Hanging on to the gossamer thread of hope

When he stepped out of the bathroom, he found himself searching for something. He couldn't recall what. His mind was starting to play games with him again and he was losing.

By Pallavi Sengupta
As much a daydreamer as an idealist, Pallavi is a rebel with her own set of colours to paint the picture of life. Her calm demeanour masks well her child-like heart which still thrives on her grandfather’s stories. A student of Comparative Literature, Pallavi digresses from the rule book, just to explore the real story behind everything. In a quest to weave out stories, she likes getting lost in the myriad of narratives she seeks out from the mainstream and from the alternative. A silent observer, often restless, Pallavi has her mind constantly imploding with ideas. Life hacks make for condensed life lessons for Pallavi, as she tries to live by them in earnest.

18 August 2017

He woke up with an inexplicable restlessness. The room was unfamiliar and Tia was nowhere to be seen. He panicked as he got out of the bed and stepped on the ice-cold floor. His eyes darted about the room for a while before landing on a handwritten label on a door. ‘BATHROOM’, it read. He walked towards the door.

Once inside the bath, he saw strange gadgets fitted on the wall. He looked around for further instructions. ‘SHOWER, ROTATE LEFT’, another label read. “Didn’t I familiarise myself with this apparatus the other day? I am being very forgetful these days,” he mused. No sooner did he operate the shower knob, he got completely drenched in cold water.

When he stepped out of the bathroom shivering, he found himself searching for something. He couldn’t recall what. His mind was starting to play games with him again and he was losing. Helpless, he dropped down on the floor and curled into a ball. He suddenly felt a pang of loneliness in his heart. “Did Tia abandon me?” he asked himself. The thought made him weep.

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