chapter 14

"Isn't that too early?" Sanjay's elder sister Vani asked him sipping coffee."I don't know..." Sanjay frowned at Vani and her husband Anand."Wow..it's so beautiful" She spoke tracing the ring with her finger.Sanjay didn't want her to tell about Bhumi, but this ring is a culprit.He couldn't hide things from them.Vani found the ring and questioned him for three hours, finally, he succumbed to defeat."How does she look, I want to see her" She smiled at him cheekily.She is still a kid, Sanjay couldn't stop adoring her childishness.Sanjay showed her a picture of Bhumi on his cell phone,"Wow...She is so cute" She continued the same cheeky smile.Sanjay quickly grabbed the phone from her hands."How are you all? Mom, Dad, Neeraj? Is everything okay there?" She asked holding his hand, sitting beside him."All are super fine, But Mom and Dad are constantly pestering me about my marriage." He complained like a kid."You know, even Neeraj is after me."He kept a grumpy face."It's high time Sanjay, you can't deny it." She slumped her shoulders said in a serious tone.He too knows it, how much time? how many years? He needs to answer their questions one day."I wanted to talk about it with you so badly, you don't have any idea what's dad just planning?" Sanjay is controlling his rage this time.How could his father fix his marriage with Prakriti?That B*tch?It took two days for Sanjay to talk to his father normally."What did he do?"She suppressed her laugh, yet she knows what is her father capable of."What?" Her words irked him truly."Sorry" She mumbled and looked at him, patting his hand gently."He fixed my marriage with a girl called Prakriti without my consent."He stood up."Opho" Anand sighed."He introduced her as a singer and asked me to meet her once and consider her voice for a contract.""We even did meet once""Later I learned about his motto, intentions""Why is he like this?"He asked slumping his shoulders."I can't understand him Sanjay, not even a bit in these ten years." His brother in law Anand frowned.Vani and Anand are married for ten years and they have two beautiful kids.Though they got married with the approval of both their families, Vani's father didn't like his Son in law.If anyone asks what is the reason for his hatred ness, his father simply frowns at the question and avoids it.He didn't even answer his mother's question until today."He has this worst habit Sanjay." Vani is speaking her heart out."He makes an opinion and sticks to it whatever the situation may be, whoever the person it is.""He hates Anand for no particular reason, you know very well how he treats him."She closed her eyes for a second.This is the reason she doesn't visit her parents.She asks Sanjay and her mother to come to her house whenever she misses them.Thank god! Her father doesn't restrict them, if yes, it's tough for her to imagine the situation."It's so hard to convince him." His sister said the bitter truth."Now what to do?" Sanjay stood there glancing through the glass window shoving his hands in his pockets."Tell her the truth" Anand suggested.Sanjay shocked at his words and looked at him with a pale face."If not now, then never," He said patting his shoulders."Once he takes a decision, it impossible for us to convince dad""If you truly love her, then let her know it""We don't want dad to hurt you both""You are his son and you know him well, So just go and say it on his face."Vani rebuked, gave him a piece of mind.He looked at her sister, she looked a bit angry.Sanjay sat there thinking about their words."That's why I thought to propose her and wanted to know her answer."He mumbled."Why can't you just leave it, It didn't happen, ""Why are you worrying? Aren't you going to meet her again? Any time soon?" She looked away."It's not like that but..." Sanjay trailed off."What about her parents? We can talk to them? if she is interested."She thought for a second."She lost them, she has no one except a younger sibling" He spoke slowly."Oh my god! It looks so complicated."She said rubbing her forehead.She knows her dad well, he won't accept this, he and his rotten principles, his prejudiced mind will provoke him against Bhumi.Now she knows why Sanjay is much worried."I have an idea" Anand smiled."Don't say anything to your dad now, ask three months' time"He looked at them mischievously."Divert him""She is studying right?!" Vani interrupted."Let her complete her course, Let her give her first concert peacefully."Anand continued"Let her show what she is to the world, Then promulgate your feelings to your dad.""He can't say " no" outright.""She will no more a random 'x' ""Even then if he says no, just...." He snapped his finger, smirking at him."Yeah, It sounds good" Vani smiled."I think this is the only possible way we can convince dad." She is smiling."Did you say this to anyone?" Anand asked crouching his eyebrows."No one should be aware of it, especially your dad shouldn't learn this at any cost." He said with a grumpy face."No.......I didn't share my feelings even with Neeraj" Sanjay said slowly."That's great, ""It doesn't mean they will share this with dad but you know how particular your dad is?"."He can guess the things by simple phone call, a mere gesture" Vani explained.But Sanjay didn't think it will work.He can't decide actually.He felt he needs to share his feeling with Neeraj, Why does he think Neeraj is the only one who can help him.He wants to think about Anand's idea too, What if he keeps things secret for three months? Will it work?He is thinking about all the possibilities, pros, and cons of this idea.Still he couldn't decide anything.He is worried about his mother the most, He has that courage to walk away from the house if his father disapproves of his love.He can take care of Bhumi well, he has that capacity, he doesn't need a single penny from his dad.What all he wants is a "yes" from Bhumi.What would his mother do if he walks out of the home? His dad will show all his outrage on her, without mercy.So, he wants to deal with it smoothly.If not he has no choice, He sat there staring at the wall into the blankness.To be continuedPlease let me know how it is?Please vote and commentThank youTake care.