The breakup.

3 years, 7 months and 12 days.
A fairly longish time for a relationship and he still couldn't believe they had finally broken up.
He remembered the first time he had met her ... the boys had insisted on taking a coffee break and he had to give in. They had been working non stop for 28 hours already and it still didn't look as if they'd get any respite. A hot coffee definitely sounded like a good idea and they trotted out to the nearby coffee place. He had just finished ordering his coffee when he saw her. No one could have missed her and neither did he. She seemed to know all his teammates and was greeting them one by one. He remembered gawking at her so obviously that Amit had to introduce her to him.
Don't they say 'A lot can happen over coffee ',well here was the perfect example !!!
That was the beginning .One coffee led to the other and before they knew they were inseparable.

Now after three years ,he couldn't believe that he had taken the final step .
Doubts and indecision had been the norm for the last few months.
Hadn't she been his constant companion through the ups and downs for the last three years?Whenever he was lonely ,he would seek her out.
Whenever he was happy ,she was around to celebrate.
Whenever he was in the dumps, she almost blew his worries away.
And the best part - She never demanded anything. !!!
Seemed like the perfect relationship a guy could hope for.
So the question was ...would he be able to do without her ??

He had thought about it for a long long time.
It had started with his mother not approving of the relationship. She had shouted at him, pleaded with him and even cried to make him stay away from her. He had endured all that.
But then he heard the news about Arjun. Apparently she had an affair with him, but all that was in the past.Wasn't he the uber cool guy who didn't bother about such trivialities !
He hadn't even cared about that phase in her life unless he came to know much Arjun was suffering .
That had got the thought process started.It was all hunky dory between them and he so much wanted to believe that she would never make him suffer that much.
But there something special about the seed of doubt...it grows way too fast.
What if he met Arjun's fate ?
Ma had never liked her anyway.How long would he continue hurting her ??

A number of mental skirmishes later,he had made a decision.
Yes...she would have to go from his life.
He knew it wouldn't be easy but he was ready to let go.
Now that he thought, he was never in love with her. It was ...it was more of a dependency than a liking.
It took a lot of effort but he told her he wanted out.
Surprisingly he wasn't feeling sad,quite content actually for being able to take the correct decision.
He said his goodbye ,wished her luck and left her at the same coffee shop.














As for her,well...she's still smouldering in the ashtray.