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WHAT LIFE TURNS OUT TO BE


"Sept 26, 2015

You know, dear I must have written the dates. I was just reading you and I was unable to remember when the things have happened. So know I have written the date now. Suppressed feelings in my heart pour out and flow down as sentences of unsaid words each time I hold a pen in my hand- they said that.

Only if I could remember anything. They say they are my friends and family. I don't remember any of their faces. I can't remember a thing. They are sad, you know. 

Today they showed me a book, I call it your sister now. She was the most beautiful thing I have seen. It was decorated by the most artistic person. Each sentence I read was a ........"

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Every thing is blurred.  

Where am I? I look at my surroundings. I am slowly gaining conscious. I see a person in white coat with a stethoscope around his neck. He is speaking to that man. He calls himself my husband.

"I am worried, doctor. It happened twice this week."

"I understand. We will conduct a few more tests." I hear them speak.

"Maan" that is his name, "Maan!" I call him.

"Sameeksha! How are you feeling? I was terrified." he caressed my  cheek and drew the strands of hair from my face and tucked them behind my ear.

I saw tears in his eyes. He loves me.

"What happened to me?"

"You don't worry about it. I have spoken to the Doctor. He said it is usual in such cases."

The same day

".........

He is lying. Every one is lying to me. I don't care what the Doctors say! Everyone is lying. I don't belong here. They say it was an accident. No! I don't remember a thing! I wasn't even married!

I can only recollect a few incidents which are not fitting into the jigsaw that these people created. They are hiding something from me. What is it?

I am trapped in the castle of  delusion."