Till death do us part (Part II)

Continued from previous post.....

Shruti and Kanav had a relatively uneventful divorce.She was the rich one anyway and he seemed to have found his conscience.He apparently,didn't want the money and was even willing to pay her for the shares of his company,that were in her name. Shruti was surprised at this new in-charge Kanav,and for the first time in four years she felt like he was a man she could actually like.
And then,just like that,she was Shruti Khandelwal again instead of Shruti Khanna.
Oh god,the charade of having to change her name on all her social networks.So annoying.
She could almost imagine her Facebook timeline shouting out her condition: "Shruti Khanna changed her name to Shruti Khandelwal.
Shruti Khandelwal went from being "married" to 'single'.."
Phew!The thought made her cringe.
And all too soon,it was her birthday.A few friends called. Kanav sent her a text. She was relieved.She couldn't have mustered the courage to talk to him anyway.The truth was,he'd grown on her. Like they say in hindi," Uski aadat si ho gayi thi"

Nishi,her best friend,called.She insisted on taking Shruti for night-out. Shruti begged her,said she was fine and wanted some quiet time on her birthday.
Nishi dragged her out anyway.
They went to a pub and gulped down vodka shots.
Nishi had invited some of her work friends.Mostly cute guys,and it didn't take a genius to figure out why. Shruti hit it off with one guy,Manas.
She liked racy novels and he was a more of a romantic.She loved Thai food and he hated it.They were as different as chalk and cheese,but they didn't care.
They exchanged numbers and started dating.Manas was a doctor-a neurosurgeon.
Shruti felt like she was in episode of Grey's Anatomy when she met him.But he was a really nice guy,and she started to care for him.

But she'd had too many relationships gone sour since college so she didn't allow her to get ahead of herself.He was amiable and charming and respected in his profession but she knew with her track record,that some things just don't last.
Then it happened.
She and Manas were in a restaurant having dinner,when all of a sudden he got down on his knee and asked her,
"Shruti Khandelwal.
Will you marry me?"

                                                                                                                       
 To be continued......