Elegant Novel

her realize that this man would never leave her in times of
hardship. She kept the phone and immediately texted Anil
and told him that she loves him. She didn’t mean it in the
literal sense but in that emotional moment she loved him
for standing with her as a friend. That evening they both
met at a pizza shop and seeing Anjali’s sad mood Anil very
lovingly told her that it killed him to see tears in her eyes
and he never wanted to see them again. Anjali was touched
and didn’t know what to say but she knew she had found
someone special.
Twenty days after Anjali joined the office, Anil left for
his yearly leave to his hometown. That was the moment
when Anjali’s feelings hit the rock. The day he left, he
dropped her near her house and Anjali couldn’t resist
giving him a hug. She tried to hug him tight but he was
hesitant to display his love publicly. When Anjali left Anil
stood shell shocked and watched her go. It was the best
moment of his life. When Anil left the next day, his absence
made Anjali long for him more and more. She was missing
him all the time and waited eagerly for him to return.
Meanwhile to avoid her lonely metro rides in the morning,
Anil had given her calling cards so that they could talk to
each other daily till he returned.
Once Anil returned, Anjali was very happy to have him
back but the days of his absence had made her realize that
she had to hold back her feelings and she couldn’t risk her
heart to be broken. She wanted to push him away but also
wanted him near all the time. She had come to Dubai to
find herself a groom. Whenever she went to meet
prospective grooms she told him with all the joy that she
could gather but within it killed her. But she didn’t know it
killed him too and he went back to his room and cried and
prayed that she doesn’t choose anyone else. She wanted to