It was a cool morning of March, i was anxious about a few things that day, sitting in my hotel room waiting for my USA visa interview, there were butterflies in my stomach already. I was breathing in and out methodically trying to get myself to relax and cool down the mess that my mind had become. I decided to walk down the lobby from my room to the restaurant for breakfast. Oh I loved this place for it served a buffet breakfast, and we Indians love our food as much as we love anything else. But that day unlike any other days was not the one where i would feast on food, I had already been anxious about my interviews. I went in to order some Indian bread. I was waiting for my order to arrive, and then this happened..
I got a text on Whatsapp!! I was wondering what made her wish me good luck on my D day. We were strongly bound for almost 5 years before, and then things got bitter in the next 2 years of our courtship. Something was wrong. But 7 years into a relationship is too much of an investment. But then what I read completely devastated me.
She had typed a long message. I don't want to put the entire thing out here. But the gist was simple and clear. She was seeing someone else and she was planning to marry him. All that she wanted to tell me was a "Sorry for being a bitch in my life" That's exactly what she said. She also hoped that i would get over her soon and move on.
She had cut down a relationship of seven years with less than a 100 words typed on Whatsapp. I was still at shock. I was back into reality when the restaurant manager asked me if I was doing alright!! Damn! There were tear drops running down my cheeks unknown to me which he had noticed. I didn't respond. I gave him a wry smile and walked to the counter to pay my bills and went back to confinements of my hotel room. I had 2 hours before i would face my interview. And the place was half a mile away from my hotel room. So I had 90 minutes to put my past 7 years behind my back and walk to my interview. I sat down my shower and turned it to full speed. The hot water and my tear drops made a wonderful combination. I was just sitting there for another hour. That is exactly when i decided not to hand my future in the hands of a girl who didn't value my worth. I decided to stand up for myself and walk. Well there was no way I was going to fail my visa interview. You know they say this " A broken glass cut more deep and sharp than a polished nice glass" I was broken and i was fierce. There was no way that i would fail this interview.
As destiny has it. I passed my interview. I got my VISA. But i still wonder if I lost the only love of my life!
