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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
- Theme: Love stories / Romance
- Subject: Memorial / Tribute
- Published: 05/04/2013
Magnetic Souvenirs
Born 1994, M, from KARACHI, PakistanAllie and Kenny
2013
San Diego, early morning, a thirty eight year old woman Allison Gosling is walking with her ten year old son, towards a graveyard. As she goes nearer towards the gate of the cemetery, she asks her son to wait outside. She enters inside alone without any flowers.
Her son waits outside and takes out a golden-framed photograph of her mother’s marriage.
Inside the cemetery, Allison was sitting next to a grave weeping silently,
‘It's been ten years, I've lost you since’.
She takes out a photograph and looks at it weeping soundly,
‘Wow…This picture will be more worthier than my life itself’ a male’s voice echoes in her mind.
Moments later, Allison was driving her car with her son sitting next to the driving seat. He looks at the framed photo and says to himself in heart:
‘This guy Claude Ricci was my father, but Mom's love story was with Kennedy...And they were known as Allie and Kenny’
She drives her car towards their home, and they reach within an hour.
Allison parks her car outside, and goes towards the door of her bungalow. As she takes out the keys, she finds something wrapped in a cloth outside her gate. Her son picks it up and gives it to her. She unwraps it and gets shocked to see something unexpected.
Unsuccessful Lover
2003
San Jose, Coast of a seaside, at nine o clock of the evening, Kennedy Ipkiss a twenty eight-year-old adult is walking angrily, holding a bouquet of blue dried out flowers, he has painful memories in mind. As he closes his eyes, he goes to a brief flash back of a couple of years back.
He sees his girl friend of his age crying by having a support of his shoulder. Then he sees himself departing from that same girl in an airport…And then he sees a woman elder than him saying: ‘Go back to her and fix things right the way you want, because no matter if I’m totally similar to her just like her twin sister or something, I can never be replaced to your original love’
He opens his eyes angrily, and screams out loudly:
‘Affair! Romance! Affection! Love! I had this stuff once in life with my perfect love and it can’t be replaced…because no one can take her place’
He takes out a photograph from his pocket and keeps on looking at it for a while.
‘A moment to remember, when Allie and I were at an art gallery’
He picks up a rock and throws it as far as he could. He asks himself:
‘I’ve been a lover, and a devotee sort of lover. Love has given me nothing but grief and sorrows. I’ve been in love with only one woman of my life, Allison Gosling, but maybe she didn’t deserved me…No problem, I’ll make her deserve, I’ll go back to her and make her mine, whether she agrees or not, likes it or not’
Saying this stuff, he walks and slowly lies on ground, thinking how to return back to his love Allison Gosling.
A moment later, he sees a bookseller walking by his side, carrying some books. He waves him to come towards him. As the bookseller comes he says:
‘Yes? How can I help you sir?’
‘Do you have any diary or notebook?’
‘Yes of course, here you go’ the bookseller says showing him some notebooks.
Kennedy purchases the notebook and borrows a pen. As the bookseller leaves, he starts writing his brief biography about his past love life.
My One Sided Love
1998, I was a twenty two year old candidate of San Diego State University. I was studying Dentistry in final grade. I was still with my family in the same apartment. I was my parent’s only hope.
In those days, I was known to be a living for others kind of guy. This was my love story with a girl who came easily in my life and went away easily from my life. Maybe people who would read my love story would make a joke out of me that how much I’ve been a loser in love.
She was Allison Gosling with whom I had a relationship of just best friends. I had sort of love at first sight on her. But I never cared to tell her my feelings, maybe because I didn’t had any past experience of suffering pain in losing love.
Being good friends Allison and I used to spend every spare moment with each other. And just like every other couple we had a same mode of expressing friendship, which was like sharing happiness and sorrows. I never compared myself with others, because I knew that I was just an ordinary guy with common feelings.
One morning, while Allison and I were walking outside her home’s garage, she was wondering something and thinking about sharing it with me. So getting curious, I asked her:
‘What’s going on in your mind?’
‘Kenny I was wondering, we are in relationship since one month, and I haven’t shared the most important purpose of my life with you’
‘Really? What is it let me know?’
‘I think I can’t tell you right now, maybe it’s not the right time’
‘Sorry?’
‘I feel as if I’ll tell you then you might break up your relationship with me’
‘Oh don’t worry about that, I promise I won’t do that, and secondly it’s ok if you’re not comfortable with telling me right now, you can take your time Allie’
‘Thank you Kenny’ she smiles, ‘You’re a best friend anyone can have’
She used to consider me as her best friend only, but for me she was my love, which was unfortunately only one sided.
An Hour at the Art Gallery
A couple of months passed, Allison and I were so close to each other that we hardly spent any moment without each other, because we were totally dependant on each other. I had a feeling or a misunderstanding, that she was also in love with me, but I was wrong. I always wanted to do something great for her that she would always remember me for her lifetime, unfortunately which I did.
One cloudy morning, Allison and I were returning from our first lecture and were headed towards the art gallery. Allison was having a photographer's camera in her hand, as she was capturing pictures of sky.
As we entered inside the art gallery, we saw plenty of new paintings. We were amused to see those wonderful drawings.
While she was capturing all the pictures in her camera, I asked her:
'What do you find so interesting in these?'
'Well all these are someone all in one for me'.
'All in one?'
'Yes, they are sincere friends, true lovers, and best partners'
'Really? And according to you who can be your someone all in one?'
'Well actually these pictures don't possess such qualities, but any living being can'
'So what are they?' I asked getting interested.
'It's a phrase, a partner in every sorrow, a shield before every trouble'
'So that's all you want?' I asked giving loyalty expression, 'I will be for you, I promise, partner in sorrows and shield before troubles'
'I know' she smiled nervously, 'you've always been'
She turned towards the drawings and continued taking photographs.
I walked towards another path where paintings of romantic legends were made. I was thinking of having a romantic portrait in future, which would have Allison’s picture and mine in drawing form.
While I was looking at the drawings, Allison came by my side and pointed at a large portrait of a red heart with an angel's wings made of red rose petals. I was amazed to see that enchanting picture and said to her:
'Let's capture this moment'
'Capture?' she asked.
I asked one of our colleagues, who were passing by to come here, and take our picture. Allison gave him her camera and we both stood on the left side of the portrait. He captured our photograph. I said to Allison:
'I need a hard copy of this’
‘Sure’ she said taking back the camera.
When she smiled looking at the picture on her camera’s screen, my misunderstanding gained more confidence.
