The Real Beauty

Day 2:- Red

"No mom I can't marry a black skinned girl, It will make me feel embarrassment to introduce her to my friends in parties and other places. My friend's wives are so beautiful, gorgeous like milky white and you are asking me to marry a black girl. No it can't be , you just say No to them . ", said Abhijeet

"But Abhi she is a very good girl,  Your aunty was saying that she has got good moral virtues and is so loving and caring towards other.  I have kept her photo on the table atleast see it once and after that if you still don't want to marry then I will say them no for this proposal", said Abhi's mom.

" How could you say that mom. What will I do with virtues and any one who will marry me will give me love and care. You have seen Rajesh , he is short and also was so bad in studies yet he married such a beautiful girl . Don't you think I deserve even better than Rajesh. No, I don't want to see it, " said Abhijeet and left.

Abhijeet was the only child to his parents. He was a studious and a hardworking guy. Everyone loves him for his decent nature but one problem he has got was that he simply hate black colour. Anything of black in colour he would simply stay away from it. He treated black as colour of demons and devils. Be it food or people if it's black in colour he just hate them like anything.

Without seeing the photograph he left for office and as he got in his office , he remembered that he had to make an urgent call to one of his client but to his bad luck his call validity has expired. He tried to recharge his number through his UPI payment App but that too showed your bank is experiencing problem try after sometime. He was getting impatient, he needed to call his client urgently and tried recharging his number from different platforms and finally it did happen. He then tried calling his client but the answering machine told him that his validity has expired so he can't make the call. He thought may be the recharge confirmation message hasn't being delivered to him so he couldn't make a call so he decided to wait for the confirmation message but to his dismay he didn't receive it. He gave a call to the customer care and without listening to the customer care executive he began to shout on them. The customer care girl said, "Sir, from our computer we can see that no recharge has been done on your number since this morning please sir , please check the number once again in which you have dome the recharge?

Out of rage Abhi disconnected the call and went to the App and what did he sees? He had done a blunder mistake , in a hurry he had recharged a wrong number. In place of "2" he had typed "5" after "3" of his number 9181435XXXX1 . He had done an yearly recharge of rupees 2599. He would have let it go but it was a huge money for a person who had just joined a job at a salary of twenty five thousand per month and after all it was his hard earned money why will he let it go so cheaply. Now he thought whose number would it be? Whether that person will return him that money or not?

He again recharged his number and then checked the owner's name from the Truecaller app?. It showed that the number belongs to some S. Kashyap in Hyderabad.

He was in a dilemma whether to call in that number or not and finally he called and his first call went unattended. After thirty minutes, he again gave a call but this time too that person didn't reply.

Abhi was sure that the person was knowingly not picking up the call because he didn't want to return the money. One hour later he again called in that number but this time from his colleagues phone and his trick worked and that person picked his call.  

The moment his call got received Abhi began yelling out of frustration and anger" Don't you have manners? You cheat you fraud. I know you were knowingly not picking up my call because you have to return my money. You must be very happy to get your number recharged free of cost and that too for a year . You must be thinking as if hitting a jackpot . You thief , I will hand you over to the police if you don't return my money"

When Abhijeet ended , he heard a very sweet, shrill and soothing voice coming from the other side. It was a female voice that was so calm and composed. She said, " I am really sorry Sir, I saw my number getting recharged as I was hurrying into the OT room for an emergency surgery . After I returned I was clueless who did the recharge because recharge message doesn't reveal the doer's name and number so I had no other option than to wait for your call. Sir I was unaware about your call so I couldn't pick it up and if you say I will recharge your number or else if you give me your account number I will deposit the amount into it. "

Abhijeet was speechless and completely got lost in her sweet and shrill voice. Her voice directly touched his heart as if saying Feel my Love. His anger melted like an ice on hot plate and vanished listening to her sweet voice and humble gesture. He felt guilty for his behaviour. He thought how stupid he was to think such way about such a sweet humble lady, who has got no fault rather all fault was with him.

