The first crack!

The judgement was given. Their relationship had ended legally. The court papers were signed. Everything was settled - their responsibilites, property, cash.... every single thing was settled, except the beautiful world that they both had created together. The words in the agreement were exclaiming "You both are free now! Nomore answerable to eachother; nomore responsible for eachother".

But you may ask... what about the emotional bond that had tied them together for the past 3 years? What respect do they hold for the lifetime promises they had made to each other? Does the sacrifices and adjustments made by each for the other all of these years have suddenly
become meaningless? Can there not be another chance given?

'But there is no use talking or even thinking about all this now'. 'It is of no use trying to correct something which has gone terribly wrong...' 'Enough is enough, it's time to look ahead and start afresh'... Linedup, thus, were all the so called 'positive' excuses between them, effectively blocking them from even looking at each other.

Her big black cushion seat and the airconditioning, were not making her feel any more comfortable. "It has been a year since divorce. Life is not the same as before", she thought. Her first book, her dream, published recently has broken all sales records. Her thirst for freedom to express, to do something without being questioned, was quenched atlast. She has earned name, fame, wealth and everything that comes to your mind when you think of happy living. But, ironically, the happiness alone was missing on her face.

"Atleast he should be happy. I'm not there to bother him anymore!" Her vision was dimming for tears had already gathered in her eyes at this thought. "Why should I think of him when he's least bothered about me!" She comforted herself.

"Why didnt he try to contact me even once in this one year? Has he already married someone else? How could he replace me with..." A blend of fear and possessiveness gripped her. "Why should I keep missing someone who doesn't even care for me?" Thus came her ego for her rescue.

Battered by this battle of thoughts, she was fast asleep even before she realized!

She wokeup to realize it was already 10 in the morning. She was still in her study table. Badly needing some diversion from all that she went through the day before, she mechanically logged into her e-mail inbox. There were many many mails from the readers, now her ardent fans! But one mail caught her sight. It was from him. It was from HIM!

But the subject was strange... "Check your pressure!". She frantically opened it. It was no personal mail... it was a forward! She frowned... "A forward! After such a long time and afterall a forward!!" All it had was just 3 image files... not even a single word! Those images looked like some digital art! "I cannot make the slightest sense out of it!" she said to herself. "Even if it is a 3D image, what does it have to do with checking my pressure?" She was absolutely baffled by it. Curiousity was killing her. She replied to him in one line "What am I supposed to do with this mail?"

She couldnot wait to know what it all meant. The few seconds of mail exchange delay seemed hours now. There came his reply, exactly after 2 minutes, but she said "Atlast!!" and opened it...

Her brown eyes widened adding a touch of charm to her now glowing face! She found her smile back, after one long year! She felt herself melting away in love!

He had replied, "Even I donot know. But something is better than silence!"

A wise man said "Love is like water. It finds it's way out with the smallest crack it finds first!" But it just needs the same small crack to get in too, doesn't it?

Note: My first attempt to an absolute fiction! Inspired by a friend's mail with the subject "Check your pressure"!! :-)