RIVITA'S POV

As the family left I went to my room flopped on my bed and let out a huge sigh of relief seriously what an amazing day I came all the way to my home to enjoy my holidays and this is the enjoyment I get ..... it would have been better if i hadn't came at all but then my Mother India would have created a ruckus in the house , so I had no other choice .

I was just lying on the bed when I heard mumma's voice beside me " so how was it , do you like him?" and I just rolled my eyes "atleast give me some time mamma, let me breathe" she smiled and raised both her hands up "okay okay take your time , but firstly get up and change and then you can rest", Typical mother behaviour.

After she went out of my room I changed and went to take a long bath , after such an eventful day it was much needed . After the bath I just flopped onto my bed and shutting all the thoughts of a specific asshole of a person that were invading my mind I took a nap .

My beauty sleep got disrupted when i heard my mother's voice opening my eyes i found her sitting beside me trying to wake me up , caressing my head "wake up beta its 9 already , the food is ready and you haven't eaten anything properly since morning ..... come on get up".

I lazily nuzzled into her and put my head on her lap "i am not hungry". A complete lie i was starved but the haze got the best of me and i babbled anything to get my pretty sleep back.

But mumma being a mother "not hungry??? you haven't eaten anything beta.....now get up and eat just a little even if you are not hungry...... get up fast , Papa is waiting for us at the table hurry up".

I raised my head from her lap "what's for dinner?". "Your favorite Dal and bhindi , now come fast i will set the plates till then" with that she gave me a few taps on my head got up and left.

After yawning and sitting up i stretched my muscles for a bit , tying my hair into a loose bun and  adjusting my clothes a little i went into the bathroom to wash my face .When i came at the table everybody had already started ,so i sat down and took my plate.... after filling it up i devoured the food like a maniac.

After the dinner we all were sitting in the living room talking about random stuff when Papa started the actual topic which i was keenly avoiding "So what have you thought about the Sehgals Rivi ". Actually i hadn't thought a single thing  about that weird man by then , so i stayed mum.

Then my precious mumma came to my rescue "areee , at least give her some time isn't it too early to decide anything". Abhi also came to my rescue "yes Papa she just met them today only , how can see think anything when she was sleeping like a sleep deprived koala whole evening".

"Mumma look at him" i made a horrible face and looked at my mother. "Abhi don't tease her , you both can't even stay 2 days without fighting" mumma exclaimed with a sigh. While Abhi grinned at our mother and stuck his tongue out looking at me , but when i didn't smile at him he again sat like a normal human being 

"I know its too early to say anything but i am not asking for a yes or no i am just asking about your views on them" Papa said with a hint of seriousness in his voice ."Marriage is a crucial thing Rivi you have to think about it thoroughly and see it by all the aspects".

Looking at him "I understand papa but i don't know what to say this early". ( well my answer was definitely NO but i can't say it just like that right..... they would be suspicious if i did that.... so i need to act all shy and nervous to buy as much time as i can ) He nodded looking at me " Its okay , you have all the time but you know na that Mr Vivek will call me and he will ask me about the ANSWER  soon". 

By the mention of the word answer my mind went back to what Evan had said to me and by just the memory of it i felt uncomfortable ..... why would he ask me to do that ?, he could have simply rejected the proposal or denied his father as he was the one who got this whole idea in the first place  .

 But no he came all the way from Delhi which is around some 300 kms from this small town where i reside ,  went through all the hassle of travelling and for what? .....to utter such nonsense in front of me.

Flashback start

 To be honest when my Father called me on a one fine night and told me that some Mr .Vivek called him i was hella confused , my first question was Mr Vivek who ? ....... then my father explained that he was someone who hailed from Delhi and had sent a marriage proposal for me with his son.

Well turned out at first my father also didn't know him at all but when Mr Vivek had called him he had introduced himself soo well that after hearing who he was my father was both stunned and on cloud nine ; Then he did a whole research on Mr Vivek and his family and after he understood how great of a person he was he couldn't believe that such a wealthy man wanted to marry of his son to his daughter , well which parent don't want their children to have a bright and well settled life . 