Allison Reveals Shocking News
One day Allison took me to her room and showed me her very own drawer that had nothing else except my gifts and cards, which I gave her on some occasions. She took out a valentine’s card and a heart shaped necklace,
‘Do you remember this? You gave me these last valentine’
Keeping them aside she took out three friendship cards along with a Black Hand Bag, and said:
‘These things, you gave every month since’
Then she took out a large happy birthday card, and then opened her closet nearby and took out an expensive blue long skirt and said:
‘And these on my last birthday’
‘Yes this all happened’ I said stopping her, ‘but why are you showing me this stuff?’
‘My purpose here is to ask you that why do you care a lot? I mean I need to know what’s in your heart, you favor me a lot, present different gifts but never tell me what you are doing this for. I think you are wooing me for some purpose’
‘Oh come on it’s nothing like that’ I laughed pretending to be normal, ‘You know I like your reactions or your way of thanking, but honestly there’s nothing like wooing for some purpose’
‘Well in that case, I need to disclose my secret purpose of life. But first tell me have you ever loved someone with all your heart, who is not willing to be with you’
‘Well yes, Jenny’ I lied making a false story, ‘it was her, I loved her, but we were different in every aspect. So I finally couldn’t get her. I just used to stalk her’
‘Really? Why didn’t you ever tell me?’
‘Doesn’t matter, forget it’
‘Anyways I was telling you that since past two years my purpose of life is Claude Ricci’
‘Claude Ricci? Purpose? I didn’t get you’
‘Since two years I’ve always been in love with a neighbor of mine, who was a good friend of mine and he said that one day we would be a family’
‘But why didn’t you ever tell me about him?’ I asked getting sad and confused.
‘Because he left our neighborhood two weeks before I first time met you’
‘Oh I see’ I said getting shockingly depressed.
‘The good news here is, that he is returning tomorrow from Houston and I will continue my romantic relationship with him getting engaged as soon as possible’
I gave her a reassuring smile and told her that I had to leave. I left her home sadly realizing that my one and only love story was to finish unsuccessfully. That moment I felt tears in my eyes but I didn’t care to rub them off.
Rejected by Claude
Next afternoon, Claude had returned back to their neighborhood. I was quiet disappointed about this but I couldn’t do anything further when something disappointing me was bringing happiness in Allison’s life.
That evening, while Claude was out and up from his rest. Allison excitedly went to their common garden where he was found with his friends and company. Allison took me along with him, I rather refused to be there but she wanted to introduce him to me. She asked me to stand afar until she would go and say hello.
I saw her going towards him and suddenly meeting him from behind, as he turned around he got delighted seeing her that they both hugged each other, as if two lovers were reuniting after a long holiday or vacation. I couldn’t stand the sight of them making love openly making me hurtfully possessive. So I just turned away my face and looked aside for five minutes.
After a couple of minutes, I saw them in a different state, sort of trapped in an argument. I could see tears in Allison’s eyes so I went nearer to them to settle their problem. Allison cried angrily:
‘You can’t do this with me Claude, I won’t let you do this!’
‘Allison look here, you know I never promised you about getting married’
‘But when I asked you, you said sure why not’
‘Come on Allison you can’t take my words seriously’
‘Look you gave me a word, you can’t cheat on me like this…I’ve been waiting for this day since an year’
‘Allison get a grip’ he said gently, ‘I do love you but I’m not prepared for this, and marriage is not always an impact of every love’
‘Shut up!’ she cried pushing him on chest, ‘I hate you for what you just said, I hate you’
‘Well I honestly thank God for that’ he said in attitude, leaving her.
‘Claude stop! Come back please! You know I was just…’
Claude left her and went to his home. She continued crying.
I came towards Allison and consoled her by touching her both shoulders from behind, taking her away,
‘Come on Allie let’s go’ I walked aside with her, ‘Allie you said you hate him, did you really mean that?’
‘Of course not’ she cried, ‘I still love him, I just angrily said that without any senses’
I didn’t like hearing this.
‘What’s happening with me Kenny? Why doesn’t he love me anymore, why did I get rejected?’
‘It’s nothing Allie, he will accept you and you both will be same as before’ I said comforting her.
I kept on comforting her, but for the first time in my life her tears didn’t depress me, instead I was happier with her sorrow this time.
A Sacrificing Promise
Later that evening Allison and I were walking in her house’ terrace, where she was only weeping and I was soaking her tears. I couldn’t see her cry too much so I was thinking of convincing Claude someway, but that would only give me loss.
As Allison stopped walking, she looked at me and said:
‘Kenny you’ve always supported me, you’ve always shared my sorrows with yourself and made me comfortable. But why are you not supporting me now in a way that I would feel better?’
‘…Allie I don’t know whether to say this’ I replied after a break, ‘you are actually wasting your tears for someone who doesn’t really deserve you, you should prefer someone who is capable of your precious love’
‘Kenny I think you didn’t love Jenny as much any true lover does’
‘You’re right, because I love someone else more than her, and as a true lover’
‘Sorry?’
‘Forget it, I’ll try for you. I’ll go to Claude and convince him’
‘Will he agree?’
‘I’ll keep on struggling for you, just like all the time’
Allison kept her fore head on my shoulder and kept on weeping, feeling sort of nervous. We walked for few minutes and later I left her home.
Next morning, as I left home, I went straight to Claude’s home on my friend’s bike. As I met Claude as his new neighbor, I persuaded him by making him realize about Allison’s emotions for him. He was rather convinced but he still not agreed, and instead he asked me to join him at lunch in his home. I left his home and finally decided to do something for Allison, which might be a last favor on her.
That afternoon after 2 o clock, I went to Claude’s home without any second proposal by him and knocked his door. He came out and seemed a little surprised,
‘Already?’
‘Yes, can I come in?’
‘ Yeah sure’ he said by leaving a way for me to enter inside.
Few moments later, we both were seated at the dinning table having pasta as the lunch. I started the conversation:
‘So Claude what did you decide about her?’
