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Love with gazetted officer part-5(last)
Hey readers this is the last part. I'm looking for your valuable comments..
I was sitting with Aruj's father on a bike and father was sitting with Ritesh. The roads were broken with paddy fields on both the sides. Aruj's father and me kept on talking for sometime. Then came place of religious pilgrimage. There was a man-made cave with gods and goddesses with a park beside that. I told them that I don't want to go inside the cave as I am on my periods. They still insisted me to get inside and Aruj' father said to come and see such a beautiful place it is you won't be able to see it again. I was bit surprised. But, atleast they were broad-minded in this matter of periods. I told to myself thank god. Still, I didn't went inside due to my own beliefs and ethics. Ritesh stood with me. My father went with Aruj's father. After clicking few photographs we were left in the hotel. I called Aruj and told him that your family was talking about dowry which is not possible for us. My father snatched the mobile from me and told him that he is ready to give 5 lakhs cash extra. It won't be possible for him to give more than this. Aruj was shocked. He told that he is not ready to take dowry. If there is any ritual then 1 rupee can be given each time that's it. After that he talked to his family.
Next day morning we again visited their home. This time I was wearing a dark pink coloured salwar kameez. They seemed a bit happy looking at me. We sat in the living room. Aruj's father came and also his grand uncle. My father asked about their decision. He said " Marriage ceremony is going to take place here only. That's it". We felt very insulted now. After sometime they stood up and went inside the room leaving us alone. I went outside to call Aruj and conveyed him everything. His sister came outside immediately and told me to get inside immediately. I felt very bad. Aruj called them and after sometime his mother came to us. She started scolding me. She told me that girls are not allowed to go outside and talk. We don't say anything to our son. I wanted to go back to hotel. But, my father told me to wait for a while and have the lunch that's it. The lunch was very simple which included roti and cauliflower curry with some chhanch. I had my lunch. They gave us a big packet of dry fruits. The next day our journey started to return to home. Aruj's father and Ritesh were there to accompany us at the station.
After returning to home our phone calls started again. I came to know from Aruj's review that the dry fruits and sweets that we gave was very less in quantity. They don't give 500 gram of sweets to their servants also. I felt very bad and told that it was not possible for us to bring such huge quantity from such a long distance. It was just out of love. Please tell your parents I am sorry about that. I told him that there may be cultural differences but our intent was not wrong. Within few days Aruj went to his home. Things started changing after that. Oneday he told me that he can't give me words about the expected marriage date. My father was in a hurry now to get me married. I cried day and night. Sometimes, with my father. I realised it was not possible with so much obligations. I stopped calling him. After few calls from Aruj and oneday from his friend our communication stopped compltely.
Now, I am married to a bengali guy, with an approx height of 5'4" who is software engineer by profession in a private firm. I have a son of 2.5 years old. What a game by God that I stay at the same society where Aruj used to stay. It was a complete arriange marriage. I never received any call from Aruj. One fine day he sent me a message that he is leaving Shapoorji forever and he always loved me. May be or may not be. I didn't reply anything. We shall never meet but this story will always be craved in my heart forever.
God is great and so are his acts of magic in life.
-Sangita Chatterjee
© All Rights Reserved
I was sitting with Aruj's father on a bike and father was sitting with Ritesh. The roads were broken with paddy fields on both the sides. Aruj's father and me kept on talking for sometime. Then came place of religious pilgrimage. There was a man-made cave with gods and goddesses with a park beside that. I told them that I don't want to go inside the cave as I am on my periods. They still insisted me to get inside and Aruj' father said to come and see such a beautiful place it is you won't be able to see it again. I was bit surprised. But, atleast they were broad-minded in this matter of periods. I told to myself thank god. Still, I didn't went inside due to my own beliefs and ethics. Ritesh stood with me. My father went with Aruj's father. After clicking few photographs we were left in the hotel. I called Aruj and told him that your family was talking about dowry which is not possible for us. My father snatched the mobile from me and told him that he is ready to give 5 lakhs cash extra. It won't be possible for him to give more than this. Aruj was shocked. He told that he is not ready to take dowry. If there is any ritual then 1 rupee can be given each time that's it. After that he talked to his family.
Next day morning we again visited their home. This time I was wearing a dark pink coloured salwar kameez. They seemed a bit happy looking at me. We sat in the living room. Aruj's father came and also his grand uncle. My father asked about their decision. He said " Marriage ceremony is going to take place here only. That's it". We felt very insulted now. After sometime they stood up and went inside the room leaving us alone. I went outside to call Aruj and conveyed him everything. His sister came outside immediately and told me to get inside immediately. I felt very bad. Aruj called them and after sometime his mother came to us. She started scolding me. She told me that girls are not allowed to go outside and talk. We don't say anything to our son. I wanted to go back to hotel. But, my father told me to wait for a while and have the lunch that's it. The lunch was very simple which included roti and cauliflower curry with some chhanch. I had my lunch. They gave us a big packet of dry fruits. The next day our journey started to return to home. Aruj's father and Ritesh were there to accompany us at the station.
After returning to home our phone calls started again. I came to know from Aruj's review that the dry fruits and sweets that we gave was very less in quantity. They don't give 500 gram of sweets to their servants also. I felt very bad and told that it was not possible for us to bring such huge quantity from such a long distance. It was just out of love. Please tell your parents I am sorry about that. I told him that there may be cultural differences but our intent was not wrong. Within few days Aruj went to his home. Things started changing after that. Oneday he told me that he can't give me words about the expected marriage date. My father was in a hurry now to get me married. I cried day and night. Sometimes, with my father. I realised it was not possible with so much obligations. I stopped calling him. After few calls from Aruj and oneday from his friend our communication stopped compltely.
Now, I am married to a bengali guy, with an approx height of 5'4" who is software engineer by profession in a private firm. I have a son of 2.5 years old. What a game by God that I stay at the same society where Aruj used to stay. It was a complete arriange marriage. I never received any call from Aruj. One fine day he sent me a message that he is leaving Shapoorji forever and he always loved me. May be or may not be. I didn't reply anything. We shall never meet but this story will always be craved in my heart forever.
God is great and so are his acts of magic in life.
-Sangita Chatterjee
© All Rights Reserved
