The Two Incomplete Halves.
She was feeling everyone stare at her as she walked into the canteen to have tea.
“Do you see her bob cut hair?” Shilpa whispered.
“And where’s her cigarette, didn’t see her pack since morning.” Viral added.
“That’s what rehabs do, don’t they? They get you rid of certain habits.” Shilpa chuckled again.
Avoiding all the talk Ananya darted her way to the farthest table of the canteen. She looked at her watch, it was just 16.00, two more hours to go and she can avoid all talk and leave office, she thought to herself. Ananya felt utterly disconcerted.
Just a table away, “Look Ananya is back, wo…she looks different.”
“Yeah, she looks hotter with the new look.”
“No I mean, looks like her rehab rumor and 3 month sabbatical sounds real now.”
“Wasn’t she involved with that fair guy?”
“Of course she was, in fact he left her I hear.”
“Anyway she is not worth it, sad, depressed.”
In trepidation and feeling the rejection again, Ananya grabbed her tea cup with both hands and closed her eyes squeezing the cup hard trying to meditate and count from 10 to 1 as the therapist had instructed in case she felt anxious and needed to avoid negative thoughts.
10…
“Why can’t we be together Ananya?
09…..
“My parents would never agree to me marrying a non-Brahmin, Karan.”
08…
“We love each other, tell your parents nothing can come between us.”
07…..
“Why don’t you understand, my parents have told me to be away and not talk to you.”
06….
“Tell those pricks, enough is enough. Stop getting emotionally blackmailed. Or else I will lose it.”
05….
“Why lose it Karan, don’t say a word to my parents okay?”
04….
“They are, in fact they are the worst parents anyone can have, and they don’t understand your wishes. I will show them what I am; they need to be taught a lesson.”
03….
“Stttoppp ittt Kaaraan, yooou starttted agaaiin. Mmmy parrrentsss arree aaall I hhave; theeey hhhave ddd..done eeeverything fo..fo..foor me. D..D..Don’t you abussse th..them.”
02….
“Ananya, I have lost it. Listen I don’t want a thing from you. Just get lost you stammering b**** and ask your parents too. You don’t deserve me. You are nothing but an incomplete sick stammering woman. I leave you now.”
01…..
“K..K…K..Karan…..”
00
“A…Ann..Annnaya.”
Ananya slammed a tight slap on his face as she opened her eyes in rage. She was pulled back to reality. He stood there holding his red cheek, tears welled up.
“The…teaaa..wwasss …spilllinnngg…ittt..woulldd…sc..sc..scald…you. Sooo..ii thougghhtt …buutt you..”
“Yooou staaammmer? Whattt’s youuur n…name?” Ananya asked looking straight into his eyes.
“R..R..R…Rohan.”
Ananya’s anxiety melted in a second. She had met someone who was like her, a mirror image.
“D..D…D..Do yyou want tea?” The conversation had just begun between the two incomplete halves.
Note: Neither Ananya nor Rohan with their stammering were never incomplete, incomplete were those who could not understand them. The complete them would never face rejection.
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“there is nothing I want to write from Q” I said, “And I am not giving up the challenge” after all he gave me quizzical as the emotion, like seriously…noway! So back to the challenge, “Whats for R?” And I gave a list of emotions, After rejecting a lot of emotions we zeroed in on Rejected and am sure after a super quizzical post Shashank will come up with a super post on rejected, hop in here for more.
So many emotions in the post that I am lost for words. Goose bumps! I will say no more! Yet again the incomplete halves win my heart.. over and over again! Splendid j and superbly jotted in such a simple way!
Thanks j, emotions that is what we are made of and that is what we can pen down well isn’t it….Ananya sees Rohan in such different colors that it feels so nice writing it again and again 🙂 And can’t be happier when you say you found it splendid.
Splendid 🙂
Thanks Archana.
Beautiful message. Many times, very rightly so, two incomplete makes a nice complete picture. Life has so many shades of colours plus the good and bad, low and high, ugly and beautiful…emotions are what govern our actions and reactions in life.
Lovely story…
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Thanks Nihar, I agree life has so many shades and they build experiences which mould us in who we are….thank you for liking the story.
A very nice one Shweta :).. The two incomplete halves! I guess it takes one to know one.. Very well compiled.
Thanks Vinay, I liked the way you put it, I guess it takes one to know one.
we all are incomplete some respect or other, we are aware of failings of others only
Atleast in this story Ananya and Rohan weren’t aware of each others failings and that makes them complete. In love there is no incomplete its accepting the flaws 🙂
You very nicely brought the theme. Its very true – no body is complete…..
Thanks Aditya, love is to see complete in incomplete.
Very True.
The story is so beautiful that my eyes were slightly moist when I finished reading it. So heart-touching and the title of the story is perfect ~ The Two incomplete halves 🙂
Thanks Purba, some popular writers blog or write for their readers which is a beautiful thing to do, when I write I pen the emotions straight how I feel it and when my blogger friends like you write such a comment it fulfills the purpose of the story as it reaches the core. Thank you for such a beautiful comment, I am content now and motivated for writing more.
Pretty sweet story, Shweta! Really intense!
Thank you so much 🙂
This one is one of the AWESOMEst posts of yours .. starring Ananya … and the moment I saw the image I knew this one is this …I knew it by heart dear girl:) :)lots of love and wishes dear 🙂
I couldn’t think of any other for rejected babe, and I love you for liking it this much as its very close to me too 🙂 hugs 🙂
Emotions flowing in such a way… Awesome weave!!
Thank you Meera 🙂