After a week, he finally talked to her,Sanna took a relaxing breath. He asked her to come for shopping and she agreed instantly.
There in the mall was a coffee shop where Sanna and Rihan used to meet in
college times, Ali took her to the same place. After reaching, Ali started
searching for someone and after five minutes, he smiled and nodded to in the
same direction. Then, he gently took her hand and moved towards a table which
was preoccupied by a pregnant woman and....Rihan.
They were shocked to see each other,Sanna looked at her
husband’s face and try to find out an answer to the question that was
continously banging in her mind, what is happening. But it was futile as his
face showed no change of expressions. Rihan was looking at Shagufa for an explanation
but in return he recieved a warm reassuring smile. Shagufa cleared her throat
to say something and break the uncomfortable silence, “hello Sanna and Ali.. he
is my husband Rihan and I am Shagufa..please have a seat..” there was silence
again so she said again “you must be thinking that why we have brought you two
here...Rihan, I read the letter that you wrote for Sanna three years ago,which you never posted, and I posted it to her...look, there was a lot of misunderstanding between you two
for a long time, unsolved problems were not only affecting you but us too, she
said gesturing towards Ali and herself. "After receiving that letter I was very
upset that you didn’t even bother to tell me, such a big part of your life, I
tried my level best to make this marriage work but I always knew that there was
a problem, and when I came to know all this, I just wanted to fix that problem
that was keeping you from loving me the way you should. If you still love him
you can leave me whenever you want, both of us are ready for it...but this half
happy and half sad life is making everything complicated...look Sanna I really
love you and I will respect every decision you make..but unless you untangle
the threads of the past...no one can move forward" said Ali, with warmth in his
voice. Shagufa looked at Rihan with a smiling face and said “Jaanu, you know
how much I hate unfinished stories..please complete this on for me.”
That day Rihan and Sanna talked for hours and realized their
mistakes. It was as if someone had removed a boulder from their chests. They
also realized, that what they had in their lives was the most precious gift
that life could give them...understanding, supporting and loving life partners. They became best
friends and their married lives took a new turn to the road of trust and
happiness.What else could they ask from life...the deal was fairly done.
-Niharika Singh
An interesting story! - Amith
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