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The Last Date..

“Stop fidgeting with that ring! Will you?”, he almost yelled at her.

“What? Why? I am just used to it!”, She replied looking away from him.

"Well, you are not married anymore. Come on! Enjoy the Divorce, Enjoy the freedom girl!”, He said pushing the cup of coffee towards her.

“I know, I know. But I just can’t remove it. I am so used to it. Maybe it is just an accessory or maybe a reminder of good memories!! It is just.. just difficult, difficult to remove ☹... A habit of 5 years, you know,” She sighed while picking up the coffee. Her face was covered with guilt and sorrow.

“Lol, let it go.. you are out of it now.. leave it and move on”, he said with a smile and a wink.

“Yes, I should. I promise I will soo....oon”, she said as her eyes seemed glued at the door.

He turned to see what made her take 15 extra seconds to finish her last word. He felt a slight thud inside but his face managed to feign a smile.
“See, this is God’s sign!! Remove the ring and go.. Go and Talk.. or you are still at the age where people think that girls should not make the first move, ha?”, he asked. He knows how to give that extra push and make her take that extra step. 

She laughed. The same old laugh that used to make him skip his heartbeat. “I will be in trouble if I believe that, isn’t it?”, she replied.

“Then what are you waiting for, just go and use your charm. You don’t need a wingman for sure!”

“Yes.. Let me go, haha”, she touched her hair just to fix her already fixed hair.

“Wait.. the ring?”, he said.

She paused for a moment and finally removed it and gave it to him. “I lost my husband but earned my best friend back, Thank You!”, she said. Her eyes were the same, deep blue and full of the trust she always had in him.

He smiled. He stood up to leave the café and saw her talking to this cute smart girl. She saw her smiling, the happy smiling. He has missed this smile for so many years. A sigh came out. He put the ring in his pocket and thought, now he has both the rings.

Maybe it is time for him to move on too!!

....
Chaya
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