Remembering their marriage..
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Anthony walked out of the French terrace restaurant ,Le Cirque , angry with Sarah for mistaking their friendship for love. He came out of the complex and walked towards his parked car. He leaned his back on his car, lighted a cigarette and waited for Sarah to come out of the restaurant complex. Though he was angry with her, yet he never intended to leave Sarah alone at night , in the streets of Boston. After few minutes he saw her coming out on the road , waving to a taxi. He called her but Sarah already got inside the taxi.
He threw the cigarette butt and hurriedly got inside his car and followed her to the airport. He saw her get down from the taxi and walk inside the airport. Sighing in relief of her safety, Anthony drove back to his apartment. A year ago he bought an estate from his professor but he was reconstructing the old house , so he stayed in his old apartment.
He dialed Sarah 's number but found it switched off. Assuming that she might be on a flight back to New York he felt relieved. Thinking to call her after she lands, he freshened up and crashed on his sofa and turned his t.v. on. Tired from the days hectic schedule he soon fell asleep.
Next morning he was waken up by Max's call. Yawning Anthony wished " Good morning Max. What made you call this early?"
"Its 10 a.m. and you call this early?" Max replied. "Well, come to office as soon as possible. We have an emergency" saying that Max disconnected the call.
"What now" Anthony thought worriedly as he rushed to the washroom. After half an hour he entered his office and got a big surprise from Max and his employees. As soon as they saw him push open the door , they cheered "Congratulations". Anthony was confused trying to understand whether he was awake or still dreaming. Max came forward and hugged him. He looked at Anthony and wished him with a bright smile " Congratulations man, you did it. You got the best architects award for last year and Forbes had printed an article about you. See." Max handed him the latest edition of Forbes magazine.
Anthony took the magazine and thanked Max and his employees for their constant support. He excused them and went inside his cabin reading the article about him. Standing near the window he tried calling Sarah again but her phone was still off. He started to feel a little worried.
Max knocked Anthony's cabin door and pushed open to find a tensed looking Anthony and inquired "Dude, what's wrong?You don't look happy?
Anthony still dialing Sarah's number replied " Sarah's phone is off since last night."
"But you two were supposed to meet yesterday, right? What happened then? Did you propose her by any chance?" Max joked trying to control his laugh.
Anthony turned to Max and informed " Actually Sarah proposed me" and saw Max's eyes brighten up in excitement but soon Anthony added " I said no."
Max's face dropped "Whaatt! Sarah proposed you and you said no. Are you kidding? "
Anthony huffed and replied " Man, stop it. I don't love her. Both you and Sarah know that am not meant for relationships and love. You both know about my so called parents. And I always made it clear to Sarah that whatever is happening between me and her is nothing serious. Just plain friendship."
"Stupid man!" Max exclaimed "Are you blind? Aren't you able to see Sarah's love for all these years?" He took a deep breath to calm down " Look Anthony I know you are commitment phobic because of your childhood memories about your parents, but grow up dude. I am your childhood neighbor c*m friend. No one knows your life better than me, but Sarah is the only person apart from me who has tried to be your friend and loved you ignoring your arrogance. Don't let your parents mess up with your present and future too."
Anthony didn't say anything but continued dialing Sara's number. Looking at Anthony's indifferent attitude a pissed off Max left his cabin cursing himself for trying to make Anthony understand anything.
6 months passed by but there was no contact between Sarah and Anthony. Sarah was using another number and kept her previous number off. She was heartbroken and it took a lot of willpower to not contact Anthony.
Anthony on the other hand became grumpy at work. Max and his employees had a hard time dealing with him.
Max finally barged in Anthony's cabin when he heard an employee being fired by Anthony for no apparent reason. He saw Anthony engrossed in his desktop. Sighing he said "c*m on , pack your bags. We two are going to New York."
Anthony looked at him crossly " If you are thinking about joking then let me warn you , I am not the person to joke with."
