Sumo's pov :

  Sana looked at me shocked. ..

" suman. ..are you sure about the wedding proposal. .? "

" Sana. ..so far, my mom never uttered a single word about my marriage. ..I hope they won't force me. ..I am on my way to home just to relax me. ..I am sure to convince them. ..don't worry. .."

  
   I consoled her easily but that would be a toughest job practically. ..they allowed me to do whatever I want. ..this itself had a negative turn. ..they may add this advantage to their point of getting me married. ..

   " suman. ..if you don't mind. . . shall I  come with you. .? "

  She was concerned ...

" not a big deal sana. .. i could manage. ..by the way, you have  hectic schedule ...take care of you. .i will call you after reaching my home. .."

    on my commute to my home town. ..my memories swirled around. ..

Life had so many plans for us. ..it's not that much easy to understand and gel with it. ..i was like a tiny butterfly until  my  school days. ..being an only daughter of the lawyer couples. ..I was sophisticated with love and care. ..to be straight, I wasn't much goal centered. ..like every girl, I knew I would marry a man of my parent's choice. ..

 
   I wished to acquire my higher studies to gain confidence. ..i was taught to be conscious  and act wisely. ...

   I  never had a dream to love a man. ..I was previllaged to act on my thoughts and to decide what I want. ...

    I had no idea that I would fell in love with him crazily  ..ofcourse. ..who won't love to love him. ..a handsome simple man. ..

  A wide grin crept in my face ...

     .....we weren't chatted much. ..initially, I neglected my feelings in thought of infatuation. ..later, i had developed a habit of looking at him at the begining of my everyday. ..slowly, he occupied me without much effort. .. though I had mixed feelings, I started to enjoy the same. ..

    it was a surprise that he too had  feeling for me. ..He proposed me on one fine day and left. ..it was a freaky truth that. ..I wasn't sure whether he had really proposed me on that day. ..

   But, his gestures made me to believe that he too loved me...

  
  At his absence, I was not alive. ..I felt emptied. .. on that time, I had no such close friends to share how I felt. ...

  It was the seniors who held me with support. ..it was a mystery till now. ..how could they knew my pain. ..they supported me in every way. ..i believed that shravan may told them to help me. ..even then, i didn't had courage to ask them about shravan. ..

 
Sooner, I left me as such. ..and started to live the life stream. ..With his memories. ...

    The fate made me to meet him after five years. ..five years may be long. ..but, it's like a passing cloud when I saw him ...sitting alive in front of me. ...With the same smile. ..With the same attitude. ..it was a fruitful moment for my five long year's wait. ..

 
      He behaved asif he's seeing me for the very first time. ..there my heart began to ache. ...

    It had been continued till I decide to leave him. ..

      I sighed. ...

     The more I hide my feelings, the more they begin to show. ..the more I deny my feelings, the more they begin to grow. ..

   my words sounded to leave him but not my mind. ..

   My shameless  thoughts roamed around shravan malhothra. ...despite of my best  efforts, my eyes filled with tears. ..

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    I was wondering why the street where my house located  itself was too busy. ..

  I was astonished to see varied variety of cars in front of my house. ..

   To my surprise, my individual house looked like a young girl who had dressed up well for a high profile party. ..

  The flower arrangements began from the gate to the upstairs. ..they must have painted the house the previous day. ..it was so colourful. ..

  The lawn was set up into a mini party hall. ..Our garden has adorned with beautiful ladies and gorgeous men. ..the air was filled with giggles and chuckles. ..

For a second. ..I had a doubt that I had come to the wrong house. ..

   I hardly could recognize some of them. ..they're all my relatives. ..

   'Oh my god. ..what's going on. .? Are they serious about the proposal. .? Oh, no. ..'

For the first time, fear crept in me. ..what if I failed to convince my parents. .? What if they forced to marry me. .?

I stood rooted. ..did I made my life's  biggest mistake by coming here. .?

   " muumma. ..Suman didi. .aagaye. ...!!!!"

    A cute little girl anounced my arrival ....

That's all. ...my mom rushed towards me. ..

" suman puthar. ..thu aagaye. ..jaldi thayyar ho joa. .."

