Chapter 92: chapter 92

Mom said sarcastically, “I know how much hard labour you are putting in the fields to meet our two square meals!”Frustrated, I said in a low voice, “Mom…”She mumbled, “Day and night he is talking to girls and he is saying he is very much tired!” I understood what my mom said but I said to myself, “I don’t know why moms don’t change. Why are moms like that? Huh! Sometimes I feel like hell when my mom utters such words! I don’t know what will happen after my marriage if my mom doesn’t change her habit.”I ignored what my mom said and opened my personal almirah and took out the book I wanted to read. It was a self help book. I thought, “It’s really very beautiful to read a good book early in the morning. And if a cup of tea also comes then it makes us feel like heaven!”I went on reading the book up to 10 a.m. then I heard someone knocking at the door. I opened the door and a young lady appeared to be married along with an old lady entered my house. I greeted them and allowed them in. I called my mom, “Mom, there is someone to meet you.”Mom - Who has come?Aman - See yourself, mom. I don’t know who they are. She walked up to them and said smilingly, “Welcome, welcome! How come today you entered our house?”The old lady said, “I thought let’s meet today. It has been long since we met!”Mom - That’s a pretty good thought. Aman, don’t you know who are they?Aman - No, I don’t know. I thought, “How can I know? I have never seen them before.”Mom - She is my college friend, Sumitra.  Aman - Oh wow! That’s great. I thought, “My mom never told me about her friend Sumitra. Anyhow, I have to show some excitement to add some flavour to the situation. Hehe!”Aman - Aunty ji, my mom talks about you a lot. Sumitra - Oh really? Aman - Yes, aunty ji. My mom looked at me and smiled. Perhaps, she thought, when did she tell me about her? I ignored her glance and focussed on them. My mom asked Sumitra, looking towards the young lady who came along with her, “Who is she?”Sumitra - Her name is Anna and she is my daughter-in-law. My mom - Aww, how beautiful she is!Sumitra - Yes, she is very beautiful. Anna smiled and lowered her eyes. But she appeared to be a confident girl. Lowering her eyes showed that she was a decent woman too. I was noticing both of them. Then my mom asked me to bring water for them. I went to the kitchen, filled three glasses of water and offered to all of them. Before I could sit and listen to them, my mom asked me to prepare three cups of tea. I went to the kitchen, made tea and served them with yummy biscuits. My mom asked me, “Do you know who are they?”Aman - Yeah, she is your college friend, Sumitra. My mom - They are also something more than that. Aman - Means. My mom - Do you remember Shabina in your college?I thought for a while, “Hmm… Yeah, there was a girl named Shabina in my college. She was a good girl.”My mom - Sumitra is her mom. Aman - What? My mom - Yes, she is her mom. Aman - Oh wow! That’s good. Anna said to my mom bluntly, her eyes were towards my mom but she wanted me to listen, “Aunty ji, I want to tell you frankly without any hesitation that Shabina likes Aman. She knows him very well as both of them were in the same class. And she herself asked me to visit your home and ask about marriage.”My eyes widened a bit as I was surprised. I thought, “Obviously, she loves me. That’s why she sent her parents to my home. I never knew she loved me when I was in college!”Anna - At first, we were looking for a mediator who can ask you about marriage, we also found one. But he was taking a lot of time. Many days passed but he didn’t even visit your house. Then I thought, why should we rely on the mediator? We should not waste time as it’s the question of the life of our daughter. I asked my mother-in-law to visit your house directly without wasting any time. She agreed and that’s why we are here. I was impressed by their direct and frank approach. My mom also praised their very humble approach saying, “That’s the best way to approach a boy’s family, I guess. There should be no ego issues for such a thing. One family should approach another family and the other family like their proposal, then they can proceed ahead, else they can turn down their proposal very politely. In this process, there will be no wastage of time. And one must not feel bad about the results even if the results turn out to be a bit negative.”Anna - Absolutely correct, aunty ji. I also said, “I also really appreciate your approach. It’s the true educational approach. I really loved it!”Sumitra and Anna smiled at me. Anna gave her mobile phone to my mom and said, “These are the pictures of Shabina.”My mom gave her mobile to me and said to me, “You can see her pictures. See if that girl is the one who studied in your college?”I knew she asked me a very silly question and she herself knew it well. She just wanted me to see her pictures. I fulfilled the formality and saw her pictures. It was her. Anna - So, we have said whatever we wanted to say. Now, you can ask your questions, you have in your mind. My mom - By the way, what does Shabina do? Anna - She has done M.A.My mom - I mean professionally, what does she do?(It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)