Opposite Poles
726 Words
Writer's pov
Samyu and Santhosh entered her room.
Santhosh looked around her room. It was filled with wall hangings of nature. Samyu was looking outside by window. She didn't start the conversation. They remained silent for few minutes.
"It seems you like nature so much" Santhosh asked her.
"Why You don't like nature??" Samyu asked him little bit harsh.
Santhosh was little surprised and at the same time worried by her harsh tone. He composed himself and replied her calmly.
"I too love nature. That's why I asked you"
Samyu realised her harsh attitude.
"See Sathish.." he cut off her by saying
"I am Santhosh" ..
"Sorry Santhosh.. I don't meant to" they were interrupted by a door knock.
"Excuse me" Samyu went to open the door.
There stood her mom.
"What mom" Samyu asked bit annoyed
"Santhosh sorry for disturbing.. u both have tea and talk" her mom told.
"Its ok aunty.. no problem" he told her politely
Samyu moved near her mom to get the tray from her.
"Samyu I know what u r going to say...it will be better if you accept Santhosh as your husband.. because if you reject him then we will find a groom from some other city far away from here.. u know about your dad.. think and act.. whether you want to stay 20 mins away from us or 2000 kms away from us" whispering this she went away.
Samyu locked the door.. She poured the tea thinking
"He doesn't look that much dangerous and I can't take the risk of rejecting him. If I do that, dad will definitely find some other groom from far away. Known devil is better dhan unknown angel."
Samyu gave him a cup of tea while she took one for herself.
"I am sorry Santhosh.. I was harsh with you"
"Its ok Samyuktha.. I can understand ur nervousness"
"Thank you"
"Shall I ask you something Samyuktha"
"Yeah"
" Shall I call you Samyu"
"Hmm"
"Thank you.. do you like me"
Before he could complete the sentence she gave him a deadly glare.
"Hey .. I mean do you like this marriage... Or ur parents forced you to do"
"I will do whatever my parents tell me to do.. "
Santhosh regretted for asking that question to her as Samyu's face explained her discomfort..
"Soo... U r forced"
"Not exactly.. but I don't know whether I am ready for marriage or not"
"Samyu, don't worry I will be your best friend..I forgot to introduce myself"
Samyu thought to herself, "oh god.. please help me.. I don't want this marriage.. but no other go..if it is written in my fate then Who can change it"
"Yeah go ahead" she plastered a smile.
"U know my name is Santhosh.........
...........tell about you Samyu"
Samyu didn't even listen to him. She came out of dreamland when he told her name.
"Hmm"
"Samyu tell about your like, dislikes"
"Nothing much.. whatever I like are my likes... Whatever I don't like are my dislikes" she told it smiling more than usual to show her disgust.
But, "haha.......oh hahahaha Samyu u... Have good humour sense u know..." Santhosh laughed..
"Shit.. is he really that much innocent to differentiate sarcasm and humor.. or he acts like that" she thought to herself.
"Samyu u know we will make more fun in our house. " Santhosh told her
"Ohh"
"Samyu I can read your mind.. u know"
"Oh really.."
"Yeah will agree with me, when I tell the thoughts running in your mind"
"If u can... Tell my thoughts"
"U don't like and this marriage.. u r forced by parents infact threatened with something .. few minutes before u had a doubt on my innocence, u thought that I mistook your sarcasm as humor...right"
Samyu's jaws dropped and her mouth was in 'O'.
"How.... U... How... U... " She stammered to complete her sentence..
"Hey hey don't panic... Samyu, I am a graduate in Psychology too... I can't talk to my employees without knowing their thoughts you know.. so I did Psychology in addition to HRM. " Santhosh told her.
"I am sorry Santhosh.. I didn't meant to " Samyu told him sincerely as she was afraid that if Santhosh calls off this wedding she should go far away from her parents.
"After knowing all of your thoughts.. I am going to"
- Writer
