Fulfillment

2011:

One humid evening in Mumbai over a cigarette he confessed his love for her. Like always she was unsure and  caught unawares by this sudden move of his, left him unfulfilled, undesired..

While she never told him earlier, she loved someone else, and determined to get domestic bliss from the man she loved, she pursued him and they went on to marry.

He met someone too, a girl much younger than him who gave new meaning to his life and helped him see live like never before – they married too.

They parted ways. Both seemed happy as they got what they were looking for though in other people. Slowly both got busy with their lives.

2018:

They met again, marriage after all didn’t turn up the way they had expected for both. Both separated, both still unfulfilled.

He desperately tried to cling on to the girl as he sought for partnership, but she the free soul that she was, needed romance, even more. They both loved each other, but probably loved themselves more and thought that they could change the other person.

She sought domestic bliss from a man, who was caught up with himself, and felt he knew the answers to the world with a disdain for everyone who was different from him. His arrogance and ego gave him an aura of invincibility and this self-obsession prevented him from giving her what she wanted – a fulfilling relationship.

So, there they were, one obsessed with man who felt he was too big to fail, other in love with girl who he hopelessly tried to change.

He lit up a cigarette and started talking about their past," “Why didn’t it work between us earlier?” 

“Well you came on too strong and I didn’t know what I wanted then”

“Do you know that I still love you”, he said looking at her hopefully 

She looked at him and nodded “hmm, yeah well still too strong! … and now pass me the cigarette.”