Marrying of a daughter is not easy as it seems to be..... you are not just giving your daughter , you are handing over all the responsibilities of her which you were fulfilling till now to the other person , you hand over her happiness , her wishes , her needs and her whole life which she had lived till now while you were the provider and then the question rises within a father that will the other person be the same provider as he was because a father want nothing less than a extravagant life for her daughter . 

When Papa gave me the info about this Mr Vivek i was shocked would be an understatement when i heard the line ........." that he was also a trustee in my college and he met me a month back". 

What ??????? that Mr Vivek ........ Oh my god what the hell is happening.......!!! . After composing myself I had argued to my father "that i don't want to marry right now , I am in the middle of my degree , i am not even ready and we don't know Mr Vivek personally".

That is when my father decided to drop the bomb about his research" Beta i understand your concern , but i have enquired about him for days then only i called you , just meet them for once not for the marriage , just meet them for acquaintance....... afterall they are such a big personalities it would not look good if we deny them right ?".

And just like that my father convinced me for the meet in a one single call because he knows it very well that i can defy this whole world but not him ...... Not because we are so close and all that but this man ......had done things for me which nobody can do for others or for their own daughter's as well.

" Okay so we have decided to invite them when you will come home on your holidays next month , is that alright with you?". " YES " i replied monotonously . " And just to inform you that this was Mr Vivek's idea .... about meeting in the holidays....... because he didn't want to hinder your studies " Papa added before cutting the call.

Flashback end

"See i think they are good i mean everything went very well Mr Vivek is a nice man , i liked the family" i heard Papa saying when i came out from the memories of that day.

Abhi also chimed in " Yes the family is very good there is no doubt in that , even Vihaan is also very nice , i rarely meet boys like him " and believe me when i say Abhi never praises anybody unnecessarily i mean it .

" Urmila ji is also a very kind lady , even after belonging from such rich family where she would rarely had to do any work she helped me a lot in the kitchen" my mother shared her thoughts.

After hearing everybody's opinions i couldn't help but a sudden kind of dread filled me i know that now they all were expecting me to share my views on Evan but what should i even say ????.......... that "Evan is nothing but a total jerk" . I know i can't say that for sure.

I was jolted when i heard papa saying " See i don't know what you guyz think but i really like the family , they are so down to earth after being one of the wealthiest family and they came all the way from delhi to our house when they knew basically nothing about us". And that hit me with something

"That's the thing Papa we know nothing about each other we are not connected by any means what if they are just acting good , and why would they want to marry their son of in a middle class family there must be something wrong with him otherwise why would he choose me for his son , they are wealthy , his son is also good looking they can basically marry any girl then why would he come this far that also after meeting me for only once and for a very brief moment" and here i let it all out .

I don't know what happened to me but hearing everybody saying all the good things and everybody being actually right about them...... i just couldn't digest that , the family without any doubt was very nice and that was the problem '''''now how would i deny this arrangement ..... i can't say what Evan said to me because i know for a fact that when his family will ask him about the answers then he will definitely not tell them the convo we had.

And if i will tell my family about it and they will definitely tell his family the same , and then he will straightaway deny it and will blame it on me for making an excuse to say "NO" , because that man surely loves to play that oh so perfect SON game , otherwise he would have fought with his father for not wanting to marry .

So now i desperately needed something , anything to say No without revealing the actual reason of this whole situation because it was pretty fucked up . After hearing me my brother replied while scrolling through his phone " well by the looks of it and what i have heard they are actually good peoples , About Evan...... we don't have much info in the web about him but there are no scandals for sure".

Hearing him i asked " what do you mean from 'on the web'??? ." Well Di i am pretty smart well obviously a lot more than you so i stocked him and believe me he is not an ordinary man " Abhi shot me a look and grinned.

"And we are not finalizing anything right now and definitely not without your opinion so relax Beta we will surely have more meetings and we want only the best for you so trust me on that if i found a single thing wrong or off about this whole arrangement , i myself will deny it " my father assured me while warmly smiling at me.

After that we all departed to our rooms bidding each other good night , i was tossing and turning on my bed cause sleep was nowhere near me one i woke up only a few hours back second i was so worried now , earlier it was just because what Evan said but now when i heard my family opinions i was freaking out they all loved them now they will want a even more specific answer as to why i don't want to marry Evan .

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