My Destined One

Rejection

Aarsh's POV

  "Baby am busy right now," this the nth time I am saying this to Sana. For last 20 minutes she is talking non stop, without any break. How can a person talk so much? Generally Sana is an introvert person but infront of few people she is a crack head. Well, yes, it describes her the best. She often forgets that I need to work hard to earn the living I live in. But no, she doesn't give a damn about it. Yes, I know I have said yes to the marriage proposal and that too after too much of people convincing me. For 1 whole week my parents stayed with me, convincing me its the only and the best thing to do. Their point of view - we are getting old, one day we won't be there to take care of you. so before we die, we want you to see settled down in your life. Typical Indian parents. It doesn't matter to them what you do or what you want or what you need. Its about them and their mental satisfaction. Always.

  Coming to Sana, she didn't have one but many reasons for us to get married and that too as soon as possible. First, Deepak. After the drowning incident, Sana and her parents started worrying about me. It was Sana and her brother who convinced their family that if we get married, Deepak won't have the guts to do anything like that again. Being convinced easily, uncle and aunty used the exact same words to my parents, resulting them to pressurize me more into getting married soon. Wow. Next, we have been together for so long, its just not right to wait anymore. If we are supposed to get married one day, then what's wrong in hurrying it up. And lastly, Sana's insecurity. Honestly, on this point I can't argue with anyone, its practically baseless. Sana expected that within next year she will be getting a call from one of the universities to complete her research and  then she has to leave me for a long time. And while she will be away from here, she expected young girls will start hunting me like a predator. She doesn't doubt me but she just can't be in peace with all these thoughts in her head. That's why she wants to tie us together before she has to leave. Wow.

  "Ok ok one last thing please. Tell your parents to fix our wedding date na? Its already been a month now that we are engaged. Am not telling you to hurry up, exactly. Its just that we are Indians. Our parents at least will find an appropriate date for our marriage. It can be after few months, but please baby, ask your parents to fix na. I want to announce an actual date of our marriage." Sana and her insecurities! It will kill me one day. "Ok ok, when next time when they will come, I will ask them" "But baby-" "Sana, I really have to go, I will talk to you later." And with that I finally cut the call. Damn my phone is burning and so do my ears. And my hands? I can't just feel them. Why did I get convinced so easily? Since the day I agreed to the proposal, there is not a single day I haven't thought otherwise about it. Every day I judged my decision. Everyday I questioned myself. People around me told me its the best thing that could happen to me. If its so then why can't I accept it whole heartedly? Sighing, I started concentrating on the file that Meera handed me over 2 days back.

  Well, my focus was short lived. Soon my phone on the desk rang and Meera told Vivek bhai wants to meet me. Soon he came in, discussed some work oriented stuffs and as soon as I thought he was about to leave, he told me something quite surprising, rather shocking. "Hey Aarsh, about that charity function, I sent your and Sana's name for the confirming guest list, ok?" "Sana? When was that decided? Don't you know she never attends these kind of social events ever? Then why did you confirm her name? Vivek bhai, these kind of silly mistakes are not expected from you?" I said being a bit agitated. What is wrong with everyone? Yes, I decided to marry Sana but that doesn't me I will gladly see her face every minute of the day! Any sane man would want a break. And clearly I needed it soon enough.

  "Hey boy, hey boy calm down. Am quite aware of everything. And whatever I have done, I have been told to do by none other than your PA. She told me that Sana will go with you from now on as your tag along and she won't. Yes, she will go to business meets and all, but not as your tag along any more but just as your PA, nothing else. Plus she thinks as now both you and Sana are engaged and decided to seal your relationship properly, its best you two start getting seen by everyone. Plus I think she has point. I have told you many times for the past month to make an official announcement, but you just don't budge. So Meera came with this awesome plan where no one has to do anything, just you have to take Sana to a good place where a good cause is being met. Simple." He said plainly. Again Meera has done this. Again she decided something for me. Can't she just leave this habit of hers? Doesn't she get the point that am capable of deciding my own life decisions? I am badly pissed now.

  "Ok, I see. Since you have already sent our names for the guest list, I just have to ask Sana. The main problem is what if she says no. What the hell will I do then?" "You are a smart person, just think of something, try being manipulative once on your manipulative girlfriend. But if I would have been in your place, I would have asked the person whose idea it is to convince Sana for the party, which, in this case is none other than our Meera. Well, its her idea, if you don't wanna waste your time and energy to convince your girlfriend, I think the best way is to ask Meera to convince her. And as much as I have known Meera, she will do anything to carry out your orders. So now its in your hands what you wanna do. Till then see you later," he got up, fixed his coat and went outside. I needed to talk to Meera, not to help me to convince Sana but actually about something else.

