The Invite from a common friend, followed by phone calls came after a year since the separation started. I refrained from attending any get together for the last one year or I must confess nobody invited me to.
The families and friends went into ‘CANNOT BELIEVE’ mode.
We were “The Couple”
When the invite came, I was confused, scared and reluctant. Thought many times to cancel the going. But, then, for how long and why, as we were blessed with friends and families, created businesses together in the past years. When I was the initiator for this separation then why did I need to be scared now…
As my mom would say Get up, Dress up and Show up!
I entered the venue in time.
Instead of Vodka what I usually have, I took Single malt, don’t know why!
I loved the mutton kebabs, whereas I have been a vegetarian for the last 47 yrs. Believe me, I realized only when my son pointed at the Red Dot.
I found my Wasband (as I address him now) sitting with other son. I went and wished him. Ufff… he was so formal and I, felt nothing else, nothing less than love for that young man who I saw 31 years back.
The moment I saw him, the tension seemed to flow away. It was Just fine….
Wow! I wanted to tell him so much just like we were friends before… decades back.
I told him lots, shared my relief and relaxed state of being…
I invited him to meet my 92yrs old father, who had no clue about our divorce and felt he met my wasband EVERY SINGLE DAY, we lie to him as he forgets the recent.
I bid him bye and exited the venue in time.
Yes, I completed and closed my 29 yrs of marriage and 31 yrs of togetherness as couple and uncoupled last evening…With Love….
‘When its not meant to be Happily ever after, let it be Happily even after’.
