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James, then deserted my office and went straight for the females. I, sat on my chair and
pulled open my drawer. In there, I saw a black-covered diary, placed nicely at the edge. The

diary that was full of sweet memories. On having a glance of it, I had my thoughts flying to
the past once again.

... Everything went really smooth until one day when I told her about my plan of marrying

her. The moment I spoke of my plans of getting wed to her, things weren’t the same as it
was in previous days. She stopped texting me and never replied my messages for ages.
Even, she halted talking to me. She alienated me in all of a sudden. I felt like my chest was
being ripped off with bare hands. I could not abide the pain of her absence any longer. One

day, I approached her.

“Hai, It has been months we’ve never talked. Is there any the matter? Why are you avoiding
me? Did I make any mistake?”

“Let’s break up, Jack. I think we can’t get along”.

“What are you saying? Are you kidding? No? Why? You do know I can’t live without you.

You were and are and will always be the only best thing I had ever got in my life. The way
you care for me, the way you love me. They were the sweetest memories that I will always
cherish in my heart...”

“Cut the bullshit, Jack. I did love you for God’s sake. But, thinking about marriage, it kind of

spooks me”.

“Are you worried about the way I will take care of you after marriage? Don’t worry. I will

always be there for you. Till my last breath, I swear. You cry, I cry. You laugh, I laugh and
you die, I will die the next minute...”

“Just zip it right there, Jack. ZIP IT! You are a bloody orphan, you idiot. You have no one in
your life and that’s what worries me. You have no parents, no friends, no relatives and you

think my parents would agree a man like you to be my husband. I was an orphan too, so I
know the struggles orphans go through in life after marriage. Luckily, I was adopted into a
loving and caring family. I got all the love and affection I once had not. Family is important

to me, Jack. Love just means two intertwined hearts but marriage, it means two
intertwined families. And, you don’t have one. Think practical, Jack. My family will never
allow this. You think maybe family is not important coz’ you’re a stupid orphan but it’s
important to me. Got it?”

“I was still the stupid orphan when you love me. I didn’t hide that from you. When it comes
to marriage, family matters to you, doesn’t it? Then, what about the hearts?”
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