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Chapter 15
PART 1
Gunjan's POV
I could only stare at my mother.Nothing was making sense.I stood frozen as my mother gushed about my good luck.It was moments before I could actually understand what she was saying.I vaguely caught phrases like"sly girl"..""just the perfect catch"..."so amazingly good"
They didnt make much sense.I could only think of what I had heard.
He wants you to marry Samrat as soon as possible...
marry samrat
marriage...
I gulped rather rapidly,waiting for sense to return but it seemed to be eluding me.
What was happening?There could only be two possibilities.
Maybe it was one big joke.Maybe Samrat had one weird sense of humour and thought this would be funny...While it made little sense and also meant Samrat was simply playing around with my mother's emotions...this was the possibility I liked best.
So I voiced it.
"Maybe this is a joke."I said to my mother who burst out laughing.
"What?""
"A joke.Maybe Samrat is kidding around."I said nodding to emphasise my point.
"So he is quite naughty huh?" my mother said in a singsong voice.
For some weird reason colour rushed up to my cheeks.And this made Ma even more excited.
"He is known to do pranks."I said ignoring her ""look at that blush""
"Sure this is a prank."Mother said smiling."And his parents came up and gave this shagun so that he could suceed in his prank."
"It is a possibility."I said in a small voice.It is also a possibility that someday sahara desert would dry up and become part of Pacific ocean.
Mother patted my head affectionately.
"Why is dear baby talking like this?"
I stared at her unthinkingly,the pieces falling into place.
Samrat actually wanted to marry me.
This was horrible..particularly when I had told him how I felt..
"No!I cant do this."I said standing up.
"You cant do what?"
""I cant-I mean I wont marry him."I said my voice strengthening with each word.
My mother gaped at me for a while,her smile disappearing.Only a hollow shock remaining in her face.
"What?What is this?"
""The truth Ma.I wont marry Samrat."
She rushed to my side.
"I hope this is some kind of a sick joke.God knows this is the best thing that could have happened to you.Why wont you accept this -""
"I am not joking.I am serious Ma.I have no wish or intention to marry Samrat.I as good as told him that.I dont why he would still send me a marriage proposal."
Her face changed from red to white so rapidly that I lost my trail of thoughts.
""You told him what?Gunjan are you out of your mind?What are you saying?Samrat is a wonderful boy with an amazing family....""
""Ma..you dont even know him.""
""....and he wants to marry you.You should be thanking your stars that he is thinking you worthy of marrying.And here you are acting all huffy...""
Mom continued her tone getting angrier.
I felt tears welling up.
""Ma...""
""I wont have any of this nonsense..I dont know what to say except that you are behaving in a way that is wholly unexpected of you."
And in that moment I knew she wouldnt understand me no matter how I explained it.I needed my anchor-my support system.
I needed my Di...
""Where is Di?""I asked mother looking around.
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Nupur's POV
The silence that followed the chaos was deafening.My ears were still ringing with the loud crunching of metals.Yet I felt no need to scream.I only felt the need to somehow disappear into thin air-the need to somehow stop existing.
It was over!
Everything!
My head was spinning with the thought.The audible whispers from almost all my sides told me the show of my abnormality had quite a big audience.
Surprisingly the thought didnt bring in much embarrassment.Vaguely I wondered why...
Was I past feeling everything now? Maybe the one emotion most potent in me was over shadowing all others.
The loss of hope...
The loss of companionship
The loss of the hope of being worthy of the only one that mattered to me.
It was then I realised that I was sobbing hard into my hands.I wished I never had to move -never had to face the world again.
I felt a gentle touch on my wrist as someone tried to pry away my hands.I clung onto them.The hand persisted and I gave in.
With a teary gaze I saw Mayank looking down at me.There was something unreadable in his eyes and that brought my tears back.
""M-ma-mayank..""I whimpered,trembling all over.
He pulled me to him and held him close to him.
""Sssh..its okay.Its alright.You are okay.""he said.
I could have argued but there was nothing left anyway.I didnt want to taint this moment with my denial.
I knew any moment now I had to face his questions-and in that moment I would lose him forever.I wanted to delay that moment as long as I could.
He gently pulled me to my feel.I stood up and he held my arm supporting me.I could see people eyeing me strangely as we walked away slowly.
It was only then that I realised how many people were there in that small nook of a garden.
I had made Mayank an active participant in public scene.And I knew how much his reputation mattered to him.
The thought brought a fresh bout of tears and Mayank glanced sideways at me.
""Nupur...""
""I - I am sorry Mayank.I didnt mean to...""
He waited patiently as I waited for my courage to speak.
""I am sorry that you had to help me infront of all those people.""
And I was..I was a freak and meant to be so.
But Mayank was not meant to be tainted.I wouldnt taint him by association.
His brow furrowed and he stared at me.A moment passed.
""Would you please stop crying first?""he said.
I nodded wiping my tears.
""Thank you.""
With that he grabbed my hand and led me to his car.We both sat there as he fiddled with the car keys.
I knew the moment I dreaded was coming.
Mayank turned to look at me and asked gently.
