What the Brain Thinks

The final part of the series is here. You can find the previous parts Here!! "Happy anniversary, love", he said smiling gently and placed a light kiss on her cheeks. Her face was pale and wrinkled, but the joy glistened in her eyes when she replied "Happy anniversary to you too." With a hope-filled face she asked, "Did the kids call?" He shook his head in despair. "Lets not worry about them. Look what I found", pulling out an old album from behind, he showed it to her. "Remember this? Back when these were in fashion." "How could I ever forget this or anything related to this?" and her face lit-up. Both sat there turning the pages of the album, re-living the days. The album had been Olive's gift to him on their first month anniversary. It was a symbol of her love for him and the means of getting back the old Nik she had lost when she asked for the 21 days of break. The theory had worked partly. The 21 ...

This is the 4th part of the 5 part series. You can read the previous parts here - The Call , The Date , The College Reunion . Was it a joke? It did not seem like. She must have lied to me. But what about the proposal? She had never done that one before. We had been together for a really long time in India and why now? Something is not right. What about Lyra? What to tell her? How to justify this entire night? The once wonderful date night had become a distant memory, weighed down by these thoughts. He got home, went straight to his bed and tried endlessly to forget this as if it was a bad dream. The lack of sleep just increased his confusion. Desperation was at an all time high. Olive or Lyra? Later at the desk Lyra came jumping, smiling. "Hey Nik, wish to catch up lunch", she winked. "Hey Ly... Lyra", he stuttered, "I.. I.. want to talk. Can you.. we speak in pri.. private" "Hey dude slow. Don't you go on the knee" she said c...

This is continuation to The Call and The Date stories. It was strange. She had never expected he would disconnect. Was this the end? Did he disconnect her from his life after her confession? And then the phone rang once again. She swiped and heard a casual, nervous laugh on the receiver saying, "Hey, this is a prank right. You must be kidding right." He thinks this is a joke? How do I respond? She had prepared for a host of scenarios but this one wasn't one of them. With a brief pause, she replied, "Yes. Obviously." "Thank God. You sure scared the hell outta me. Its getting late. Lets talk tomorrow." "Sure", and she disconnected the call as the speaker let out a faint good night. After all the mental rehearsals, this confession of her love turned into a joke. Was she being serious this entire eve? Did she really love him or was it her desperation for having someone close? What was going to happen next? With all the jum...