Kate was lying on bed like an insomniac and insisting her aunt to tell her a story. She loved her incredible stories about ancient days which were mostly based on plutocracy, aristocracy, theocracy and so on......
She began...... “ It’s a story about a boy named Jake he was a boy born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father was an army officer and his mother was a housewife. When he was 1 year old his father, one night went at the 11th hour due to an emergency. He never returned back. His uncle was very mean as soon as he came to know about the death of his brother he acquired all the property and money through illegal means and by greasing palms. He shed crocodile tears in front of relatives and neighbors. His mother was not educated and there was no sinecure from where she will earn money. She roamed like a pedestrian in the town as Jake’s uncle threw them out of the house on a rainy night. She carried Jake in one hand and a parasol in the other and felt helpless. She came across a well built house, she thought the family living there were rich and generous so decided to leave Jake at their doorstep.
In that house lived a man who was a misogamist and misogynist, he thought that women were the apple of discord for everything that happened in the world. He found Jake very innocent and poor, he accepted him with open arms. The man inculcated his thoughts and ideas in Jake who was now his son, all this thoughts made Jake a bit pessimist. His father’s temper blew hot and cold, he was unpredictable, but he loved his son very much. He sent Jake to a boy’s school and kept a bird’s eye view on him to make sure he did not interact or look at any girl or woman. Jake had now completed school it was time he joined college. His father wanted him to study law. He did as his father wished. They did not find a college specially meant for boys, his father thought that the values he gave his son were not brittle and he won’t break his trust. He enjoyed going to college, he did not interact with girls. Jake was very intelligent, versatile and handsome guy and many girls dreamed of going on a date with him, but for Jake they were invisible, they did not exist for him. 1 month passed by he made some male friends and was happy.
That day Jake went to the library to get some books for reference. He went through the large sections and searched for the books he wanted. He selected the book and came to the desk to issue it. It was a girl sitting there he turned his eyes around to look at other things so that he could ignore the girl sitting there. The girl entered the necessary information and passed the book to him saying, “ Sir your book”. As he took the book Jake took a quick glance at the girl. She was like an angel, he had never seen something more beautiful than that. She was simple and innocent, busy doing her work. Jake felt some unique feeling inside him, he then suddenly remembered his dad’s teaching and ran from there. He decided not to go there again but it was impossible for him. He could not forget that angelic innocent face. Now he went there almost every day sometimes with a reason to get or return the book whereas sometimes without any reason just to see her. He could not gather the courage to start a conversation or ask her name. One day she found him staring at him and gave him a smile, in return he gave the widest smile he ever gave, he was very happy. He thought of telling this to his dad, but then remembered all that his dad always taught him, he decided it’s better not to bell the cat. He told his friend Peter about his feelings. Peter told him he was in love. Jake was in love and it was the most amazing feeling he ever experienced. He built castles in the air thinking about the girl. This went on for months, they just smiled whenever they came across each other. Peter managed to get some information about the girl, he came to know her name was Lisa and she lived at a nearby orphanage and worked at the library to earn money for her education. Jake could not think of anything else except Lisa. One day he went to library and did not find Lisa there, he thought she must have taken a holiday. Weeks passed by but Lisa did not come. He enquired about her at the office. He got a stern look and was told she left her job. Months passed by but he did not see her anywhere. Finally he decided to go and visit the orphanage. The news which he got there broke him completely, he had lost his only love, his first love. Lisa was suffering from cancer and left the world 1 week back. He could never ever forget Lisa, his dad thought he was a misogynist and misogamist but he was in love, he is in love, and will always be in love with his only love Lisa.
--- Sanya Hamdani.
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