The first & last meet...

This is a story of my friend I am going to narrate here. It’s about how we bow to our destiny even when we want to do something against it. We meet some people, we like them and we want to take the relationship forward but then comes destiny. If something is not meant to be, it will not happen and we are left helpless.

One colleague of mine is searching girls for marriage. He was at on-site for some years and his parents want him to get married and settle down. It is very difficult for the parents to find for match when the guy is in another country so he is forced to come back to India so that he can meet the girls and decide. He is good looking, earning well and hails from a decent family. It shouldn’t be difficult to find a girl for him.

He starts seeing the girls but he doesn’t find compatibility with most of the girls he meets. He is disappointed that he isn’t finding a proper match. The girls who like him, he doesn’t find anything common, girls he like have some other stories. Then one day his mother shows him a picture of a girl, he kind of likes her and wants to meet her. His mother warns him to wait as they have to get the horoscopes matched and then he can proceed but the priest is out of station so there is a delay. He doesn’t want to wait, he decides to go ahead and meet her. He makes arrangements for the meet through the mediator.

They had decided to meet in Cafe coffee day. He was there 15 minutes prior to the decide time and had booked a table for two. He was waiting for her and then exactly on time she arrived, he was impressed by her punctuality. She was wearing a salwar kameez, dressed traditionally and was looking very elegant. He liked her in a second. He offered her a seat and started the conversation. She also was participating but he sensed she wasn’t comfortable and there was something offbeat in her. He asked her what was wrong, was she comfortable and then she told him that while coming she had hurt her leg. He noticed her leg, she had a really bad bruise and her leg was bleeding. He rushed to check for first aid in CCD but they were out of stock, he asked her to wait and rushed on his bike to get first aid kit from a medical store. He was back in no time and cleaned her wound and tied a bandage. After all this dramatic first meet he felt a connection and he had done all that with his immediate instinct without even thinking twice. She definitely must have felt good about him but she might have also had the guilt of creating a scene on their first meet. They spoke for some more time and ordered a chocolate cake which the CCD guy served in one plate with two spoons. They were both shy to share and eat but yet were happy in a way. They saw a definite bond and were willing to take to next level. They wished to convey to their respective parents about their liking towards each other.

On the way back, it was raining heavily. He still continued to ride all drenched and

  he couldn’t stop thinking about her. He went back and told his mother about their meet and that he liked the girl but his mother had a different story all together and told their horoscope didn’t match so they cannot proceed. His mother was very adamant on horoscope. He doesn’t want to do anything against his mother’s wish. He could not believe this, only girl he liked and this thing called destiny was playing game. He was cursing the priest but felt helpless. His mother called the mediator and informed about the horoscope. He was disappointed.

He is confident that the girl also liked him. He still has her number saved in his contacts and is sure girl also hasn’t deleted his number. He remembers her often and says he cannot forget her ever. I felt bad for him and also the girl but guess they weren’t made for each other. There is definitely someone else waiting for him is what I could tell him at the end.