Meant to be

      She reminisces the best of times they both had during their journey together. He decided to move on with life without her. It was a mutual decision so she came to the station to send him off, although with a heavy heart. Their recent skirmishes opened up a can of worms that laid bare the fault lines in their relationship. Although, a part of her refuses to end it and make space for the new one. She kept standing in the railway station unable to move forward long after the train had gone. Stuck to the ground, she cursed her life for crippling her soul. She had no tears to shed and no courage to pursue new paths of love and life. And, all of a sudden, she heard a familiar voice, 'Hai, is this Sweta? How have you been? Long time!!' It was Samar her schoolmate from the past. She hid her grief in her smile and replied, 'Good... Where have you been?'. ' Long story!! Are you going home? Can I drop you? he offered. She was hesitant but agreed to go. They had so much to share that their conversation seemed to go on for eternity. The car then drove into the sunset.

Saravanan