The mail from him read "Am in India on vacation (Call me @.....)" .... her mind raced 2 years back when it all started....
A chain of mails had triggered her friendship with him..... She felt so complete with him. Mails and Calls flowed until they met. Their eyes locked the moment they met.... they talked unaware of their surroundings..... They knew they had fallen in Love.... They walked hand in hand on the beach....and felt they were in Paradise.....
Everyday she had the same dream...... He was leaving her for good......
(She boards the bus ....... 2 hours to home......)
And then, he had to go to Malaysia for his new job.... She cried for fear of losing him in an alien country .... She felt her dream was coming true.... He reassured her and left and nothing changed......
He came down for his brother's marriage and introduced her to his family.... She started to dream of a lovely new family.....
(1.5 hours to home)
He went back.... His calls and mails grew lesser and lesser.... She didnt know why..... Her dream was coming true..... She confronted him .... He denied.... Mails and Calls stopped......... She felt helpless...felt like ending her life..... Her life was meaningless without him but her life was also attached to another person.... Her mom.... She stopped....
(1 hour to home)
And then he called... He had found someone.... the true love of his life as he called.... She was devastated.... the promises, love, affection all looked like sand washed away by the water of the beaches.....
She poured her feelings to her friend Susan, in Malaysia........
She cried and cried..... but the tears could not bring him back..... She cut herself from everyone and withdrew into a cocoon.... She had lost the colors in her life.............
(0.5 hour to home)
The bus driver put on the brake suddenly and she was jolted to the present.... She looked at her mobile.....and dialed..... The familiar voice which sent butterflies in her stomach answered ....
He: "Hello....".....
Se: "Uh.... hello, its me?".....
He(Pause) : "I knew you would call"
She: "I need to arrive at a decision...." (Pause).. "Do you love me still?"
He(Pause) : "No..... but if you insist I will talk to my parents about you....."
She: "Do you love Susan?"
He: "Yes...."
She (Taking in a deep breath swallowing the tears that brimmed in her eyes): "Ok, bye forever... All the very best in your life...."
She cut the call ..... tears rolled down her eyes.... She felt she had loved a stranger...... A stranger who had turned her life upside down and now denied recognizing her.... A friend she had trusted had broken her trust ....
"The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep "
She had reached her destination.... Her mom greeted her at the door and they did the bear dance as usual.....
