#487 Transient connections in dynamic world

 

Transient connections in dynamic world

PART-2

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Years have passed but the memories of Naman which Riya had stored in her brain had never faded exponentially. After two years, while browsing social media, Riya found a profile picture in which Naman was there with another girl. Later, when going into the profile, to see the exact thing, she found that Naman was married to someone from his surrounding who was elder than him in age and did not belong to his caste as well. Riya got shocked to find that whatever he told his criteria to Riya for marriage, did not match his present situation. She was pretty sure that she was being cheated by him in real sense. In order to vent out her feeling she started journaling her feelings in form of a letter she wrote.

To the Cheater, (Here cheater is indicated to Naman)

I don’t know whether you would read this article or not. I thank you for leaving my side in the worst phase of my life because I got to know the real version of you then. Some people stay in one’s side when things are merely perfect and leave when things fall apart. You did the same and proved that you are no different than those “some people” who wanted to bring a positive change to my life ironically. I did not like the way you had ghosted me without clarifying the reason. Though I had tried to contact you several times to sort out the issue but everything was in vain. The sudden disappearance of you like a chemical reactant giving out the product was unpredictable for me. The last words of our conversation is still intact to my brain that it’s better to stay single than to marry. And see, what you did. To complete your motive, you searched someone from your surrounding and get hitched as quickly as possible as if what I did to you were fruitless. The interesting part is that the that girl neither satisfies your criteria (that you had described me) nor your family. Even it’s the game of upper age as well. It had wowed me the moment your picture with her in one of the social media platforms flashed before my eyes. It hurt me the moment I saw both of you because I felt the commitments that you had made to me are being fulfilled with her. I know that she is more qualified, but does that make one change the partner soon. If this is the case, then you would be keep on changing partners for life and I am pretty sure that will happen.

Somewhere in my heart, I fell a stone has been removed. I feel free now because I wanted to go back to sort things out and always wanted to think that whatever has happened it was because of my fault. You know, it’s very difficult to stay with a regret. But, see god has saved me again by showing me the true side. Sometimes past moments do flash in my eyes. But, I have also learned to move on. I agree to the fact that, I learned it a bit late.

Being a writer, I like to express my emotions through my words. That’s what I am doing right now. I am not sure whether the words would reach to you in anyway. But I congratulate you for whatever you have done in your personal and professional front. May you feel the same agony; I have experienced because of you. I know that there is something called Karma and It is very powerful. I just want you to see my comeback in my area soon. May be then you would realise what a gem you have lost in your life. Till then, enjoy your phony world.

RIYA

 

Now, it’s up to readers to think that was it right for Naman to leave Riya because he found someone more suitable than her from his surrounding? Was love of Riya not enough for him?

 Stay tuned for part 3

SWETA SARANGI

21-01-2024

 

#476 Transient connections in dynamic world

 

Transient Connections in dynamic world

Image Courtesy: Google 

Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. There are no resemblances in real life. If you find anything similar, then it is a pure coincidence.   

PART 1

We encounter many people in our lives who are meant to stay for a short period of time irrespective of the promises they make. This often makes us question certain aspects of our life and search for many oblivious reasons behind their short presence. Every one of us have experienced this phase.

Riya, a girl from a modern society faced a heartbreak which had made her question the existence of the relationship she had with a guy named Naman. Though this relationship was destined for 2 years and virtual yet it was so strong enough to make her feelings numb for couple of years. Even music could not heal her, neither her art. Finally, she took the route of spiritualism to heal her wound and found answers to her questions.

How did it all start?

Naman, tall, handsome and qualified guy’s profile was shortlisted by Riya from an online matrimonial website. That guy instantly showed interest towards her and they started texting each other through a social media. In no time, they exchanged their whatsapp number which is common now-a-days. Riya informed about this guy to her parents and they all showed a green signal to it and wanted to have a formal meeting to discuss about the marriage proceedings.

 

This all happened within the first month of their interaction. Naman flew to Riya’s place to meet her family. He was excited as well as nervous because Riya was financially more stable than him and she belonged to a much more reputed family than him. It was all like a dream for Riya to meet a qualified partner like Naman who would make her happy throughout her life. She had butterflies in her stomach whenever she thought of Naman, she had fallen for him literally. She had already started thinking about moving ahead with him.  On meeting Naman for the first time, she saw a spark in his eyes. That was an instant connection. They had a formal talk and it was approved by both the families.

 

 They started talking virtually for about 10 months, after which they decided to get engaged to each other. But Riya did not know about the ordeal that was associated with the connection. Soon after they got engaged, corona hit hard followed by strict lockdown. Still both of them were in contact virtually. Riya was slowly getting pressure from professional front. Her job was at stake. She informed everything she was going thorough to Naman in a hope that he would understand her. But it was quite different. Eventually she got fired from the job. When Naman got to know about it, he behaved in a different manner. The bond they initially shared started weakening. Perhaps, Naman had found someone more suitable than Riya from his surroundings. Riya started contemplating about her decision. She also got pressurized to get married to Naman from her own family as they were already engaged. Naman was not serious for marriage, as he did not provide any date for marriage when asked by her. For him, it was just a marriage and a casual engagement, nothing beyond that. For Riya, It was about her emotions and values that’s there inside her heart. She was broken and confused about her life. Finally, she made it clear that she would not move forward with Naman because there were few mysteries which got unfolded in the entire story. Money was important factor behind the fake love that Naman showed towards her. Naman had already got into an affair during the lockdown which he hid to her. Naman had attraction towards other girls as well. But in reality, the one who loves the most gets hurt the most. It was for Riya to face the consequences.

 

How she dealt with the heartbreak?

The second lockdown was a nightmare for her. It not only wiped away many people and relations form the world but also snatched her grandmother from her. The news of demise of her grandmother and the agony of not seeing her for the last moment made her go into the swirl of depression. Each night seemed to be more painful and unbearable for her. She didn’t know how many sleepless nights she had spent and how many more left to spend.   She could use all her abilities to come out of this phase. But, it was all in vain. Even her own therapy like music and art could not help her out. Music was always associated with Naman and those memories would come alive when she used to sing or listen to any music. Now she had stopped believing in a feeling called “love”.

 

Finally, she took the help of medication. It was a trial and error phase of the doctors. The journey of 5mg to 650 mg of the medication would exaggerate the feeling of sleepiness and nausea. But did she have any other option? Perhaps, No. She mustered her courage and started rising up after recovering from COVID and dengue form few months. She started looking for other proposals for marriage because age was also racing and for a girl, staying bachelor was a difficult situation. And when there is a hope, anything is possible.

 

She could able to beat her depression through getting engaged in lots of activities altogether. She joined an online course to upgrade her skill as well as she started practicing meditation and journaling on a regular basis. She started singing again and learnt Mandala painting and drew again. It was all therapeutic.

 

Stay tuned for PART 2

 Here is the link to Part 2: https://creative-constellation.blogspot.com/2024/01/487-transient-connections-in-dynamic.html

SWETA SARANGI

20.07.2023