Hello Readers,
In this story, have tried something different. Though the key
and interesting character is a woman, the power of narration is actually given
to the male character, who is ordinary compared to the unconventional female protagonist.
Hope you guys like it J
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He just knew it…though he couldn’t prove it..He knew he was
right. That’ s alright. He’d wait. He had waited this long, hadn’t he? He could
wait some more…for the right time. He had seen it too many times to doubt his
theory. He was damn sure about it! But what can he do now? How does he talk to
her about it when she is ignorant of the fact that she has the power..If he did
talk, he would just succeed in freaking her out and driving her away from him!
He didn’t want that! Not in the least! He’d rather keep his observations to
himself.
He had known her for a pretty long time. They were kindergarten
buddies. Now since both of them were in their early thirties, you can safely
assume that they knew each other for most of their lives! It was when he was a
teen that he had a hunch about it…but couldn’t understand what it was. Then,
after a few years when he was in his early twenties, he first saw something
that made things….well.. click! and he was able to view her in a different
perspective. He still remembers it vividly, though the moment of realization
was a decade back! It was her smile. Her dazzling smile! Sure, she had perfect
teeth, full lips and two lovely dimples accompanied her smile every time… but
it was dazzling for a totally different reason! He couldn’t remember a single instance of her
smiling when it was not sunny in the background…or to be precise, not a single
moment when it didn’t turn sunny as soon as she smiled! Or a single moment when
it wouldn’t rain when she was grumpy, or how the weather transformed to a
glorious day when she smiled and when she laughed?! Well…the day turned
magical! Yes. She had absolute control on the country’s weather! No…Not control…she
was unaware of it. Her emotions where linked to her motherland’s climate! She
was manipulating it without any awareness about the same! …She was the reason
the seasons were so erratic in this country! It had confounded people all
around the globe! This little nation just refused to follow the pattern and
forecasts. But no one could complain about the unpredictable weather as the
weird phenomenon had attracted people from all over the world! This relatively
unpopular place had become the number one tourist destination! And of course
this boosted the country’s economy. So …would it be alright if he told her she
was behind all this? No! She freaks out at the drop of a hat. He has to be
burdened with this secret for a little longer.
Back when he had first realized that his friend could
control the weather, he had used it to his advantage whenever he could! He’d
get a box of her favorite chocolates and send it to her as an unknown admirer.
It’d usually work. She’d be in a good mood and the day would be sunny. He’d
make sure the day went well whenever there was a game he was playing or if he
had planned to take the pretty girl in his class on a date etc.. He was mean
enough to upset her if he wanted the day to go bad for a lot of reasons. Yeah,
He admits he was an a**hole.
But now, after all this time, he had fallen for her and how!
He just couldn’t imagine being with anyone except her. It wasn’t easy to get
her to like him but he eventually, he won her over. They were together since a
few years and he had not tried to use her power to his benefit even once. He
truly did love her now. He was extremely happy to be with her and did not mind
being the secret keeper of this phenomenal fact. He vowed to himself that he’s reveal
this to her only when he deemed her fit to receive this information. How wrong
he was!
Things went very wrong. Though he had decided not to talk to
her about this until the time was right, he did blurt it out and that too, in a
very offensive way! He had been too drunk, too high to control his tongue, it wouldn’t
have done the damage as much if she were stoned too, but unfortunately she was
as sober as a judge
He woke up the next day with the world’s worst
hangover. It was only after he had
drowned a couple of aspirins with a bottle full of water and felt the headache
reside, did he have a look outside and was stunned to see that a tornado had
ripped their town apart! He was lucky not to have been crushed under some
debris! But he knew this would happen only when she’s petrified..but why would
she be petrified? He was frowning as he was trying to add things up and then it
hit him!! He realized what he had done! He panicked! He was wondering how he’d
undo the damage he had done, he thought he’d blame the whole thing as a stupid drunken
blabber. He was going from one room to the other in search of her and when he
didn’t find her in the house, he lost it! He started screaming her name and was
wildly running outside the house and onto the streets. He stopped after a
couple of blocks and was at his wits end….she was gone. Any other time, he’d
have concluded that she was mad at him and would come back once she cooled off.
But now, he was afraid this was not the scenario. Not only was her absence
disturbing him but something else was freaking him out. Ever since she had
disappeared, after the terrible tornado had hit, the weather patterns were
normal. This nation, her nation, was following the pattern that the rest of the
world follows. It was totally normal and predictable. It was as if she wasn’t
on the face of the Earth anymore. Though all logic pointed to the same fact –
that she was dead, there was no conclusive proof of that and this drove him
insane with the necessity to find out about his beloved.
It had been 5 years since she disappeared from his life, and
there hadn’t been a single day when the weather had misbehaved. Everything was normal. He was still trying to find her because he refused to accept she wasn’t alive. Then, he came across a traveler's
blog in which the latest post talked about a far off land, totally disconnected
from the external world, remote and isolated. Technology had not invaded this
primitive land and hence not many knew of the place. Travelling there is a
challenge and is highly risky. Tourists are shunned (not that there are many
who try to visit!) but what captured his
attention and brought a spark to his lifeless eyes was this piece of
information – the blogger had concluded the post by stating about the abnormal
weather pattern he had experienced there!
He had finally found the light! He was right to hope all
these years! He immediately started packing for the trip of a lifetime.
