delhi/gurgaon

so i walked out of allnut gate, talking on my mobile phone/so i walked out of the office, talking on my mobile phone.

before we'd mentioned how we loved each other more than we had loved anyone/before we'd mentioned how we loved each other more than we had loved anyone.

we had talked about moving in together, about how we'd do the house up/we had talked about moving in together, about how we'd do the house up.

i saw no issue with that, she was home to me/i saw no issue with that, she was home to me.

i promised her breakfast in bed, despite an incapacity to cook/i promised her breakfast in bed, despite an incapacity to cook.

i promised her i'd clean up/i promised her i'd clean up.

she hated dogs, so there would be no dog in the house/she loved dogs, but she knew i couldn't take care of one. so there would be no dog in the house.

her parents wouldn't know/her parents wouldn't know.

the conversation was still fresh in my memory/the conversation was still fresh in my memory.

this conversation was different/this conversation was different.

i sensed something different in her voice, something alien/i sensed something different in her voice, something alien.

she said she was worried about moving away. about how we'd be after/she said she was worried about moving away. about how we'd be after.

i felt my heart lurch. it was then that i knew how much i loved her/i felt my heart lurch. it was then that i knew how much i loved her.

things change. people change. she said/things change. people change. she said.

i cried, silently to myself/i laughed, silently to myself.