"We will buy a small home in Bangalore. Then we would adopt two kids. One girl, one boy. I will teach them and you cook for them. You cook really well honey. You will drop them at school and I will bring them back. We will let them do anything they want to do. Singing, dancing, sports, swimming, study, acting. Basically anything they can dream of. We will give them what we didn't get in our childhood. We can live our dream again in their eyes." She said. Anvika. Anvika Agarwal. She wanted to be a singer. But ended up being a software engineer like everyone else in the country right now.
"Yeah, I am waiting for that day too. I can't wait for that day, when we will get married and have our own little sweet family." Ankur had said. He is also an engineer like many in India. An aspiring business man.
"When I am tired, I will let you handle it. You are better than me in handling things." She said. They were sitting on a bench in a park in-between somewhere the crowd of Bangalore.
"Ahh, such a sweet talker! And what if I am tired?" He asked little teasingly. He pinched her chicks.
"Then I will kiss you." She said and smiled like a cute devil. The cute dimples making her more cute. And her smile making it the only precious thing on earth for Ankur. She got up from Ankur's leg and started running after teasing him.
"Look at this devil. Come here. You have become such a brat. I am not gonna do so much work." He ran after her to catch her.
After 5 years.
"Stop it Anvi. For fuck's sake, stop it. I don't have time for all these sweet dreams now. I want to do something in my life. I have bigger dreams than that." Ankur was furious.
"Ankur! What are you saying!?? We had seen this dream together. You also wanted to have the little happiness of life with me. Didn't you? I also understand that you want to do more in life. I support you fully. But I can't wait for marriage anymore. I have pressure on me. We can have small marriage without extravagant things. If you want, we just can have a registered marriage."
"Look Anvi! I have had this discussion many times. I am tired of this."
"Well, do you want me to kiss you as per our deal?"
"I love you Anvi." He kissed her in lips. "But I really can't do this. Please try and understand me."
"So what do you want now Ankur?"
"Sorry Anvi, You know what's better for us Anvi. I can't do this anymore. I can't focus on my career bcoz of love. Please give me some time."
3 years passed. He never called. The time he needed was never ending.
"What about our small dream?"
"I am busy fulfilling my dreams Anvi. Please let's not have this argument again. I am not thinking about marriage now."
"So you don't want to say it loud? Let me help you." She took a long breath, "I won't be a hindrance in your dream anymore. So let's part our ways here and live our own dreams. I think you wanted that too." She told and stormed out of that room.
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Date- 15th March 2020
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Single mother
Short StoryAnvika Agarwal, 28, she has only one dream. To have her small lovely family and adopt two little kids. One girl one boy. To be a mother to two kids and give them very good life. But somehow life forces her to be a single mother. It's about the strug...