  Soon, I dialed to Meera, within two rings she picked it up. "Where ever you are, what ever you are doing leave it and come to my office immediately." Without hearing her reply, I just cut the call. Yes, am mad at her, mostly annoyed. Every time she can't take my life decisions. I don't remember me giving her those kinds of rights, then why would she? She is my PA, I am her boss, yet I treat her like my equal, my friend. I have always made sure to make her comfortable no matter what the situation is, and still she chooses to pay me in this way. What have I ever done to her to get this kind of treatment. If she didn't like to attend the events as my tag along, she should have come to me and not to Vivek bhai. It was my decision to take her with me and no one else's.

  After about 2-3 minutes, there came a light knock on my office door. I knew it was Meera. Its better be Meera. I said come in and yes its her only. She came in, closed the door, stood infront of my desk, breathing heavily as if she ran a marathon. Good, she better take me seriously after what she has done. "Where were you Miss Sharma? As far as I remember I asked you to come immediately but you are arriving after 3 minutes. Are my orders joke to you?" I yelled a little. She flinched because of my outburst. Good. You better be scared, Meera. "Aarsh, I was bit busy," she whispered. "Busy doing what? You are my PA. You are supposed to do the work I give you, not someone else's. Or wait, you were actually busy in planning something again, right? Planning to hurt me mentally, planning to make me look small infront of others, planning to reject me by not exactly telling me, right? Meera, I never imagined you to be such a master mind! Where do you keep all your silly pathetic tricks huh? Where? And please stop acting as if you don't understand."

  When I was telling her these words, her face gave weirdest expressions  in the world. And trust me it was the most satisfying scene in front of my eyes at that moment. She has no clue what I was talking about. But she needs to know why I was behaving like this. After all she triggered me, triggered me by taking up my life's decision in her hands. "Aarsh, I really don't understand what you are saying. And why would I plan anything to hurt you in any way. You are my friend, hurting you would be the last thing I would do in my life. Why are you saying all these things. I was late because-" I didn't let her finish. "Meera, I don't want to listen to your non-sense, I don't want to know where you were or what the hell were you doing. Answer just few of my questions. And please I beg you to be honest."

  Listening to my words, confused her a lot. But still she nodded without any further argument. I took that as my cue to begin. "Tell me first, did you have any problem attending functions or any kinds of events as my tag along? Please don't say no, cause if there's no actual problem then you wouldn't have said to Vivek bhai that you won't be my tag along. Meera if you had problems, any kind of, you should have come to me, why go to some one else? It was my decisions to take you with me. So where does the problem lies? Tell me honestly, did someone told you something? I promise I won't shout, but tell me why did you say Vivek bhai to send Sana's name with me? You know she doesn't attend these events, then why did you ask Vivek bhai to send it?" "Aarsh am sorry, I did that without asking you, but ask Sana first." "And what if she says no?" "She won't," she murmured. "How do you know she won't say no?" "I d... don't thi... think she will say no, still you ask her. If she says no, I will see what I can do." she said timidly, not looking to my eyes.

  "Meera, did Sana tell you to do these thing?" The way she said Sana won't say no, am having high doubts that it is one of Sana's plan. If she really wanted to go to these events with me, she should have said so directly, why involving my PA in this? Now am having a clear idea what all is happening. And the saddest part is Meera is being used, she knows this yet she will do it willingly. I hate these things. I got up from my chair, went to her, placed myself infront of her, made her look at me and said, "Meera, I don't know what Sana has asked you to do. But let me tell you one thing clearly, you are way better than this, being puppet. You are supposed to listen to me and not to anyone else ok. I know now why you don't wanna go. But Meera tell me one think, do you enjoy making me seem small infront of others?" "No." "Then why do you do such kind of works that exactly makes my image small? It was my idea, my decision to give you the place of my equal, even if Sana told you something regarding that matter, you should have come to me? Why did you start taking actions without my consent? It is my company, the things you want to do affects my image, so please, I request you no matter what, try talking to me ok?" "Ok." she said softly, looking at me.

  After some more discussions, mainly her sobbing and me making her understand where her mistake is, she cooled down. The way I have decided to handle the situation went completely opposite. Well, I can't shout at her easily, she gets intimated by me quickly. I enjoy that affect on her but I just couldn't take the advantage of it. After that, when she was about to leave, she turned and asked me, "Does that mean I have to go to the charity function as your partner now?" "If you don't want to, I won't force you." I really hoped that she will agree to our actual arrangement. But alas, I knew her a bit too well. "Ok then, take Sana with you. I really think that she will accompany you, just ask her, lovingly ok?" What can I say after this? I just nodded in agreement. She left my office, leaving me in a pool of thoughts and worries. Why Sana? Why do you want to mess up my life every time I want to secure it? Just why?