Packing and Panicking

BETWEEN THEM
Part 55

She was set to leave.

The tears never came after that night. She was emotionally drained. And unprepared.

But she knew she should collect her thoughts and move on.

Collect her pains and move away, as far as she could from this wretched land. And as fast as she could. And it had all taken a single soul.



"You are mad, Shriya.... Gave up that job for him? You are insane.... You threw away that career for him?"

"For myself, Shradha"

"Oh hell!"

"No, worse than that. You know, I told you about Rajeev"

"That doesn't matter. He seemed decent. He would have never disturbed you. Accept it Shri, you allowed Krish to do this to you"

"Shradz, am tired. Stop arguing"

"No. I will not. See light."

"Am not going to have this now. Shradz stop it. Please"

"Shri, get this straight. Stop packing. Please. You can take back that resignation"

The line went dead. Shradha swore.

It needed more than arguments. It needed downright stiff reasoning.

She dressed up. Time to meet them.

She knew that at least now she had to square out with Shri's parents. They could no more be under the illusion that Shriya was getting back only because she was feeling alone.

Lonliness. She knew Shriya had had enough of that too.

On an impulse, she called Hemanth to accompany her.

And hoped that this would all end well. The way it was meant to end.