It's my life-end

Contd from It's my life

There was happiness in her eyes and as she turned she saw something that she didn’t want to nor expected to. She saw Ajay kissing a girl.

She moved a bit closer to reassure again, he was kissing Monica, his colleague. Tears started to form in her eyes, but she didn’t want to cry. She wiped the one tear that tricked down her cheek. She turned back to leave, but something struck her mind.

Why should I leave? I am not going to sit and cry for what he did to me? I am going to face it. She went closer to him, and Monica noticed her first. Ajay turned around and for a second his facial expression changed.
He was abashed. Without pausing for a second he asked “what are you doing here, who told you to come out of the house”?
“Excuse me, who are you to tell me what should and should not be done. Except for the fact that you’re my husband and you never behaved anything close to that.
How long can a girl suspire for love and affection? Why did you have to ruin my life, if you had someone else in mind? If I had done the same thing, what would be your reaction?”
Her questions pierced his heart like a sharp knife, but he couldn’t answer even one of her questions. There was guilt in his face. But nothing could stop Priya from getting her independence back. She told him sternly that she is going to file a divorce and wanted to end her marriage since there was no hope continuing with a person who doesn’t know the value of a relationship.

She walked away with a confident and satisfied feeling. She could see Ajay looking at her with a blank look.
She closed her eyes for a moment and thought about what Ravi had told her before he went to Singapore…”When it hurts to look back and your scared to look ahead you can look beside you and I will always be there ”.


Priya ran to the phone booth and called Ravi…

Priya- hello…Ravi?
Ravi- hello….
Priya- Ravi
Ravi- Priya…………is that you??
Priya- Ravi………Ravi I need to talk to you. Is that possible?
Ravi knew right from her voice that she was upset about something.
Ravi- I am in my office right now, is it ok if I catch you in half hour?
Priya- yea sounds good enough

So they both decided to meet in a coffee shop.

Ravi was already there, he seemed more tensed than Priya. By now it started to rain, forming images in the window from which Ravi was peeking to catch a glimpse of Priya. As he was busy searching for her, someone tapped his shoulders, it was Priya. He got up and gave a quick hug; they both felt the warmness in each others company. Even though Ravi wanted to keep her in his arms forever, he thought Priya might dislike it. So he pulled a chair out for Priya and told her to sit.
So how are you doing? Asked Ravi
She kept looking at him as though she was seeing some ghost. I must admit that she looked very beautiful. Her wet hair added more beauty.

Suddenly out of nowhere she burst out crying. Priya couldn’t control it anymore. She explained everything that happened in her life from the last day she saw him.
She also added that she didn’t want to live with him anymore because he never treated her the way he’s supposed to. Ravi told her to immediately call her parents and explain to them about the situation. Priya’s parents were very cooperative and they told her to return to India for good. Ravi and her dad talked for a bit about the flight tickets and its expenses.

They were now walking in the road, both of them lost in their own world. Priya didn’t want to go back to her house. She asked Ravi if she could stay with him until her ticket gets booked. Ravi was happy with her decision. Even if she wanted to, Ravi wasn’t going to let her stay in his house.

Ravi lived in a one bedroom apartment in the 8th floor. He opened his door and it was dark inside. He went in and turned on the lights. It smelled very familiar, Indian spices she smiled to herself. The living room was nice and cozy, with a small TV, a black two seater and a small chair near the phone. As Priya was about to enter his bed room he hesitated for a second and asked if she could wait out for 2 min so he could clean up the room. She kindly agreed. He ran in and took all the pictures of Priya scattered in his bed. Placed them in the nearby cupboard and hurried out.

