Ball & Chain Page #2

been acting kind of funny.

What's with them, huh?

I mean, I didn't know

our parents knew each other,

and then Papa sends me in here

to check on you and...

They'd never allow me to be

alone with a guy unless...

Oh, my God!

Ow.

Where are you going?

I'm leaving.

That didn't exactly work

for Bobby,

and I don't think it's going to work

for you, not in your predicament.

Sh*t.

- I'm not ready to get married

- You? What about me?

I can't get married.

Not now and not to you.

Yeah!

Hey, what's wrong with marrying me?

Okay, wait.

There has got to be

an easy way out of this.

Our parents are

reasonable people.

We'll just explain to them that

we're not ready to get married.

How old are you?

I'm 25.

That's not going to work.

My father already thinks

I'm an old maid.

Well, we have to

try something.

Okay. Okay.

Calm.

Reasonable.

Rational.

Calm.

Reasonable.

Rational.

This is an excellent match

You are both getting

good education.

Dad, we don't want

to get married.

We're not ready.

I did not want to get married.

I was not ready.

- Huh?

- Mm-hmm.

But it- it all

worked out for the best.

But we don't love each other.

Forget about love. We don't even

like each other.

Why are you worrying

about love?

I did not have any love

when I married your mother

Ask her. Did I have?

No. But you will learn it.

You guys don't care about passion

or desire or any of that, do you?

You are thinking of

romance, sho-mance.

You are seeing films and all.

It is not like that.

- Hey.

- Hmm?

- Please explain to them.

- Let me tell you.

It's very simple. You get married.

- You will have your home.

- Correct.

- You will be together.

- Correct.

Then you will have

children and family

and love will come.

- Don't worry, it'll come.

- Maybe 40 years.

It'll come automatically.

Look at us.

It came after 27 years, but it came.

What is the difference?

Yeah, I know, I know.

That's it.

You see?

So we're sitting

in his living room, right?

And his father is like bald

and I think he drinks too much

because he's got me

pinned in from this side

- and my father comes in-

- You're Iying.

I can't do this.

Then let them know you won't.

I can't do that.

Run away. I've got

some money saved up.

I can drop you off at the bus

station and you could...

I can't do that either. It...

It doesn't work that way.

How does it work, Saima?

They've always

looked out for me,

and I know I'm going

to get out of this,

but I just don't want to...

I don't want to upset them.

I just don't know how.

I don't understand.

It's not funny.

Hey, it happens

to the best of us, Ameet.

What do I do?

I am the last person

you should ask.

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