"What the hell is
wrong with those people, they had came to see Neha Di not me, and no way I am
going to say yes to this stupid proposal" I shouted at my Maa, who had
given me the biggest shocking news of my life as I came home from college, saying that
the guy who had came to see Neha Di has asked for my hand, I mean how dare he
say something like this, he was here to see Neha Di not me, if he didn't like
her then he could simply refuse for this proposal but how could he ask for my
hand, no way was I going to let my Ma or Dad even think over this stupid
proposal and no way was I ever going to say yes for this alliance. Making my
decision clear to my family, I left from their seething in anger, how could he
think like that, the one thing I hated and feared anything in this life of mine
was thinking of being tied to someone by this marriage, because I never
believed in this marriage, after what we had went through and seen of how badly
a girl is treated and still seeing, I had lost all my trust from everyone, from
this world, I knew that not everyone has the same fate, some has very blessing
fate like my sister who got husband like my brother-in-law, but the fear inside
me that was carved since I have known kills me to even think of marrying
someone, the thought that what if the person I get tie to be turns out to be a bad
person and would treat me bad, tears me a part. I am scared of this relation,
not only I have seen such an events with other where girls are beaten by their
husband, but I have witnessed in my own house, well my Dad had never beaten my
mom, but he didn't respected her, he never cared for her feeling, he never was
there with her when she needed him, she all by herself was the only one I or my
sister could look up to, its kills me to see her like this, she had simply no
one to share her feelings with or to cry too, this was not the only reason,
there were more, more than you can think or anyone could, because they were not
the one to lose their childhood, their dreams were not crashed under the feet
of this world, meaning by the people who called themselves as my relative, but
in reality they were the one to be blame for taking away everything of mine, my
own dad was not mine, his ignorance toward us was something that I couldn't
take it at that age when your every small to big wishes are fulfilled, you are
the life of your parents life and house, but nothing liked that happened with
us, instead was witnessed to seeing his caring side to those who was not even his
blood related, yet he was so caring and loving was something that made me hate
him. I know it's wrong to say and feel like this but then again it was not
fault to have felt like that at that age, but seeing him showering his love on
other always left me with a wanting of him showering his love on me and my
sister, but he never did, he never gave a thinking of how his this behavior was
effecting me and my brain. Though my sisters and brother let it go to all and everything but I couldn't make
myself let all this go. His ignorance toward us made me shut myself from the
outside world causing me to hate each and every person who was not my own,
those who called themselves my own people were the one to snatch my dreams, my
beliefs, my trust, instead they filled my heart with abhorrence toward
them and my own self for making me feel like this. And with time and life
passing, one incident after another incident took place in my life, where I saw
almost the same case as our house, but the only difference was that person
cared for his daughter/ son, yet he was mean and bad to his own wife. In every
other house I was met with someone who was just like this causing my hatred
toward them increase so much, I may be wrong in other people eyes to have this
much aversion toward the men, but then I am not the one to be blame for having
this view because till now I never met with someone from whom I could learn
that yes there are some men out in this world who are caring and loving, and
cares for your happiness, but by the time I could have seen this side of a
world I was pushed into those darkness where it was just me and my loneliness,
no communication was ever done from my side to any outside people because I
could no longer trust my own self, then forget about trusting some stranger. I
had let this life of mine play with me for long time, but not anymore, I
couldn't let someone play with this life anymore. I am scared, scared because I
don't know them, what they are from inside, they can show as much of being a
good and nice family from outside, but from inside how they are no one knows,
except themselves or the God. I can never trust my destiny because it always
gave me something else from what I want, it always gave me only pain, and this
time I won't let the destiny win. I will not let this destiny of mine to win
and be tied with him or anyone. That whole day I had kept myself locked in my
room, fearing to lose myself, I just can't lose myself anymore to anyone or for
anyone sake...
"Hi" I heard someone but then thought
I was illusion someone saying Hi to me as I walked along the road side of the
park, but then I heard it few time someone saying it from behind me, and as I
turned I was shocked beyond anything to see the person who was there sitting in
his jeep, and it was none other than the boy who had came to see my sister a
week ago and instead had asked from my hand. Not wanting to disrespect him I
meekly smiled at him, and started walking without answering back to his hi,
which I thought was given to him with that fake smile of mine, but I guess I
was wrong, he didn't had just came to say Hi, he had came to talk as I heard
him saying my name again and when I turned around I saw him walking toward my
way, ignoring him I still kept walking because I somewhere knew why he was
here, but still was hoping that it wasn't for that.
"Listen Mr. just
leave me alone" I yelled loosing the last string of my temper after
getting frustrated with him blocking my way as he kept his one hand in front.
"Not till I get
answer to my question" I heard him say, I rolled my eyes hearing him and
thought why was I even talking to him, I slightly moved away from him again and
continued my walked, but again he blocked my way as this time he himself came
in front of me, "Why are u doing this" I asked him seething in anger
with his behavior, as never in my life I was in a situation like this, having a
men at the age of maybe 23 or 25 follow me like this.
"I simply want
answer to my question, and I won't let you go until and unless I get my
answers" He said, and I felt his hand grasping my arms, and then within
the next minute I slapped him across his face pushing him as far away from me and
shouted "How dare you, how dare are u touch me" but once again he held my
arms while I stood struggling in his hand to let come out of his hold, but he
won't budge even a little. "What the hell do you want" I screamed,
feeling disgusted with his touch.
"Why did you
refuse to my proposal" He asked me as he made sure I looked in his eyes.
"Because I am not
interested in you, now that you got your answer leave me" I said gritting
my teeth.
"am I not worth you"
He asked as if his life was depended on me. I ignored his plea because I never
gave a dam to other feelings when I have none to feel and said "don't know
about you, but you surly don't want a girl like me"
"specific reason
to it, or is there someone else in your life" he asked bringing my anger
to its high peak and I pushed him with all my strength and again started to
walk, but then I felt a sharp pull and I went back twirling in to him crashing
with his hard rocked chest. I took a deep breath calming myself and looked at
him and said "you had asked me to give you the answer to your question and
when I have already given you the answer then why are you not leaving me"
"Because this is
not the answer to my question, I want to know the real and I mean the REAL reason
of your refusal" Hearing his question I looked up at him this time not in
anger, but feeling sorry for him to have even thought of this proposal. I knew
there was no point of talking to him, so I just removed his hands off of me and
stepped back taking few steps and said "I don't think I need to give any
explanation to you for anything" with that saying I turned and started
walking, but stopped as I heard him say "if you think that this is some
kind of a day infatuation then it's not, I love you not since I saw you the
other day at you house, but since college days, you probably never saw me in
those two years of our college day, but I waited, I waited every day for you to
come to college, and even after my college years I used to come to college just
to see u, hiding behind the entrance door, my friends always told me to go and
talk to you but I never got the courage to come in front of you and talk as I
had seen you always alone, no friends, not even a girl as your friend, which
always made me take a step back thinking how will you react, fearing your
refusal, thinking will you believe in my love or not, trust me Muskan my love
for you is not just one day love, but its years love, there are so many girls
trying to woo me but the only person who was able to be in this heart from
years and years was you and only you. You without trying to woo me, or anything,
your simplicity, your honesty, your being independent, reserved person,
everything attracted me toward you and soon it turned into love, trust me Muskan I never was interested in
marrying your sister, I was their only for my mom sake, who wanted to see me
married, just for her sake I had agreed to marry anyone and so only after these
years of waits I had to agree, but in my heart, my soul, in everything of mine
its only you that is, everything of mine belongs to you not from today but
since the day I had fallen in love with you Muskan"
To be Continued...
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