Jab We Met - Part II
It was immensely
difficult to digest that the process of finding a suitable match for me, that
had been going on for such a long time, was suddenly over now. I could see joy
in my parents' and grandfather's eyes. My dad gave me a tight hug whereas I was
still trying to recover from the shock! Is it actually happening? Have I found
my life-partner? Am I about to get married in sometime? There were so many
thoughts and questions crossing my mind that for a while, I completely lost the
ability to respond. Dad started getting phone calls from mine and M's common
relatives. Some of them personally congratulated me too. I just said
"Thanks" and nothing beyond that. Shortly, mom-dad left for M's
place. That day, my brother(my best friend too) was out with his friends
to watch FIFA world cup final. He was the first person I wanted to hug and
speak to. Since he was not at home, I called him. "Hello bro", I said
in a tensed voice. "Hi sis, what happened?", he asked me as if he
could sense why I had called. "They just called and said yes. Seems like
it's fixed!", I said. "What? Really? Are you serious? I can't believe
it! Congratulations sis!" he said. "Thanks bro. I am really nervous.
Please come home.", I said. "Yes I will", he replied.
I started thinking
about my meeting with M, what all we had talked about and more importantly what
all we hadn't talked about. Though our meeting was good, I wasn't ready to say
yes or no on its basis. Thinking about it continuously made me more and more
restless. I called up my friend/colleague, JC, and shared the news with him.
"Hi JC,"
I said. "I have a big new to share."
"Hi
Rockstar," said JC. "Tell me what happened."
"I am no more
single now. I met a guy today and both the sides have said yes."
"Wow
Rockstar!! That's great news!! Congratulations!! Who is he? What's his name?
What does he do? How did you meet?"
I told him about M
and our meeting. JC had entered into arranged marriage in the previous year. He
understood what I was going through and shared his own pre and post
wedding experiences to help me calm down. "Courtship is a crucial period.
Right now you hardly know each other. In the coming days, you two will
talk, meet, go out for dates, etc. So utilize this time to know and
understand each other. Try to figure out what are M's likes, dislikes, goals,
perspective towards life, etc. It's a memorable phase and won't come back. So
make the best out of it."
"You are right
JC. I'll definitely do that."
And hence, our
conversation concluded. Talking to JC did make me feel better. I was still
restless and constantly thinking. Suddenly my phone rang. It was Dad's number.
I knew Mom-Dad were at M's place and hence for some reason I was hesitant to
pick up the phone.
"Hello,"
I said.
"Hi
Beta," said Dad. "TN(M's father) wants to speak to you."
The moment Dad said
this, my heart sank.
"Hello
Uncle," I said nervously.
"Hello
Beta," said TN. "How are you?"
"I am good
Uncle. How are you?"
"I am fine
too. Are you happy?"
"Offcourse
Uncle. Mom-dad are happy, my grandpa is happy and so am I."
"I know your
Mom-dad and grandpa are very happy. I am asking about you. Are you happy
too?"
"Yes Uncle. I
am happy too."
Well, I wasn't
really sure about my happiness. Just said that so as to keep our conversation
short.
"I am really
glad that you and M liked each other and said yes after your very first
meeting. I am quite excited to meet you. Will plan a meeting with you
soon."
"Sure Uncle. I
would love to meet you too."
It was actually
happening! I was about to meet my new family members, my in-laws in a few days
and the thought of it further amplified my nervousness and restlessness. I just
sat in a corner of my room quietly and waited for Mom-dad and bro to return...
P.S. : Sharing one
of my piano videos. This was one of the songs I dedicated to M. Do watch!
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