He could not see her eyes. He felt his body twist and those emotions he had controlled for the past few years wanting to come out of him. He met her accidentally today at a mall and she invited him to her home. It's been 5 years since they had met. "Time flies" he thought to himself. He was avoiding her eyes and was looking at her new home. He thought – "The house was so much like her". It has a sense of calmness around. He saw the paintings that decorated the house and remembered the moments from the past when he had commented and made fun of them. It brought a smile to his face.
They had a normal conversation trying to understand what they had been up to for the last 5 years. He told her about his new job and the reason for the change. She encouraged him with her positive words and wished him best. He asked her about her job and she told him that she joined this company a year back. She said she liked her job and it was satisfying.
After a few minutes, she asked him if he wanted tea or coffee. He said "Coffee" and she replied "Strong Coffee" with a smile. "She still remembers my likings", he thought. When she went inside to prepare coffee, he walked towards those new and old paintings. He reached the door of her bedroom and from outside he saw a photo of a man with flowers on it. He was shocked. He did not know how to respond. The last time he saw her was at her reception and she was accompanied by the man in the photo.
She came with two cups of coffee and they continued their conversations about life. He was feeling uncomfortable and wanted to leave as early as possible. He finished his coffee and told her that his friend is waiting for him. He wished her good luck and reached his home.
He was reliving his past and thought about the day when he was impressed by her.
He was new to the team and they were having lunch together. He was mostly a silent spectator.
In one of those conversations, a team member was referring to the new silver flowers that she had bought. She was adding to the advantages of using these silver flowers. She said that the silver flowers are great. It is an one time investment. You need not but the ordinary flowers every day to do pooja. And the time it took the clean the pooja room is also less. And everyone seemed to like the idea.
"It is not about natural or silver flowers, it is about the time spent with the God. If I want to reduce that precious time, I would look at these silver flowers. I love the natural flowers and changing these flowers every day shows my love and devotion towards God." – She replied.
He loved her reply and as days went by, he was in love with her.
He again saw the photo in his mind and did not know if the paper flowers on the photo reflects her loveless past. He was confused if he should feel sorry for her past or present.
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