"Help me find him"she said which puzzled Malcolm. "Who is he?" he asked. "The person whom I treasure" she said with a pleasant smile. The conversation grew silent for a while. His mind was not yet prepared to help her, but his heart wronged him.
"Where is he?" He looked at her intensely. "He is where the flowers are..." she said eagerly. Before he could ask her more, she flipped his switch and asked about the women he loved.
"I met her in a flower shop... She was getting a gift for someone. It was love at first sight, Mera" he said. She came and sat near him, maintaining a distance as he was still a little scared.
"After that I started following her wherever she went , flower shop, mall, theatre, cafe, bakery.....Everywhere literally everywhere..... like her shadow.... " he said. "Were you madly in love with her, Malcolm?" she asked for which he played dumb.
Later he continued, "I learnt that she was a fresh graduate, seeking a job and so, I was prepared to keep her near me by recruiting her in one of my company. I also pretended to work as a clerk in my own company, so that I could spend time with her" he said.
"Oh boy ! this is definitely love" she said making him laugh. "She never looked at me,even though I tried hard" he said for which Mera replied "If she was meant for you, it wouldn't have been hard at all". He understood the weightage of her words, for this epic realisation is now very late.
"But finally we became a duo, when I gave her a watch and flowers" he said boosting about himself and she laughed. He paused for a minute and asked her "What did he give, to make you fall for him?". "Love" she said.
Every time Mera spoke, Malcolm wondered how selfless and uncomplicated she was as a woman. He grew fond of her as a person, "Then how did you end up like this?" he asked hesitantly. "Accident" she replied with a sad smile and paused "My fault because am blind" she concluded.
There was silence between them for a very long time, as Malcolm could feel how hurt she was. He didn't want to trouble her more and so he gave her some space. After a very long silence , she started to talk again.
"I almost mustered the courage for nearly a year to face him that day. But i guess we were not meant to be together" she wiped her tears. Malcolm could feel an unexplained pain from her words and now he was much more determined to help her. "I will help you find him , Mera" he said which made her smile.
"Let's go, Malcolm" she said enthusiastically like a kindergartener which made him laugh out loud, as it was nearly midnight. "Let's head to him tomorrow, I am really sleepy" he said for which she pouted and said she will wait for him till morning.
With a smile on his face, he rested peacefully, realising what he had wasn't love and it's worth waiting to feel it truly. He thanked his new mentor internally for the help and also felt it was his debt to fulfil her last wish and take her to meet him.
It was morning and as soon as he woke up he remembered everything from last night. At a mere point, he thought it was a dream and rushed outside to meet Mera but she was nowhere to be seen which upset him.
"Was she just a dream?" he thought, but everything felt so real to him. His heart suddenly felt heavy and a lump formed in his throat. When he was about to leave, she came like a morning breeze and said, "You are such a sleepy head, Malcolm" his heart was at ease and he smiled.
She pestered him and made him get ready really fast but before they could go find her guy, Malcolm had to take care of his office, as he was the CEO. The first stop in their journey was his humongous office.
Since Malcolm jumped into the magical water from the cliff, he had the special ability to see Mera and nobody else knew about her. As he entered his office building, he started explaining to her about his office.
Malcolm was lost in his own world when talking to Mera but she heard a passerby say "Is he talking to himself? " she heard paused for a second and said "Errrrr. Malcolm, stop talking to me in public. I can't see anyone but i can hear them talking about you ".
What would they think about him? Will they find out about Mera? Will he meet the woman in his office? Travel with me to find out more answers.
I am Dream Catcher and I hope you like my work. Mellow Reading....