‘I think I’m confused, I cannot make my decision’
‘What is there to decide? You love Allison and she loves you. You both have been in a relationship. Now it’s time for you both to get together, before someone else offers a marriage proposal’
‘You’re not getting it Kennedy, it’s not that simple she seems changed, before I left her she wasn’t so persevere sort of girl but…’
‘…Look you’ve got to admit this’ I interrupted, ‘you cannot find a girl absolutely perfect for you. Every one is defective in one way or another’
‘I’m still not sure about her’
‘There’s one thing you won’t find in any other girl but in her’ I started lying, ‘She is hundred percent faithful, in your absence I asked her many times to make love with me, by saying that I would provide her with better luxuries and better romance. But she always said that she would never cheat you, in return of any cost’
‘Really?’ he said looking surprised, ‘Well I still need your opinion, like what would you have done if you were not ready for marriage, but still in relationship with a girl you love’
‘You know a stitch in time saves nine. You’re in that sort of situation. If you will take the right decision now, then you won’t regret later. And secondly, no one is asking you to get married. She just wants you to get engaged’
‘A stitch in time saves nine?’ he said admiring the phrase, ‘I liked it very much, we will get engaged and that’s my final decision’
When he was finally convinced, I got a little satisfied for Allison, but for me this was like making myself suffer. Claude and I continued our lunch and had other conversations.
The Last and Unsatisfactory Conversation
Two weeks later, I was standing at the airport of San Diego with my luggage and suitcases. I was leaving San Diego for San Jose as I had decided to put my miserable romantic world and it’s memories behind. I was not feeling comfortable while leaving so I decided to at least tell Allison that I loved her, as she was coming for a farewell.
An hour later, I saw Allison coming alone with a bouquet of blue flowers, looking very disheartened. So I waved my hand to her so that she could see me. As she saw me and came closer, I said to her:
‘Allie thanks for coming’
‘Kenny I don’t know why do I feel as if I have not thanked you, because of you today I’m engaged to Claude. If it weren’t for you, I might never had’
‘Well there is something else I have to tell you today, but right now show me what you brought for me’
‘Yeah sure’ she said taking out a bouquet of blue tropical flowers, ‘These are for you, you love them right?’
‘Oh thank you so much’ I said taking them, ‘they are so beautiful and fragrant, but not as much as you are’
She smiled feeling nervous. Then she took out a photograph of hers and mine, which was taken at the art gallery along with the portrait behind.
‘Wow!’ I claimed looking at the picture, ‘This picture will be more worthier than my life itself’
‘Anyways you were going to tell me something’
‘Oh yeah, I wanted to tell you that since long even before you told me about Claude, I’ve been in love. I’ve always loved you. More than anyone else, honestly speaking’
‘Shut up’ she said getting shockingly astonished, ‘you are lying…if you would have loved me you would never have allowed this engagement to take place’
‘That’s no point Allie, I knew you would never have loved me if I had tried to propose you once Claude was in your life’
‘You’re wrong!’ she exclaimed, ‘You should have given this a chance, at least should have tried once’
‘Yes you’re right’, I said making regretful expression, ‘I wish I had tried when I had the chance’
‘What have you done Kenny?’ she said feeling bad for me, ‘Is this what you wanted? Now I’ll never be happy in my perfect life with Claude’
‘No please don’t say that, I had to leave you one day, I was nothing in your life. Fate had written yours and Claude’s name as husband and wife’
‘I don’t believe it, there are still such selfless people like you’
She held my hands calmly and said softly:
‘Kenny please don’t leave stay here with me. You won’t be able to survive without me, if you’re really in love’
‘Come on Allie’ I said resisting my arms from her hands, ‘I’ll be ok, really…but there is one thing I would like to tell you, if there is anyone very lucky or at the top of all blessings in this world, then that person is not any royal luxurious king with entire wealth or power. But that person is Claude, only because he has a lover like you. If you love any person, that person is the most gifted person by God’
‘Please stop it Kenny, you’re hurting me by such words’
‘But these flowers and this photograph are going to be your beautiful memories, no matter what happens, I promise you I’ll always keep these precious gifts with myself, because when I’m going to miss you I’ll have these souvenirs with myself’
‘Kenny I’ll never forgive you for sacrificing your love without even letting me know’
‘Allie we can keep each other’s contact numbers, so that whenever one’s in need of other, a phone call communication can help’
‘Kenny Kenny stop, please don’t go, we can still be friends’
‘Allie my love, who said we are not friends?’ I said with tears coming in my eyes, ‘we are and will always be’
Seeing me cry, Allison got even disheartened and went away on the opposite direction without saying final goodbye.
This was the last time I ever saw Allison in my life, the girl whom I purely loved with sacrificing emotions.
Familiar with Allison
Almost five years passed in San Jose, I lived a life without any affair or romance, but still I had not forgotten Allison. In these past years I had become a totally opposite person as compared to my earlier life. Now I was a stubborn plus selfish sort of guy who lived only for self-purposes.
One sunny morning, while I was leaving for my clinic, on the mid of road, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet. I checked the whole coat of my suit but found nothing. Now I got heated, and just called my nurse partner, she answered:
‘Hello Good Morning!’
‘Kim tell me how many appointments do I have today’
‘I don’t know exactly, but there are too many…it’s Monday sir’
‘Ok just cancel them all’
‘Cancel? Sir why, patients must be waiting desperately’
‘It’s not our problem. It’s their matter. You just do as you’ve been asked to do’
I ended the call, switched off my cell phone and said to myself:
‘No cash means no taxi, no taxi means no clinic, which finally means no patients’
I began to walk on my left and on my way I saw a bookstore with its name entitled on a board ‘Allison Bookstore’. I turned my face away from it getting angry. While walking on the other side, I accidentally bumped to a lady carrying some shopping bags. Her shopping bags fell on ground and she leaned down to pick it. As my mood spoilt, I was about to yell on her, but as I looked at her I found her face totally familiar to my ex love Allison. That woman was just as her adulthood period of life, that for an instance I felt that Allison was back in my life. I hardly said to her:
‘I-I’m so so-sorry miss, I couldn’t watch my way…I was thinking of something’
‘That’s ok, no problem’
‘Who are you?’
‘Excuse me?’ she said sternly.
‘You heard me’ I said in a flirting accent, ‘I would like to know your name?’
‘Well I’m Mrs. Dean’ she said making a confused expression.
‘Oh bad luck for me then, you’re married?’
She chuckled and started walking on her way. I walked along with her and said:
‘Come on talk to me please, you don’t seem to be married at all. I think you’re just twenty five’
‘On how many girls do you use such lines?’ she laughed.
‘Well on all gorgeous and beautiful girls like you’ I lied wooingly.
‘Well thanks for your compliment but I’m above thirty and have two daughters’
‘Ok at least tell me your name’
‘Rebecca Levesque’
Telling her name she moved inside towards the stairway of a building and left waving me goodbye.
This girl was totally someone like Allison. I couldn’t find a single difference between her and Allison’s face. Except that she was not as young and charming as Allison and had a different tone of language.
