:Cure me with your Love:
Part 19
Mini and Neil were in balcony contemplating what dadaji had just said. āMarriageā¦really? Duniya kaha ki kaha pahuch gayiā¦aajkal log live in mein rehte hain lekin Nahiā¦..hamara bina shadi ke ek hi ghar mein rehna paap haiā¦dadu ye kis zamane ki baat kar rahe hain?āsaid Mini irritated with dadajiās suggestion. āI told you, ye toh hona hi thaā¦Donāt worry. Everything is going to be alright. What if I cant stay with you here. I am not far away. I already come to meet Arya daily. Weāll spend some time together then.ā Neil tried to pacify her. āYes, but that time is for Arya. I have seen how she keeps you engage all the time. What about me? You said that we cant be close in the restaurant now dadaji is not allowing you to stay hereā¦.how am I supposed to get you all to myself..when and where?ā said Mini as she raised her hands in frustration. Neil came towards her and hugged her from back side, āDonāt worry. You are over thinking. Its not that difficult. Weāll manage some how.ā Said Neil as he kissed on her forehead. At the same time dadaji arrived there and cleared his throat loudly to catch their attention. Mini and Neil parted quickly and looked at him. ākya ho raha tha yaha?ā dadaji asked Neil. āNothingā¦nothing dadajiā¦.we were just discussingā¦.āNeil stammered but couldnāt complete as dadaji said, āI can see whats going on. Discussion to dur se bhi ho sakta haiā¦itne paas khade hone ki kya jarurat hai?āNeil immediately shifted atleast two feet away from Mini. Mini just gaped at dadaji for his rude interruption. They waited there sometime for him to leave but he opened the magazine and sat down on the chair in front of them and acted as if he was busy in reading. Mini couldnāt believe he is actually keeping watch on them. She tried to say something but then decided against it as she didnāt want to fight with dadaji right now.
She took Neilās hand and said loudly to make sure that dadaji would hear it, āThere is so much disturbance here. Come Neil weāll go to my room for privacy.ā Mini quickly led him to her room and locked the door from inside while Neil laughed at her antics. āWhat is this Mini? Atleast open the door..kahi bechare dadu ko heart attack na aa jayeā,said Neil while laughing hard. āDonāt ask me anything. Did you see what he was doing? He was spying on us. And thatās what he is going to do. Even if you come here na he will always be watching us like hawk.ā Said Mini angrily as she didnāt understood when finally everything was alright between her and Neil why the whole wide world is conspiring to keep them separate. Soon dadaji was banging the door and shouting from outside to open the door. Neil went to open the door but Mini held his hand and stopped him, āLet it beā¦.sochne do unhe jobhi sochna haiā said Mini. Neil laughed at her again, āStop being a childā. Neil opened the door and dadaji barged in with Biji, āSee whats going here. This boy is a bad influence on our Mini. Our Mini never used to disobey us before.ā Said Dadaji to Biji while glaring at Neil. Neil gulped hard looking at angry dadaji. ādadaji, what is this? why you are so hell bent to fix our marriage?ā asked Mini unable to control her temper. āWhy I am hell bent on it you asked? Why shouldnāt I? When you two like each other then what is the problem in marriage?Asked dadaji.
āDadu We are still young for marriage specially Mini and top of that right now she has lot of things going onā¦restaurant..Aryaās responsibility. At this time marriage is not a right decision to take.ā Neil tried to explain. āDonāt give me excuses. I have seen enough world to know all that. There is no āright timeā for marriage. You children these daysā¦you never understand these thingsā dadaji gave his point of view. āAnd Mini, you better behave. How could you lock the door on my face? if you are going to pull of any such stunt again then I will stop him from visiting this house.ā Dadaji warned. āBiji, at least you help us. Donāt you trust us?āasked Mini knowing that only Biji can take them out from this mess. āMini beta,Mujhe tumhari aur Neil ki Jodi pasand hai aur tum dono par trust bhi hai Par is mamle mein mujhse koi help ki ummeed mat rakho. Whatever you dadu is saying is correct. Even if we trust you society wont trust you. They will raise questions on your relationship.ā Said Biji expressing her inability to help Mini. āOh come on Biji, again society and its never ending expectations. This society destroyed my motherās happiness and still you are worried about society. Now this society will tell us how to live our lifeā said Mini not believing after all these years its society for which her dadu Biji cares about. āMini, you are very brave from childhood. You were the rebellious kid of our family. Always stood up for yourself and your mother. Didnāt care about the world. But my dear, we are just old people. We didnāt have courage to fight against society either earlier nor we have it now. We wont be able to bear it if they point fingure on your character. And besides that you two like each other sooner or later you will get married so why not now.ā Biji explained her point of view.
āBecause I am not ready for the marriage Biji, not yet. I have the responsibility of restaurant and also Arya.I still have to learn to make a balance between the two. Then there are my dreams and I am also not at that emotional stage right now where I can think about marriage.ā Mini tried to explained her situation. āMini, this is your house. You have the full right to decide who will live here with you and who will not. What I am saying about marriage is also not binding upon you. We said that to you because we think that you respect us. If you want to disrespect us than you can invite him here without getting married we will somehow explain to our hearts that we are not important in your lifeā said dadaji as he played the emotional blackmail card. Mini couldnāt argue after that point. She just left from there in frustration followed by Neil.
