"Driver, take me home."
Complying to me, he made engine roared to life.
"Is everything okay mam? "
"Hmm.. "
I am okay! Whom I am even trying to make fool? Myself only. To whom I am lying? I am not okay not even a bit. With every passing second I am being taken away from him and maybe for forever. Gradually it's being registering in my mind that it was for the last time we met. I have always been very critic of those movies in which heroines were in dilemma about choosing between the one whom they love and their parents. And when the same situation is in front of me I.. I just can't accept his love even though when I have loved him since the first day I have seen him without actually realizing that it's love. Today, in the restro when he was disclosing his feelings for me I was standing their completely numb like a statue. My heart was beating like hell but my mind wasn't letting me to feel happy. It was continuously telling me the consequences of it. Without saying a word, I just ran away from there. What I would have said to him that yeah! Even I love you But sorry I can't break the trust of my family, they will never allow this. He has been my best friend since two years. My mother has always told me in some way or the other that even being the most supportive parents the will never accept that their daughter loves someone. They are against love marriages strictly against it. Maybe because my aunt who had done the same by eloping with the one she loved is now in miserable condition. Instead of knowing my family's disagreement for these things I keep falling in love with him much more deeply. Every new information about him makes me love him even more. His love for his family, his dedication for his work and his care for me everything was just so astonishing. But I love my family too I can't betray them for my happiness. I am not strong enough to let go any of them. But I have to make some decision so I dialed his phone number. He had told me that today his parents wants him to meet some girl but he was reluctant to go there.
From other side of the phone, he speaks in gloomy voice.
"Answer me please, why you ran away like that? He is making me weak again I have made my decision and I can't back off now.
"Go.. Go there that girl.. Must.. b.. be waiting for you. You can get any other girl easily but my parents can't. " with that I cut the call. I hope he had heard what I was telling him because my voice wasn't clear to me even.
After some minutes breaking my trance driver told me we have reached to my home.
When I just open the car's door my mom came to me.
"From airport, instead of coming directly to your home where were you? "
I wasn't in a condition of saying a word.
"I.. I was.. I.. "
"What happened are you ok? "
I just nodded in yes.
"OK come you are already late they are here. "
"Who? " she is looking excited for a reason oblivion to me.
"You forgot? I had told you that the boy's family is coming to meet you. "
I can't remember a bit. What's happening around me??
"I had told you when you were in Bangalore only and I was talking to you on phone. Try to remember. "
I realized that it's when I wasn't paying any attention to mom's words as my mind was already full of so much.
"Forget it, now come inside and get ready. "
"But mom I don't want to. Not now. Please understand. I am tired" I m completely exhausted of my situation.
"Why? Give it a chance. He is a nice person. You will like him for sure. "
"Ok" I finally give in.
After all the dressing up I came where my parents were sitting. And in front of them, his parents were sitting too. But the person who should have been here at this moment wasn't present.
Why I am even here? My mind is continuously telling me actually yelling at me. I sit there my eyes on floor. From outside everything was fine but no one knows what's going inside.
They are talking continuously about my and soon to come boy's future if everything goes smooth.
"sorry for coming late as I stuck in traffic. "
With a jerk I raises my head not because I am excited to see him but because it's the voice of h.. Him.
"Vihaan " I shout looking at him.
"Pia" He softly says it. He too is looking as shocked as me. His smile knew no bounds same as mine.
I want to run to be in his arms.
"You know him pia? "
"Yes. "
At this moment two things strick me.
One is that from now on I'll be happy for forever and so is my parents. My destiny has given me both the things. And the other one is that if my parents had known him as the person whom I love then maybe he would be the worst person no matter if he is actually good but because they had chosen him by themselves , he is the nicest guy. "How WEIRD?? "