A Date with Rebecca Levesque
Next morning, while Rebecca was coming out of her home’s building, she saw me waiting for her outside. She smiled, but still ignored me and walked away. I followed her and caught up with her,
‘So Mrs. Dean you’re ignoring me, why is that?’
‘Because I’m not interested in you’ she said nervously.
‘Oh really, but I am’
‘Ok, then impress me’
‘Sure come and let’s have some coffee at this café’
‘Gosling Café’ she read the café’s name next to us.
I got disturbed hearing the name Gosling, so I said to her:
‘Miss Rebecca let’s leave this place, I’ll take you to a better place’
‘Why, what’s wrong here?’
‘Nothing, just come along’
We walked a little distance and reached another café and this time I purposely didn’t see it’s name. So after getting seated and making order, I looked at her and said:
‘So Miss what do you do? What are your interests and activities?’
‘Well I’m a very boring person, I like walking alone in alleys’
‘Allie?’
‘Alleys, alleyways, lanes’
‘Oh I see…anyways I want to share a feeling with you’
‘I wasn’t finished with my…’
‘…Really sorry to interrupt’ I interrupted, ‘but please listen to me, you know years back, I couldn’t get something and today wherever I see her name or any sort of similarity at any place, I just feel annoyed and turn away my face from it’
‘You are saying that few things remind you of that thing which you are trying to ignore…then I can bet there is an unfinished love story behind’
‘Yes you are right, and you are quiet similar to her’
‘Is that why you are making me a substitute?’
‘I’m sorry’
‘Listen I’m elder than you that’s why I’m giving you an advice’ she said looking straight in my eyes, ‘go back to her and fix things right the way you want, because no matter if I’m totally similar to her just like her twin sister or something, I can never be replaced to your original love’
Saying this she stood up and left the café. I began to realize how right she was so without thinking of anything I made a phone call and ordered my tickets for San Diego.
Allison's Home Life
2003
Kennedy stops writing on his diary and looks around seeing weather with rainy clouds, so he just stands up and puts the diary in his coat’s pocket. He remembers that tomorrow he’ll have to leave San Jose and finally return back to San Diego from afternoon flight. So goes back to his home.
At San Diego, Allison is having a complicated life at home. She is pregnant with Claude's first child after five years of marriage. She is aware of Claude's affair with his girl friend Molly, who is his office colleague. Allison and Claude don't share any moment of romance, because there is no more love between them.
Allison feels like she is in love with her previous and real soul mate Kennedy, but also realizes that there is no point in thinking about someone who can't return back in her life. She has still kept all his gifts and cards, as his memorable souvenirs and goes through them every night.
One evening, while she is preparing dinner at her home, she receives a call at her cell phone. She answers the call:
'Hello?'
'Is this Miss Allison Gosling?' a male's voice replies.
'Yes...Who is speaking?' she replies politely.
'It's Inspector Lon'
'...Yes' she answers after a pause getting surprised, 'how can I help you'
‘Ma'am we need you to reach S.D.S. University within few minutes’
'Why? Is everything ok?'
'We just need to make some enquiries'
She ends her call, and decides to leave her house after preparing the dinner.
An Interesting Enquiry
An hour later, she reaches the main gate of the university. She finds some police officers coming towards her led by Inspector Lon. As they come closer to her, Inspector says to her:
'There was this aggressive guy who was quarrelling with us at the airport, and he escaped us leaving behind his bag'.
'So? What do I have to do with this?'
'I hope you're aware of this...' he says showing her a spoilt blue flowers' bouquet.
She takes the bouquet in her hand getting astonished and realizes that this was the bouquet, which she gave Kennedy while they were getting separated.
Inspector shows her a photograph of an art gallery, which she gave Kennedy while he left her five years ago. Giving it he says:
'Then I'm sure, you're definitely aware of this picture'
She keeps on looking at the photograph and talks to herself:
‘I can't believe he's still having these souvenirs’
'Excuse me?' Inspector says.
'Sir I'm aware of both of these things. I'll explain everything but tell me did you find anything else?'
'Well yes, it was piece of paper which had your name and your cell number, due to which we got into contact with you'
‘Oh!’ she smiles, ‘ so he was here looking for me'
'Anyways tell us about him now?'
'Sir he's my old friend, he wouldn't do any harm, please leave him'
'Sure, unless you call him here' inspector says mockingly.
'...I've never forgotten his number' she says after thinking for a while, 'I hope if he hasn't changed his number, then we can contact him'
'It seems to be an interesting enquiry to me' Inspector says.
Allison dials a cell number and makes a phone call.
Romance Calling Back
Meanwhile at another corner of San Diego, Kennedy is walking angrily by the park, with his nose bleeding. He is carrying his diary. He is thinking about getting his stuffs back from the police department. He gives a last look on his diary's front cover and says:
'Farewell love life, no more romance'
Saying this he throws his diary inside a trash can nearby the park.
Few minutes later, his cell phone begins to ring. He takes out his cell phone and reads on screen 'Allie Calling'. He gets shocked and amazed seeing this,
'Allie is calling me?' he asks himself, 'I just threw away romance from my life and now it's calling me back. What is happening with me?'
He looks aside for a while thinking whether he should answer or not. Then without making any decision he answers it,
'Hello?' he speaks in stuttering voice.
'Kennedy Ipkiss a wild dog' Inspector Lon taunts.
'Now who the hell is this?'
'Your girl friend has given a statement against you, we have a warrant against you'
'Allie? Hold on, is she with you people?'
'Yes, and she wants to get you arrested' he mocks, 'Just kidding...if you want to remove this warrant and your stuff back, show up to your memorable university right now on the spot'
Kennedy ends his call angrily and thinks whether he should go back to his past love or not.
Back at the university gate, the police officers had been waiting since few minutes. Getting bored of the situation, Inspector Lon says to Allison:
'Thanks for your cooperation, please just wait on the road side next door, we'll send him to you as soon as we are done with him'
'Sir you won't be harsh with him, promise me, please'
'Sure, no problem. You may take his bag and other stuffs'
She picks up his bag and takes the picture and the flower from him, and presses them against her forehead, expecting a beautiful reunion.
However, she walks away and reaches the road on the opposite side of their university. She feels quiet uneasy in standing and waiting as her pregnancy was creating difficulty for her.
The Reunion
Almost half an hour passes away like this, Allison keeps on walking around waiting for Kennedy. Her health gets worst from worse. She almost collapses on ground and cries out in pain.
