Chapter One
I first met Loabie during an official encounter. We worked for the same organization, the army. I was married at the time and he wasn't. It was a hi, bye friendship. I had an immediate liking to his personality but had to keep it under wraps, as I was a married woman and thinking of other men while married is not allowed in our society.
After a time lapse of nearly 6 or 7 years, we met again at an official function. Life had changed for both of us. I was divorced and a single mom. He was married with a kid. This didn't keep us from expressing our desires for each other. He tried to talk up a conversation but I always tried to avoid him. This was the time that social media was getting its way into our society. I spent almost all of my time in front of the computer and other time hanging out with friends.
After the ceremony, he never left my thoughts. I constantly thought about him. I didn't have his contact number or the guts to contact him anyway. One day, I came across his profile on face book and sent him a friend request. It was the period I was going through an emotional turmoil in my personal and professional life. After some days I saw that he had accepted my request. I started up by commenting on his profile photos.
We ended up exchanging our mail IDs and started chatting. All the while, I tried not to get head over heels in such a short time but I just couldn't wait to be home from work to chat with him. We started staying up and chat or be on the phone all the time. Even my colleagues noticed the difference.