In a very soft voice Abhijeet said, "Sorry, madam it was none of your fault rather it was all mine. I lost temper because I thought you knowingly did not pick my call because you have to return the money. "

" It's okay Sir, it do happens . I am used to hear even more harsh and rude words from patients and their family members. No issues? Now if you give me your account details then I would transfer the amount to you. "

"Ma'am if you don't mind can we meet and than I will take the money. Please Ma'am otherwise I will think you didn't forgive me , please Ma'am please"

The lady said, " I usually go directly to my house after hospital but now as Navratri is going on and today is second day I have to go to the pandal to seek Maa's blessing .  If you can then lets meet at the pandal near the Jagannath temple in  Jubilee hills at 7:30 pm in the evening. "

After this both of them hung up the call, but her simplicity and voice created charismatic spell on Abhijeet. He began to guess how old would that lady be? She is a surgeon 35 to 40. No, no such beautiful and sweet voice can only be of someone whose age is around 26 to 28.

Abhijeet kept looking at his watch, when it will strike 6 and he will leave for Jublee Hills and Sharp at 7:30 , Abhi reached jubilee hills .

Abhijeet entered the mandap of the and saw a lady kneeling infront of Maa offering puja. There were so many people there but Abhijeet's heart told him that the girl kneeling infront of Maa is the one whom his eyes are searching for.  

Turning back the lady looking at Abhi smilingly said , " So you are Mr Rude?"

The lady was black complexioned with a an average height with slim figure. She looked to be in her twenties and got a dynamic and pleasant personality. Although she was dark still the radiant from her face was so bright that Abhijeet lost his heart to her the moment he saw her.  

Abhi said, " Mam, I told sorry for that. My name is Abhijeet, you can call me Abhi"

Lady laughingly said, " No I will call you Mr Rude, by the way you can call me Sneha not Ma'am, I am fed up by listening that word throughout the day in hospital"

Abhijeet then asked Sneha can he buy her a coffee. Sneha nodded yes and they talked a lot about each other developing a friendly bonding and enjoyed the evening.  The ambiance was so jubilant and aesthetic that they both got lost in each other's words. The black colour that used to haunt him now attracted him the most. The myth that he had that black signifies demon and evil has gone , that black has today purified his heart making him pure and pristine filled with love, compassion for all.

After bidding goodbye they left for each others house. Throughout his way from jubilee hills till his house, Abhi kept on thinking about Sneha. For the first time his perception has got changed. Now he felt for the beauty of heart, no more outer beauty fascinated him. He had understood evil was not in black but evil was in her heart and mind over which he conquered today and understood the real meaning of beauty. He wanted Sneha as his life partner.  He had decided that he gonna tell his mother that he had found a girl for himself and going to marry her.

When he entered his house his mom was in the kitchen. He straight away went towards the kitchen but as he passed through the living area his eyes fell on the photo that his mother had kept on the table and he stood there dumbstruck. That photo was of none other than Sneha, picking it up he shouted , "Mom, whose photo is this?"

" Which photo beta ?"

" The one kept on this table in the living area. "

" Oh that one, that is of the girl whose proposal you rejected in the morning, " said Abhi's mother.

"Did you say No to them?", asked Abhi

"Yes, I did. Why? what has happened?", replied Abhi's mother.

"Mom, I'm ready for this proposal. You can tell them I'm ready", Said Abhi.

Abhi's mother came out of the kitchen , "But beta look how black she is and if i am not wrong you had said in the morning that you simply hate black colour right?" 

Abhi said, " Mom, what is there is colour. It is temporary , it never stays forever what stays is your virtues and character. "

" But what will your parties and friends ? What are you going to tell them ?" His mother said sarcastically

"I am ashamed of that mom. Complexion has nothing to do in life. what matters is one's moral virtues. True Beauty can be felt through heart not through eyes. Eyes can deceive you but not your heart. The evil of black has waded off my eyes today. I have understood the meaning of beauty. I will marry this girl mom. "