Rishabala One Shot Story Collections I

The Ex

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How are you all?

I thought of writing a small (long) drabble. Hope you guys will like it.

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Rishabh sits down, thanking the waiter.

"Sir..." the waiter hands him the menu with a polite smile.

"I'm waiting for someone." Rishabh tells him as he took the menu.

"Sure sir, anytime you are ready." The waiter says and leaves.

Rishabh flips through the menu for a second then he leaves it on the table and curiously looks around the restaurant.

The restaurant had changed since the last time they had come here. They used to come here very often because this was close to her house. It felt like so long ago.

Hearing the notification, he checks his mobile and sees that she had sent a message.

On my way, reaching in a bit.

Rishabh quickly messages. No worries. Just reached.

He leaves the phone on the table and thought of the time when they were together. They were together in college. After few years of friendship they had got together. Had plans of getting married too later in life. Her parents wanted her to get married and he had finally agreed to let go of how he had planned out different stages of his life and decided to settle down early. But their families didn't approve of their relation. He had cried and pleaded to his parents to let him marry her but they had refused. In the end, they had decided that they couldn't hurt their parents and decided to part. Then he had succumbed to the pressure of his parents and got married, vowing that he was never going to love her.

"Hello..." Dipali says smiling.

Rishabh looks up and smiles gently seeing her. "Hi." Rishabh says as he stood up.

Dipali hugs him and he hugs her feeling awkward and nervous.

"How are you?" Rishabh asks as they parted.

"Good... you?" Dipali asks as she sat down.

Rishabh nods as he sat down.

"Before I forget, congratulations." Dipali tells him.

"How did you..." Rishabh asks surprised.

"I heard. I do ask about you to our friends." Dipali replies smiling. "You and your big plans of starting your own three companies in three untapped countries by Kundra Group." Dipali teases him.

Rishabh chuckles. "I was supposed to get married after that only."

"But you got married." Dipali softly states.

Rishabh nods. "What we plan and what life gives you." Rishabh says with a gentle smile.

"I know. Never thought we would meet like this one day." Dipali says.

Rishabh nods. "What's happening at your side?"

Dipali sadly smiles realizing that he never asked anyone about her. Then sighing, she says, "I'm getting married."

"Only now?" Rishabh asks surprised. "It's been like..." Rishabh stops in surprise. 4 years! Has it only been that long? It feels like another era.

"Parents pressurized me but I just didn't.... Left the country. Build a career." Dipali says sadly shrugging. "Then met Arjun. He is good. We are good together."