This was one of the most boring high
society parties Kanav had been to in
almost a decade.His wife,Shruti,quite the social
butterfly,was a woman who
preferred to get her stories first hand.He
hated every bit of it,but
she never let him forget that that was what
he'd signed up for.Theirs
had been a marriage of convenience.A
beautiful rich heiress and
handsome yet unscrupulous businessman,with
one failed business venture
after another.She was in her rebel phase
and he in his
broke-and-need-the-money phase.Long story
short,he had a succesful
business and a luxurious life but for the
occasional black tie event
that made his insides squirm.Strange
really.He wasn't what you'd call a
moral person.He never had qualms about
anything,for that matter.But
these parties and the people : you'd think
someone had given Satan too
much wine and cheese.These people seemed to
have mastered the art of
bitching in a sophisticated manner and
their holier-than-thou facade
was just so convincing,that onlookers might
be appalled at the idea of
them having any ill-will towards
anyone.What a joke!Well you win some
and you lose some.And there was no denying
that his wife was a looker.Talk about
trading up.But underneath that
dazzling smile and that incredible body,there was an ugly truth-she was a
woman who did not like admitting defeat.She had refused to acknowledge the fact
that their marriage was in shambles.They were both cheating on each other and
they both knew about the other's indiscretions.
And yet they continued to maintain public
appearances.And now it was bothering him.He needed to feel something.He
couldn't live a lie anymore,it was suffocating inside the four walls of their
house.
She was talking sharply now,shaking him out
of his introspective mood.
"Nishi and Karan are getting a
divorce.The usual.You know,he's a philandering idiot and she's a basically a trophy wife.Not a good combination.I told Nishi to take him for what she can. At least the beach house in Goa should be hers.She has the best lawyer in
the city"
Kanav snapped "Oh shut up,Shruti!Where
do you get off telling people what they should and shouldn't do?I want a
divorce too.I can't take it anymore.I need companionship and I want love.And
you are the spawn of Satan."
Silence.
She was in shock.
"And you think you're the most
interesting person on the planet.I have been going out of mind tolerating your idiosyncrasies.And you talk like a girl.Why did you have to come into my life at all?
Kanav retorted,"You married me to get back at your father,admit it."
"Well,that purpose has been achieved.I
want out.Love and companionship,huh?Let's see how far you get" And with that she stormed off.
To be continued....
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