Separation (Part-3) The Last call

“Sam?”, A formal masculine voice answered. A voice she recognised. Her heart skipped a beat. “Hi, Adam”. He called her? This was unexpected first; Adam was quiet but resolute man and they had mutually agreed to retreat their bond. Also, Sam lied to him about finding another man. She never did. She “got busy” but with something else. Why did she lie to him? What was more important than her love?

“Happy Birthday”. He had called to check on her. He must not entirely dislike her.

“Thank you”. A slight pause.

“Are you drunk?”

“No, Adam. I’m at home busy with office chores”, she lied again.

He knew she was deluding him. It was Adam, who instructed Peter to treat his queen in his absence. Still, he didn’t questioned her lie.

“How are you doing?”, she enquired in a courteous way.

“I’m great. People here are helpful and I like my work”. This time he returned the favour. Her end remained silent.

“In fact”, he continued, “ever since I started working I’ve been following your path of hard-work and an urge to fulfil my dream”.

She laughed, he was almost, sort of, bantering with her, she thought. “All right. What is it?”

“It was you”, he stated.

A moment of silence prevailed. He wasn’t flattering or flirting with her, yet a sense of anxiety seeped into her.

Adam didn’t really cared about his career, his goals in life. He likes to live in the moment. On the other hand, Sam was confident, determined towards her work and objectives of life. Yet, they truly loved each other. But was it enough ?

More silence passed than was customary in normal phone conversation. “It was nice talking to you, Sam. Happy birthday again and kindly drive slow”. He disconnected the call and went ahead to lit another cigarette. Sam stood there for a moment introspecting herself but didn’t give it much thought, threw her phone onto the backseat and stormed towards her apartment.