   She didn't had  good look at me. ..

" Ma. ..listen to me. ..Please. .."

She turned her ears to mute for my pleadings. ..she dragged me to my room. ..

" suman. ..they're on the way. ..don't make them to wait. ..it's already late. ..go fresh yourself. ..and get ready. ..don't take too much time. ..I have selected a floor length kurthi. ..you will look beautiful  in that dress. .. go. ..go. ..fast. .."

   She left me alone in my room. ..

I felt to cry out loud. ..

'Why I had been through this pain. ..why I have seen shravan. ..why I lost my heart to him. ..why I didn't confronted my love even I got the second chance. ..should I live a forced life. .? '

  I sobbed silently as I had no chance to talk with my mom. ..if I deny  this proposal my parents would  hurt in front of our relatives. ..I can't take the risk with  my parent's reputation ...

 
   Silently, I got dressed up. ..the kurthi now I wear was the same one which I wore on the fresher's day. ..the  day when I called him 'Brother '. ..

  
       I wiped my fast filling eyes. ..I clenched my fists to control my turmoil. ...in a matter of half an hour, I would be someone's ... ..the truth made me to shiver. ..

    " suman. ..are you ready. .? "

  I hear my mom's cheerful voice. ..at least, I should ensure their happiness. ..I immediately smiled back. ...

" Beta. ..you look too gorgeous . your smile means a lot to us. .. ..no one should eye on your happiness. .."

    She put a kalatikka behind my ears. ..

  " accha beta. ..they have come. ..come  ...let's go. .."

  I didn't move to her words. ..instead, my eyes poured  down fresh tears. ..

My mom too had tears. ..

" Beta. ..marriage is a part of every woman's life. ..don't worry. ..i will be there for you. ."

   She placed a soft kiss on my forehead. ..i hugged her unable to handle my heavy heart. ..

She raffled my hair softly. ..

" suman. ..trust me. ..you will be happy with him. .."

She nodded into my eyes. ..

I smiled right back for her reassurance. ..

 
   She brought me to the living area. ..I was unsure of my gait. ..I stepped with fear....nervous. ..tensed. . ...disappointed ...forlorn. ..

    " suman. ..come here. ..sit beside me. .."

Must be his mother. ...I didn't dare to look up. ..

I sat beside her by my head hung at  the floor. ...

    " looking gorgeous. ..isn't she. ?"

    " would be made for each other. .."

"  lovely pair. ..."

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.............

So many talks. ..discussions. ...throughout, I sat like a statue. ..

  " suman. ..did you see him. .?do you like him. .?" my mom wishpered to my ears. ..

  'How could I tell her that for the reason i love shravan, no one would be okay at my eyes. ..'

  She made me to look the him. ..

There he was talking with the elders of my family. ..in a traditional attire with soft smile. ..

'Shravan. ..what he's doing here. .?'

    I was damn confused. ..He left my confusions behind and wiggled his brows at me. ..

" Hey suman. .."

   He, kissing a girl flashed in my mind. ..i grew out rage. ..

'How dare he. .?while he's in  a  relationship with other girl. ..how could he even think of a wedding proposal. .?'

  I threw a  disgusted look at him. ..by the time, I heard another familiar voice. ..

" hello ms. Suman. .."

I was shocked. ..the word' shocked' would be too little to describe me. ...

     " suman. ...this is shiv malhothra. ...His wife, sharanya. ..and that's shravan malhothra. ....Both are identical twins. .."

I heard my papa introducing them  ...I was beyond shock...

     With a thumping heart, I looked at shravan. ..He was leaning at the couch and winked at me. ...

A sudden gush of blood rushed to my face. ..

   yes. ..I was blushing .....

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  So, I hope all the confusions had  gone. ..Please. ..don't scold me for such a shooort story. ..it's a single knot 'twins 'that held this track to be alive. ..

     Thankyou so much for your support amidst all the confusions. ...have a happy read. ...

Guys. ..have a look at 'trust me, I'm waiting for you ' if possible. ..i hope you will enjoy that too. ..

Love,

Arulpirai. ...