Feeling Cheated…

First Experience
“Have you ever realized we’ve spent almost two years of seeing each other? Our first date, the first kiss, the first rain, the long walks, don’t you miss them? Why don’t we have them more often these days? You’ve been really busy these days. Honey! I’ve missed missing you. Now-a-days I’m getting used to your absence.” She was trying to fight back her tears and not be too pushy. She knew he hates all these questions.

”Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday my beloved! I am so sorry love to have missed your calls, and for not have responded to all your messages and emails. It’s just that I have been knee deep in work sweetheart. Sorry darling, I would make sure I make it up to you…” overjoyed she forgot her pain and worries and started again, “honey! You remembered? Oh my god! Thank you baby as ever you are the first one to wish me… I love you!”

The conversation went on for minutes and then hours and then till the break of dawn. They had promised each other to stop fighting and start afresh. A new year, a new life! She had it all planned.
Being sleepless but still excited for her evening date she dragged herself out of the bed to head off to work. On her way she was thrilled to respond to all her messages and calls. In the back of her mind she had him. She was recollecting the conversation they had last night and she felt butterflies in her stomach. The same feeling she had when they met for the first time. A little excited and a lot nervous. She was thinking about their first kiss. The way she enjoyed it and how she wanted more of it, every touch was like a reincarnation...

Back at work she was greeted with her friends and colleagues with bouquets, gifts and hugs. With the same thrill she heads back to her desk and breaths a sigh of relief. She’d never felt this way before. Something was different. They day just seemed so perfect. She had everything organized and was sure about the fact that she would head off for her date at 5pm as planned and then spend the whole night with her love.

She started thinking and fantasizing of what he might have planned. She imagined a nice candle lit dinner. Then thought of flowers and then how they would get cozy. She started blushing coz she remembers how satisfied and how complete she feels when he’s with her.

As the time approaches she starts skipping her heartbeat and the phone rings. It’s her boss. Excited she picks up the phone and the voice on the other end says, “We’ve had a small problem with the Manchester office. Could you speak with Julianne and resolve it for us. I am sure it won’t take more then 3 hours.”

Sad but left with no choice she agrees. She calls him and it’s the answering machine, “Honey! Sorry darling, I would be a little late today. There seems to be some issue going on with Manchester will have to resolve it. Baby could you please delay the arrangements by 3 hours. I should be done by then. Thank you love Bye.”

She tried to concentrate but could not. She forces herself but couldn’t get a solution. Leveraging the opportunity and occasion of her birthday she re-schedules the meetings for the next day and leaves from the office. Thinking of how surprised he would be to see her there. It is fun to give surprises at times! She hurries and reaches his place.

She fixes her hair, puts on his favorite perfume un-creases her dress and knocks. He opens her door. Instead of a smile she had tears in her eyes. Her dreams and hopes came crashing down. Her life ended there. Everything seemed to have faded…

She felt Cheated!