An Interesting story -- Concluded

It was day 2 and Ranjith and Renuka were still searching their way out of the dense forest. Meanwhile Renuka's parents had

come from chennai. Rajiv thought it would be a good idea to tell her parents. When Ranjith and Renuka were walking, they

found a small hut where they could take shelter. It was raining heavily and they spent quality time there. Renuka started

thinking a lot. She enjoyed the company of Ranjith and she didnt expect Ranjith to be the person she thought. May be she

always had Rajiv in her mind and could not think about another person. You cant blame her for this. Ranjith realised this and

he was trying to make the conversation as common as possible and tried to bring in Rajiv in his conversation. He did this

mainly to avoid any sort of intentions on his mind as well as Renuka's mind.

She started asking questions about Roopa. She told Ranjith that they dont make a good pair. Ranjith got confused with

Renuka's statements and avoided the topic. The rain had stopped and they walked for another 3 hours finally to see a small

village near by. Ranjith went to a PCO and called Rajiv immediately. Rajiv,Roopa,Renuka's parents came and took them away.

Rajiv was very happy to see Renuka back and felt like hugging her, but realised her parents were around. Renuka's parents

took her back to chennai.

Rajiv came to chennai and called Renuka and they were talking for 30 minutes. The only topic Renuka was talking was about

Ranjith. She didnt tell Rajiv about what she had in her mind about Ranjith. She was confused whether its just a friendly

affection or a step more than that. A person who saves another person's life need not be a Partner. Even a Policeman saves

people. Does that mean one should marry a Policeman. On the other hand Rajiv had been the only thought in her mind for a long

time.

Two days later Renuka's parents called Ranjith and Rajiv home for lunch and they were talking about the incident. Rajiv was

quiet most of the times. He was careful. Not to talk much infront of future Mother in law and Father in law. Ranjith on the

other hand was at his best. He was very jovial. After they left, Renuka's parents came up to her and asked something which

got Renuka by surprise. Ranjith is a nice person and do you have any interest in marrying him. This was exactly what her

parents asked. They also felt the family business was an important thing. Renuka started thinking. She had waited for a long

time for Rajiv to get settled and now she was getting the offer of marrying a person who is settled,has things in common and

her parents like him. What else do u need in a person ???

The confusion prevailed for couple of days and she asked her friends and everybody thought it was up to her to decide and it

woudnt be fair on their part to suggest a person. She finally made a decision. She called Rajiv and wanted to tell him. She

could not control it any more. It was really paining, but she had to talk to someone. She thought Rajiv would be a better

choice to talk than Ranjith.

She called him and asked him to come to Coffee day. Both of them reached the place by 5 pm and she was silent till 6.30. She

asked Rajiv to take her to the beach. They went in his scooty to the beach and finally at 7.30 she started talking. She told

Rajiv about the feelings she had for Ranjith, What her parents thought about him and the things they had in common. She told

Rajiv that she had only him in her mind and was confused about Ranjith now. Rajiv said he knew about this as Ranjith had told

him what happened. He also said it was fair on her part to think this way. She had been waiting for him for a long time and

nothing really happened. It was Practical that she gets married to a person who is well settled.

When Rajiv finished, Tears rolled from the corner of her eyes. Her ears turned red. Rajiv was not able to see this in dark.

The next moment he realised that she was hugging him and gave a comforting kiss on his cheeks. Thats the best thing to have

happened. She realised the feeling she had for Ranjith is Friendship, but the feeling she had for Rajiv is lot different. She

said the only person for whom she made a lot of sacrifices was Rajiv and did not want it to go waste. They decided they would

take time till Rajiv gets settled and tell their parents.

They just had to wait for 5 months when Rajiv got an offer in United States and they got married and the last thing i heard

from sources were that both of them are happily married and found somewhere in the silicon valley. Meanwhile Ranjith is still

searching for a proper Partner.