The Marital Conditions- Part 2

Suhail whispered, "How do I convince him?". But his whisper sounded loud enough for everyone to hear. Tia giggled secretly. "Did you say something?",Manav asked firmly though he was aware of what Suhail had said. He smiled mockingly , knowing that it was difficult for Suhail type of guys to impress him. According to him, Suhail didn't have the charm or aura that he carried. But that was Manav. He never found any guy superior than himself.

Suhail nodded 'No' nervously. He scolded himself for being too nervous. He did love Tia. But love wasn't enough to impress the world. He had to show everyone especially Tia's sister and brother in law that he could provide the same love and care that her family bestowed upon her for years.

It was piece of cake for him to convince his parents. But to impress her family, it was like walking on fire. He had taken several months buttering her sister in order to have one meeting where he could convince them to accept him. It wasn't an easy job. First few days had gone in waste. He had thought of picking and dropping Tia would at least make her sister let him inside the house. Unfortunately Mikha would greet him outside without a smile or inviting him inside the house.

Tia also tried to get him inside the house in pretext of offering him a glass of water. But this idea also failed. Mikha had admonished her and asked her to tell him to get his own water bottle. After few days of hard work of impressing her sister by buying groceries for her on their way home or buying sweets  or bringing in takeaways made her change her mind. One fine day she invited him for a lunch.Thus this led him to get into her good books.

Days passed by and Suhail found a day perfect to ask Mikha indirectly for Tia's hand. Mikha understood but she pretended as if nothing happened. She let him persuade more. She was enjoying the attention. Later one night, Tia asked her directly. "I know you guys want me to accept Suhail's proposal. But I am not ultimate decision maker on this. Your brother in law also has a say in it.", Mikha said.

After coaxing, Suhail was siting in front of them, thinking about how to convince them. However what was going to happen next, he had no clue. After buttering, coaxing and doing all odd jobs, he didn't expect Mikha would do this.

(To be continued)