Almost Fireworks, Almost Darkness

|3. Ask for anything|

Swara let out a breathe and closed her eyes as the judge signed their papers, she and Sanskar were now officially divorced.

Sanskar's confession of love and memories of her wedding flooded back to her. She opened her eyes and walked out with Sanskar silently, not having the courage to look at him. She never loved him but she respected the institution of marriage. It broke her heart that it became a game in her life. 

Her heart went out for Sanskar for whom all of this must be so difficult but he stood beside her with no complaints. She should have been happy but she was far from it. She could only feel hurt for giving him pain.

He knew this moment would come someday, it hurt him but he was happy at-least his love would get a life she always craved and deserved. Her husband or not, he always considered him hers even if she never was and will never be his. A pure soul like her didn't deserve all those pain and stress she constantly faced everyday, he was happy for her but didn't look at her face too scared he might get consumed in his own pain and breakdown.

Both hearts feeling the opposite of their own feelings just for the other one.

Sanskar cleared his throat and Swara quickly blinked away her tears as they faced each other near his car. He took a chocolate from his pocket and forwaded it to her with a smile and she gulped the lump in her throat before giving him a smile.

"My best friend says happiness can come any time and chocolates should be kept ready!", he said softly and almost pinched the edge of the wrapper when Swara held his wrist.

It just felt so wrong to celebrate his pain. She slowly took the chocolate from him and said, "All of this later, first tell me where we are going".

She simply put the chocolate in her sling bag changing the topic. He bit his inner cheeks and said with a slight smile, "so I kind of planned to split our day into two. The first half we will go wherever you want and you can ask me anything, I won't say no. The second half of the day, I will decide the place and I can ask you anything".

She chuckled a little as he shrugged his shoulders. He opened the door for her as she sat inside the car, he quickly got to his seat and looked at her expectantly while she sighed loudly looking up trying to think of places.

Few minutes passed by and he narrowed his eyes at her. "Can you seriously not think of any one place?" he asked shocked.

She huffed and shrunk her eye-brows, "Sanskar I am seriously trying hard to think". He shook his head hearing her.

"Was there any place you would go if you had free time?" he asked and she lightly scratched her neck looking away. "I don't think you would really like that place, you will find it boring".

He frowned as he bent making her wear seatbelt and wore his own. He started the car as he said, "Where is it?"

"Arey you will really be bored. Trust me!" she said whining which he only found adorable. He smiled a little as he concentrated on taking his car out of the parking. "Why? Where is it?"

"Don't laugh, okay?" she said and when he nodded his head in a yes she continued, "so there is this one market where there are many expensive fancy dresses that I can't really wear anywhere so I used to just go there and spend my day in trying those dresses.."

He smiled amused and said, "now I really want to go there". She frowned a little and said, "fine but promise me you will tell me if you get bored".

"Done, now can you tell me the way?" he asked and she told him the place and directions.

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Sanskar's heart fluttered seeing her looking at the dresses. Her eyes twinkled and that big bright smile on her lips, she looked like an angel. She took a long fancy gown and said showing it to him, "see where do I even wear such lovely dresses? Either I should be an actress on red carpet or at some really big fancy party!"