Few tables away from us, they were seated facing each other. She was reading a book while he was working on his laptop. She got my attention for some reason and I noticed she was expecting a baby; they were expecting a baby, I think!
After a while, I could hear a frustration in her voice. “What am I suppose to do? I am trying here but am on the edge of a break down” she told him. I couldn’t but look their way. She was looking at him with “I need your help” look. He never looked her in the eye and instead continued working on his laptop.
“I need you, this is too much for me to deal on my own” she cried. I saw tears coming down her eyes. I wanted to stand up, walk all the way to her and give her a hug. I wanted to slap him. He sat there like a cube of ice, motionless. He wouldn’t even look her in the eye or give her a comforting hand.
I don’t know the girl. I never met her in my life before and probably would never see her again. I have no idea why was she crying or if the guy with her was even her husband. All I know is that seeing this girl cry and ask for help made me sad and think of “him” a lot.
Stop being a bug-a-Bo and stick to your own business, next thing you know she will eyeing you and clinging to him ;p
That is awful! I had a recent encounter like yours. I didnt know what to do. It wasn’t my place to interfere. All I could do is listen and feel sorry!
that was me:P
I hate emotion-less guys!
I was once this girl long ago, in exactly this same scene (without the pregnancy).
Your sad and moving post made me think of my sisters. All of them, my 6 blood sisters and my spiritual sisters, the lovely and wonderful ladies I am lucky to have in my life as best friends. I think that’s because I know I have their true and strong love in my times of great despair and weakness.
There sometimes comes a dark but pivotal time in many a woman’s life when she has to look around her and at her life and realize that she has no choice but to look within herself to find the real love she needs to carry her through the pain. Much as I truly believe in love, I do not believe that anyone can “rescue” or be the “savior” of anyone else. You are the salvation of YOU, and those who love and support you give you the strength you need along the way to do that. It takes a woman much time and sometimes much pain to realize this about herself.
On the other hand, relying on my limited knowledge of the little I do know of men, most men shy away from public displays of naked emotion or emotional discussions. It makes them very uncomfortable. The man may have been frozen because he did not know how to handle what was happening in front of him, not because he was mean. Men don’t deal emotionally on the same level or in the same way women do. Your being witness to this may have given you more insight into what the dynamic between them actually was and yo may have picked up far more than we did from what you wrote.
Loved your post very much Shopa…
Man this is just bad, I have seen cold people but with family or with a family coming in the way. He should change a little and give ome attention even if he doesn’t mean it, at least something to show her warmth and safety.
I would cry with her if i was in your place ..
He doesn’t seem to be her husband.. Madri laish