"Why...do you have someone special in your heart??"
"Don't you know"
"If u had someone in your life.. I would have been the first person to know about him"
"Then why you asked such question??"
"Because you guys are thinking too much about some unnecessary things.... tell me what's your actual problem??"
"I am confused .. I mean that deal.. condition.. and that Arjun. I am not getting that how are these things related to each other.. Baba is also very tensed even though he is trying to present himself Ok but I know he is not at all fine...and that Arjun he is just a mystery man to me..how can we be together?? God I getting mad Raghav"...in frustration I held my head with palms.
"Relax gudiya .. getting frustrated is not the solution..have water.. you'll feel better"
He extended the glass of water and I gulped it .
"What about Badimaa and Dada??... what did they say??"
"They didn't talk to me yet but I secretly heard their conversation.
From day one Maa Baba has a good opinion about Arjun. He's a nice guy ..they appreciate him for his hardwork and dedication..he is like a good son to them .. since they know him well its quite natural for them to have a good opinion about him but this time both are having different opinions.. Baba feels it's a good proposal for both of us but the condition of his friend is creating a mess. He thinks that we should not be forced to get married and he won't let it happen as well".
"Badimaa??"
"Maa...she feels that Baba is taking everything in a negative way. She said why don't we all consider it as a positive sign of God to bring me and Arjun together...the deal and condition are just an excuse to make it possible..may be we are destined to be together..and the last part just Shaked my mind ..when two people are meant to be together nothing can keep them apart it's fate... Maa always finds positive in everything but this time it's not happening Raghav"
"But I think Badimaa is absolutely right gudiya"
"Seriously Raghav??"
"Ha baba I am very much serious..Ok let me explain you .. suppose this is just a normal marriage proposal..I mean to say keeping all the things aside the deal , condition, hospital, Baba's dream and whatever it may be.. if you get a marriage proposal from Arjun then what would be your answer??"
"Obviously it will be a big No... I think he is a psycho"
"On what basis you can say this??"
"He is an arrogant and egoistic type of person and he doesn't talk much" I replied irritatingly.
"Great ..from when you started judging people ?? said in a mocking way
"I am not judging anybody Raghav"
The next moment I was shocked to see his reaction. Suddenly he stood and slapping his palms on the table he shouted in a stern voice" yes you are miss Sonal". I can feel anger in his eyes like his blood is boiling. Running fingers through his hairs he walked to the side by railing.
I was completely numbed and I could cry at any moment of time. This is the first time Raghav is speaking to me in this way. I was like what's going on .. what did I do wrong...why the hell he is getting angry...my best friend is shouting on me because of that Arjun..you have to pay for this Mr Arjun.
But then I managed not to cry ... I walked to him and stood behind him facing his back
"Did I say anything wrong??"
He turned back "No gudiya ,it's not like you said something wrong but the way you are thinking about Arjun is definitely wrong. " He sounded a bit calm .
"Matlab"
"Just now whatever you spoke about Arjun are not your words instead those are of your loving brother Kartik...am I right??"
I nodded a yes.
"You don't have a proper opinion about Arjun. You know him only through the opinion of others and you are judging him on that basis only. Never judge someone on the opinion of others gudiya"
He continued "Tell me one thing .. have you met him before??"
"No"
"Have had a conversation with him??'
"No"
"You ever had a single word with him ?"
"No"
"Then how can say that he is weird arrogant and egoistic"
I remained silent because I had no answer for his questions.
" You are saying all this because it's others opinion about him. Why don't you consider your own opinion??"
"Because I don't have any Raghav" my voice was a little louder.
I realized that I am getting hyper but then I calmed down myself and continued " I have hardly seen him twice or thrice. The only thing I know about him is he likes black color alot because whenever I have seen him he wore black and he is always lost in his own world.. that's it"
There was complete silence for few seconds.
"So this is what you know about him??"
"Ha" my voice was pale this time.
"Why you said that he is always lost in his own world??"
"Because I can feel that"
"Everyone has their untold stories of pain that makes them love and live differently than we do gudiya. We don't know what it took for someone to wake up from the bed and face the day ....we never know the daily struggle of others. So stop judging .. instead try to understand him gudiya .. everything will be easy for you"
I didn't argue anymore because whatever Raghav said made sense. I am judging Arjun only on the opinion of others. We often judge people on too little information and this is where I was going wrong.
"Aren't your doubts cleared yet??"
"I need some time to think"
" Will do one thing ... once you meet Arjun..talk to him...try to understand each other ..then take your decision ...is it Ok??"
"Hmm"
"I think you are not convinced yet... listen gudiya.... I am not telling you to believe that Arjun is a good guy or I am taking his side or something else..all I want to say is don't believe in others opinions ... you don't believe me also .... you meet him... talk to him ... listen what your heart says about him and then make your decision....but do give him a chance to express himself"
He held my shoulders and continued
"Remember one thing gudiya... everything we hear is an opinion ,not a fact and everything we see is a perspective not the truth" he paused for sometime and continued..."so will you give him a chance to express himself??"
I simply nodded a yes.
"Shall we leave then??"
"Hmm"
We were on the way back to home and I was in no mood of talking anymore. I was busy in thinking about each and every word spoke by Raghav.
"Thinking about Arjun" he questioned
"How can you be so sure that Arjun is not that bad as I think??"
" we all work in the same field" was the answer I got but somewhere and somehow I was not satisfied with his answer.
"But Kartik" before I could finish my sentence he interrupted me
"Come on gudiya ..you know very well that Kartik himself is a short tempered guy. Some idiotic things might have happened between the two and your brother made a stupid opinion about Arjun and you blindly trusted him....pata nhi uski girlfriend use kaise jhelti hai"
I punched his arm and laughter occupied the car.
Soon we reached home. The car stopped at the gate.
"Raghav can I ask you one last question??" I asked looking at him
He signaled me to ask
"If someone asked you to describe Arjun in one line then what would be your answer??"
"I knew that you gonna ask this "
"So I guess your answer is also ready"
"The best person I have ever known in my life ....and I strongly believe that he will be the best person in your life too"
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