My Destined One

Official Proposal

Aarsh's POV

  "Its time to tie a knot, time for you 2 to get married and live happily ever after." These words from Sana's father shook me through my core. I don't blame him for having these thoughts. Its very obvious for every one to think that I will marry Sana one day. But do I really wanted to marry her? I don't know. A part of me wanted to marry her because after all we have been together for so long, had a physical relationship; but a part of me was screaming to me to not do that. But why? Cause she is not my destined one. Yes, I still don't know who is she or where she. But I know she is out there somewhere, waiting for me just like I was waiting for her. I can't throw our happiness just for someone else. You all must be thinking that if I am waiting for her then what the hell am I doing with Sana? Well, thanks to Meera, I couldn't leave Sana. But I even made a promise to myself, that the moment I will get my destined one, I will leave everything and everyone behind me. Meera knows a part of it, and am pretty sure she will understand me, my point.

  After I heard those words from uncle, I was lost in my own world. They all were speaking in front of me, but I was unable to hear anything, let alone it registered in my mind. "Bro, uncle is telling something," Sharman said, shaking me out of my trance. "Sorry what?" I turned to uncle and said, coming out of my thoughts, finally. "Aarsh, I was saying that if you don't mind then we want to talk to your parents about the arrangement, to confirm what they think. I know they too know about your relationship, they never objected it. But its respectful to tell them first, but I decided to talk to you first because we didn't want you to go in shock, well, which you still have," uncle said, chuckling, making others chuckle too. 

  "Am really thankful for that uncle, thankful that you thought about me and my response. But uncle don't you think its too early for the marriage? I mean Sana said she wants to do her PhD from some foreign university. But as much as I know, she still hasn't got a proper response, and if she gets one, I won't be able to leave my company and follow her round the world. My work is important to me. Maybe I got lucky because of my uncle but everyday, I work hard so that no one can point at me and say I just got lucky and nothing else is there in me. I also don't want Sana to sacrifice her dreams of becoming a scholar just for the sake of us being together. Am happy with what we have right now. The moment we tie the knot, one of us has to sacrifice something, and I can't let others sacrifice because of me." I said it out loud. Next, I turned to Sana and said, "Sana think it through, please. Not for me, but for yourself. Will you able to be with me? You hardly wants to get involve in my work life, let alone you have to bear it. I know you want to marry me, but can you keep the marriage alive? Just think it and then lets move." I really wanted her to think it through and wanted her to back out of this thing.

  "Aarsh, I have thought it already. I wanted to propose you personally. But Papa gave the proposal to you first. I don't why exactly he did that, but I am happy with what he did. Even if I had proposed you, we had to come here nah babe? Then what's wrong with him giving you an official proposal? I love you, I really do. And me being scholar is not more important than me being with you. I choose you Aarsh, I choose you. Over everyone else and everything else. I know I didn't want to be involved in your work life. But give me a chance at least. Enough of you taking someone else to those parties. From now onwards, I will accompany you everywhere. Where ever you want to take me, I am willing to go. Yes, I avoided it. But not anymore. Its been a long time I wanted to join you, tell the world I am your girlfriend, but I guess I never had the courage. Thankfully, Meera agreed to it."

  What the hell did Meera agree to now? "What do you mean by Meera agreed to it? What did she agree to?" I asked being confused. "Well, I asked her that if I can go to the business parties with you in place of her. She said she gladly will let me go." She said with confidence. That girl has got a nerve, definitely. "Well, I take Meera because she is my PA. I can't go anywhere without her. I don't take her cause I fancy her. Do you get that?" I said strongly, although the last part was debatable. I needed Meera no matter what. It doesn't matter who is she or where is she. I need her. Deepak was right, she has the ability to control me. How? No one knows. I want her infront of me as much as possible. This is one of the main reason I ask her to stay back at my bunglow. Except her, no one has the capability to calm me down. At times I find it strange too, but it is what it is.

  "Ok ok, we get it why you take Meera everywhere you go. But what's the problem in taking Sana yaar? As far as I know, the girlfriends and wives of businessmen are allowed to go to the business parties too, so what's wrong in taking her? Moreover, since Meera has become your PA, everyone thinks that is she your girlfriend and not our Sana. Don't you think its high time to clarify everything?" Maithili said trying to control the situation. "Exactly, that's the another reason I want to accompany you from now onwards. Moreover, I don't know any one who you associate with. Its high time for me to take my place, just beside you," Sana said agreeing with Maithili. Now am getting where is this coming from, clearly.