After a minute or two, while she is lying, she sees someone coming closer to her. He was Kennedy who was walking slowly towards her and looking quiet disturbed. As she
Magnetic Souvenirs(SALAAR lAGHARI)
Allie and Kenny
2013
San Diego, early morning, a thirty eight year old woman Allison Gosling is walking with her ten year old son, towards a graveyard. As she goes nearer towards the gate of the cemetery, she asks her son to wait outside. She enters inside alone without any flowers.
Her son waits outside and takes out a golden-framed photograph of her mother’s marriage.
Inside the cemetery, Allison was sitting next to a grave weeping silently,
‘It's been ten years, I've lost you since’.
She takes out a photograph and looks at it weeping soundly,
‘Wow…This picture will be more worthier than my life itself’ a male’s voice echoes in her mind.
Moments later, Allison was driving her car with her son sitting next to the driving seat. He looks at the framed photo and says to himself in heart:
‘This guy Claude Ricci was my father, but Mom's love story was with Kennedy...And they were known as Allie and Kenny’
She drives her car towards their home, and they reach within an hour.
Allison parks her car outside, and goes towards the door of her bungalow. As she takes out the keys, she finds something wrapped in a cloth outside her gate. Her son picks it up and gives it to her. She unwraps it and gets shocked to see something unexpected.
Unsuccessful Lover
2003
San Jose, Coast of a seaside, at nine o clock of the evening, Kennedy Ipkiss a twenty eight-year-old adult is walking angrily, holding a bouquet of blue dried out flowers, he has painful memories in mind. As he closes his eyes, he goes to a brief flash back of a couple of years back.
He sees his girl friend of his age crying by having a support of his shoulder. Then he sees himself departing from that same girl in an airport…And then he sees a woman elder than him saying: ‘Go back to her and fix things right the way you want, because no matter if I’m totally similar to her just like her twin sister or something, I can never be replaced to your original love’
He opens his eyes angrily, and screams out loudly:
‘Affair! Romance! Affection! Love! I had this stuff once in life with my perfect love and it can’t be replaced…because no one can take her place’
He takes out a photograph from his pocket and keeps on looking at it for a while.
‘A moment to remember, when Allie and I were at an art gallery’
He picks up a rock and throws it as far as he could. He asks himself:
‘I’ve been a lover, and a devotee sort of lover. Love has given me nothing but grief and sorrows. I’ve been in love with only one woman of my life, Allison Gosling, but maybe she didn’t deserved me…No problem, I’ll make her deserve, I’ll go back to her and make her mine, whether she agrees or not, likes it or not’
Saying this stuff, he walks and slowly lies on ground, thinking how to return back to his love Allison Gosling.
A moment later, he sees a bookseller walking by his side, carrying some books. He waves him to come towards him. As the bookseller comes he says:
‘Yes? How can I help you sir?’
‘Do you have any diary or notebook?’
‘Yes of course, here you go’ the bookseller says showing him some notebooks.
Kennedy purchases the notebook and borrows a pen. As the bookseller leaves, he starts writing his brief biography about his past love life.
My One Sided Love
1998, I was a twenty two year old candidate of San Diego State University. I was studying Dentistry in final grade. I was still with my family in the same apartment. I was my parent’s only hope.
In those days, I was known to be a living for others kind of guy. This was my love story with a girl who came easily in my life and went away easily from my life. Maybe people who would read my love story would make a joke out of me that how much I’ve been a loser in love.
She was Allison Gosling with whom I had a relationship of just best friends. I had sort of love at first sight on her. But I never cared to tell her my feelings, maybe because I didn’t had any past experience of suffering pain in losing love.
Being good friends Allison and I used to spend every spare moment with each other. And just like every other couple we had a same mode of expressing friendship, which was like sharing happiness and sorrows. I never compared myself with others, because I knew that I was just an ordinary guy with common feelings.
One morning, while Allison and I were walking outside her home’s garage, she was wondering something and thinking about sharing it with me. So getting curious, I asked her:
‘What’s going on in your mind?’
‘Kenny I was wondering, we are in relationship since one month, and I haven’t shared the most important purpose of my life with you’
‘Really? What is it let me know?’
‘I think I can’t tell you right now, maybe it’s not the right time’
‘Sorry?’
‘I feel as if I’ll tell you then you might break up your relationship with me’
‘Oh don’t worry about that, I promise I won’t do that, and secondly it’s ok if you’re not comfortable with telling me right now, you can take your time Allie’
‘Thank you Kenny’ she smiles, ‘You’re a best friend anyone can have’
She used to consider me as her best friend only, but for me she was my love, which was unfortunately only one sided.
An Hour at the Art Gallery
A couple of months passed, Allison and I were so close to each other that we hardly spent any moment without each other, because we were totally dependant on each other. I had a feeling or a misunderstanding, that she was also in love with me, but I was wrong. I always wanted to do something great for her that she would always remember me for her lifetime, unfortunately which I did.
One cloudy morning, Allison and I were returning from our first lecture and were headed towards the art gallery. Allison was having a photographer's camera in her hand, as she was capturing pictures of sky.
As we entered inside the art gallery, we saw plenty of new paintings. We were amused to see those wonderful drawings.
While she was capturing all the pictures in her camera, I asked her:
'What do you find so interesting in these?'
'Well all these are someone all in one for me'.
'All in one?'
'Yes, they are sincere friends, true lovers, and best partners'
'Really? And according to you who can be your someone all in one?'
'Well actually these pictures don't possess such qualities, but any living being can'
'So what are they?' I asked getting interested.
'It's a phrase, a partner in every sorrow, a shield before every trouble'
'So that's all you want?' I asked giving loyalty expression, 'I will be for you, I promise, partner in sorrows and shield before troubles'
'I know' she smiled nervously, 'you've always been'
She turned towards the drawings and continued taking photographs.
I walked towards another path where paintings of romantic legends were made. I was thinking of having a romantic portrait in future, which would have Allison’s picture and mine in drawing form.
While I was looking at the drawings, Allison came by my side and pointed at a large portrait of a red heart with an angel's wings made of red rose petals. I was amazed to see that enchanting picture and said to her:
'Let's capture this moment'
'Capture?' she asked.
I asked one of our colleagues, who were passing by to come here, and take our picture. Allison gave him her camera and we both stood on the left side of the portrait. He captured our photograph. I said to Allison:
'I need a hard copy of this’
‘Sure’ she said taking back the camera.
When she smiled looking at the picture on her camera’s screen, my misunderstanding gained more confidence.
