Dreams and Parents

Many people have their dream which they want to come true but how many of them really come true? There are always turns and twists which make it harder to achieve your dream but even after those twists and turns, if you are able to fulfill your dream. You have won the fight.

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"It is enough now." I smiled when I heard my friend's whining voice. She has been walking with me around for so long and I have been clicking pictures as soon as I am getting the chance and it must have made her tired and annoyed but yet she has been keeping up with me. "Here I am about to collapse and you are laughing."

"When did I laugh?" I looked at her with confused eyes.

"Just now." She pointed in my direction.

"Where does this look like I'm laughing?" I asked her while pointing at my smile.

"Uhh…whatever, treat me to a meal." She changed the subject and laid herself down on the bench. This time I chuckled. She was looking all exhausted.

"I will buy you a big meal. But for that we have to walk, I know a good restaurant around here."

"Not anymore. I don't have any energy left inside me,"

"If you want to have tasty food then you have to walk and you can relax over there."

"How come you know everything about everywhere?" I shook my head at her question.

"Have you forgotten who I am?" I asked her with a smirk while signaling at my camera with my eyes.

"Syria." My smirk was turned into worry.

"Hey, hey, don't speak that out loud, no one knows about me, don't spoil my identity." She sighed and leaned her head back. I took my bag from her and held her hand.

"Let's go or else we won't be able to make it in time."

"What do you mean?"

"That restaurant is quite famous around here and has over fifty everyday and whenever there is a holiday the customer rate increases so we have to move fast so that we can have a seat over there." She instantly stood up and I pulled her towards there and we reached that restaurant in a few minutes only. It has a queue waiting outside.

"Uhh…we are late. Now we have to stand in the queue for a long time." Megha was already exhausted and seeing the queue made her more exhausted.

"Oh my God! It has been so long since we last saw Arushi. What brought you over here?" I heard a familiar and she was the receptionist who had come to take another customer inside. I smiled in her way.

"Me and my friend are here to have dinner." I pointed at my friend, the receptionist looked at my friend and nodded with a smile.

"You are just in time, there are few seats available on the first floor."

"Isn't that a VIP section?" I asked her. That section is quite expensive and is not used by many of the middle class people. I don't go to that floor. Because of the price, that place is usually empty but the ordinary is enough to increase their profit which they can earn from the VIP section.

"You are a VVIP for us."

"That is exaggerating." I told her when I saw her expression at the last statement she made.

"No, that is not but a real feeling from me."

"Okay, okay, lead me to the table." She smiled a bit and then led us to the table which had a nice view. I thanked her and then I looked at the menu.

"How come she knows you?"

"Oh! you remember the post from three years ago, about a restaurant?"

"I remember."

"It was their restaurant. I had just posted it to share my feeling about that restaurant but who knew that it will also create popularity for this restaurant." Megha looked around.

"That restaurant wasn't this fancy. No doubt that Syria's photos can make anything famous." I stood up a little to close her mouth.

"Don't take that name again and again. You are going to get me in trouble in near time."

"Why?"

"There are many companies who want to buy me, I don't want to because free lensing doesn't limit my area and that is why I have been hidden for five years and I don't want to get expose just because of someone who is stupid."

"Hey!" She protested and I chuckled but she sulked.

"Don't sulk, hurry up and order the food or else I would leave you over here only and I know how lazy you are to pay for the food." She rolled her eyes.

"You really have to bring my laziness into the conversation."

"Like you have brought my name in the conversation."

"Hi, Arushi, what would you like to have today?" I looked up to see another familiar face, I smiled.

"Today I would like to have…." I gave my order and Megha gave hers and as I had thought she had given more than me. I gave her a look and she looked behind her before she pointed at her.

"Is something on my face?"

"No, I am just wondering if I didn't bring you to eat then you could have eaten the whole grass of that garden." She threw the tissue paper in my way in the form of the ball while I chuckled.

"You still have the guts to tease me."

"Alright, alright, I won't be teasing you." My phone vibrated and I checked it and the smile which was on my face, dropped.

"What is wrong?" She asked and I put my phone aside and shook my head with a smile.

"Do you know one of the things about yourself?" I didn't say anything but looked at the table. "Your eyes always lose their shine, when you hear something bad." I looked at her. "Just like now. So, it is not hard to tell that something has dropped your mood, what is it?"

"There is really nothing."

"You know what, this is the same expression which I had seen seven years ago and in the middle of these years but I don't know any reason behind those at all, but I can guess that today it must be because of your parents." My eyes widened a little.

"How…"

"It is not like I haven't seen your parent's thinking. So, what have they said?"

"They are behind my marriage and are looking for a wealthy man. They are literally ready to sell me."

"The money you earn?"

"They don't have any concern related to it; they just have conservative mind that I can't have dreams."

"Here you go, enjoy your meals." The same waitress came and put down the meal, I smiled in her way

"Thank you." I said and then she went away.

"I won't suggest that you go and talk with your parents. They never supported you, but I will support you and will be here whenever you want." I smiled and nodded.

"Now let's eat the food." She nodded and we started to eat while we were talking. There were many things which needed to be caught upon in our lives and I was feeling much better after talking with her.

"So, let's mark this as the end of our journey today. Rest well." I nodded and she drove away, before going towards my apartment, my eyes went over a car which was quite fancy for my locality, but I didn't really mind it and went towards my room. I freshen up and laid on the bed. When I hit the pillow, I was already out in my dream land.