  "I don't care what everyone thinks. I treat Meera in a different way because she is my friend too, apart from being my PA. I respect her, I know her. I am not a very social one too. But just because she is with me, I end up spending most of my time in parties with her. And if this is the reason people think that she is my girlfriend, it really doesn't bother me. I have much more important things to think about." I said getting my temperature high. I don't know what is the problem everyone has with Meera? I mean come on, she just saved my life yesterday. Can't they a bit generous to her? Or maybe there is some other reason. Do they know that I am attracted towards her? No no, that can't be. I never gave away anything like that. I need to stop it some how.

  "Aarsh, I really want you two to get married, soon. If you can't talk to your parents, I will. They will help you clear out all your doubts. Its ok if you have doubts, even scared a bit. I would have been surprised if you didn't have any. I guess the role of the parents has finally come for us to play. Let me call your parents, talk to them. If they are ok with everything, I will ask them to talk with you. It will be helpful for you, trust me. I have been through this already." Uncle said to me reassuringly. Only if it was reassuring to me! I sighed and just nodded. Maybe, explaining my parents will be easier than explaining them. I thought and quit all my efforts for the time being. Meanwhile, I took a mental note to have a good talk with Meera. Enough of her silly foolish tricks to tie me down with Sana. Enough is enough now. I need to end this. As soon as possible.

  Meera you better have a good explanation for all this s**t you are creating in my life.   

Meera's POV

  The rest of the was quite uneventful, obviously, except for my father, bombarding questions upon the pictures that were published on the newspaper. The pictures were really bad, almost exposed kind of stuff. The cameramen have done their job pretty well. Well done. Hoopie! Disgusting. Soon after I explained my father everything, making him understand that I saved my boss from drowning, he dropped the topic. Well, he also praised me. Yes, I was shocked too. But it is how it is. My father still remembered to praise me, thank God. Apart from that, it was a laid back day. Sunday fun day. No, Sunday chill day, at least for me. I talked to Shagun on the phone for a bit, it was relaxing too. Everything was going good. Until by the end of the day I got Aarsh's text.

  "Come to my home in the morning as soon as possible. WE NEED TO TALK. AND YOU HAVE ALL THE RIGHT IN THE WORLD TO BE SCARED." ~ Aarsh

  Wait, what? What the f**k did I do now? Should I be worried? Well, obviously he told me that I should be scared. I really need to know what kind of mess I have created this time. Sleep was far from eyes. I tried a lot to sleep but just couldn't, his text made me nervous, rather it made me shiver. I was really scared now. 

  Somehow, I have dozed off in the night, don't exactly know when, but luckily I had. I got up, did my morning routine, grabbed a cup of coffee and went straight out of my house to reach Aarsh's place. The sooner I was inching towards his house, the more I got sick. I felt nauseated, a pit was forming in my stomach. The coffee I had, wanted to crawl back up. Reason - I was nervous with what I have done. Don't you think he should have said in the text exactly what I have done to make him this angry? Nervousness and curiosity was taking a toll in me right now. A part of me wanted to go and find out what was the matter and a part of me wanted to go the opposite direction, run away from him, hide from him, but I just couldn't.

  Soon, I reached his door steps, let out 2-3 breaths, rung the bell and waited, waited for the wrath to be faced. After few seconds, Lalita Didi opened the door. "Good morning Meera Didi. So early today?" "Good morning Lalita Didi, actually Aarsh asked me to come as soon as possible." I said, informing her for my early arrival. "Meera Didi, I don't know why he called you, but let me warn you, he is not at all in the good mood today. He didn't eat anything at night, the dinner I prepared was left untouched. Today morning, he never went out for his daily run, I went to give him coffee and his room was completely messed." "Messed? How?" "I don't know, everything was thrown, broken, misplaced. It looked as if a storm came to his room and destroyed everything in there. When I called him, he looked up and his eyes were red and puffy. Looks like he cried and is angry for something. He even threw his coffee and shouted at me. I have been working for him for so long, he never behaved like this ever. Didi something is utterly wrong with him." Lalita Didi said in a worried tone. I should not be in here, I shouldn't go infront of him. 