Allison Reveals Shocking News
One day Allison took me to her room and showed me her very own drawer that had nothing else except my gifts and cards, which I gave her on some occasions. She took out a valentine’s card and a heart shaped necklace,
‘Do you remember this? You gave me these last valentine’
Keeping them aside she took out three friendship cards along with a Black Hand Bag, and said:
‘These things, you gave every month since’
Then she took out a large happy birthday card, and then opened her closet nearby and took out an expensive blue long skirt and said:
‘And these on my last birthday’
‘Yes this all happened’ I said stopping her, ‘but why are you showing me this stuff?’
‘My purpose here is to ask you that why do you care a lot? I mean I need to know what’s in your heart, you favor me a lot, present different gifts but never tell me what you are doing this for. I think you are wooing me for some purpose’
‘Oh come on it’s nothing like that’ I laughed pretending to be normal, ‘You know I like your reactions or your way of thanking, but honestly there’s nothing like wooing for some purpose’
‘Well in that case, I need to disclose my secret purpose of life. But first tell me have you ever loved someone with all your heart, who is not willing to be with you’
‘Well yes, Jenny’ I lied making a false story, ‘it was her, I loved her, but we were different in every aspect. So I finally couldn’t get her. I just used to stalk her’
‘Really? Why didn’t you ever tell me?’
‘Doesn’t matter, forget it’
‘Anyways I was telling you that since past two years my purpose of life is Claude Ricci’
‘Claude Ricci? Purpose? I didn’t get you’
‘Since two years I’ve always been in love with a neighbor of mine, who was a good friend of mine and he said that one day we would be a family’
‘But why didn’t you ever tell me about him?’ I asked getting sad and confused.
‘Because he left our neighborhood two weeks before I first time met you’
‘Oh I see’ I said getting shockingly depressed.
‘The good news here is, that he is returning tomorrow from Houston and I will continue my romantic relationship with him getting engaged as soon as possible’
I gave her a reassuring smile and told her that I had to leave. I left her home sadly realizing that my one and only love story was to finish unsuccessfully. That moment I felt tears in my eyes but I didn’t care to rub them off.
Rejected by Claude
Next afternoon, Claude had returned back to their neighborhood. I was quiet disappointed about this but I couldn’t do anything further when something disappointing me was bringing happiness in Allison’s life.
That evening, while Claude was out and up from his rest. Allison excitedly went to their common garden where he was found with his friends and company. Allison took me along with him, I rather refused to be there but she wanted to introduce him to me. She asked me to stand afar until she would go and say hello.
I saw her going towards him and suddenly meeting him from behind, as he turned around he got delighted seeing her that they both hugged each other, as if two lovers were reuniting after a long holiday or vacation. I couldn’t stand the sight of them making love openly making me hurtfully possessive. So I just turned away my face and looked aside for five minutes.
After a couple of minutes, I saw them in a different state, sort of trapped in an argument. I could see tears in Allison’s eyes so I went nearer to them to settle their problem. Allison cried angrily:
‘You can’t do this with me Claude, I won’t let you do this!’
‘Allison look here, you know I never promised you about getting married’
‘But when I asked you, you said sure why not’
‘Come on Allison you can’t take my words seriously’
‘Look you gave me a word, you can’t cheat on me like this…I’ve been waiting for this day since an year’
‘Allison get a grip’ he said gently, ‘I do love you but I’m not prepared for this, and marriage is not always an impact of every love’
‘Shut up!’ she cried pushing him on chest, ‘I hate you for what you just said, I hate you’
‘Well I honestly thank God for that’ he said in attitude, leaving her.
‘Claude stop! Come back please! You know I was just…’
Claude left her and went to his home. She continued crying.
I came towards Allison and consoled her by touching her both shoulders from behind, taking her away,
‘Come on Allie let’s go’ I walked aside with her, ‘Allie you said you hate him, did you really mean that?’
‘Of course not’ she cried, ‘I still love him, I just angrily said that without any senses’
I didn’t like hearing this.
‘What’s happening with me Kenny? Why doesn’t he love me anymore, why did I get rejected?’
‘It’s nothing Allie, he will accept you and you both will be same as before’ I said comforting her.
I kept on comforting her, but for the first time in my life her tears didn’t depress me, instead I was happier with her sorrow this time.
A Sacrificing Promise
Later that evening Allison and I were walking in her house’ terrace, where she was only weeping and I was soaking her tears. I couldn’t see her cry too much so I was thinking of convincing Claude someway, but that would only give me loss.
As Allison stopped walking, she looked at me and said:
‘Kenny you’ve always supported me, you’ve always shared my sorrows with yourself and made me comfortable. But why are you not supporting me now in a way that I would feel better?’
‘…Allie I don’t know whether to say this’ I replied after a break, ‘you are actually wasting your tears for someone who doesn’t really deserve you, you should prefer someone who is capable of your precious love’
‘Kenny I think you didn’t love Jenny as much any true lover does’
‘You’re right, because I love someone else more than her, and as a true lover’
‘Sorry?’
‘Forget it, I’ll try for you. I’ll go to Claude and convince him’
‘Will he agree?’
‘I’ll keep on struggling for you, just like all the time’
Allison kept her fore head on my shoulder and kept on weeping, feeling sort of nervous. We walked for few minutes and later I left her home.
Next morning, as I left home, I went straight to Claude’s home on my friend’s bike. As I met Claude as his new neighbor, I persuaded him by making him realize about Allison’s emotions for him. He was rather convinced but he still not agreed, and instead he asked me to join him at lunch in his home. I left his home and finally decided to do something for Allison, which might be a last favor on her.
That afternoon after 2 o clock, I went to Claude’s home without any second proposal by him and knocked his door. He came out and seemed a little surprised,
‘Already?’
‘Yes, can I come in?’
‘ Yeah sure’ he said by leaving a way for me to enter inside.
Few moments later, we both were seated at the dinning table having pasta as the lunch. I started the conversation:
‘So Claude what did you decide about her?’
