Modern Love

                                                                        I

“Hey!”

“Hi!”

“Nice place na?”

“Haan very pretty!”

“What’ll you have? Waiter, menu card lana. No wait. I’ll have a Jameson large, on the rocks, and madam ke liye, ek Cosmo.”

“Perfect! So aaj iss side kaise date?”

“You don’t remember? This is where we first met!”

“…Yes! Ha ha. Arre haan! How silly of me! Oooo what a nice colour!”

//The Cosmopolitan, and the Jameson on the rocks.//

“I have got something for you. Let me put it around your neck. Pure silver.”

“Wow. This is so beautiful. Thank you so much love.”

“I am glad here. Come here…”

//Excuse me, sir. This is a public place. Could you please…?”//

“Oh so sorry.”

“Cheers to us, Neha.”

“Cheers.”

“I love you Neha, say that you love me.”

“I love you too.”
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“Baki how have you been?”

“Listen… we need to break up.”

“Lol. What?”

“Yes, I cannot do this anymore. You are not a suitable guy for me. I am leaving.”

“What do you mean? Wait! Neha!”

“Sorry, Rohit2511, but your Premium Plan is over. Please recharge as soon as possible to be loved.”

 

                                                                        II

“This is the third time tonight. You need to stop.”

“You know I can’t. I have tried.”

“Rohit, I know what we had – have – and if you don’t stop, will continue to have, is something special. But you can’t allow me to ruin your life.”

“What are you saying? You are not ruining my life. I AM IN CONTROL…
In any case, we can be together. Everything will be fine.”

“Rohit! Akshata left you because of me. Before that Trisha too. You tried. We stopped meeting daily. Then only socially. You cannot stop yourself when you are with me. You consume me, and then I consume you…This has to stop.
I have other lovers. But I can’t destroy your body and mind. This is the last drop. Goodbye.”

“Jackie stop! Don’t go! I promise!
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Waiter! Ek JD repeat.”

“Again? You had promised...”

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