āMini, stop. Where are you going just calm downā Neil stopped Mini. "If you ask me, I donāt really have any objection to marriage but I am saying no because I know you are not ready for it. what are you going throughā¦I can understand. And I am ready to wait until you are sure about it.our relationship is of utmost importance to me and I donāt want to ruin it at any costā said Neil lovingly cupping her face in his hands. āI know Neil, but If he is not going to allow you here and we will not get any privacy in restaurant also then..how this is going to workā¦you know when we broke upā¦that time was so difficult for me. You were there in front of me all the time but I couldnāt reach you, I couldnāt talk to you freely, I couldnāt hug youā¦that was killing me. It was nightmare and I donāt want to go through it again.ā Said Mini as she shivered remembering the lonely nights and days during their breakup. Neil hugged her and consoled her, āDonāt think too much. We will find some way. We will make this work ok.ā āNeilā¦I need you by my sideā¦I donāt want to be alone againā¦Please make them understandā¦I donāt want to be away from youā Mini cried in his arms. He tried to console her, āplease stop crying love. You know I cant see you like this. Have some patience. This is not the end of the world. Many couples sustain their relationship like this infact many couples successfully maintain long distance relationship also. Our problem is nothing in front of that. There is no big deal. We can survive through it.āMini nodded to him still crying. Neil wiped her tears and just as he was going to kiss her dadaji again emerged from nowhere and startled them. Both of them quickly jumped away from each other. āThisā¦this behavior will not be allowed in my presenceā dadu threatened Neil. āI was justā¦.just..consoling herā Neil stammered. āHum sab log kya mar gaye hain jo Mini ko sahara nahi de sakteādadaji asked sarcastically. Before he could say anything in his defense dadaji asked him to go back to his house as he felt he had given enough time to them to talk. Mini also went quietly to her room as she knew there is no point of discussion left with dadu.He wont understand her.
Mini became busy in her regular routine though she was visibly upset. Arya was upset too knowing that Neil wont be shifting with them anytime soon. She asked Mini about what all the elders were talking. Mini first thought to avoid her question as she was so little to understand all the complexities but then she remembered their promise to share everything. She told Arya that she liked Neil and since their fight was over she wanted him to shift here again but dadu and Biji feel that they have to get married to live together again in this house. Arya was both happy and surprised listening about her Veer Balikaās marriage with Neilā¦something that she always wanted. But then Mini told her that she is not going to marry him soon as she needs some time. Arya became sad after that but she thought at least her Veer Balika considered marriage with Neil in future. For now this was enough for her. A hope that some day she will live her life with Neil and Veer Balika like a family.
Two month passed like this. Mini became accustomed to this new arrangement where she and Neil talked on phone at night and sometimes used to go on dinner dates. Neither Mini nor Neil was fond of going out on dates as it was nothing in comparison to the comfort of their home. Phone talks also were not as half assuaging as their balcony talks but for them something was better than nothing. Neil was worried over Miniās changed behavior. She was either angry and cranky all the time or sounded upset over phone whenever they talked. knowing that both of them becoming sexually frustrated he didnāt thought that Miniās changed behavior waa cause of concern but when she visibly become more upset and displayed lack of attention in work also Neil become worried.
He discussed with Naeem bi about Mini. āI donāt know Naeem bi what is happening to her. she was used to be this ideal independent strong girl for me and now she just seems like a emotionally weak and needy girl.ā Said Neil concerned about Mini. āThis happens sometimes. Even strong people needs support in life and donāt forget she is in love with youā Naeem bi told him guessing Miniās problem. āBut she never faltered in her life even in the most difficult situation then why now?ā asked Neil confused.āSee there is a limit to everyoneās strength. Before you she was all alone she knew she cant afford to break down but now you are there to support her and she knows it. May be she is tired of fighting alone. Neil continued further, āYou know I thought my love will make her even more strong. I donāt want to become her weakness. I want to be her strength.I know that she is not ready for the marriage if she succumbs to this pressure and say yes to our marriage now then I am afraid in future she might regret it.ā āI know what you are saying is right but sometimes to salvage the present situation we have to take the risk of future.ā Naeem bi concluded in one line.
Another few days passed. Mini became more silent. Except the time she was with Arya she didnāt talk to anyone at home much. Dadaji also noticed these changes and he was feeling guilty to put her through so much pressure but he was adamant on his stand of getting them married. Mini was working like maniac for restaurant to keep her mind occupied.From some days she was behind a high profile corporate dinner deal. She was following it up day and night investing all her energies and was expecting a call from them when they rejected her sighting the reason that she didnāt send the confirmation mail to them. She just couldnāt believe how she could forget that. How could she be so careless. That was her breaking point. She was angry with herself for lack of concentration on work. she called Neil and asked him to come immediately. Neil went there and she took him to her room ignoring dadajiās warnings. She locked the room from inside.
āNeil, I cant take it anymore. Lets just get married.ā She said with finality. āMiniā¦just thinkā¦āNeil tried to say but she cut him between, āI donāt want to think anythingā¦All I could think is you alwaysā¦I cant concentrate..I cant workā¦I need you. Thatās it.ā Mini said not wanting to discuss anything. āMini, calm down. Think rationally, I know you are missing me but you are making a decision on emotional impulseā Neil again tried to reason. āI donāt know anythingā¦damn! I cant even think straight without youā¦if you love me Neil then please say yes.ā Mini cried as she pleaded him. Neil saw her he hated when she cried. He cant see her so broken. But he knew she is saying that on emotional impulse. Then Naeem biās words rang in his mind, āsometimes to salvage the present situation we have to take the risk of futureā and he took a deep breath, āIf thatās the only thing you want then you will get it. lets get married.ā Neil said smiled at her. Mini screamed in joy and excitedly hugged him making him stagger backwards. he lost his balance and fell on bed with Mini on top on him. he tried to get off from the bed but Mini pushed him down kissing him soundly on the lips.
to be continued...
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