‘I think I’m confused, I cannot make my decision’
‘What is there to decide? You love Allison and she loves you. You both have been in a relationship. Now it’s time for you both to get together, before someone else offers a marriage proposal’
‘You’re not getting it Kennedy, it’s not that simple she seems changed, before I left her she wasn’t so persevere sort of girl but…’
‘…Look you’ve got to admit this’ I interrupted, ‘you cannot find a girl absolutely perfect for you. Every one is defective in one way or another’
‘I’m still not sure about her’
‘There’s one thing you won’t find in any other girl but in her’ I started lying, ‘She is hundred percent faithful, in your absence I asked her many times to make love with me, by saying that I would provide her with better luxuries and better romance. But she always said that she would never cheat you, in return of any cost’
‘Really?’ he said looking surprised, ‘Well I still need your opinion, like what would you have done if you were not ready for marriage, but still in relationship with a girl you love’
‘You know a stitch in time saves nine. You’re in that sort of situation. If you will take the right decision now, then you won’t regret later. And secondly, no one is asking you to get married. She just wants you to get engaged’
‘A stitch in time saves nine?’ he said admiring the phrase, ‘I liked it very much, we will get engaged and that’s my final decision’
When he was finally convinced, I got a little satisfied for Allison, but for me this was like making myself suffer. Claude and I continued our lunch and had other conversations.
The Last and Unsatisfactory Conversation
Two weeks later, I was standing at the airport of San Diego with my luggage and suitcases. I was leaving San Diego for San Jose as I had decided to put my miserable romantic world and it’s memories behind. I was not feeling comfortable while leaving so I decided to at least tell Allison that I loved her, as she was coming for a farewell.
An hour later, I saw Allison coming alone with a bouquet of blue flowers, looking very disheartened. So I waved my hand to her so that she could see me. As she saw me and came closer, I said to her:
‘Allie thanks for coming’
‘Kenny I don’t know why do I feel as if I have not thanked you, because of you today I’m engaged to Claude. If it weren’t for you, I might never had’
‘Well there is something else I have to tell you today, but right now show me what you brought for me’
‘Yeah sure’ she said taking out a bouquet of blue tropical flowers, ‘These are for you, you love them right?’
‘Oh thank you so much’ I said taking them, ‘they are so beautiful and fragrant, but not as much as you are’
She smiled feeling nervous. Then she took out a photograph of hers and mine, which was taken at the art gallery along with the portrait behind.
‘Wow!’ I claimed looking at the picture, ‘This picture will be more worthier than my life itself’
‘Anyways you were going to tell me something’
‘Oh yeah, I wanted to tell you that since long even before you told me about Claude, I’ve been in love. I’ve always loved you. More than anyone else, honestly speaking’
‘Shut up’ she said getting shockingly astonished, ‘you are lying…if you would have loved me you would never have allowed this engagement to take place’
‘That’s no point Allie, I knew you would never have loved me if I had tried to propose you once Claude was in your life’
‘You’re wrong!’ she exclaimed, ‘You should have given this a chance, at least should have tried once’
‘Yes you’re right’, I said making regretful expression, ‘I wish I had tried when I had the chance’
‘What have you done Kenny?’ she said feeling bad for me, ‘Is this what you wanted? Now I’ll never be happy in my perfect life with Claude’
‘No please don’t say that, I had to leave you one day, I was nothing in your life. Fate had written yours and Claude’s name as husband and wife’
‘I don’t believe it, there are still such selfless people like you’
She held my hands calmly and said softly:
‘Kenny please don’t leave stay here with me. You won’t be able to survive without me, if you’re really in love’
‘Come on Allie’ I said resisting my arms from her hands, ‘I’ll be ok, really…but there is one thing I would like to tell you, if there is anyone very lucky or at the top of all blessings in this world, then that person is not any royal luxurious king with entire wealth or power. But that person is Claude, only because he has a lover like you. If you love any person, that person is the most gifted person by God’
‘Please stop it Kenny, you’re hurting me by such words’
‘But these flowers and this photograph are going to be your beautiful memories, no matter what happens, I promise you I’ll always keep these precious gifts with myself, because when I’m going to miss you I’ll have these souvenirs with myself’
‘Kenny I’ll never forgive you for sacrificing your love without even letting me know’
‘Allie we can keep each other’s contact numbers, so that whenever one’s in need of other, a phone call communication can help’
‘Kenny Kenny stop, please don’t go, we can still be friends’
‘Allie my love, who said we are not friends?’ I said with tears coming in my eyes, ‘we are and will always be’
Seeing me cry, Allison got even disheartened and went away on the opposite direction without saying final goodbye.
This was the last time I ever saw Allison in my life, the girl whom I purely loved with sacrificing emotions.
Familiar with Allison
Almost five years passed in San Jose, I lived a life without any affair or romance, but still I had not forgotten Allison. In these past years I had become a totally opposite person as compared to my earlier life. Now I was a stubborn plus selfish sort of guy who lived only for self-purposes.
One sunny morning, while I was leaving for my clinic, on the mid of road, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet. I checked the whole coat of my suit but found nothing. Now I got heated, and just called my nurse partner, she answered:
‘Hello Good Morning!’
‘Kim tell me how many appointments do I have today’
‘I don’t know exactly, but there are too many…it’s Monday sir’
‘Ok just cancel them all’
‘Cancel? Sir why, patients must be waiting desperately’
‘It’s not our problem. It’s their matter. You just do as you’ve been asked to do’
I ended the call, switched off my cell phone and said to myself:
‘No cash means no taxi, no taxi means no clinic, which finally means no patients’
I began to walk on my left and on my way I saw a bookstore with its name entitled on a board ‘Allison Bookstore’. I turned my face away from it getting angry. While walking on the other side, I accidentally bumped to a lady carrying some shopping bags. Her shopping bags fell on ground and she leaned down to pick it. As my mood spoilt, I was about to yell on her, but as I looked at her I found her face totally familiar to my ex love Allison. That woman was just as her adulthood period of life, that for an instance I felt that Allison was back in my life. I hardly said to her:
‘I-I’m so so-sorry miss, I couldn’t watch my way…I was thinking of something’
‘That’s ok, no problem’
‘Who are you?’
‘Excuse me?’ she said sternly.
‘You heard me’ I said in a flirting accent, ‘I would like to know your name?’
‘Well I’m Mrs. Dean’ she said making a confused expression.
‘Oh bad luck for me then, you’re married?’
She chuckled and started walking on her way. I walked along with her and said:
‘Come on talk to me please, you don’t seem to be married at all. I think you’re just twenty five’
‘On how many girls do you use such lines?’ she laughed.
‘Well on all gorgeous and beautiful girls like you’ I lied wooingly.
‘Well thanks for your compliment but I’m above thirty and have two daughters’
‘Ok at least tell me your name’
‘Rebecca Levesque’
Telling her name she moved inside towards the stairway of a building and left waving me goodbye.
This girl was totally someone like Allison. I couldn’t find a single difference between her and Allison’s face. Except that she was not as young and charming as Allison and had a different tone of language.
