Fated to Marry you

Rithu’s POV

It was a bright Monday morning I was traveling on a bus. The time is about 8.30 am, where everyone rushing to their school, college, and work. Sitting on the window side seat and listening to my favorite songs I watched the passing building, vehicles, and people. Though the climate is quite a sunny, I am enjoying the warmness over my skin.

Today I missed my regular bus were my friends and I usually travel. The bus journey is blissful when we have a friend who keeps on talking or gossiping about something. By that way, this half an hour travel will never bore us. But today I am missing that.

When I reached my University I started walking to my class looking down suddenly, someone pulled my bag from behind. I was jerked and turned around to find my friend Nithya she smiled brightly and I took my earphone from my ears and smiled back.

"Good morning sleepy head," she said encircling her hand on my shoulder.

“Morning,” I replied with a small smile and we started to walk. We were friends for almost ten years, though I don’t have any siblings and Nithya gave that sibling feel to me.

"I thought you would come earlier Nithya, why you're late?”

"I also missed our bus Rithu. I came on the same bus that you traveled, I saw you but you're so busy in listening songs so I didn't disturb you," she said.

"Oh, sorry for not noticing you Nithya," I said with my puppy face.

"It's OK don't give that expression, come let's go to our class," she said enthusiasm and we reached our department.

The classes are very less since it is our final semester and we were having only our project work. Me, Nithya and Shana, we three are in the same group. There are only two months left for my Master's degree to finish and I am working hard to finish my project.

On the other hand, my parents were planning for my marriage as recently my dad got hospitalized when he fainted in his workplace of severe chest pain. He was diagnosed with atherosclerosis and we had treated that immediately.

The doctor has advised him not to do any heavy works and to take enough rest. So he was worried about everything, especially about my life and wanted me to get married as soon as possible.

I want to work and I want to lead my own life for at least two years without anyone's help but my father's compulsion and his health condition has made my mind to accept for this.

After finishing off some important works in my project I noticed the time at 4.30 pm. I packed my things and Nithya gave me some documents in a pen drive for my reference to print the thesis; since there’s only a week for us to submit our project, so we have to make everything perfect for getting good marks. I am always a good student and sometimes I will be the class topper anyhow, there is no use in getting good marks since I am going to get married to an unknown stranger, I don’t know what he’s up to.

I reached my home at 5.30 pm when I entered, my parents were busily discussing something in the living room and they looked as they were waiting for me. There is something going on.

“Rithu, you came!” My mom exclaimed plastering her face with a smile.

“Yes mom,” I replied and walked into my room.

I changed my clothes and went to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. When I was about to drink that my mom called my name and I went there to see them.

"What mom?" I asked and looked their faces.

After a small silence, my dad started to speak.

"Rithu do you know my friend Kishore; he’s having a son running a business in Chennai and Friday they're coming here to see you," hearing that I got little nervous. I don't know what to say it's very sudden and my mom smiled at me like it's not at all a big deal.

It is not a shock I already know that yesterday my dad was speaking about me with someone in the phone, and in the evening he went to give my photo to them but it is much unexpected.

"But dad, please wait for at least a month," I said to him cause I not even finished my final exams.

"No Rithu we can't wait, it's the best proposal and you already know everything right?" he said like it was his final decision.