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Gender blender

  “Anil. Anil Gauchan is his name. And he will take you to US after marriage. Isn’t that amazing?” Sanu heard her parents saying as she uncrossed her legs and looked up to see them smiling so wide as if they were advertising for a Colgate advertisement. Her parents had always been so keen on marrying her off, it sometimes made her wonder what the rush was for. But being the kind of daughter who always listened to her parents and obeyed them no matter what, she knew she could not say no this time either. Even if she was just about to turn 22 in a month. Even if she did not have a single clue about how the ‘Anil Gauchan’ guy looked. Even if her heart had so badly wanted to say no. Sanu and Anil were now happily married for 2 years. Looking back on her two years of fairytale like marriage, Sanu had started to feel like her parents had made the right decision for her. Anil had always been so caring and loving towards her. Although he had not taken her to US like her parents s...