FRAGMENTS OF US

Chapter 01

'We are same but we can't be together.'

'What do you mean by that??'

'We both have passion but the subject of it is not same'

'You mean you are not passionate about me?'

'Maybe I am but priority is not you'

'You are as confusing as ever!'

'That is how I wish to be, atleast with you...'

I woke up and looked around to find my body with me trying to breathe some air into it.  My eyes blurred with the amount of light piercing through them making it partially go blind.

"You are fine. " I spoke out loud lying back on bed. I never met anyone who could find fault with the great Dwijain! My nightmare of life has started the moment she rejected me. Waking up to abnormal dreams of her in my life, I started my day cursing my stupid hormones for proposing her on that day.

"My sweet, caring and handsome son is alive and awake!" Mom shouted sarcastically making me groan. I feel she is the reason, people avoid me. Having an understanding parent plus sarcastic, overly caring ones are difficult to live with. You dont know if you must be sad , happy, or content with their behavior.

"You dont need to point it out every single day just because I get to sleep peacefully without any disturbance." I replied.

"Of course! I am the one answering early morning bells to feed this family." She said and I decided to ignore her rant like every other day. Taking my bag I sprinted across the road where my office bus kept on honking for people to join it. As I sat in my bus, my mind drifted back to the same women who wrecked my life with multiple complicated sentences instead of a simple no! My work has never bothered me as much as her weird confession did. If people around us find out why we avoid each other, hell will break loose. Or maybe they may get fascinated with the specimen I fell in love with.

"New day! new you! anddddddddd new concepts from you!." My not-so-bearable manager greeted me and I just smiled avoiding his banter. To start my day with his nuisance is not my goal to stay in this company.

"Dwiiiii." I heard someone calling me with a shrill voice and I turned around to find my colleague making fun of me as usual. According to them, my name is half womanish and half representing a religious name. Plugging in my earphones, I waited for my turn to get rid of all these fools. I dozed off not having much to do and suddenly I could smell her. That soft, subtle perfume which she uses hit my face and I forced myself like always to keep my eyes closed.

Especially that embrassing moment I had with her!

"I see now you are going to close your eyes like everyday." I heard her voice and opened my eyes startled to find her sitting beside me while one of the employee was thrown or maybe ordered to sit back. Not acknowledging her presence was the best thing i could do now. She adjusted her attire as if its not her who spoke with me just now.

"What? Ignoring me now?" She questioned me.

Yes. I should.

"I see you are trying to overcome your embarrassment." She commented making me groan with frustration. I stayed quiet as giving her an answer would only affect me. 

"I do not wish to solve your words sudoku early in the morning today! Can you just leave me alone?" I asked looking at her. 

And yet I opened my mouth but her accusing eyes made me shut them immediately.

"Fine." She scowled looking the other side. How I wished I never fell in love with her in the first place!

"Sorry ma'am." I apologized to my senior at work whose designation is equivalent to my manager. She gave a look indicating I was being too sarcastic now. We all got off the bus silently as everyone started feeling dejected at the sight of our office. Except my manager, who skipped his steps and ran inside ready to fuck us all over new concepts and business strategies.

"Maanya!" Someone called her making both of us turn around to the source. A young man around my age walked casually towards her with a bouquet and a big wide irritating smile. Everyone around us stood waiting to dissect the situation and learn about this young individual who seems to be very interested in the girl who rejected me the past weekend.

"Hi! How are you doing?" She suddenly displayed her bubbly side which I assumed was only reserved for me. Walking with them, I tried to hear what they are giggling about. 

"Your name?" I asked the man which made Maanya turn towards me but they resumed their conversation as if I am not there.

"Do you work here?" I asked opening door for them but the nightmare of my dreams ignored me royally.

"Who is he???" I heard my collegue ask me and I shrugged my shoulders now frustrated to the core.

"Arent you close with her?" He asked with confusing lacing his face. My patience and mood at this point was so thin that I can scream, shout and shove him from top most floor of our building and run a bull dozer over his body to remove all traces of evidence, even his identity. But I am in corporate world and I cant mess up my life.

Money.

"Is she a baby? She is not joined to my hip! I don't know what you think about both of us! She is like a bed bug! Seen everywhere with everyone!" I shouted at him and he just asked me to turn around quietly which made my suspicions true. There she stood the pride of our company with the same guy whose smile did not drop from the moment he entered this building.

"Meet my cousin. He is a surfer. He is here to learn about our new designs as we agreed to sponsor his next tournament." She sweetly smiled at me not breaking eye contact. I looked between them and realized I fucked up my chances to understand the pride of my future. He was very calm, spoke politely and left to meet our head to sign his contract with us. I looked at Maanya with heat creeping up my neck. Her stern looks wanted me to just go in a corner.

"What is wrong with you? Why do you have to act like a caveman? Cant you respect him? He is our client." She scolded and I looked at her pretty face. Maybe I don't need to worry about him?

Maybe I should worry about myself?

"I am sorry. I will interrogate him after he signs the deal." I replied to which her frustration was visible.

"I want you to stay away!." She shouted gaining attention from others who were trying really hard to eavesdrop on our conversation in her cabin. Thank God there's glass separation if not people would have guessed there's more to this conversation.

"I am. As you wished." I said parting ways with her. This moment felt like I decided to broke up with her and her distant look towards me made me realise , there is something more to her rejection. Looking at her through the glass, I saw how lost she was.

Maybe we gave away fragments of ours....

Unknowingly to eachother.....

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