"Yes you are right because you are the person to joke at" Max slammed Anthony's desk with both hands.
Shocked to see the fun loving Max getting angry Anthony asked in a worried tone "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing is wrong with me. It's you. Everything is wrong with you for the past five months. And don't you deny this when I say that this is related to Sarah. She has not made any contact with you , right?" Max crossed his hands across his chest and gave Anthony a questioning look.
Not knowing what to say and what to feel Anthony avoided Max's gaze and looked back at his desktop.
Calming down a bit Max walked to the window and starring outside he said " Sarah has been in touch with me all these months."
Anthony gave Max a confused look. He was unsure whether he was relieved or angry with this new information.
Turning to see Anthony's reaction ,Max smirked " Sarah had avoided you because she doesn't want to pile up on you. Neither she wants to disturb you nor she can act to be just a friend, when she loves you like crazy.All this time, Sarah contacted me only to inquire about you." he paused letting Anthony gather the information and taking a seat in front of Anthony he spoke in calm tone " See both your parents were assholes. Sorry, but true. You yourself is an arrogant asshole and no other girl can cope with you. So trust me, get Sarah back and settle down with her. No one can lead a lonely life. Sooner or later you will be needing a partner, then why not that person be Sarah? She had loved you, accepted you the way you are. Its time for both of you to face each other now."
Next day was a weekend but Sarah laid on her bed with swollen eyes. Every night she cried remembering Anthony but never showed a trace of her heartbreak to anyone. Her doorbell rang . Unwillingly she got up and opened the door rubbing her eyes. She saw a man standing facing his back to her. "Yes, May I help you" Sarah asked .
The man turned and said "Yes you may." Sarah's eyes were wide opened seeing Anthony face to face.
"May we come in " Max popped out from Anthony's behind.
Not knowing what to do Sarah let both of them in. Both of them settled on the sofa and looking at their sleepy look Sarah offered them coffee and handmade cookies.
All 3 were silent for a long time. Max broke the silence " So Sarah I have come to ask your hand in marriage with my stupid , arrogant friend ,Anthony. Will you please marry him?"
Both Sarah and Anthony looked with open mouths at Max.
Max laughed and stood up "Sarah can I use your shower ?" Sarah nodded and directed him to the bathroom.
"Oh and can you two discuss about my proposal in the mean time" Max winked at both Sarah and Anthony before disappearing from the living room.
Sarah turned to see Anthony standing up and walking up to her. Her heart raced as if it will jump out of her body any moment.
Anthony held Sarah's hand and let out a deep breathe " Look Sarah I don't know about my feelings for you. I don't know this feeling of love, nor do I understand relationships . But I know that I don't want to lose my only friend other than Max. So if you are still available , Will you marry me?"
Tears of happiness flowed down Sarah's cheeks as she nodded her head saying yes.
Their wedding day was fixed on 2nd December. Since Anthony had no family , even if he had , there was no contact ,so the wedding was decided to be held in Boston.
Sarah's mother and sister came down from New Jersey for the wedding. Sarah too resigned from her New York company, as she didn't want to have a long distance marriage. She wanted to be with Anthony and support him in every possible way.
They kept the wedding a simple affair. They took their vows in the Old South Church followed by a reception at Harbor Palace. Anthony's business associates and some of Sarah's friends and colleagues attended the wedding.
For two months after their wedding , Sarah and Anthony stayed in his apartment while the works of their present house were still going on. They didn't even go for a honeymoon, owing to Anthony's increasing work load.
His cabin door was knocked by Robert, that brought Anthony back to his present. Robert handed him some pending design folders and left him , sensing there was no need for him to stay back.
As Anthony checked the designs he thought to himself "Did I marry Sarah because I cared for her or because she was the best option for me to get married to? Was getting married at all ,a wise decision?"
.Love is finding someone you can’t live without, rather than someone you can live with.
“To love is nothing
To be loved is something
But to be loved is everything.”
- Writer
