Tears rolled down her cheeks as she tried to catch some sleep. But as a painful reminder her engagement ring shone bright in the darkness of the night. More so, his name engraved on the ring simply broke her heart.
“I should inform Dad tomorrow. The wedding needs to be called off”, she whispered, only to herself.
As the first rays of dawn kicked in, Mira woke from her disturbed slumber. She saw her phone lying on one corner of the bed and decided to forsake it. After all, what good would it bring!
She stepped out to unburden her heart to her soulful friend- her morning cup of coffee. As she took the first sip, she pondered on whether she was to be blamed for expecting love in return, from none other than her fiance.
Mira was always skeptical in getting married to the boy of her parents’ choosing. Yes, she was taken aback when Arjun came to her house for officially ‘seeing’ her. And when they spoke for a good 30-minutes, she knew there was some connection between the two of them – for his very first words were, “Why an Army Officer?”. It was her strong will to get married only to a Defense Personnel, because being an Army Brat was what made her who she was.
Mira hopped over her bed and settled down with her laptop. His photograph popped up as the desktop background. “Huh! Why on earth did I put his picture in here? I am nuts!”, she said and went about to change it to a beautiful daisy.
She picked up her phone and stared in horror. 36 Missed Calls and 7 New Messages- all from Arjun.
He had tried to explain to her that he was in an ‘special’ duty in some remote area for the last seven weeks and getting a good connectivity was all God’s mercy. The few good messages which he had tried to send over the weeks weren’t because he could afford to do it, but because of sheer luck.
Yes, it was a light bulb moment for her, for she understood life is not always a bed of roses and surely, there is a huge difference in being an Army Wife and being an Army Brat. Yes, life is just about to start.
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akaushiva says
It is difficult no, this long distance courtship period. Especially when the phone connectivity isn’t that great. Completely feel for Mira, the doubts going on in her mind. But I can see the light at the tunnel…I know there will be a happy ending for this lovely couple 🙂
Rajlakshmi says
Keeping in touch with army men on duty is always tough. Sometimes week goes by without a hello . Now I hope Mira understands. Glad to see you back Shalz 🙂
upasna1987 says
Story turning towards the happy end of the tunnel…A nice read Shalini.
Beat About The Book says
Glad I managed to get to this bit of your story. And I loved the end – being an army brat is way different from being an army wife. One needs to be very mature to handle the pressures that come along with it.
deepagandhi says
Glad you are back with next part of story..but now I have to wait again to read next part 😉 Keep them coming 🙂
rashmiandi says
Happy to see you back with the next part. Wonderful read. Waiting for the next one now!
Anil Kulkarni says
What next? Cant wait.. pls give a hint.
Bikramjit says
Happy endings for sure .. light can be seeeeeeeeeeen
How are you doing …
Cafenined Words says
This…
Yes Army people have this ray at areas where there is no network
And i am hoping now everything would be fine .
inquisitivegeet says
I’m so happy to know this part of the story. Something as strong as love can’t be given up this soon!
Cheers
Geets
mayuraamarkant says
Fantastic realisation…an overnight change from a girl to a woman…beautifully captured by you…
RamyaRao says
Wow! I am loving this series. Looks more reality and less fiction now 😉 Missed Mira and Arjun. Good to see them back. 🙂
Tina Basu says
good she realised it. Life of an army man is not easy. In the hindsight its also not easy for their families either.
saumynagayach says
Missed Mira and Arjun!
Glad to see you back with the story,Shalini! 🙂
Ruchi Verma says
late to hop !! but loved d way you bring life to Mira & Arjun’s character
Awkward Earthling says
& now .. the story is on 🙂
aseemrastogi2 says
So she did realize how difficult an army personnel’s life is :). Nicely done. Looking forward to the next chapter :D.
StyleBurp says
Those missed calls and messages increase the adrenaline?? Aren’t they? But love your posts always,,, 🙂
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