Chapter 241

He was thinking about the previous days events. Two women, similar events, but somehow he was disturbed by both of them. He wanted to be happy for both of them and the news they had shared, to some extent he was, there were really nice women, but somehow he felt disturbed. It was quiet clear why he was disturbed about one of them getting married, but the other, he wasn't sure why. That puzzled him more and he woke up quiet early, at least according to his time considering it was a Sunday. The evening’s conversations lingered on his mind, disturbing him, especially Nichole. She had disappeared from his life for almost three years now and yesterday, out of the blue moon a call from her completely surprised him.

There have been best buddies since kindergarten. They knew everything about each other, and shared everything with each other, were there when one was in trouble. They kept each other in touch even when Nichole moved a lot. Her mother was in Embassy and they used to constantly move but they wrote letters, spoke over the phone and when they grew older and in the last ten years email had been their main source of contact. He had continued emailing her with his contact but all of a sudden she had stopped replying him back. Since his mails never bounced, he continued to drop a line, a little less frequently.

Yesterday, he was surprised and eager to meet her. They had spoken about so many things, caught up on that past three year's events. He was especially delighted when she told him that she was getting married. She spoke about how he pampers her, takes care of her and how many villas he had purchased for her and on and on for quiet a while. She had spoken about her fiancée for so long and how wonderful he is but knowing her almost all his life he knew she was not in love with him. When he had asked the question she had refused it and completely ignored the subject. He had noticed the droplet of tear forming in the corner of her eye. He had changed the subject and continued to talk happy things. Towards the end when she got a call and when he had walked her to the car to meet her fiancée, he had tried his best not to express his shock. He knew why she was not in love with him, but he was not sure why she was marrying him.