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She wrapped her hands around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. This was supposed to be one of the happiest nights of her life. He had proposed her with a diamond ring as they finished dinner. The size of the rock had amazed her. Set in platinum, the stone glinted brightly under the hotel chandelier. Encrusted in a sleek band with tiny diamonds all around it. The ring spoke volumes of its buyer. Then why did it feel so heavy on her finger? And why didn't her heart leap in joy as she had expected it to?
He held her with his arms wrapped around her slender waist. But instead of making her feel secure, why did it feel like he was binding her towards him for the rest of her life? She had heard stories of how excited her friends were once they got the ring on their finger. Of how magical it all was. The proposal, the dream like wedding, the sense of truly belonging to someone for the rest of their life. Then why was she not experiencing any of it? Was it just because she was nervous? She wanted to believe that it was simply the pre-marriage jitters.
Where were the butterflies that were flitting in her stomach constantly during the initial courting days? They seemed to have left her forever. Or how her heart had always skipped a beat whenever she saw him. All that was left was a big void. A sense of helplessness. One in which she felt trapped, claustrophobic.
Maybe it first dawned on her when she caught him messaging on the phone late at night. Or was it when she found traces of a bright pink lipstick on his shirt? When confronted, he had confessed it all to her. That it was merely a mistake, 'just a fling' in his words. But she had been a fool in love. She had wanted to be his wife. His trophy wife.
So when he had asked to marry her tonight, the answer was what she had practicing in her head ever since the day she met him - Yes. But her answer was weighed down with misery.
He rocked her to the slow music. As it came to an end, so did her inner dilemma. She had made up her mind. Removing the expensive ring and placing it in his hand, she turned and walked away, leaving him bewildered.
This post is written for Day 19 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge for July 2014 and NaBloPoMo.
This post is written for Day 19 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge for July 2014 and NaBloPoMo.
Wonderful! She did the right thing. Nicely written :)
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you truly are one :) lovely story!!
Awwww...! Thanks a lot, Juhi :) Your comments are inspiring!
DeletePavam guy....shazhi ayi...nice story by the way...
ReplyDeleteHe deserved it. Thanks Da!
DeleteI'm so glad she stood up and braved her misery. I'm so relieved that she didn't let the burden hand on her, and rather made a choice to live her life. Lovely! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Love :) I'm glad she walked away before it was too late.
DeleteDont know if he still deserved this rejection after confessing and apologising. Wonder she will ever get a man who never had any fling before!
ReplyDeleteBut everything is fair in love, and out of it !
When a person cheats while he is in a relationship, that says a lot about him, doesn't it? It's not just the fact that he had a fling, but that he had it when he was already in a relationship that matters.
DeleteThank you, Anita :)
It's all about being true to him/her when in relationship. Fling or not has nothing to do with. And, he wasn't even in love. Nicely written Aathira. It ended with a right decision, so no complaints ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad you saw that side of the story. Thanks a ton, Shanx :)
DeleteIt takes guts to make the right choice! I am glad she didn't hesitate to do the right thing! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Love :) Yes, she took the right decision!
DeleteThank god she had the sense to take the right decision! I was worried she might realize it too late.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm glad she took the right decision before it was too late :) Thanks Love!
DeleteThat was a good decision I say, one that few have the sense to make.. nice one Aathira!
ReplyDeleteIt's not always easy to make the right decision. Sometimes, it's the hardest one. Thank you, Seeta :)
DeleteYou amaze me
ReplyDeleteYou are kind :) Thank you!
DeleteSometimes even if we take the right decisions, we still go through so much of pain, loneliness and depression. No wonder it is so painful and tough to take such decisions in life.
ReplyDeleteMy heart aches foreseeing the pain and suffering she will undergo in the coming days. It may be easy to move out of a relationship but in doing so one inflicts a lot of wounds on oneself. And the healing of those wounds will take a very long time. Even if it heals with a great difficulty, it may leave a big scar on her heart for she may never trust any other guy ever again at least the way she did trust him.
Still it is better to go through all the pain than to kill one’s own inner self by staying in a relationship whose very essential pillar of foundation has been broken.
Indeed it was a heavy rock ! ;)
That's is so true. And I couldn't agree more with you. Sometimes, the right decisions are the hardest to make. But even though her heart may hurt in the short run, it would not give her disappointment later on in life.
DeleteThanks a lot for reading!
P.S. I still don't know your name!
Her decision was the best, otherwise the rock would've weighed her down all the more !
ReplyDeleteThat is true. Better to take a decision which you will not end up regretting for a life time!
DeleteOne word. Brilliant. This is my story. I did the exact same thing once.
ReplyDeleteThank you Soum! Is this your story? I had no idea. But I'm glad that you took the right step :) Not all women take this path. Hats off to you!
Deleteshe did the right thing!!! wonderful story ! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Crimson Curls :)
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