmm… Okay. My mom and I went to the other room. My mom asked me, “This girl is very beautiful and she seems to be very nice. We should have said yes to them right now.”I wanted to speak loudly but curbed my own voice, “Mom, we should not say yes instantly to anyone. Even if heaven is right before our eyes, then also we should take time to think! Haste makes waste! You must have heard it!” She thought for a while and then said just one word, “Okay.” (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)