Chapter 8

Rahul's P.O.V Marriage day Today I am getting married to Leena. She has been my girlfriend for the last 6 months. She is an aspiring model. She is 5' 10" in height and very slim...... everyone keeps saying, she is really hot. Well, we are not that close but we were still getting married as I wanted my parents to stop bothering me about getting married. I did not want to get married but my parents were really after me. So here I am… getting married to her. She just wanted some freedom, so that her parents let her pursue her career. So we agreed to marry. I was talking to my friends and we were talking about the merits and demerits of marriage. And it was a funny discussion. Just then I saw that Kabir Uncle and Pooja aunty were entering the hall..... Kabir Uncle is my dad's best friend. He is a very nice man. I really respect him. He is the biggest exporter of Indian ethnic handicrafts and traditional clothing all over the world. Pooja aunty is also very sweet and is an extremely good cook. All of a sudden, I saw her. She was following them. Oh God!! she was looking so pretty. She was almost 5' 9" tall, had beautiful long black hair, beautiful expressive black eyes and an angelic face. Her smile could give life to a dying man. She was everything any man could ask for. She was already so beautiful and on top of that, she was wearing that saree. Oh God !! Why the hell, I was thinking like that. I couldn't think like this about her. But I couldn't help it… What I like the best about her is that she is very innocent and pious. Sweet little Priya. Who was not very little now. I needed to look somewhere else but it seemed that my eyes had a mind of their own… Just then my friends realised that I was not paying heed to them and they followed my line of vision and someone whistled. Anuj asked me, " Who is that gorgeous looking girl? Please, introduce her to us. She is beautiful, yaar." All my friends were looking at her. I didn't like it. I tried to control my emotion and said: "Just stay away from her." " But why?? Is she not good?? Seems very good to me and very sexy and beautiful. I think I must introduce myself." Said Anuj. " Don't... Just stay away " I was getting very angry. "What is your problem man? I am just appreciating a very beautiful girl. I liked her. She actually seems to be marrying type and I just asked you to introduce me to her." He also got irritated. "The problem is that she is too good for you, don't even think about her." I said in a fit of anger. He got angry and left but anyways that was for good. My best friend, Mehul tried to calm me. He knew me so well. Rest of my friends could not make it. I again looked at her, my younger brother was talking to her, Just nearby. He was complimenting her and she was avoiding the topic. She is beautiful and innocent, such a rare combination. She was smiling at him and it hurt me. She was always very comfortable around him. I envy him for that. I saw that his friends were silently requesting him to introduce them to her... I swear Rohit I will beat you and your friends, if you do that. I was getting annoyed but thankfully, she said," Please don't do that I am not interested in anyone." Thank God! I was relieved. Then Rohit said, "I know..." What does that mean?? What does he know? I was lost in my thoughts, when a young boy came and gave me a letter. I was a bit confused, but I opened the letter. It was from Leena. Why was she sending me a letter now? She wrote that she was getting a good role in a movie so she was unable to get married today. However, she might get married to me. I could rearrange the date.....maybe after 6 months. "What the hell?? Is she mad? " I never thought that she was so immature, insensitive & irresponsible. So many people are here, what would I tell my parents? Dad would be furious. I was not angry about not getting married to her. I was just annoyed as hell that she is telling me now. What do I do now? Mehul saw me getting wired up so he took the letter out of my hand and read it. His expressions changed, he also got very angry. He called Rohit. When he came he handed over the letter to Rohit. His face became white after reading the letter. We didn't know what to do. Rohit went to our parents and told them about the situation. Mom and dad got very angry and the tension was so high. There were so many people here. Even the reporters from the leading newspapers to cover the news. My parents were extremely tense. Kabir Uncle and Pooja aunty were trying to calm them and all of a sudden dad started sweating profusely and Uncle shouted for Rohit and me. We ran to them and took dad to a room. Rohit looked for Mahender Uncle. He was our family doctor. He rushed to examine dad. Mom was crying, It was all my fault. How would I forgive myself? I was feeling very guilty. The doctor said that dad had an anxiety attack and as he had already had one heart attack last year, so it was not good for him to be anxious. Oh God !! please save him. Please, this is all because of me. What do I do now? I wanted to kill Leena. It was all my fault. Kabir Uncle, Rohit and I went inside. There was so much tension everywhere. My father was too upset to even look at me. He was worried about what people would say. This would spoil our reputation as the media was also there. Kabir Uncle said, " Don't worry, everything will be alright. I will do something." "What will you do?" Dad asked him in a very depressing voice. Kabir Uncle said, " Give me half an hour and I'll do something. I will get another girl to marry Rahul. The marriage will be held today itself. " What do you mean by, there will be a marriage today? Who will get ready to get married at such a short time?" My dad said with disbelief. " I know a girl, I will talk to her, but are you ready Rahul? " Uncle asked me. " I have no other option, if the girl is ready, I am fine. I am sorry dad, I will do anything to make you happy." "Rohit and Rahul, just take care of the guests. Don't tell anything to anyone. Nobody knows the girl you were getting married to. Just tell your father is not feeling very well, ok." Uncle instructed us. We just nodded and went outside I was totally blank, I didn't know what Uncle was going to do. I didn't know which girl would get ready to marry me in such a short time. But Uncle was like a magician. He could do anything. I didn't know what was going to happen, but I had no other option. My friends ask me what happened? I just said that my father was not well, so we have to wait for some time till he gets normal. Mehul had already read that letter, so he knew what the truth was. He took me aside and asked me, " What is the matter, Rahul? " I explained everything to him and he said, " It is ok, only a few friends of ours knew Leena and we will do something about it. It's ok let's see what's in store for you."