  Talking to Lalita Didi made me scared more and more. I was sure something because of me affected him a lot. So much that he lost all his patience. And when he loses his patience its something very wrong. I couldn't understand or remember anything I did that will affect him this way. Well, I guess I have to face the wrath in order to know everything. I gave a light knock at his bedroom door, and waited, waited for him to open the door, or at least give me the permission to go in. But none came. I pushed the door a little, peeked through it, and its true, the room was messed up. The show pieces that used to be on show, were on the ground, broken. The lampshade beside his bed, broken. The bed sheets were wrinkled, pillows were thrown in whatever direction. The study table was turned down, breaking the computer and all other items on it as its effect. It was a mess where ever my eyes travelled to. What could have happened to make him this way angry?

  He didn't notice that I was standing there. I coughed, letting him know my presence. Still no movement. He was just like a statue, sitting on the edge of the bed, holding his head with his hands, as if it will burst any moment now. I can't see him like this. I don't know this Aarsh, this broken, lost, helpless Aarsh. The one I know always fights, in a proper way, no matter what. I went near him. I gently put my hand on his shoulders. "Aarsh, what happened?" "You finally came?" His voice was cold, void of any emotions. "Yes you asked me to come as soon as possible." Hearing this he looked up at me, finally, and smirked a little. "Meera, what do you think of me? Am I a some sort of puppet? Specially yours? Whatever you decide, however you decide, I have to be that way? Did I sell myself to you?" He said with utter hate in his voice. this was the last thing I wanted to receive from him. I can't believe his tone.

  "I don't understand. I have not done anything to make you feel like that. Aarsh you are my boss, but you are my friend too, I would never disrespect you in any way. That would be the very last thing I will like to do." "Then why the f**k you always mess up my life?" "What do-" and I was cut when he pulled me down to his bed and hovered over me. I squealed by this sudden action but he shouted at me making me silent all over. "Why Meera, why? I always loved you, I always did. I asked you out, if you have said yes then I would have left Sana the very next moment. You knew she wasn't my destined one, still you made me promise to stick with her. Why Meera, why? Why you wanted me to stick with Sana even after knowing everything about me? You know she is not for me, someone out there is waiting for me. You knew it very well that I have a weakness upon you, and you took that advantage and made me promise something which at the end I won't be able to keep. Why? Did you really care for your friends Meera? Cause if you cared for us, then you wouldn't tie me up with Sana. And because of your silly decisions, my life is completely ruined now."

  I couldn't understand what he was saying? 'He is confessing to you i***t,' my mind screamed. But why? Everything was going normal and good, everyone was progressing properly, I was progressing too. But then why all this again? "Answer me Meera, answer me. You don't want me, I understand that, I never forced you. I never tried to violate you. I told you be with me and I will leave Sana and after that we will tell everyone about us, but you never agreed, but I didn't force you. Whatever intimacy happened between us, whatever private moments we shared, I never forced myself upon you. Then why don't you want me to be happy? What I have ever done to you for you to do these with me? I trusted you, I trusted you with my secrets, with my feelings and even with my life. You are the only person that knows Sana is not my destined one and you know it pretty well that I can't be happy if I won't find my destined one. Still you made me promise to stick with Sana. I know I promised willingly. But marrying her was never an option for me. I thought until and unless I found my destined one, I will stick with Sana and when I will get my destined one, I would somehow make her understand and be happy in my life. But just because of your wrong decisions and habit of making decisions for me, am now forced to marry Sana. Why you do this to me Meera, why?" saying this he broke down and started sobbing profusely, hiding his face in the crook my neck.

  What? He is forced to marry Sana? They are getting married? Finally, they are getting married? But why the f**k do I feel torn, regretful? Why I want to hug him and make him understand nothing will happen to him, no one will take him away from me? I always wanted Sana and Aarsh to be together, then why am I feeling this again? Why I can't see my man in such a state? Why is it affecting me so much?

  'Maybe cause he is our man, our to love and live happily with.' My mind answered it, just in the state Aarsh was sobbing and whimpering. What should I do now?