She… The Woman Who Wanted It All
It was his birthday. Like every year, she knew it was her job to make it special. That is how it had always been. She had the party planned to the last detail. The kids were almost adults and could have been more helpful, but she knew better than to depend on them! As she picked his gift from the wrapping station, she decided to make it early to his house and get the preparations going. Getting into the driver’s seat, she turned towards the house that was once her home. A home for 17 years, a home built with love and memories. A home she had ‘dumped without a second thought’…. or so they said! 22 years back….. They both had gone to the same university, pursued the same degrees, but only he had completed his education for 5 long years after their marriage, adding new degrees under his belt! She had worked to keep themselves afloat till he got into a blue-chip job. For the next 5 years, they had moved across countries, traveled the world, before finally settlin...