Amendments - II
Romance
II
It was raining that day when she had spent hours crying at home because Daniel had gone out of town without telling her. It was their anniversary the next day and she had made plans for it. This was not the first time he had done this to her. It had been happening for more than a year. All married couples had their own conflicts and so did Daniel and Megan. There were times when they argued to such an extent that she had to ask Daniel to sleep on the couch. There were times when they hated to come face to face. But, in the end everything was taken care of, sometimes by Daniel and sometimes by Megan. There were those special moments when they spent an extra time in bed, holding each other in tight embrace though it was time to get up and begin their day. There were times when having shower together washed away all their anger and frustration. But, past few weeks it was getting too much to handle. Megan was tired of being taken for granted. She felt that Daniel was under the impression that in the end she would forgive him like she had done all this time. This time, however, Megan thought she had to tell him that she could not be taken for granted. Last six months had been really tough for her, especially after her spontaneous abortion. Though, Daniel was in no way to be blamed for what had happened; Megan accused him of not being there for her. Daniel, too, had lost his temper and things had been blown out of proportion. They had not spoken to each other for weeks, till one day Megan took the initiative. It had more to do with guilt than about how she felt about Daniel. The doctors had confirmed the reason for spontaneous abortion as the defect in her uterus of not being able to hold the conceptus. After that major incident in their life, things had not recovered completely. A knot remained somewhere, deep inside, invisible to the naked eye but both of them could feel its presence in their life.
Megan wiped her tears and continued staring outside the window. Raindrops were forming various images on the glass. As she walked closer to the window she could see her own reflection in the glass. It asked her a question whether what she was going to do was the right thing. Megan did not have the answer. She did not want to think about it, she decided to flow with the tide. One meeting would not harm much, she concluded.
She turned around, picked up her purse and car keys and walked out of the house. She sat in the car for a while, gaining her composure. Finally, she started the ignition and drove out of the garage. Looking at the road ahead, through the wipers that pushed the rainwater back and forth she thought of the call she had received, yesterday. “Hello, Megan speaking” “Hi! It’s me, Chris”Megan was silent.“Hello, you there?”“Yes. Where did you get my number from?”“From your friend in café” Megan mentally cursed her friend for giving him the number.“She was glad to help when I told her that I was your school friend” Chris continued.“How have you been?” Megan asked“Let us talk about it over a cup of coffee”“I am sorry Chris, but I cannot.”“Please Megan; I have something important to tell you.”“I am really sorry, Chris.”“Just once, please.” Chris pleaded. “I will think over.” Megan said after a pause.“I will call you tomorrow” Chris said and disconnected the call.Megan had her reasons to refuse. Chris was her past she had forgotten and the one she did not wish to think about. She had made up her mind as soon as she kept her cell on the desk. She was not going to meet him.
As she drove carefully through various lanes, watching for the red light through the moving wipers, Megan could not believe that she had said yes to meet him when he had called up again. As she waited at the red light she looked through the rearview mirror, her past clearly visible in it.
Chris and she had been school friends. They spent a lot of time together, sharing their lives with each another. Their body language suggested that they were interested in each another and that they were just meant to be together. Neither one ever spoke of how they felt for the other. It was taken for granted. But things changed when Daniel came in Megan’s life. While returning from a party at night, Megan’s car had crashed and Daniel was the man who saved her from near death. As per what the attending nurse told Megan, Daniel had spent the entire night sitting by her bedside as Megan struggled to survive. When Chris came to know about the accident he rushed to the hospital to find Daniel sitting at the bedside. Chris introduced himself as Megan’s boyfriend and Daniel told him about the accident and the condition in which he had found Megan.Both of them waited for Megan to regain consciousness. When Megan was out of danger, Daniel wished her luck and walked away. Megan had not seen Daniel for a few days after that. But after a week, someone sent her a bouquet at her house. Her lips curved into a smile as she assumed that the bouquet was sent by Chris but she was surprised to learn that Daniel was the sender. The note read that Daniel wanted to meet her. For reasons even Megan did not know she accepted his invitation and they met at a restaurant. Daniel expressed his desire to know her even though he was aware that Chris and she were in a relationship. Despite her attempts to stay away from Daniel, despite convincing herself that Daniel was not her kind of man, Megan found herself being attracted towards Daniel. At the same time, deep down inside her heart she knew that Chris did not deserve what she was doing to him. But, Daniel did not give up and she had to admit that she was glad he did not. One day when they met at the riverside, as per their discussion on the phone, Daniel handed her the letter he had written for her and as she read it with tears in her eyes, she knew that though her life had taken an unexpected turn, she was meant to be with Daniel. The letter had a deep impact on her mind; even though she was not sure which part of the letter had that kind of influence on her. She moved towards Daniel and kissed him on his lips. Megan remembered how Chris had spotted them and stormed towards them and punched Daniel.
Honking of the cars brought Megan out of her thoughts. The light had turned green and others were waiting for her to move. Megan wheeled the car towards the café where she handled the accounts. As she parked her car in the parking lot she saw him standing at the entrance. He was the same man he had been when she had seen him last. The same features, the same athletic body and the same sorrow in his eyes.“Why did you do this to me?” Chris had asked her but she had no answer. Megan hoped that he would not ask her the same question again because she did not have the answer even now. It had just happened, as if it was meant to happen. She could hear the bells of heaven ringing when she had seen Daniel. She knew that they both were meant to be man and wife, in spite of the relation she shared with Chris. But how could she possibly explain it to Chris? She herself had found it to be strange. Megan applied light make-up before getting out of the car. Megan was unaware that her step to get out of the car would be responsible for the events that would change the course of her life.
