Far yet closer ✓

On board

A month and a half later.....

~~Sanju~~

 

I reached my office, ST consultants, reminding myself that it was going to be my last day. My heart gripped in pain at that thought. For 3 years it has become my 2nd home. My 2nd family. Now it's going to be very hard to leave.

I haven't mentioned to anyone about my craziest decision because I know, no one would accept it.

Settling at my desk, I reviewed the pending work. It's past 2 at noon and my stomach growled. Closing my files, and stretching my body I looked up only to stare at my friend & colleague, Shreya, who was having an irritated look on her face. I smiled nervously.

"I have called you 3 times. What are you doing without answering?" My very impatient friend hissed.

Shreya is also a finance graduate. We both joined the office at the same time and worked on the same project in the initial days and became good friends. Shreya's native place is Goa. She stays here with her husband. The differences in our cultures never seemed to bother us and we quickly mingled as one family. I am gonna miss her warmth.

"Sorry, my phone is in silent mode. I haven't seen it." I said, looking at my phone.

"I'm not talking about your damn phone!! I'm talking about your office extension. What have you done to it??"

Office extension?? Why hadn't I heard it? "Sorry, I haven't heard it. Seriously, I have been engrossed in work." I said coolly.

"Come fast. Now. I'm starving." Shreya said, backing out of the room. I followed her towards the elevator.

"What happened to your mind?? You have been very distracting for the past week. Deeply thinking about marriage??" Shreya whispered.

"Please don't start your lecture about that issue again. I'm not at all interested in that stuff." I said, waving my hand dismissively. After rejecting the marriage proposal Shreya took a class for a whole day while trying to make me understand the positives of getting married. I know... she purposefully avoided the negatives that tag along. That day I hated myself for accepting the invitation to meet her.

"Seriously Sanju, why are you so stubborn? Everything in this world has an expiry date. Time has come for you to move on." She said as a matter of fact as if I hadn't thought of moving on with my past relationship.

I huffed, "How many times should I have to tell you?? I MOVED ON."

"But why don't I believe you?"

"Because you don't trust me," I mumbled.

"What?"

I just shook my head and gestured for her to move out of the elevator once it came to a stop.

"Don't think that I'm going to leave this topic." She said giving me a mock warning and stormed towards the canteen.

Smiling, I shook my head. This topic has been our daily routine. Shreya has become very determined to convince me for marriage but I'm in no mood.

They thought that I was still stuck on my ex but no. He is just dead to me. Why would I even think about a person who doesn't deserve me? I moved on from him way back but not from the fact that he betrayed me right under my nose. It showed me how much I read him wrong. I was completely blindsided by his love and I lost myself. I want myself back. For that I need some time but who is going to listen to me?