""What happened there?""
PART 1
Gunjan's POV
I could only stare at my mother.Nothing was making sense.I stood frozen as my mother gushed about my good luck.It was moments before I could actually understand what she was saying.I vaguely caught phrases like"sly girl"..""just the perfect catch"..."so amazingly good"
They didnt make much sense.I could only think of what I had heard.
He wants you to marry Samrat as soon as possible...
marry samrat
marriage...
I gulped rather rapidly,waiting for sense to return but it seemed to be eluding me.
What was happening?There could only be two possibilities.
Maybe it was one big joke.Maybe Samrat had one weird sense of humour and thought this would be funny...While it made little sense and also meant Samrat was simply playing around with my mother's emotions...this was the possibility I liked best.
So I voiced it.
"Maybe this is a joke."I said to my mother who burst out laughing.
"What?""
"A joke.Maybe Samrat is kidding around."I said nodding to emphasise my point.
"So he is quite naughty huh?" my mother said in a singsong voice.
For some weird reason colour rushed up to my cheeks.And this made Ma even more excited.
"He is known to do pranks."I said ignoring her ""look at that blush""
"Sure this is a prank."Mother said smiling."And his parents came up and gave this shagun so that he could suceed in his prank."
"It is a possibility."I said in a small voice.It is also a possibility that someday sahara desert would dry up and become part of Pacific ocean.
Mother patted my head affectionately.
"Why is dear baby talking like this?"
I stared at her unthinkingly,the pieces falling into place.
Samrat actually wanted to marry me.
This was horrible..particularly when I had told him how I felt..
"No!I cant do this."I said standing up.
"You cant do what?"
""I cant-I mean I wont marry him."I said my voice strengthening with each word.
My mother gaped at me for a while,her smile disappearing.Only a hollow shock remaining in her face.
"What?What is this?"
""The truth Ma.I wont marry Samrat."
She rushed to my side.
"I hope this is some kind of a sick joke.God knows this is the best thing that could have happened to you.Why wont you accept this -""
"I am not joking.I am serious Ma.I have no wish or intention to marry Samrat.I as good as told him that.I dont why he would still send me a marriage proposal."
Her face changed from red to white so rapidly that I lost my trail of thoughts.
""You told him what?Gunjan are you out of your mind?What are you saying?Samrat is a wonderful boy with an amazing family....""
""Ma..you dont even know him.""
""....and he wants to marry you.You should be thanking your stars that he is thinking you worthy of marrying.And here you are acting all huffy...""
Mom continued her tone getting angrier.
I felt tears welling up.
""Ma...""
""I wont have any of this nonsense..I dont know what to say except that you are behaving in a way that is wholly unexpected of you."
And in that moment I knew she wouldnt understand me no matter how I explained it.I needed my anchor-my support system.
I needed my Di...
""Where is Di?""I asked mother looking around.
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Nupur's POV
The silence that followed the chaos was deafening.My ears were still ringing with the loud crunching of metals.Yet I felt no need to scream.I only felt the need to somehow disappear into thin air-the need to somehow stop existing.
It was over!
Everything!
My head was spinning with the thought.The audible whispers from almost all my sides told me the show of my abnormality had quite a big audience.
Surprisingly the thought didnt bring in much embarrassment.Vaguely I wondered why...
Was I past feeling everything now? Maybe the one emotion most potent in me was over shadowing all others.
The loss of hope...
The loss of companionship
The loss of the hope of being worthy of the only one that mattered to me.
It was then I realised that I was sobbing hard into my hands.I wished I never had to move -never had to face the world again.
I felt a gentle touch on my wrist as someone tried to pry away my hands.I clung onto them.The hand persisted and I gave in.
With a teary gaze I saw Mayank looking down at me.There was something unreadable in his eyes and that brought my tears back.
""M-ma-mayank..""I whimpered,trembling all over.
He pulled me to him and held him close to him.
""Sssh..its okay.Its alright.You are okay.""he said.
I could have argued but there was nothing left anyway.I didnt want to taint this moment with my denial.
I knew any moment now I had to face his questions-and in that moment I would lose him forever.I wanted to delay that moment as long as I could.
He gently pulled me to my feel.I stood up and he held my arm supporting me.I could see people eyeing me strangely as we walked away slowly.
It was only then that I realised how many people were there in that small nook of a garden.
I had made Mayank an active participant in public scene.And I knew how much his reputation mattered to him.
The thought brought a fresh bout of tears and Mayank glanced sideways at me.
""Nupur...""
""I - I am sorry Mayank.I didnt mean to...""
He waited patiently as I waited for my courage to speak.
""I am sorry that you had to help me infront of all those people.""
And I was..I was a freak and meant to be so.
But Mayank was not meant to be tainted.I wouldnt taint him by association.
His brow furrowed and he stared at me.A moment passed.
""Would you please stop crying first?""he said.
I nodded wiping my tears.
""Thank you.""
With that he grabbed my hand and led me to his car.We both sat there as he fiddled with the car keys.
I knew the moment I dreaded was coming.
Mayank turned to look at me and asked gently.
""What happened there?""
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