Arjun's POV~
Soon the party marked its conclusion, much to Nirmal's disappointment and my relief.
"I enjoyed this day a lot!!!" Nirmal screamed with excitement.
Of course, you did. Annu is your best friend and maybe both of you will marry each other and have nice kids while I will be rolling my eyes at some gold-digger. Ahh, Annu.
How can someone's body and tongue be so hot and her heart so warm? God! Anu is one in googolplex( a very very giant number).
Ohh God why? Why did Nirmal enjoy his soirée I was stuck with a woman whose life motto was ' CATCH SNATCH AND LATCH' aka Ms. Saumya. If she finds a catch, she does snatch it and eventually latches on it.
Let's neutralize the bitterness in my heart with the bitterness of alcohol.
Inner Mind: So now you are officially a Devdas.
This Devdas will get his Paro..I mean Anu.
He left for some drinks at a bar with his so-called 'friends' while Meera said her farewell and left with her dad and mom.
Shah's family's car ride was filled with -"Nirmal was sparkling! Annu was glowing! And Arjun was blushing!",
" I even did a Shinchan dance with Nirmal!" Meera gushed about her new friends to her parents filling them with every single detail.
While Meera was busy rambling about her soirée experience, Naina shah looked concernedly towards her spouse who in turn was looking towards Meera and earnestly listening to her every useless yet precious word. He wanted to cherish these moments before they became mere memories of her.
At last, they reached their destination, their home but still, Meera's recountings never ceased.
"Ahhh!I had the time of my life this evening!" Meera squealed while laying on the sofa. She switched her eyes off and her mouth on showcasing her toothy smile. Indeed she had a gala time at this party. She even made two new especially genuine friends.
"Meera, we need to talk about something."Neeravan Shah said while sitting beside Meera.
"Hmm tell..." Meera said, still with her eyes turned off and imagination turned on. She started reconstructing the happenings of the evening she had witnessed.
"We saw you were dancing with Arnav! You both were looking so good together!" Naina Shah said while entering the scene.
"Certainly! I was his dance partner. Just my presence can light up the sky, he is sure to get illuminated by my shine! HAHAHAHA"
"Aww! But Arnav danced well don't you think?" Naina Shah replied.
"Well, I was so busy bearing his coquettish rants that I didn't notice his dance. Anyway, there wasn't anything special about him." Meera snapped.
"Umm Meera..." Neeravan Shah hesitated.
"What happened? Oh acha! If you have a problem with my behavior with him? Then You will have a problem! Hehe! Just kidding! I will try talking nicely with him now. Ok? He and I have always been like this." She again commented.
"Meera... The CEO, told us something today... And he has asked for your consent. Umm, You see? We have seen you both grow up together in from of our eyes! You both certainly complement each other so well! And looking at both of you dancing today, he h-had an I-Idea. You see?" Neeravan Shah elaborated.
Meera's expression changed from a casual one to a solemn one. She intently stared at her dad and signaled him to go on. She didn't like the direction in which this was going in.
"So he asked whether you were ready to-to marry Arnav? I mean in the future. We can set you both up and you both can start, what do you call it, dating." Neeravan Shah said with a little weariness.
"WHAT?! I.AM.18.YEARS.OLD!"
"We under-rstan-nd Beta! But still... We were betrothed when we were kids...We got engaged when we turned 19. And it has been going very well Beta... We just thought that-"
"YOU THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DO THE SAME MISTAKE YOU DID!! YOU ARE-ARE SUPPOSED TO RAISE ME WHILE UNDER-RSTANDING WHAT WAS DONE WRONG WITH YOU AND-AND-AND DOING THAT RIGHT WITH ME AND BHAI! NOT MAKING THEM DO THE SAME!"
"When did we say that THIS was a mistake? We consented and then married. And trust me, I LOVE YOUR MOTHER." Neeravan shah said confidently this time.
"WELL FINE THEN! LET US FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS! FINE! I WILL MARRY THAT SELF-ABSORBED ARNAV! FINE? I JUST UGHH! ..Guys he is my friend. Just friend. period."
"We never forced you! We have given you the choice! My parents didn't even bother with my opinion when I was supposed to marry whereas in your case your decision matters!" Naina Shah interrupted in between.
