Oh. I sighed again by looking at sky. Hello folks, I am 28 year old, my name is shreya, female in Gujrat, India. I was so happy few minutes ago, as I took long not used short leave from my office to go on shopping to mall ( alone - know me I am highly independent woman, I am strong, I can go alone and enjoy myself anywhere (TBH- I am alone as hell and not admitting because of hardworking/ principles abided nature, and proud of self made successful person, even mediocre I can afford myself, high self-respect attitude.)) I was just checking out new jeans to buy and my phone rang.( Let me flex here too, well I bought new iPhone latest version with beautiful cover, teddy on it, you can fold and open- in case you want to watch late night series- and that is so adorable, so cuteeee). And my mom said
Mom- "Shreya ... where you beta ?"
Shreya-" I told you yesterday, I wanted to buy jeans so I took short leave and I am here at mall, I will do some other shopping, and will reach home by 7.30. Don't worry mom, don't cook anything. I will help you.
( Well, my mom is aged, I am youngest one. I have one elder sister and one elder brother. Both married. Brother just got seperated from us as his family getting big. My nephew is 7 years old. My family is normal average family just like any other family. My father is retired govt. Officer, my mom is house wife. My elder sister helps his husband in business ( Furniture, interior design etc). Elder brother is professor in medical College, same goes to my sister in law. And both siblings marrige are arranged. They all are happy and in couples. I am here remaining one. So the pressure of marriage you can guess.)
Mom- Buy yourself a nice kurta, my baccha, choose nice colours like pink/ green / yellow ok ...?
Shreya- Mom, I already had bunch of clothes in ethnic...why you say this all time ??
Mom- Don't get irritated my baccha, tomorrow is Sunday right ...you didn't forget right?
Shreya- What ...( I thought... Sunday is happy day...I might go chill out with friends, I will go to play badminton, what other plans I might not remember?) What not to forget mom? ( I got anxious, I hate when I forget little details)
Mom- Oh you little, what will she do when she will go to her sasural, ( mom got irritated) groom's family is coming tomorrow...you forgot...?
Shreya- whatttt?? Again ( I almost shouted in phone but I just controlled myself)
Mom - How forgetful one can be ? You yourself said yes.. call them this weekend... Now prepare yourself... whatever you need to do ...do and we all will prepare at home... Ok ...
( I imagine the level of preparation, for your information last I met someone face to face was six months ago... We didn't clicked, but our family did...new sofa cover, crockery set, intensive cleaning, all member of my family present, all excited- in the end nobody liked the boy and then I strictly informed them, not to invite home anybody without confirming looks in person. You all will dislike that he's not upto mark for me. Btw boy was good but way immature than me. After that I just dodged all new rishtas with so many excuses, height issue, beard issue, astrologically not matched, oh he's drinking, oh he's non-vegetarian (we are Brahmin) , don't want to relocate other city, I have good job here, numerous excuses. But come to present - Tanmay is exception, he's father is friend of my father same govt job circle, but more than that he was my classmate upto 12th class. I don't know why he's into arranged marriage thing even. So out of curiosity I said yes. That man is ...indeed interesting. But oh god I need to prepare. I sighed again.