Posted by: kalomanche February 3, 2010
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I appreciate all your inspirational words folks! Thank you for reading :) Here comes the next sequel ...
Part IV
September 1998
Despite the anxiety and stress of being the newest addition to a busy growing business firm, Burpy was doing well at work. At the end of a stressful day, he shared every detail with her – most of which she comprehended, some of them she pretended to ;) She attentively listened and appropriately responded to his spontaneous narration not being tad bit bored. They were the best of friends, best of couples and the best stress-busters for each other.
One fine weekend, he decided to fly down to see her – an unplanned but a pleasure time off of their hectic schedules. This time he found her even better in every aspect from the last time he saw her! Modest compliments and unprecedented compatibility attributed in many ways to make this simple trip the best vacation they both could ask for. They were living every moment of this togetherness to its fullest ~ from visiting unusual spots to taking goofy pictures, to heading to gym together, to being the finest of company for the other half! On the third day of his trip, when they were dining together, Burpy received a call from his mother. Unknown of the fact that her son is vacationing with his girlfriend, she asked him to return home immediately citing an emergency. The reason and severity of the ‘emergency’ unknown, Burpy flew back to his town the very next morning leaving Sheila in a state of mixed emotions.
With him gone at an instance so very unplanned, she was panic stricken with severe anxiety. She wished she could have gone along, but with the fear that her surprise introduction into the family might not prove appropriate at this hour of ‘unknown emergency’ she stayed back, counting on him to take care of the issues that she couldn’t interfere upon. Days of silence followed while she waited on him to get back to her with some kind of news. Not that she didn’t try reaching him herself, but only to find his voicemail in his cell phone and his mom on the land line. She wouldn’t dare revealing herself to his mom, when her son himself couldn’t dare to take the risk! All she could do was wait and wait and wait for stretching hours that seemed to kill her every moment.
Then, her phone finally vibrated one day. Her heart skipped a beat for she could sense an uneasy eeriness, from how the situation was coming along; which multiplied ten folds when she heard his sullen ‘hello’.
“Baba, what’s going on? I’ve been trying to get hold of you every single minute. I send you so many emails. I’ve been scared to death. Are you okay? Is everything okay? I missed you so bad!” She down poured it all!
“I m okay maya! But …..”
Sheila, “But …what..??”
Burpy, “But everything is not okay! I got caught up with a situation that I just couldn’t avoid”
“What kind of situation? What are you trying to say? I am not getting it.”
Burpy, “I m sorry honey, I tried my best. I tried all I could to avoid this situation, but…but……”
“I m having to get married….the day after tomorrow.....”
She did not hear much after that, but could feel her heart sinking, her world darkening, and hopes and dreams crumbling down. All those moments, giggles, and tears shared, milestones achieved and effort put into coming this far, went down the drain that too in a matter of seconds, leaving her awfully wooed, once again!
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Part IV
September 1998
Despite the anxiety and stress of being the newest addition to a busy growing business firm, Burpy was doing well at work. At the end of a stressful day, he shared every detail with her – most of which she comprehended, some of them she pretended to ;) She attentively listened and appropriately responded to his spontaneous narration not being tad bit bored. They were the best of friends, best of couples and the best stress-busters for each other.
One fine weekend, he decided to fly down to see her – an unplanned but a pleasure time off of their hectic schedules. This time he found her even better in every aspect from the last time he saw her! Modest compliments and unprecedented compatibility attributed in many ways to make this simple trip the best vacation they both could ask for. They were living every moment of this togetherness to its fullest ~ from visiting unusual spots to taking goofy pictures, to heading to gym together, to being the finest of company for the other half! On the third day of his trip, when they were dining together, Burpy received a call from his mother. Unknown of the fact that her son is vacationing with his girlfriend, she asked him to return home immediately citing an emergency. The reason and severity of the ‘emergency’ unknown, Burpy flew back to his town the very next morning leaving Sheila in a state of mixed emotions.
With him gone at an instance so very unplanned, she was panic stricken with severe anxiety. She wished she could have gone along, but with the fear that her surprise introduction into the family might not prove appropriate at this hour of ‘unknown emergency’ she stayed back, counting on him to take care of the issues that she couldn’t interfere upon. Days of silence followed while she waited on him to get back to her with some kind of news. Not that she didn’t try reaching him herself, but only to find his voicemail in his cell phone and his mom on the land line. She wouldn’t dare revealing herself to his mom, when her son himself couldn’t dare to take the risk! All she could do was wait and wait and wait for stretching hours that seemed to kill her every moment.
Then, her phone finally vibrated one day. Her heart skipped a beat for she could sense an uneasy eeriness, from how the situation was coming along; which multiplied ten folds when she heard his sullen ‘hello’.
“Baba, what’s going on? I’ve been trying to get hold of you every single minute. I send you so many emails. I’ve been scared to death. Are you okay? Is everything okay? I missed you so bad!” She down poured it all!
“I m okay maya! But …..”
Sheila, “But …what..??”
Burpy, “But everything is not okay! I got caught up with a situation that I just couldn’t avoid”
“What kind of situation? What are you trying to say? I am not getting it.”
Burpy, “I m sorry honey, I tried my best. I tried all I could to avoid this situation, but…but……”
“I m having to get married….the day after tomorrow.....”
She did not hear much after that, but could feel her heart sinking, her world darkening, and hopes and dreams crumbling down. All those moments, giggles, and tears shared, milestones achieved and effort put into coming this far, went down the drain that too in a matter of seconds, leaving her awfully wooed, once again!
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