Chapter 28: chapter 28

Aman – Yeah, you are a good girl. Deepika – But this good girl was cheated. Out of anxiety, my eyes got widened, “Cheated?”Deepika – Yes. Aman – Who cheated you? Deepika – Oh, you don’t know. I am very sorry, I forgot you tell you that I am a divorcee. I was shocked to hear that, “What? You are a divorcee!”Deepika – Yes. Aman – But in your profile, you have written that you are unmarried.Deepika – Actually, I forgot to update it. And I also forgot to tell you. Aman – Oh! Deepika – Does it make a difference to you if I am a divorcee. Aman – No, no. It’s not like that. But I thought you were unmarried. Deepika – Do you think an unmarried girl and a divorcee girl are different? Is a divorcee girl not human? Aman – No, no, Deepika. Nothing like that. I thought within my mind, “All points are negative in her. First, she doesn’t have a good degree. Second, she is jobless. Third, she doesn’t even want to work after marriage. Fourth, her father is in jail. I don’t know anything about him what the hell he did. And the fifth negative point is that she is also a divorcee! Is there any positive point in her?”Deepika – I was cheated. The boy’s family cheated me! I was innocent. If I am a divorcee then it’s not my fault. It’s my husband and his family fault. Aman – By the way, what happened with you?  She took a deep breath, took her time and then she said, “My marriage was an arranged marriage. I saw the boy just for about twenty minutes when he and his family came to see me. I didn’t know anything about him and his family. My family talked to his family and both families liked each other. I just gave my passive consent for marriage to my family since my family wanted that marriage. But after marriage... mar...”She was trying to say but her emotions overpowered her. I tried to console her, “Hey, hey, don’t worry. Now, everything is over. Relax. If you don’t feel comfortable to say all this, then you can leave.”Deepika – No, no. I want to say everything to you. I don’t want to hide anything from you. You should know about me each and everything before our marriage.Aman – Hmm... Okay, if you feel like telling me, then you can tell me otherwise it’s fine. Deepika – No, no. I want to tell you. After I got married with him, I came to know that he is not mentally sane!Aman – What! Deepika – Yeah, he was not mentally sane! You know what on the first day of marriage, he purchased candies for me and he gave me candies and slept on the couch! I thought what kind of man he is. He didn’t even touch me!Aman – Oh! Deepika – I ignored our first night of our marriage. But again, on the next day he did the same. And on the third day, he did a very strange thing and I got scared!Aman – What did he do? Deepika – He started putting mustard oil on the bed and he said to me that he wanted to make the bed soft!Aman – With mustard oil?Deepika – He was half mad! But still, I was managing to live in that house. But one day....She started sobbing. I again tried to console her, “Hey, calm down. Please don’t cry. I am again telling you if you don’t feel comfortable, don’t tell me. Forget it.”Deepika – No, no. I want to tell you the whole reality otherwise after marriage, this reality will create problems for us. I didn’t say anything. I just said, “Hmm...”Deepika – But one day, in the night, at about 1 a.m., I was alone in my bedroom and my husband was sleeping with his mom. My husband’s younger brother came to my room and tried to force himself over me! I said, “What the hell are you doing!” You know what he said. Aman – Hmm...Deepika – He said to me, “You know your husband is not sane. If you want to be a mother then you have to sleep with me. Without me, you can’t have a family.” I felt intolerably bad! I pushed him to the ground opened the door and left their house in the midnight!Aman – Oh, no! It’s very horrible!Deepika – Yeah, it was very horrendous for me! How can I stay even for a second in that home? I just ran away, left that house never to go back. Aman – Oh gosh! Your story is really very tragic!Deepika – Yeah. That’s why, now I am looking for a boy myself. Now, I don’t want to go for arrange marriage again. Aman – You are really a very brave girl. Deepika – Well, that’s all about me. I don’t know what you will think about me after knowing all this, but I just wanted to tell you the truth that I already told. Aman – I am just thinking that you are a very brave girl. You have put up with towering difficulties of life. Hats off for your courage! I will pray to God to fill your future life with happiness and gaiety. Deepika – Thanks. So, that was all about me. Now, please let me know if you want to proceed ahead. Aman – Yeah, sure. I will let you know. Deepika – When?Aman – I guess by tomorrow evening. Deepika – Okay, let me know. I will come with my family to your home. Aman – Yeah, that will be great. I thought, “You don’t have even a single good point. Why should I invite you and your family to my house?”Deepika – Okay, then bye. Nice talking to you. I will be waiting for your reply.Aman – Okay, bye. Take care. She hung up the phone. I said to myself, “Uff! long talk.” I checked the time and I found that we talked for about seven hours at a stretch!  I was clear about the decision for her. My answer was clear no. (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)