She wanted to take charge of all life facets including the agonising pain of not being the part of his life. Getting a new job and signing up at a new fitness centre were some of her ways to start afresh.
Days, weeks and months had passed after drifting part from him, but she was still gripped by the excruciating pain to function in a normal fashion.
Although she has been steadily hitting the road to recovery, everything seems to be in flux. There wasn’t any detour to surpass the pain but indeed there was a way to eliminate the pain triggers.
Even, if she didn’t run into him she was invariably living with the fear of unwanted encounters. This was constantly reminding her how she is still hung up on her ex.
The unfamiliar faces and the new environment at the new job and gym helped her in snubbing the flashbacks and exploring the newness of life, which eventually stopped her from magnifying her grief.
While shunning the same workplace and fitness centre seemed like a sensible move to maintain distance from him, it was perceived as escapism by some of her colleagues.
She wasn’t keen on explaining herself as she knew like everything else this shall too pass.