Something and 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌

𝓢2: 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 12

His POV

I dropped Akshu home and as soon as i reached home, I got a call from my parents to set up a meeting because they wanted to meet my Akshu but I denied them. Soon my big sister called me and gave me an earful about denying mom and dad, then I hesitantly told her, "Let me talk to Akshu and I will inform you." I called Akshu, "Akshuuuuuu sunnoo naa." She replied rudely, "Kya chahiye tumhe? Tum mujhse itna pyaar se kyu baat kar rahe ho?" "Mein hamesha se pyaar se hi baat karta hu." I replied casually. "Bolo bolo kya chahiye?" "Accha thik hai, ek request hai, mere parents tumse milna chahte hai aur maine unhe mana kiya hai but woh maan nahi rahe hai, toh tum please unse milogi kya?" The line went silent and suddenly a scream was heard, "Horseyyy, I will kill you. What if your parents don't like me? I am not ready to meet them yet. What if your big sister hates my guts? Oh noo I really can't meet them yet. I am very scared. No no I am nervous."

("AKshuuuuuu listen naaaa." "What do you want from me? Why are you talking so sweetly with me?" "I always talk sweetly with you." "Yeah yeah, now tell what do you want?" "Ok fine, I had a request, will you meet my parents? I tried denying them but they are not listening to me, so please meet them tomorrow.")

"Akshu ek minute sunno meri baat, mere parents tumko hate nahi karte understood? They love you because I love you and my big sister is a little hard to impress but don't worry even, she won't hate you." "My love, if they don't approve of me, tum mujhe chhod doge kya?" She questioned but I assured her, "Apne haathon mein woh ring dikh raha hai?" She replied with a yes and I continued, "That symbolizes my love for you and it's an assurance that I will never ever leave you. Do you understand?" She mumbled okay and I further told her, "I will be beside you and they are my parents don't worry they already love you ok?"

("Akshu listen to me once, my parents don't hate you understood?" "My love, if they don't approve of me, will you leave me?" "Can you see the ring in your hand?")

She then agreed to meet my parents and I booked a hotel table for tomorrow morning. Soon the morning arrived and Akshu sent me pictures of some kurtis that she could wear to impress my parents. I selected a beige dress which had a red dupatta and beige pants. She messaged me that she was ready and I went to pick her up. We arrived at the hotel 45 minutes later. Akshu was nervous and my parents and my big sister were already seated there. Akshu went and touched my mom and dad's feet and hugged my big sister. Di did not reciprocate the hug for a moment since it was very sudden, then she hugged her and smiled. Shortly after the introductions, we settled down and Akshu started rambling, "Aunty aap mujhse kuch puche usse phele mein hi bata du. Mujhe khaana banana bilkul nahi aata aur mein ghar ke bhi kaam nahi karti, ghar ke kaam mere meri Sharda aunty kardete hai aur Meena tai mere liye khaana banati hai. Jab woh naa ho tab mein mere amma ke paas chale jaati hu khaana khaane." My mom was staring at her and she smiled at her once her ramblings stopped.

("Aunty, before you ask me anything, I will myself tell you some things. I can't cook and I don't do any household chores. Household chores are done by Sharda aunty and Meena tai cooks for me. If she is absent for any reasons, I go to my mother and she cooks for me.")

My mom started scolding her, "Yeh aunty kya hota hai, maa kaho aur tum khaana banao yaa nahi isse mujhe kya, mere bete ko aata hai khaana banana aur ghar ke kaam tumhari Sharda aunty karlege shaadi ke baad." Listening to the topic of marriage, Akshu blushed and complained, "Maa aapke bete ko khaana banana aata hai? Hooo, mujhe toh aaj tak ek bhi dish banakar nahi khilaya hai. Dekh rahe ho maa, abhi se meri parwah nahi meri aapke bete ko." My heart melted when I heard her call my mother Maa. I smiled at her complaints. My mom said, "Humare liye every Sunday banata hai." Akshu made a crying face and said, "College ke time aapke bete ne kaha tha ki usne aap sabke liye burnt garlic rice banaya hai aur meine usse kaha tha ki mere liye le aaye, but woh mere liye laya hi nahi. Mujhe toh laga isse aata hi nahi hoga isliye meri baate ignore kar raha hai."

("First of all, why are you calling me Aunty? Call me Mom and why will I care if you cook or not? My son can cook and after marriage your Sharda Aunty can do household chores." "Mom your son knows how to cook? He never cooked for me like ever, see he doesn't care for me from now only." "He cooks for us every Sunday." "He told me during our college days that he cooked garlic rice for you all and I even asked him to bring it for me the next time he cooks but he never did, I thought he didn't knew how to cook so he ignored my request.")

I couldn't bear her sad face so I told her, "Areh areh naraz mat ho, mein tere liye aaj hi bana duga burnt garlic rice for dinner okies?" She happily said yes and soon the breakfast was served. Akshu was sitting between my mom and dad, she started picking the food which she disliked and I forwarded my plate to her so she could put whatever she disliked on my plate. My mother looked at this and said, "Harshu tum apna khaana khao." My mom looked at Akshu and said, "Akshu beta agar mein tumhe apne haathon se khilau toh tum sab kha logi na." Akshu nodded her head eagerly. My mom started feeding her and even my dad was feeding her in between. My dad was focusing on her food, so she said, "Papa aap bhi khalo. Sorry mein aapko papa bula sakti hu na? Maa ko maa bula rahi thi toh aapko bhi papa bula liya meine." My dad looked at her with fake annoyance and said, "Yeh kya baat hui? Sirf Maa tumhari hai kya? Papa nahi?" She exclaimed, "Ho aaisi kaisi baate kar rahe ho? Aap mere acche papa ho please mujhse naraz mat hona." My dad smiled and continued feeding her.

("Don't be sad, I will cook garlic fried rice for you tonight." "Harshu you eat your food." "Akshu my child, if I feed you with my hands, you will eat everything right?" "Dad you should also eat. Sorry I didn't ask, I can call you Dad right? I was calling Aunty ko Mom that's why I called you Dad." "What kind of question is that huh? Only your Mom is your Mom or what? I am not your Dad?" "Ho why are you saying things like this? You are my sweetest dad, please don't be angry with me.")

I looked at my big sister and she said, "Your girl has wrapped our parents around her little finger, our parents didn't feed me for the past 12 years and mom stopped feeding you after you turned 15, but look at her, both of them are feeding her and joking around. Hats off chotu." I smiled at her words and then she continued, "Your girl is perfect for you, she is mature around everyone but childlike for you and your family." These words meant that my sister approved of Akshu and my parents were already in love with her. Soon the breakfast was over and my Akshu was in tears, in literal tears because she didn't want to bid goodbye to my parents. She hugged my sister and they made plans to go shopping and everything together since they did not have the time bond because of Maa and Papa. I hugged her because she was about to cry, she whispered in my ears "Kya mein every week mil sakti hu? Hum saath lunch karlege every Sunday aur tum khana banana hum sabke liye." I pecked her on the lips and said, "Kya meine tumhe kabhi kisi cheez ke liye mana kiya hai?" She shook her head no and kissed me. We went to her apartment and as promised I cooked her burnt garlic rice for dinner. We had a night in, with a horror movie marathon where I must have given her a heart attack at least twice. The night ended with a pillow fight and cuddling. She was mine and will always be it was something hard to digest but I made a promise to myself that I will never hurt her or make her cry. With these thoughts, I kissed her forehead and sleep had embraced me.

("Can I meet them every week? We can have lunch every Sunday and you can cook for us." "Have I ever denied you from anything?")

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