The Divorce

The Divorce

Sita came out of the courthouse. Her divorce was over and she did not feel like getting into her car. It was evening and not much traffic was there on the roads. She decided to walk. 

It felt as if an age was over. She felt strangely free. It was an odd feeling. Because now she was alone, and she had no need to convince, cajole, force, influence , entreat, expect, be hurt, be happy or anything at all. She had found the freedom to just be!!

It was not as if Prashant was wrong or anything. He was still her close one and now a good friend. But she suddenly felt clear in her mind with such a shocking simplicity and happiness , she actually felt guilty. How can I be so happy? She thought in wonder. 

Now she could do the things she always had wanted to do. She could sing on with abandon, she could sketch and write being the whole artist that she was. 

And she felt the hunger in her to speak, sketch and sing. She had learnt so much and now she felt the joy of wanting to express, the expectant joy!!

Also, she had grown to the limit. She realized that love is alone and that you need to love yourself, consummate your own destiny before the thought of love. She grasped that love is not a pleasure but an add on and now strangely she grasped the beauty and rarity of love. 

At the same time, she also grasped how each person had a right to this kind of love...she felt so benevolent at this moment and she stopped and smiled at the world around her. 

She knew that the new life had already begun...and life was beating in her heart.