A Date with Rebecca Levesque
Next morning, while Rebecca was coming out of her home’s building, she saw me waiting for her outside. She smiled, but still ignored me and walked away. I followed her and caught up with her,
‘So Mrs. Dean you’re ignoring me, why is that?’
‘Because I’m not interested in you’ she said nervously.
‘Oh really, but I am’
‘Ok, then impress me’
‘Sure come and let’s have some coffee at this café’
‘Gosling Café’ she read the café’s name next to us.
I got disturbed hearing the name Gosling, so I said to her:
‘Miss Rebecca let’s leave this place, I’ll take you to a better place’
‘Why, what’s wrong here?’
‘Nothing, just come along’
We walked a little distance and reached another café and this time I purposely didn’t see it’s name. So after getting seated and making order, I looked at her and said:
‘So Miss what do you do? What are your interests and activities?’
‘Well I’m a very boring person, I like walking alone in alleys’
‘Allie?’
‘Alleys, alleyways, lanes’
‘Oh I see…anyways I want to share a feeling with you’
‘I wasn’t finished with my…’
‘…Really sorry to interrupt’ I interrupted, ‘but please listen to me, you know years back, I couldn’t get something and today wherever I see her name or any sort of similarity at any place, I just feel annoyed and turn away my face from it’
‘You are saying that few things remind you of that thing which you are trying to ignore…then I can bet there is an unfinished love story behind’
‘Yes you are right, and you are quiet similar to her’
‘Is that why you are making me a substitute?’
‘I’m sorry’
‘Listen I’m elder than you that’s why I’m giving you an advice’ she said looking straight in my eyes, ‘go back to her and fix things right the way you want, because no matter if I’m totally similar to her just like her twin sister or something, I can never be replaced to your original love’
Saying this she stood up and left the café. I began to realize how right she was so without thinking of anything I made a phone call and ordered my tickets for San Diego.
Allison's Home Life
2003
Kennedy stops writing on his diary and looks around seeing weather with rainy clouds, so he just stands up and puts the diary in his coat’s pocket. He remembers that tomorrow he’ll have to leave San Jose and finally return back to San Diego from afternoon flight. So goes back to his home.
At San Diego, Allison is having a complicated life at home. She is pregnant with Claude's first child after five years of marriage. She is aware of Claude's affair with his girl friend Molly, who is his office colleague. Allison and Claude don't share any moment of romance, because there is no more love between them.
Allison feels like she is in love with her previous and real soul mate Kennedy, but also realizes that there is no point in thinking about someone who can't return back in her life. She has still kept all his gifts and cards, as his memorable souvenirs and goes through them every night.
One evening, while she is preparing dinner at her home, she receives a call at her cell phone. She answers the call:
'Hello?'
'Is this Miss Allison Gosling?' a male's voice replies.
'Yes...Who is speaking?' she replies politely.
'It's Inspector Lon'
'...Yes' she answers after a pause getting surprised, 'how can I help you'
‘Ma'am we need you to reach S.D.S. University within few minutes’
'Why? Is everything ok?'
'We just need to make some enquiries'
She ends her call, and decides to leave her house after preparing the dinner.
An Interesting Enquiry
An hour later, she reaches the main gate of the university. She finds some police officers coming towards her led by Inspector Lon. As they come closer to her, Inspector says to her:
'There was this aggressive guy who was quarrelling with us at the airport, and he escaped us leaving behind his bag'.
'So? What do I have to do with this?'
'I hope you're aware of this...' he says showing her a spoilt blue flowers' bouquet.
She takes the bouquet in her hand getting astonished and realizes that this was the bouquet, which she gave Kennedy while they were getting separated.
Inspector shows her a photograph of an art gallery, which she gave Kennedy while he left her five years ago. Giving it he says:
'Then I'm sure, you're definitely aware of this picture'
She keeps on looking at the photograph and talks to herself:
‘I can't believe he's still having these souvenirs’
'Excuse me?' Inspector says.
'Sir I'm aware of both of these things. I'll explain everything but tell me did you find anything else?'
'Well yes, it was piece of paper which had your name and your cell number, due to which we got into contact with you'
‘Oh!’ she smiles, ‘ so he was here looking for me'
'Anyways tell us about him now?'
'Sir he's my old friend, he wouldn't do any harm, please leave him'
'Sure, unless you call him here' inspector says mockingly.
'...I've never forgotten his number' she says after thinking for a while, 'I hope if he hasn't changed his number, then we can contact him'
'It seems to be an interesting enquiry to me' Inspector says.
Allison dials a cell number and makes a phone call.
Romance Calling Back
Meanwhile at another corner of San Diego, Kennedy is walking angrily by the park, with his nose bleeding. He is carrying his diary. He is thinking about getting his stuffs back from the police department. He gives a last look on his diary's front cover and says:
'Farewell love life, no more romance'
Saying this he throws his diary inside a trash can nearby the park.
Few minutes later, his cell phone begins to ring. He takes out his cell phone and reads on screen 'Allie Calling'. He gets shocked and amazed seeing this,
'Allie is calling me?' he asks himself, 'I just threw away romance from my life and now it's calling me back. What is happening with me?'
He looks aside for a while thinking whether he should answer or not. Then without making any decision he answers it,
'Hello?' he speaks in stuttering voice.
'Kennedy Ipkiss a wild dog' Inspector Lon taunts.
'Now who the hell is this?'
'Your girl friend has given a statement against you, we have a warrant against you'
'Allie? Hold on, is she with you people?'
'Yes, and she wants to get you arrested' he mocks, 'Just kidding...if you want to remove this warrant and your stuff back, show up to your memorable university right now on the spot'
Kennedy ends his call angrily and thinks whether he should go back to his past love or not.
Back at the university gate, the police officers had been waiting since few minutes. Getting bored of the situation, Inspector Lon says to Allison:
'Thanks for your cooperation, please just wait on the road side next door, we'll send him to you as soon as we are done with him'
'Sir you won't be harsh with him, promise me, please'
'Sure, no problem. You may take his bag and other stuffs'
She picks up his bag and takes the picture and the flower from him, and presses them against her forehead, expecting a beautiful reunion.
However, she walks away and reaches the road on the opposite side of their university. She feels quiet uneasy in standing and waiting as her pregnancy was creating difficulty for her.
The Reunion
Almost half an hour passes away like this, Allison keeps on walking around waiting for Kennedy. Her health gets worst from worse. She almost collapses on ground and cries out in pain.
After a minute or two, while she is lying, she sees someone coming closer to her. He was Kennedy who was walking slowly towards her and looking quiet disturbed. As she
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