Chapter 91: chapter 91

Aman - Okay. Now, don’t forget this time. I will be eagerly waiting for your answer. Hemlatta - Okay, okay. Aman - Now, I am going to disconnect the phone. I will talk to you tonight. Hemlatta - Don’t you want to talk now? I thought, “Obviously, I don’t want to talk to you. You are such a waste of time!” But I said something very different, “Actually, I am busy now. We will talk tonight.”Hemlatta - Okay, okay. Fine.I hung up the call. At 10 p.m.Hemlatta called me and I picked up her call. The first thing I asked her, “Did you talk to your parents?”She said in a bleak voice, “Yes.”Aman - What happened? Why do you sound so low?Hemlatta - Because the situations around us are like that. Aman - Why are you beating around the bush? Please tell me straightforwardly. What’s the problem?She said in a low gloomy voice, “I talked to my parents for our marriage.”Aman - What did they say? Hemlatta - They said no. I was shocked, “What! But why? Where do I lack?” Hemlatta - I don’t know. They just said no!Aman - But why? Didn’t they give you any reason? Hemlatta - They didn’t give any proper reason. Aman - How did you tell them? I mean what you said to them. Hemlatta - I said there is a boy in my in-service training. I like him. I want to marry him. And he belongs to a general caste unlike the previous boy. Aman - Hmm… then? Hemlatta - Then they just said no!Aman - What the hell! What kind of parents do you have? They rejected the previous boy you liked saying that he belongs to S.C. caste. And now you have found a boy belonging to the general caste and still, they are not ready to get you married! It’s not fair? What do your parents want?She said irritatedly, “I don’t know!”Aman - If your parents are behaving in this way, then what will happen to our lives? She said almost sobbing, “Hmm…”Aman - You ask your parents what kind of boy are you looking for? Hemlatta - How can I ask? I am a girl. Aman - Hemlatta, please try to understand. You have to make clear these things since these things are related to your life. Your marriage depends upon these things. And I can’t understand now what’s wrong with my profile. We both are generals. We both are government employees. We both are of the same age. We both are from decent families. What more do they want? Hemlatta - I don’t know about these things. But I do know that I can’t hurt my parents. If my parents are not happy in this marriage, then we can’t marry!Aman - What? Hemlatta, have you gone mad? We both love each other. Damn it! If you don’t marry me, then what will happen to our love? Hemlatta - The love is not only from your side but also from my side. If you are getting hurt, I am getting hurt too! But the thing is I can’t marry you against my parents’ decision. My parents are my foremost priority. I can sacrifice my own happiness for the sake of my parents’ happiness. I thought, “Such a stupid, stereotype filmy dialogue! For god sake don’t watch stupid Bollywood movies, Hemlatta!”Aman - Yeah, I can understand that you love your parents a lot! But just think, your parents’ happiness lies in your happiness. If you will not be happy after marriage then how will your parents be happy? Just think about it. Hemlatta - Hmm… yeah, that’s also right. I never thought in this way. Aman - Then think in this way. It’s only the right way to think. Hemlatta - No, no. I can’t marry. If I marry you, my parents will not be able to tolerate that. My father is already a heart patient!Aman - What? Hemlatta - Yes, my dad has suffered from two heart attacks, luckily he was saved. I don’t want to be the reason for the next heart attack. Aman - Hemlatta, it’s your overthinking. Nothing is going to happen like that. I am not a goon whom you want to marry. Your parents will be happy after our marriage. Hemlatta - Stupid! If my parents won’t allow me to marry you, then how can they be happy after marriage? Marriage will not even happen, if they don’t agree. Aman - Let’s elope!Hemlatta - What!Aman - If your parents are not agreeing, then let’s elope and marry. Simple!Hemlatta - No! Never! I will never do that. Get lost!Aman - But what’s wrong with it? She said furiously, “I have told you many times that I don’t want to hurt my parents! Can’t you understand this? I will not take even a step ahead without the permission of my parents. My parents are everything for me. I can also sacrifice my life for their happiness!”I sensed that my insistence on marriage made her furious. I didn’t say anything for a while. Deep silence prevailed for about two minutes. Then she said, “I am sorry for my rude behaviour.”Aman - No, I should be sorry for not understanding your feelings. Again, silence prevailed for about a minute. Then I said, “I think you should take a rest for some time now. We will talk tomorrow. Okay?”Hemlatta - Okay. But don’t worry. I will try to make my parents agree. I will think of some plans. I am the only daughter of my parents. They love me a lot. I will try to convince them that you are the best match for me. I smiled and said, “Thanks.”Hemlatta - Okay, bye bye sweetu, good night. Take care. Aman - Bye bye. Take care, my sweety. Sweet dreams. The Next dayIt was a holiday in my school. I was lounging on my couch. I thought, “Today is a holiday. I should plan something for today. I am very tired of talking to girls, their parents for marriage. I feel I should take a break now.” I said to my mom, “Today, I will read a book. Please don’t ask me for anything. I want to relax today.”(It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)