Hope continued...4

It was evening; the air was soft trying to whisper many things, with grass caressing their feet and just to add on more excitement it started snowing. Sarathi and Ruchi were walking in a park, a quite and sensible park indeed. Both of them know whats gonna happen that day. Sarathi took a step ahead and took her hand in his. He looked into her deep brown eyes. She felt as if he is looking into her heart through her eyes.

“Ruchi, I… I have told you this few times before but was never felt so emotional and committed, now here I go.. I don’t promise you the world neither would I promise you the precious diamonds. All I would is my loving heart. I promise you the happiness and an undying love from me. Ruchi may be I cannot be happy without you in my life, If you say yes to me I will be the happiest person on earth. Ruchi I am in love with you and want to marry you. If it is ok for you I would approach our parents for their consent. Now what all I have to say, I have told you now its you who hold the answer”

Though this was very normal,flat and formal fashioned thing...,
Ruchi was overjoyed she always thought he just loved her and she never really thought of getting married and settled. The moment she heard him saying that he wanna marry her, she was left with no words. Tears of joy filled her eyes, but never rolled out.

Seeing her silence and tear filled eyes (he thought them to be out of joy at the same time he is afraid if she is crying really), Sarathi spoke again “I know may be its not fair for me to expect an answer rite away. I would wait for your reply no matter how long you take, but do let me know your reply either yes or no.”

He drove her back to her apartment.On the way back, she tried stealing few blushy looks at him.He dropped her and waved her bye, she too wished him a good day and left into her room. Ruchi was so excited and was so happy. She tried to picture the whole evening again. Next moment she wanted to call him and say “yes” to him. She looked for her phone and as she was about to call him, the phone rang. She wondered if it was Sarathi but no it was from her parents back from home (India). They spoke usual things for a while and then started to tell her that they have been looking matches for her and finally filtered out to a guy who is working in Canada and that they were almost at verge of confirming the match as the guy liked Ruchi as well.

Ruchi was shocked, she didn’t know what to say, she stood there listening them silently not speaking a word. On the other side, her parents felt that she is just blushing and kind of embarrassed. They hang up with that conclusion. Next sec she received an email of this guy’s picture, his details including his phone number and e-mail id.

Ruchi didn’t know what to do. She wanted to call her parents and tell them about Sarathi, but she couldn’t. She called up Abhi and told him what had happened.

Abhi suggested her to tell about this to Sarathi. Ruchi thought again, she is sure that her parents wouldn’t accept this as they will have to cancel the whole thing and will find this as an issue throwing their prestige in jeopardy. She also thought of what could this impact on Sarathi.

Ruchi never told Sarathi of her love till now. So she thought it would be better for her to kill her heart and say a ‘No’ to him and convince him on this decision of her.

{Though loving each other, these two lovers love their parents a lot and would not dare neglecting or rejecting them at any cost. They believe that their parents would choose the best for them and that they are on high position than anyone else including the ones they love.}

Next day morning Ruchi went to Sarathi. Sarathi was tensed to hear about what she has got to tell.