Rahul Banerjee

Romance Tragedy

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Rahul Banerjee

Romance Tragedy

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Aparna is feeling a little bit nervous today. The blinking white LED lights in the green lawn of this elite South Mumbai Club, giving her second thoughts. Is she taking the right steps?

She is getting engaged to Rohan today. Almost all of her close relatives from Mumbai, her close but limited number of colleagues from her present organization and her previous organization also, are coming today. Few of her college friends are also going to be there. Her parents are already here in Mumbai, they are now well settled in Kolkata, but her father had a long career in Mumbai, so it’s like second home for her and her parents also. Aparna was born in Kolkata, but she did part of her schooling and graduation in Mumbai and then started her career here in Mumbai only. Aparna was initially hesitant how her parents would take Rohan, but Mumbai connection made everything so easy, despite the fact that Rohan is not a Bengali.


Aparna never thought it would be so sooner, actually she thought of everything possible about her career, her ideas, aspirations, but nothing about her own self, her marriage. Her friends, even her parents thought she would get engaged only when she is into her mid-career level, more accurately - not in terms of years of service, but maybe after reaching a logical milestone in her career, may be after making a name for herself in the advertising world. Everybody around her in office also thought the same, she was such a head strong but creative and talented person, she would not compromise her career for marriage, it’s like marriage would be the last thing in her mind. She is full of energy in her professional life and was doing all the right things at the right time. Her assertive nature, her witty sense of humor, making her a perfect fit in her area of work.


Often a woman’s positive attitude simply creates a perception among her colleagues. Male colleagues simply shied away from her. To be precise, Aparna got alienated more from female colleagues for this. Needless to say, some close relatives are actually more interested in the groom to be, rather than her marriage. Only her college topper, Varun, who was a constant competitor at that time, and later they become close buddies, encouraged her in all her decisions.

Fortunately, in today’s world, there are same smart persons like Rohan also. Rohan was awestruck with the smart avatar of Aparna in their first official meeting. Aparna got introduced to Rohan through Mansi two years back. At that time Mansi and Rohan were in a relationship.


Initially Arpita and Rohan were more like work buddies, and they never went beyond office. Somehow Mansi and Rohan parted their ways after Aparna joined their team. The entire office was witch-hunting for that break-up. But later things became smooth for them. Though Rohan’s mother still likes Mansi more than Aparna, she thinks Mansi was a simple girl. But Aparna got the blessings of Rohan’s father. Actually, when last year she was awarded “Employee of the Year”, more surprise was there for her when she came to know Rohan’s father was one of the founding partners of the organization.


Presently, guests are going to be here shortly. Varun is the first one to come. Flowers, Camera-Crew, Event Organizers all set. Aparna could see some of Rohan’s longtime friends are already here. Aparna was trying to join one such gathering to catch up with them. She wanted to surprise them, went towards them from their behind. As she was nearing, she could overhear “So Rohan won the challenge man, this girl is going to be his prized possession, right. Picked beauty with brain”. Another one said “But Mansi was better fit for Rohan’s family, they will never allow Aparna to have a career”. First person said “Employee of the year in husband’s company”. And all of them smiled at each other.

Aparna almost stumbled, but managed somehow. Instead of showing uneasiness, she cheerfully joined the group, chatted with them, even had a drink with them. She thought, so is this all about!

Rohan was somewhere else, but only noticed Aparna’s drink. Rushed towards the gathering, before that Aparna started towards him.


Rohan almost confronted her before she could “what is this going on, getting drunk on the day of your engagement, no girl from my family does this nor from a respectable family”.

Rohan’s mother was nearby, Aparna calmly asked “Was I the automatic choice for Employee of the year, or there was someone more deserving?”

“Why this question today, did that make you elite enough to have a drink in front of my parents”

Aparna smiled “You also had a drink today, I saw you having a drink with them earlier, and as far as I know, my parents are not blind”.

Aparna asked again, but this time to Rohan’s mother “Am I allowed to work after marriage”.


Noticing a silence, Aparna almost sat on a chair in dis-belief, but again managed to recover. Quickly booked a cab for home, and then went to her parents “I need more time for this”.

Aparna’s mother almost started crying, then finally Rohan’s father came, “Beta, can we complete the function now, then we can talk later”.

“No” this time the reply came from Aparna’s father. “Let them give some time, then will do the function, Good Bye for today and I apologize to the guests”. Varun stood beside Aparna’s father.


With her parents beside her, Aparna got her strength back, together they came out of the exit-gate. The cab was already there, they slipped into it.

Rohan rushed towards the cab, almost threatened the driver to stop. Aparna noticed the driver was a lady. And driver asked “Madam, when to start”.

“Whenever you feel the time is right”.

As Rohan started showering abuses at Aparna, the driver whisked off, and she told “Why do we have to depend on them, Madam”.


“No need to depend now” finally Aparna’s mother spoke.



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