Chapter 37: chapter 37

The Next MorningI woke up and first of all, I sent messages to girls as I usually do and then I started waiting for their replies. At about 12 a.m., I received one reply. I immediately clicked on the girl’s profile whose name was Megha and her profile pic was beautiful.It read, “Megha is from a poor family. Her father is no more. She has two sisters and mom. This profile is created by her chacha ji (dad’s younger brother) and we are looking for simple marriage. No dowry will be provided.”I said to myself, “Oh! Her dad is no more. No problem. Even if she is a poor that’s not a problem for me. Let’s talk to her chacha ji. Let’s see what he says.”I clicked on the message and founder one mobile number. It was not written anywhere whose number was that. I called on the number. I heard a man’s voice from the other side. I guessed, “He must be her Chacha ji.”Chacha ji – Hello.Aman – Hi uncle, my name is Amanpreet Singh, a government teacher from Bathinda.Chacha ji – Oh, okay, okay, I got you. How are you, Aman?Aman – I am good, uncle. You say. Chacha ji – Have you read our profile properly? Aman – Yeah, uncle, I have read your profile properly. You have written over there that this girl is from a poor family and they can’t give anything in dowry. Chacha ji – Are you okay with it? Aman – Yes, I am okay with it. Chacha ji – Okay. My name is Rajneesh and professionally I am a doctor. Aman – Hmm...Rajneesh – And Megha is my brother’s daughter, who passed away. Aman – Hmm...Rajneesh – Actually, my brother was not a hardworking man. He saved nothing for his family. Her mom requested me that I should find good matches for her daughters. Yeah, I don’t know if you have read or not. Megha has two sisters too. I have to find them grooms. I have too much responsibility to shoulder. Not only, I have to find grooms for them and I also have to take care of their marriages and everything. Aman – Hmm...Rajneesh – You know Aman, you are also an adult, you can understand everything. Aman – Yeah. Rajneesh – See, Aman. I am their chacha ji (dad’s younger brother). So, all the responsibility of these three girls is dumped upon me. And you know, I have my family too. Now, what I am going to say is only between you and me. Aman – Alright. Rajneesh – As I told you the responsibility is dumped upon me as there is no one to take care of their marriages and all and as I told you I have my family too and as you know we can’t take care of anybody’s children. So, very frankly, I am saying to you, I want to spend as much less as possible. I hope you are getting my point. Aman – Yeah, I am getting you. Rajneesh – You are a government teacher. Your profile is good. And teachers are very understanding. Aman – Hmm... Uncle, I don’t have any problem if the girl is poor. But I just want to talk to the girl and I want to see if we are compatible with each other or not. Rajneesh – Don't worry about the girl. She is very nice. She will do everything what you want her to do. Don’t worry about that. Aman – No, uncle. It’s not only about obedience. If we talk to each other, we will come to know if we can understand each other or not. Without talking, I can’t reach any decision. Rajneesh – Hmm... so what exactly are you looking for in a girl? Aman – It's nothing like exactly. It’s about compatibility. It’s about comfort level that we feel while conversing with each other. Rajneesh – Hmm... there must be something that you are looking for. Aman – Can't I get some time to talk to the girl? Rajneesh – You can get. But I want to understand you a little bit more. Please try to express yourself more in detail. Aman – It's like she must be good in English. If not good then at least she must be speaking a little bit. Hmm...at least she should understand what I am saying. Actually, uncle I studied in Convent schools. I studied in English medium schools. Now, I can’t survive without English. I read english books, watch english programs and my mentality has become like that. And nobody can deny the fact that the best literature is available only in English. Rajneesh – Hmm...yeah, she can talk in English. It’s not like that she can’t understand English. Aman – I want to talk to her. Rajneesh – Okay, I will talk to her family first and will try to get some time. If they permit, I will let you know soon. Aman – Okay. Thanks, uncle. Rajneesh – Okay. Nice to talk to you son. He disconnected the call. I thought, “Oh my gosh! I can’t believe it’s how a chacha ji is finding a groom for his bhateeji (brother’s daughter) Her mom must be thinking that her devar (Husband’s younger brother, Rajneesh) must be trying his level best. And he (Rajneesh) is just looking for a boy who is ready to do a marriage in such a way that won’t become burden on him! This world is very selfish bro! Very selfish!”The Next Day at about 5 p.m.I was reclining on a couch and in front of me was LEDtv. My eyes were on the screen of the tv but my mind was somewhere else. It was wandering here and there in time and throwing glimpses on the girls I met on shaadikamaal app or say the parents I met on it. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. I looked at the phone. It was Paras’s call. I picked up his call. Aman – Hello Paras, how are you? Paras – I am fine Pal! You say. Aman – Me also okay okay. Paras – Only okay okay. Aman – Hehe, yeah. Paras – Don't worry. Now, your mood will not be okay okay anymore. I and Amit are coming to your house. (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)