"Hayee!!! Kumbhkaran ji, please get up!!"

"No Ma, let me sleep please!?!?" I whine as I pull the blanket back to my chest.

"Ragini, its ten'o clock. Get up beta," Ma reasons as I nod a no.

"Maa, today is Sunday. Please let me sleeep." I groggily say.

"Ragu..."

"Maaaa.."

"Ragini. Get. Up. Now!!" Ma orders as I sit on the bed angrily.

"Hdsjhwksieh." I say angrily as she smiles at my sleepy face.

"Maaaaa, its 7 am!!" I cry as I look at my wall clock.

"Hehe," she laughs.

"This is cheating."

"Everything is fair in love and war beta."

"This is not love, ma. This is you figting a war with my love, sleep." I say as I get up putting my glasses on.

Yep, I am a chashmish. Don't laugh, I love wearing spectacles.

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"Aee Ragu, you are suppose to help me choose my lehanga, and not eat chips when I am here selecting my marriage lehanga." Aliya, my bestfriend taunts.

"Galti teri tu bhughad."

"Oyee, madam!! I am happy marrying Varun. So theres no galat." She proudly states.

"How? How can you be so happy in your arranged marriage?" I laugh cluelessly.

"Yaar, I don't know. I always thought I will only do love marriage, but then when I met Varun, everything seemed to fell in place. Matlab, you know heart signals you the correct one humesha." She dreamily tells me her love story.

So basically, Aliya and Varun were arranged to meet eachother, and they legit agreed on the first meet itself. Now, one year later after their engagement they are tying the knot.

In next two weeks.

"Bachu, your time will also come. Jaha tak I know Sumi aunty, she is already worried for your marriage after seeing my wedding card. Abhi tak toh tere liye 1000 rishte bhej diye honge."

"Ghanta, maa knows I would never do an arrange marriage. Never. If I would want to marry I would do that after I have dated the guy for around 5 years, uske pehle no shaadi."

"Phir toh you will never marry hi, Ragu you have never had serious relationships until now, when will you find your perfect man?" She worries and frowns.

"How about never?" I wink at her.

"Ragini Gadodia, you are 27." She tries to fact an already known thing.

"First of all, its Dr. Ragini Gadodia for you and second I am 26." I say cockily.

Lalalala.

"Ha ha ha very funny? But sachi Ragu, aunty has started messaging me."

And I drop my chips packet.

"What?"

"Beta, please tell Ragu to marry, I am okay with love marriage also but koi toh dhoondho!!"

I laugh at the way she mimics maa.

I know Ma wants to settle me down, but I can't just marry anyone na? I haven't met anyone who deserves my heart. Or my time as a matter of fact.

Dating for me back in college used to be just a way of acceptance, I guess. But as I grew mature I knew it isn't the way we always meet our Mr. right.

Chances are there but who gives a damn when the chances of heart breaks are 99.99%

So dating is out of the list, then comes arrange marriage.

See the concept isn't bad but but but, I know myself, I ain't the person who will find love in a stranger just randomnly.

No doubt there might be someone for me, but till now no one.

And also I ain't like those who don't believe in love. I do but you know like every girl, I want true story. Like you know a lasting one.

I can't settle for temporary. Thats just not my forte.

"Oye!! Where are you lost?" Aliya says bringing me back to the reality.

"Na na nowhere. And you madam, didn't you find the perfect lehanga?" I ask her.

"Nope, not yet. Chal we will visit the other store." She tells me as she pulls me out.

"Also I am hungry," she adds sheeplessly.

"Idiot."

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"One fries, large coke and uhmmm a Mc.Spicy Paneer." I order as the cashier taps on his screen.

Taking the order, both Aliya and I take a seat in the foodcourt of the mall.

"Aunty again messaged," she tells me as she chuckles while I frown.

Maaaa.

"What did she say?"

"She said, 'Aliya atleast ask her what kind of boy she wants?' Now Ragu, tell me your preferences." She announces.

"Aliyaa." I cry.

"Aee Ragu, what yaar you know I don't swing that way. But I guess you should come out of the closet and tell aunty about your interest in girls-"

"Shutup you crack!!" I shout hitting my forhead.

While she laughs hards.

"Okay see you are for sure going to laugh when I describe my perfect man." I frown.

"Nope, promise. Start."

"Okay so first and the most important, he should be well educated. Very important. Open minded, again important. Looks wise average and above is fine if he is smart. Because people are considered witty cause of their brains and not looks. Only one requirement in his looks, he should be tall. Uhmm then modern. Should know how to balance things like it can be work and personal life or between family and me. Every one is important. Should have a good sense of humour, I need entertainment. He should respect my choices and decisions as I will do the same for his. And then-" I stop as I look at Aliya busy on her phone.

Varun I am killing you.

"You na, just die." I angrily frown while she makes a puppy do face.

"Its not Varun if you are thinking that. Its aunty."

"Wait what?"

"She said to call her as she wants to speak to you and your phone is dead."

I nod as she dials Maa's number.

"Hello?"

"Maa?"

"Ha beta, see I am telling you something and you aren't going to over react. Just listen and -"

"Maa.. bolo."

"A family is going to come,"

"To??"

"See you.."

"For?"

"Marriage."

"MAAAAAA!!!"

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