Chronicles of Single Shots - Completed

Meant To Be Or Not

**Author's note: The following scribble is written by one of my friend - Snigdha Banerjee. I really loved these line. So, I thought to pen down my thoughts on it. The scribble is as follows : "'He respected his wife. She was his pride. But the heart inside him was still beating for the one who couldn't match up to his status and so was they away. Societies claws separated love... 💔#Love_Life"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The One Shot Begins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Piyush and Astha, got married a year back .. They shared a beautiful relation - one with no secrets, being responsible towards each other, concerned for each other and all those roles which are meant to be satisfied by a lawfully wedded husband and wife. Every business meet, every party, every damn get together whether accompanied by his employees, clients, friends or business partners, the way he appreciate his better half and his genuine respect for her, as if she is his pride always , no person dared to question Piyush about his first love - Aneeta. But Aneeta always remained hot topic of the back bitching.

One such evening after slogging through his office hours, Piyush returned home. He put off the sling of the laptop bag on the bed and began to unbutton his shirt. Astha entered the room and noticed him. Though being reluctant, Astha made her mind and questioned "Piyush, could you tell me what was the relation you shared with Aneeta ?" Piyush was startled when the word - Aneeta fell on his ears. He lowered his head and the sequence of memories flashed right in front of his eyes. The expression reflecting on Piyush's face made Astha guilty. Settling back to his calm posture, he raised the query in the soft tone "May I know who told you about A..An..Umm.. I mean Aneeta ?"

Astha's womanly instincts whispered "I just made him uncomfortable. I should have done that. How can I make him sad?" She took baby steps towards him and hold his shoulders to turn him around so that she could look at his face directly. The moment he turned around, Astha took him in her warmly embrace. He buried his face on her shoulder while she rested her head over his chest. Piyush's inner turmoil accelerated his heartbeat at an uneven pace, which didn't go unnoticed by Astha. She rubbed her hands on his back to pacify him and put forth her thoughts "Piyush, I totally respect you as my husband for the very reason - you never have treat me wrong. The way you compliment in front of the others, I am flattered by your etiquettes. What I have noticed in these 365 days is, you haven't move over Aneeta. That's exactly the thing, making this society question about your character and loyalty. Honestly speaking, I just can't stand that. " Piyush separated their frame with aggression. With his rage, Piyush ended up yelling at Astha "This society and it's rule! Damn it. I choose not to use any abusive words in front of you. What matters to this society is status, standards and religion. Aneeta is my first love and I just can't forget her. She would have be my better half if this society wouldn't have clawed us ! She belong to scheduled caste. She achieved everything by her efforts, irrespectively. You know what, I still stalk her. Guess what, She is a successful software designer at McAfee, Berlin ! The reason is I care for her more than she do. Astha, don't get wrong. I still belong to her. I still wish, she could come back to my life. Just because she is born and brought up in Schedule Caste family, this f****** society treats her to be less capable to me, for me. Just because my parents blackmailed emotionally for the sake of this society and it's mentality, I gave up on her. Every night, I question myself - was my love for Aneeta so weak that I let it go? I want to file a divorce and set you free. But Astha, I can't. Again, it's the same thing - my family, this society and it's so called rules." Astha was astonished and she felt weak. She had urge to cry out aloud but she hold herself strong enough not to breakdown in front of her husband. Those tears in her eyes fail to coperate, making Piyush realize what blunder he just created. He pressed his lips and thought "What the f***! What did I just do? My temperament. I just made Astha cry. What should I do to cover up my mess?" Astha's response after holding herself strong made Piyush awestruck and he felt blessed to have her as a soulmate.

"Piyush, had you mention about Aneeta earlier, I would have managed our families and their tantrums all by myself, after voicing my decision not to marry you. " Astha lowered her head and continued "Though you still love Aneeta, your responsibilities towards me never faded. I choose not to have an offspring with you. I want to adopt a child. Trust me, Piyush! I am never going to regret at this decision. Let me know what you think about it as soon as possible" Piyush decreased their proximity and whispered in her ears "I am ready. Not for adoption but to make you mine forever. Aneeta was my desire, God later thought - I deserve you, Astha. You have promise me one thing" Astha was confused by his antics and asked "And what is it?" Piyush replied "Help me forget Aneeta. It's all in your hand" Saying so, Piyush initiated a passionate kiss which later turned into wild one. Piyush licked her ear lobes, which made her lost senses , and carried out their intimacy session throughout night.

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