The Proposal - Part II

(A few months later...on a lakeside...6.30 pm)

She(almost in tears after hearing him speak): Why are you doing this to me? We've been together through thick and thin, and I am sure this is just a phase too.. it will pass. Trust me .. please... we can make this work...
He(cuts her abruptly): NO.. I can't take this relationship any further.. every time I want to keep you happy but things just get ruined. I can't give you the happiness you deserve... this is just not meant to be... You'll be happier without me. Just move on.. (Shrugs her away and walks out...7.30 pm)

She is sitting by the lakeside alone. It's 9.30 pm and the stars are twinkling as brightly as ever. Tears can't stop rolling down her eyes as she sits by the shore watching the moonlight sprinkle on the waves that softly touch her feet. She remembers how he used to play with her toes and enjoy watching her shapely legs whenever she wore short skirts. She reminisces their long walks along the same lake, those hugs, those kisses... Why did it end? What did she do so wrong? Why did they even get so close if things were not meant to last? Will she ever be able to forget him? .. the smell of his shirt, the touch of his hands, the magic in his smile...

Days roll over, she finds it difficult to not think about him and what went wrong but makes a firm decision that she is done with love in her life, closes the doors of her heart forever and moves on. Thankfully work has kept her really busy and she will be flying to United States for an onsite job opportunity in a few days. Not really delighted at this offer but a tad eager to see a new place, a new world leaving her past behind.


(to be continued...)