The neighbourhood gossip...

It was almost dusk, as usual being slothful, sipping hot tea that my mom got me, the thought that I need to wake up early and catch my 7.30 cab to work daunts me.
The monday blues start right from Sunday evening.
With these thoughts unning in my head, my mother's voice cuts in sharp asking me to atleast get out of that couch and atleast be a little active instead of a being couch potato.
Well, after a looong discussion, sort of a forceful push, my mom gets me to say yes to go for a small walk to a nearby park.
"Atleast it will be refreshing" was her line...

I just said OK and then we left for our little walk.
 Midst of the beautiful greenery, with wonderful breeze and a nice weather, it was a calm evening, until I happened to meet few of our neighbours during our so called walking.
As usual, a Hi and a simple smile of greeting as we pass by few....

But there is this women, a neighbour again, who comes overly exited towards me, to my shock takes my hand and congratulates me.
I was shocked, rather with a blank face, stunned, I thanked her and asked the reason for her wishing me.
She says "Hey Arya, heard your marriage is fixed... Congrats again... "...
Me: " Whaaaaat!!!!!!!!! "

That whole line was so hard to take in.. It took me a minute to come back to my consious...
My expression was really like : What the hell and who told you that!!!

All I could do was laugh and tell her "Noooo ways...who told you tat aunty! I haven't even met a guy or had a marriage interview " (interview as we use it as a slang when we talk about meeting/seeing any guy - marriage proposal)

My mom comes in to my rescue and speaks to her saying no we have started looking, but haven got  nie proposal yet... blah blah blah..
Fially she winds it up apologizing for the....


Then as we walk along, here comes another aunt, again another eighbour with all smiles comes straight to me and says
"Hey arya, congrats!!!! where are the sweets ha? heard your marriage is fixed!!!"

All over again, me and mom had to explain it out to her that none of that is true, and mom goes on with the things that we have started looking out for guys.... but not got any gud proposal... etc etc etc...

I was soo pissed off with this stupid , ridiculous rumours spreading across the colony we stay in... And plsss!!!! about me!!! and that too that I am engaged!!!
C'mon.... give me a break!!!

I am the one next in line for marriage in "The layout" doesn mean people start taking about me, building their own stories!!

This got me to thinking how wonderfully free women gossip...and I thougt these exist only in T.V serials!!
I was totally wrong about it... Today got the taste of it... Live!!!

The root cause of this great rumour happened to be the get-together of  my cousins, a couple of relatives at my home last week. Just because 2-3 cars were parked n front of my house and there were many people around in my place,  the neighbours started to think tat my marriage was fixed and that was the reason for so many relatives at my place!!!

I can't believe people can build in so many stories out of nothing, without knowing the real fact!!!
I have literally no words for this!!! seriously! how did that bring in to a conclusion that my marriage was fixed and we had a function at home for tat!! Crazy world!

Believe me, others talking and spreading rumours about you like this.... Its so extremely annoying.

Uff, this was not it!!!! To add on to my frustration, here come another family friends, who stop by and say hi.

The usual question starts: "Hey , so when are you getting married?... oota yavag haksthidiya?? "

(I seriosly wanna run away now... I am totally fed up with that question ... seriously!! Only the person in this position will understand how it feels.)

They get into  conversation with my mom , it seems to be that they have decided to get their son married  (who is just 27). So the cpnversation goes on about that...  the right age for marriage.. etc , etc , etc .. they say that they want to get their son married and they have decided, may be another 3 months max he will be married. Girls sould be married by 25 years...blah blah..and then they pounce on me about this
( im the bakra :(  )

Then this uncle starts giving me a lectrure: "This generation, guys and gals have lot of expectations and they keep rejecting many good proposals..
We as parents look at good proposals so dont worry, dont think oo much, nor have too much expectations. Don't keep pushing your marriage and say NO..
Get married. This is the age. So get married soon... It is nnot good to keep saying No for everything.... "... goes on blah blah blah...

In my mind :On WTH.... someone save me!!!! When the hell did I ever say I am against marriage or something like that. C'mon mn I will get married when I find "The One" ... Why the hell are all of you worried. When my own parents are not bothering me so much about this, why are other daunting me and my parents about this whole marriage thing.

I wanted to yell at everyone saying I will get married when I have to, so please spare me..

But sometimes its just easier to nod and say... OK.. (Its a waste of time arguing or trying to make others understand.)

So I just nod, say Ok and leav the place....

Back to home, I just go fall over on my bed, feeling soo relieved that I was back to my peacefull room... :)


The so called "relaxing walk", which was supposed to be relaxing left me so irked up and exhausted.

Feeling really tired and exhausted after that long walk and the talk, I decide to shut my brain off for a while and try to force myself to sleep and rest, as the sun is waiting to rise to bring a new day and yup, need to face the Monday mornings whatsoever !!!  ;)