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Susan

"I want to say  something, would you ?" She couldn't complete her words as she found him so ignorant of her heartfelt feelings.  She could read his face so clearly and its been one  year since she fell in love with him which is well enough for any girl to read her boyfriend's heart. He was on the phone, gestured her to go away. She turned away, broken,  regretted of having such unfortunate lover.

   " I curse that day , Oh God why did I do that ? I lost my precious soul  in his ravenous eyes.  Why did I go there ? He is a cheat ? cause since then he shows no concern and care. I feel like he is avoiding me all the time since then,  that darkest day onwards. I cannot.., oh Lord I pray that kindly give me the  strength to bear this pain "

She started walking through the aisles of the museum. She'd thought it would be a great trip to there with all friends , especially with her  lover. But everything went upside down.

" Why did I do that ? I shouldn't have done that.  But its all over. I was a fool and now what."
She lazily inspected all the olden pots that  adorned the shelves of that museum. She wanted to ask him why did he behave like that.

"I was a fool, a faithful fool but in the end" she took a deep breath and went outside.

She found the outdoor sights were began to go gloomy. The sky was overcast and the cool breeze started to ease her mind with all sweetness. It started to  drizzle So she briskly walked to a library, to escape Tom's presence, crossing the zebra line. The library complex was  a gigantic one where she found texts all over. She didn't feel like reading.  Her mind went blank by then. She took coffee from the coffee bar, went by a desk where no one was spotted. She wanted to spend some time all alone.  After sometime she noticed, on the desk where she is sitting ,there laid a few books in randomly orderd manner and she lazily inspected its titles to kill her time. Time went by. A lot of customers  came there and went out.

"Emily you know my position but they still not ready to leave me alone with my son" Susan over heard some serious conversations between two middle aged women at the library

"It's okay dear that's all about man, soon after they knew us all together they usually fed up and find us only as a sex toy. I wonder How did it happen because you have a child but how could someone be an irresponsible husband."  Another lady was solacing her friend.

From their conversations Susan got some piece of news about the betrayal and agony of a married women. Suddenly Tom's face flashed across her mind with all tricky smiles.

"You know something I don't like to get married because I m scard of their hidden policies that always consider me as a secondary status one. It's not at all about bed of roses. Didn't I tell you about Harry , my ex , he dumbed me all together after everything. I believed him than anyone in the world but he was a hunter ,a devil
"  That ladies voice appeared so desperate for Susan and she glanced at the in a casual way. Their conversations went on and on and on and Susan was all ears to their diplorable stories. She was so empathetic at them and found that lady wiping her eyes with a tissue on the table.

       " Susan !  Susan ! come !  what are you doing there. Times up .Now it's time to go back.  She turned back suddenly and went outside the library with her bag.

       She seemed to be a different one. She got into the hired bus with all other students engaging cheerful chit chats with her friends.
Tom tried to go nea her, looked for her on the bus. But he only had a glance of her.  It started raining heavily all the way to her home.

      At home, she entered into the room, placed her bag on her table.  Her hair was wet from the rain.  There heard the roaring sounds of thuder and lightening.  She switched on her phone, finding a chair. Then turned on the table lamp consequently the room started to be more visible. She slowly took a book from her bag. suddenly phone vibrated. It was Tom.

    A moment of pause from her,  thoughts roamed around her head with all buzzing tones.  she hung up the call without attending it and opened the text carefully .