“So here you go madam. I am very happy to welcome you to my room, which will be yours for the couple days that you’re going to spend here.”
Priya laughed and said “does that include bed coffee too?”
“Sure why not” and he rolled his eyes.
Priya murmured “that was cute”
Ravi heard it but he asked again to make sure. But this time she said “nothing”.
Ravi laughed and went and stood in his balcony.
Priya came and stood beside him feeling the fresh breeze that was playing with her hair.
It’s all over Ravi, Priya said wiping her tears. He held her by the shoulders and comforted her saying “everything that happens is for good”.
It was getting late and Ravi told her to go and sleep. She didn’t want to but then thought maybe he wanted some time alone. So Priya went into the room closed the door and lay in the bed thinking about her future. She wasn’t sure what was going to happen. What if Ajay comes looking for me? No she thought. He won’t even notice my absence. In fact he would be happy that I am gone. Gone forever…

Priya was woken up by a thunder, it was cold. She got up to close the window from which the chilly wind was blowing in. The time was 12.30am; she could see the light creeping from the living room through her door. She opened her door to find Ravi standing in the balcony.
Aren’t you sleeping? asked Priya with a confused look in her face.
Ravi turned with a startle “uh..yea not sleepy”
Priya smiled and asked if they could talk for a while. Ravi agreed with no hesitation. They both stayed up all night updating the things that happened.


Priya felt an increase in her heart beat as he held her hands when she was crying. There is no explanation in the dictionary for the way she felt for him. The way Ravi looked into her eyes made her forget all her worries.


Priya opened her eyes to realize that it was morning already and the phone was ringing. She looked around for Ravi. She could hear water noise from the bathroom. She hurriedly got up adjusting her shirt to pick up the phone. It was her dad, she hung up the phone and Ravi came out of the bathroom wiping his face. “Who was it?” asked Ravi… “Dad had called up say that he has confirmed the ticket for tomorrow morning 9.30am to Mumbai”.

Ravi stared at her as she was in deep thoughts. He broke the silence saying “Can I ask you to spend the rest of the day with me if you don’t mind?”
Priya looked at him and he gave out one of his innocent smiles. The killer smile she thought.
“Like I have any choice” she said. And they both burst out laughing.
Suddenly he came closer to her, so close that she could smell the cologne on him. He said “if I was a thief the first thing I would steal is your smile”. She smiled again and asked “what’s the second thing?”
He moved few inches away and said “your flight ticket”. Ravi walked back to his room with heavy heart to get ready for the day.

It was a perfect day with half the sun peeping out. As they got into the car, Priya looked up and saw the dark clouds forming. Her eyes sparkled with extra happiness.
He took her to a restaurant called “Little India”; the food was simple yet satisfying. Lot of things has changed she thought, including her feelings for Ravi.
After their delightful lunch Ravi took her for a long ride. As they were reaching the country side the sky was getting darker.

“Oh please!!, NO rain now”, Ravi yelled.
Priya laughed and said “It’s going to rain”
Looking at Priya’s smile he changed his mind, he wanted the rain to pour now.
It started to rain heavily and they both sat in the car watching the rain. She inhaled the fresh smell of the wet mud. She looked at Ravi and she knew how important he was in her life.
Without him she wouldn’t have made it this far. It was his courage and confidence that drove her where she is now. She was a different person today. She could think better, she knew what she had to do.

It was time for going home, and both of them wished if the day could extend any longer.
Priya packed her things for her next days fly; Ravi sat and watched her pack with a dismay look.

It was 8 in the morning. Priya was leaving today…she gathered all her courage and went to Ravi, sat beside him and handed him a letter. She told him to open it once she leaves. Saying this she walked and vanished in the crowd of people traveling to Mumbai.

He couldn’t resist any longer, he opened the letter which read,

Dear Ravi,
I felt my love for you when I looked into your eyes and all my problems seems solved. I felt my love for you when you held my hands. I don’t understand my own feelings, but then again love is not something to be understood. There are many things I am not sure of; yet, one thing I am sure of is that “I love you”. I have loved you from the day I knew what love was. I wanted to ask you if you feel the same about me.
I wanted to express my feelings to you yesterday when we were going in the car, but I didn’t want to disappoint you on that one day that was left for us.

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”

I will be waiting for you

Your Priya

* My friend here wanted a very sad ending...i think he is disappointed now..;).....

**quite predictable i guess...if you were in priya's place what would you have done?