Tara makes love on the rebound!
Tara was a tall, fair and a beautiful slim girl. Doe shaped eyes, long brownish black tresses, a slender waist, she could be easily mistaken for someone from the Indian glamour industry.
But Tara was very depressed today.
"What shortcoming did I have that he had to stray?" she thought.
Tara and Aarambh were going together for 7 years. It was like they had grown up together. It was a college romance that lasted a long time. They used to talk of getting married and having a future together. Both were well settled in their careers. She was an intelligent, sharp executive working in the marketing department of the corporate world while he was a fast tracking finance executive working with an investment bank.
She had many guys falling for her be it at office, the gym or at the parties. But Tara was a one man woman. Inside the modern, tough exterior was a simple beautiful girl who dreamt of settling down and having babies with Aarambh in an adorable home of theirs.
But it all came crashing down that day, the day when she stumbled across some WhatsApp messages Aarambh had exchanged with another colleague of his. Further trail messages referred to an intimate evening they had spent last week. Tara confronted him with what she had found. He apologized profusely, but it was all over for Tara. She broke off all ties with him.
The doorbell rang, it was Amit, her brother in law.
"Where is Sneha?" (Sneha was Tara's sister), Amit asked.
"She has gone with Reema and Priya (Priya's friends) for a movie since Kapil (Amit and Sneha's son) is off for the camp", said Tara.
"Good ... thanks to Kapil's camp, finally she gets some time for herself", Amit said while he opened the fridge and drank some cold water.
Tara was staying with her sister for a few days while her studio apartment was undergoing some repair work.
She was sitting on the edge of the French window in the drawing room looking out.
Amit said, "You are still sad about Aarambh?? Look what he has done to you, it's been over a month Tara!! , I know you have been together for seven....."
"Do men get bored if they are with the same girl for a long time jiju (Indian word for brother in law)?" interrupted Tara.
Amit had no answer.
"Look at me, I gave the relationship everything! I gave the guy everything he wanted! What did I get in return? Him sleeping around with that bitch!!! I gave him seven years of my life, Where did I fall short?!", and she broke down.
