“The tea is on the table. “ She said in a disconcerting tone as she sat on the adjacent chair of the round dining table with 4 chairs.
“You know I have never had tea without you, Ananya.” He replied in a consoling tone.
“So?” She exclaimed.
“Why do you always think I am at fault? Is asking for your time and hearing you are busy my lookout? You should have never got married if you didn’t have time for me.” She grabbed her breath by the time the last words came out of her mouth.
“I promise I will take care, Ananya. I will try really hard to live up to your expectations.” He lovingly said picking up the yellow lilies and presenting it to her. “I love you, now hug me.” He demanded.
“No, you hug me.” She hushed, looking at the flowers and smelling them.
He got up and embraced her tight.
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Ananya sat at the table looking at the phone; she picked it up the 17th time to check for messages. All she saw was he last sent, “You never have time for me, all I hear is I am busy.”
She put the phone down again, wishing there were an alarm that warned, “You are seeing your phone too much!”
Restless and anxious she walked up and down the living room, glancing at the tea cup, phone, chair and door…as she paced up through the room….tea cup, phone, chair, door…tea cup, phone, chair and door..tea cup, phone, chair and door!
She played the scene again and again in her mind to the extent that she edited it and was ready for a hug the minute the doorbell would ring.
She played the scene again and again in her mind to the extent that she edited it and was ready for a hug the minute the doorbell would ring.
The doorbell rang; she rushed to open it…
Door open!
Arms almost ready!
“Madam, bag, sahib aayenge abhi!” I just missed a faux pas, she thought to herself.
She dejectedly tuned to walk back, tea cup, phone, chair…
Footsteps…
She turned!
“Sharma, I don’t know anything, you got to make the payment available. I am answerable to my senior.” He rushed in talking to someone, straight to his bed room!
Ananya sat at the chair and sipped the tea, scrolling through the WhatsApp forwards on her phone!
15 Comments
Busy lives we all lead, sadly
Cant understand that “too busy and no time for even family”. Wondering what more could be important.
I know busy lives are quite sad lives… 🙁
So true.. Sometimes happens to us 🙁
And heaven forbid if there is a kid too! Even less time 😛
For it takes to be *toooo~* busy to react 😛
Very tactfully penned! 🙂
Gosh! That’s sad 🙁
oops.. very sad..
Unfortunate how all have become busy with no time for each other. Very well described, I could almost see the scenes.
God! Shweta ! Awesomely written !! I know am using too much exclamation marks but then that’s it . loved it . Haan haan, sad hai but I am lost in the write-up and the technique bestie 🙂 Kudos !
Sad…but true
A sad but true tale. It’s like looking in a mirror and hating the image. We always forget that the mirror is not creating anything, it’s just reflecting what we have become.
Wish we had more humans in this world of robots!
I feel you’ve gotten into the nerves of relationships going by your posts i’ve read off late 🙂
So intense!
How tables are turned, isn’t it the irony of life. Well-crafted narrative as always…:)
THats how it is .. So true it is sad …
Wishing you and family and everyone around you a very happy new year.. May all that you have dreamed comes true.. have a fantabulous New year
Bikram’s