Chapter 112

His sake & hers

“I don’t believe our parents” Apirva was livid she called an hour later

“What happened?”

“Ma said “Why don’t you talk to him? “This will not work out for our family”

His heart skipped a beat

It immediately turned to anger

“They want to use you to brainwash me” he muttered

“YOU know them”

“I am just so frustrated”

“Please don’t share this with them… they think you are prone to making mistakes in choosing women”

“U are not saying anything they haven’t told me themselves Apu”

“I am sorry”

“A sudden marriage to a wealthy woman with a prenup, fathering a child now wanting to marry the same woman, none of these things are OK I was told”

“Don’t start a fight OK?” she was fearful

“I cannot stand by and marry some Hebbar Iyengar either”

“Just think through this OK”

“What do u mean”

“Just give it more thought, I don’t want to see any one hurt Attu”

“She hasn’t even accepted my proposal yet”

“She seems so cautious” Apurva let the admiration slip

“She is very timid”

“Our parents don’t deserve her” bitter

“Don’t say that”

“Pa said all the problems with eating, allergies discipline etc the child is facing is because the mother must not have good upbringing”

“WHO told them?”

“I have no idea” “Or as usual they are just speculating”

“I am suspecting someone told them”

“Mendy couldn’t have”

“U are right… unless they quizzed Jaidrith” he was startled

“Oh yeah I forgot about that” Apurva nodded

“I know Amma kept asking him why he doesn’t meet any cousins… she is an only child BTW” cynical

“I know u told me…”

“He told her he doesn’t have any cousins, his mother doesn’t have any parents or cousins”

Aatreya let his mind wander to recollect that incident

“Oooh! S&%$”

“I know”

“I had already told Amma her parents live in Mumbai” “Of course they don’t know the Dad is dating her a woman 30 years younger than him”

“This is all going to be so hard on her”

“I agree”

“For her feelings… just to protect her from their rigid regressive thoughts will you be willing to reconsider?”

“Like I said… she has not accepted my proposal” he was irritated now

“I am sorry”

“I cannot even allay her fears Apu, I have no real solutions or ideas to comfort her, she will be walking into a 19th century home with an added torture of being the wife of a man who couldn’t keep his pants zipped and ended up fatheringa  child”

“ATTUU” Apurva was horrified

“I am sorry… they are going to go ham on her for being willing to spend her life with me despite what I did to her, I am the hated one…”

“Don’t say that they are just over protective”

“No they are not… to accuse a woman of being a terrible mother is not OK”

“U know them da…”

“This stress has given me ulcers I think” he growled

“REALLY? Did u  go to a doctor?”

“I was only joking” “Half joking” he cringed

“I hope she agrees for ur sake and I hope she declines for her sake” Apurva muttered