"My parents just told me about this guy! And the next thing I know my relationship status changed that too not on Facebook or something but directly my impending marital status was written on wedding cards. It's my luck, it was your dad!"She yelled. This was one of the rare times when Naina Shah yelled and whenever she did storms broke in which no meteorological center could predict.
This is the mere nature of the Shahs here. The car ride was then silent until they reached their home.
"FINE! YOU GIVE ME A CHOICE?! I REJECT IT! FINE!?" Meera yelled at the top of her voice.
"OK calm down! Give it a thought befokicking itick!" Neeeravan Shah said.
Meera just exhaled and went away to her room.
There were very few times when Meera used to behave like this.
She was always the fun-loving girl yet obedient. But this time, it was a matter of love...
*time skip*
"I am so bad! I am such a bad parent Neeravan!" Naina shah cried in the arms of her only pillar.
"Calm down... I agree that we gave up our patience too fast. We did wrong but our intentions were pure." Neeravan pacified her wife and himself too.
"What do you mean?"
"You and I both have always wanted that our clumsy little girl gets a nice house...and she settles really nice. Arnav is a great guy and my insecurities are if I know she is going to be with him. She is an antique piece, and I know that you are afraid that she won't be welcomed as usual girls are, just like you. And the house in which is welcomed right now will embrace her as she is. You want the best for her. And that's why you wanted that she to be settled in that house." He said while embracing the clumsy old treasure in his arms.
"But still... She is so small Nee. Should I go now? to her? Or should I give her space?" She asked.
"my antique piece, you can go to her any time you want. This question is baseless."
She smiled and both of them went to Meera's room.
They were surprised as they heard her sobbing instead of venting out her anger on non-living objects.
From her psychological preachy viewpoint, She used to say-
Breaking things might get messy but it provides an ominous relief as you realize after shattering the objects that your heart is not the only thing shattered.
The couple knocked on the door softly and then a voice not a stern one, but a soft and messy one said to come in.
"Beta I am so sorry. I guess I just wantetoo-" Naina shah was cut in between by her red-eyed daughter.
"It is not you. It is me. It is me who is complicated. It is me who is clumsy. It is me who likes her brother's crush's best friend..." Meera said and rolled down the bed with her head in her palms just like the tear that strolled down her cheek.
"What?" Her parents asked in unison.
"Yes... I like Nirmal...Not just a teeny tiny crush, but a big one. I understand that you both wanted that your alien gets a nice space where she is appreciated not made fun of. But I can't go there where my heart deflects... I need a weirdo Like me... Not a formal one like Arnav...(laughs)"
"I am very hopeless. Very very very very bad. Aren't I?" She asked while sobbing.
"No dear. Feelings for one don't mean that you are a bad person. Although the person that you have chosen is...umm.. okayish. All I am saying is you can do better!" Neeravan Shah said while smiling.
Meera looked at him and then finally smiled.
"Daddy-"
"No need to say anything! Now come on up here! Who wants to go to BIG HUG LAND? COME HERE!" He said playfully. It was a thing of the Shahs. Whenever a fight occurred or any problem came upon them, big hugs were the way to go!
"Ugh! Your sleeve stinks!" Meera said.
"Hey!"
Three of them started laughing.
*after an eternity of big hugging*
"Well... I think I am going to call it a night now..." Meera said while yawning.
"Yea... I'M sleepy too!" Neeravan Shah said while fist-bumping Meera, who then got hit in the knuckles by the younger one.
"Oww!"
Every Shah member slept with peace except one.
Arjun was in a grave situation. He was so confused... He was in dilemma. The irony is we have a dilemma when we can't choose and here Arjun has no choice. He has to do this against Anu but it is for Anu.
Yolo guys! Sumo and Muso here! Well... We know that you are awaiting the twist so badly... So... we will bring that twist in the next chapter! Stay tuned! And regularly take BIG HUGS!
if you can't get them... We are right here!
Sending BIG BIG BIG hugs to you. Thank you so much for your love!
Kabhi alvida an kehnaa
(Rought translation:
Never say Goodbye again)
Anyway, we don't need a goodbye... we gonna meet soon;)