It was raining that day when she had spent hours crying at home because Daniel had gone out of town without telling her. It was their anniversary the next day and she had made plans for it. This was not the first time he had done this to her. It had been happening for more than a year. All married couples had their own conflicts and so did Daniel and Megan. There were times when they argued to such an extent that she had to ask Daniel to sleep on the couch. There were times when they hated to come face to face. But, in the end everything was taken care of, sometimes by Daniel and sometimes by Megan. There were those special moments when they spent an extra time in bed, holding each other in tight embrace though it was time to get up and begin their day. There were times when having shower together washed away all their anger and frustration. But, past few weeks it was getting too much to handle. Megan was tired of being taken for granted. She felt that Daniel was under the impression that in the end she would forgive him like she had done all this time. This time, however, Megan thought she had to tell him that she could not be taken for granted. Last six months had been really tough for her, especially after her spontaneous abortion. Though, Daniel was in no way to be blamed for what had happened; Megan accused him of not being there for her. Daniel, too, had lost his temper and things had been blown out of proportion. They had not spoken to each other for weeks, till one day Megan took the initiative. It had more to do with guilt than about how she felt about Daniel. The doctors had confirmed the reason for spontaneous abortion as the defect in her uterus of not being able to hold the conceptus. After that major incident in their life, things had not recovered completely. A knot remained somewhere, deep inside, invisible to the naked eye but both of them could feel its presence in their life.
Megan wiped her tears and continued staring outside the window. Raindrops were forming various images on the glass. As she walked closer to the window she could see her own reflection in the glass. It asked her a question whether what she was going to do was the right thing. Megan did not have the answer. She did not want to think about it, she decided to flow with the tide. One meeting would not harm much, she concluded.
She turned around, picked up her purse and car keys and walked out of the house. She sat in the car for a while, gaining her composure. Finally, she started the ignition and drove out of the garage. Looking at the road ahead, through the wipers that pushed the rainwater back and forth she thought of the call she had received, yesterday. “Hello, Megan speaking” “Hi! It’s me, Chris”Megan was silent.“Hello, you there?”“Yes. Where did you get my number from?”“From your friend in café” Megan mentally cursed her friend for giving him the number.“She was glad to help when I told her that I was your school friend” Chris continued.“How have you been?” Megan asked“Let us talk about it over a cup of coffee”“I am sorry Chris, but I cannot.”“Please Megan; I have something important to tell you.”“I am really sorry, Chris.”“Just once, please.” Chris pleaded. “I will think over.” Megan said after a pause.“I will call you tomorrow” Chris said and disconnected the call.Megan had her reasons to refuse. Chris was her past she had forgotten and the one she did not wish to think about. She had made up her mind as soon as she kept her cell on the desk. She was not going to meet him.
As she drove carefully through various lanes, watching for the red light through the moving wipers, Megan could not believe that she had said yes to meet him when he had called up again. As she waited at the red light she looked through the rearview mirror, her past clearly visible in it.
Chris and she had been school friends. They spent a lot of time together, sharing their lives with each another. Their body language suggested that they were interested in each another and that they were just meant to be together. Neither one ever spoke of how they felt for the other. It was taken for granted. But things changed when Daniel came in Megan’s life. While returning from a party at night, Megan’s car had crashed and Daniel was the man who saved her from near death. As per what the attending nurse told Megan, Daniel had spent the entire night sitting by her bedside as Megan struggled to survive. When Chris came to know about the accident he rushed to the hospital to find Daniel sitting at the bedside. Chris introduced himself as Megan’s boyfriend and Daniel told him about the accident and the condition in which he had found Megan.Both of them waited for Megan to regain consciousness. When Megan was out of danger, Daniel wished her luck and walked away. Megan had not seen Daniel for a few days after that. But after a week, someone sent her a bouquet at her house. Her lips curved into a smile as she assumed that the bouquet was sent by Chris but she was surprised to learn that Daniel was the sender. The note read that Daniel wanted to meet her. For reasons even Megan did not know she accepted his invitation and they met at a restaurant. Daniel expressed his desire to know her even though he was aware that Chris and she were in a relationship. Despite her attempts to stay away from Daniel, despite convincing herself that Daniel was not her kind of man, Megan found herself being attracted towards Daniel. At the same time, deep down inside her heart she knew that Chris did not deserve what she was doing to him. But, Daniel did not give up and she had to admit that she was glad he did not. One day when they met at the riverside, as per their discussion on the phone, Daniel handed her the letter he had written for her and as she read it with tears in her eyes, she knew that though her life had taken an unexpected turn, she was meant to be with Daniel. The letter had a deep impact on her mind; even though she was not sure which part of the letter had that kind of influence on her. She moved towards Daniel and kissed him on his lips. Megan remembered how Chris had spotted them and stormed towards them and punched Daniel.
Honking of the cars brought Megan out of her thoughts. The light had turned green and others were waiting for her to move. Megan wheeled the car towards the café where she handled the accounts. As she parked her car in the parking lot she saw him standing at the entrance. He was the same man he had been when she had seen him last. The same features, the same athletic body and the same sorrow in his eyes.“Why did you do this to me?” Chris had asked her but she had no answer. Megan hoped that he would not ask her the same question again because she did not have the answer even now. It had just happened, as if it was meant to happen. She could hear the bells of heaven ringing when she had seen Daniel. She knew that they both were meant to be man and wife, in spite of the relation she shared with Chris. But how could she possibly explain it to Chris? She herself had found it to be strange. Megan applied light make-up before getting out of the car. Megan was unaware that her step to get out of the car would be responsible for the events that would change the course of her life.
