Chapter 25: chapter 25

Mom – Was it a yawn? Seriously?I smiled and said, “Yes, mom. It was a yawn. I knowingly made that sound. And I did it simply. Haha.”She frowned at me, didn’t say anything and went back to the kitchen. I quickly saved the mobile number of the girl named Deepika on my mobile phone and I found that she was active on whats app too. I was about to write her a message when I heard my mom’s voice, “Your breakfast is ready. Get ready to have it.”Then I gave up the idea of texting her. I thought, “If I text her now, she will reply to me. But then I won’t be able to send her replied since I have to have my breakfast. It’s better to text her after my breakfast.” I said to my mom, “I am coming, mom.”I quickly had my breakfast. Then I sent “Hi” on her whats app number. She immediately replied, “Hello. Do I know you?” I replied to her, “No, you don’t know about me exactly. You read only my profile on shaadikamaal.com. My name is Aman. I am twenty-five years old and I work as a government teacher.”Deepika – Oh yeah, you sent me a message and I replied to you. Aman – Yeah. I am the same. Deepika – You can call me directly if you want. Aman – Yeah, sure. It will become easy to talk. Deepika – Okay, call me then. I climbed the stairs and went on the terrace of my house. Obviously, I could not talk to a girl right before my mother. I called her. She picked up my call. Deepika said in a very sweet voice, “Hello, Aman how are you?”For a couple of seconds, I got stunned to hear her super sweet voice! I thought, “Here on the internet girls seem to be very sweet!”Deepika – Hello, are you there? Aman – Yeah, I am here. I am fine. How about you? Deepika – I am good. Aman – Hmm...Deepika – Hmm...It appeared as if we both didn’t know where to start our conversation from. Then I gathered some confidence and asked her, “So, what kind of boy are you looking for?”Deepika – Hmm... He must be very caring, very understanding. Aman – Hmm...Deepika - He must know how to take care of a girl. He must be respectful towards my parents also. Aman – Hmm...Deepika – Well, that’s all. And what kind of girl are you looking for? Aman – Almost the same things that you said. She should be understanding and caring. One thing I would like to add, I don’t want anything from a girl. I mean, I am not looking for any kind of dowry directly or indirectly.Deepika – Hmm... good. I am also not in favour of dowry or anything like that. You are a government teacher. Right? Aman – Yeah. Right? Deepika – How many family members are there in your house? Aman – Only two. Me and my mom. Deepika – Brothers or sisters? Aman – I have one brother but he is not living with us. He has his own house in another city and he is married. Deepika – Okay. And what do you expect from a girl? Aman – Means?Deepika – Do you want a working girl or a homemaker? Aman – Hmm... I have not decided that yet. I mean, it’s not of much importance for me. I thought, “Oh, I had to lie to her. I prefer working girl to a non-working girl but had I told her the truth, our conversation might have ended here. I don’t want to end this conversation here. I want to listen to girls and understand them and it’s the right opportunity.”Deepika – Good. Aman – So, do you want to work after marriage? Deepika – Actually, no. I thought, “Oh, I was right. Had I told her the truth, our conversation must have ended."Before, I could say anything, she abruptly said, “Actually, there is a reason why I don’t want to work after marriage.”Aman – Oh, what’s the reason? Deepika – Aman, you know after getting married, our responsibility increases a lot. We have to earn money and also have to take care of our family. If a wife stays at home and take care of her family and a husband goes out of the house and earn money, then the circle goes well. If both husband and wife go to work, then there is no one to take care of the children. I have seen such parents who go to their offices from nine to five and their children suffer a lot. I don’t want to see such a situation in my house. Aman – Hmm...good point. By the way, what have you done? Deepika – B.com.Aman – Only B.com.?Deepika – Yes. I have already told you that for a girl it’s better for her to take care of her family than to join any job. If I don’t have to do any job, then why should I waste my time and money on mere degrees.I thought, “Oh, that’s why she is giving foolish reasons. Actually, she doesn’t even have a good degree. I don’t think anyone may give her a good job. Moreover, from her thought process, it seems that she doesn’t even want to work. I guess, she neither can do any job nor has she any mind to do that.” Obviously, I was not going to show to her what I had in my mind.Aman – Yeah, your point is good. Deepika – Would you mind telling me your salary? I got confused. I didn’t know what to say now. Deepika – If you don’t want to disclose then it’s okay. But it’s a very important question for marriage. Aman – Yeah, I can understand. Deepika – Is it above thirty thousand? Aman – Hmm... yes. Deepika – Above forty? Aman – Hmm... yes. Deepika – Above fifty? Aman – No, no. Only fifty thousand per month, I will get after the completion of my probation period. Deepika – Hmm... good salary. Do you have your own house? I wondered, “Oh gosh! She is asking me everything. Should I tell her or not? I don’t know. If I don’t tell her then she may stop talking to me. I guess it’s better to tell her everything. Anyhow, I have not given my words yet that I will marry you. If I don’t feel like marrying her, I will say to her that I didn’t feel comfortable with you. I will say something like that. Or I will say, my parents are not agreeing. Yeah, it’s a good idea.”(It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)