Hi, in my blog as always you ll find stories, global issues and some glimpses of my research work in AI. Here are some more stories, hope you enjoy.
Note: All characters in this story are imaginary and fictional. This is a fictional story. It does not relate to anyone living or passed away. In case it relates, then it’s just mere coincidence.
She loved her younger brother so much that it could not havebeen described. Their features also matched to some extent. They grew up together, entwined in love. She was very possessive of Jack Marshel, her younger brother. She used to teach him all subjects after school, and in his free time, they would play games. Games ranging from the teacher teaching on the board to hotel-hotel, as they used to call it, or running games in their huge garden.
Well, this does not mean their nature is the same; no, they are opposite indeed. She likes to keep quiet, while Jack loves to talk, run around, have parties, and have a lot of fun. Indeed, Jack is always searching for an agenda for some, or even a little, fun. While Jem Marshel, yes, this is her name, she likes being quiet and in symphony with nature. Still, the brother and sister were in love with each other, the best sibling love anyone would have seen in ages. Both are ready to go a long way for each other. Jem cares deeply for her brother Jack, and Jack cares for her. Who knows the future?
Jack was 24 now, and he was in love with a woman who was 23; her name was Cindy Froprok. Cindy was like Jack, fun-loving, extroverted, and a social butterfly. Cindy was an average-looking woman, but overall smart enough to catch Jack’s eye, whom she consulted on every decision, even inadulthood. However, because Cindy was social, many men approached her for her hand. She was smart, she was rich, and she was clever. Jack worked in an analytics firm, earned a nice living, and was from a well-to-do family. Jack was too handsome to be ignored, and this kept Cindy coming back to Jack. Jack defined masculine looks naturally; his biceps, eyes, beard, and temperament all appealed to Cindy. Cindy was surrounded by so many men, but she longed only for Jack. Those years have passed by, and Cindy is still waiting for Jack’s proposal. She had given Jack enough hints about it that she wanted to settle, that her family wanted her to marry, as she belonged to an orthodox family. But Jack always kept quiet; he never explained to Cindy what was keeping him quiet. Why didn’t he propose to her or go out on a date with other women?
“Brother”
“Brother”, Jem spoke loudly, but Jack was busy doing the puncture of his new car.
“Jack, can you hear me?” He was still busy fixing the tire.
“Jacky,” as she used to call him.
“Yes, my Jem, my sister, why are you shouting?”
“You don’t hear, then you call it shouting, bro! What’s up with you?”
“Just give me a moment…”
“No, talk to me first.”
“Ok, Ma’am, now what have I done? Did I eat extra pasta? I thought I left enough for you?”
“No, it’s not about pasta Mom made.”
“Then?”
“Cindy!”
“Cindy, what about Cindy? What happened?”
“You know you are not attending her calls.”
“Oh, you see, I was busy with the car today, it was Sunday, and anyway, she has a lot of people to talk to.”
“You know she longs for you?”
“Me!”
“Oh yes, whole Brokeshine knows it.”
“She has a lot of friends; I can be replaced if I don’t talk to her.”
“No, it’s not like that, Jacky.”
“What is it?”
“She called me thrice since morning, asking you not picking up her calls?”
“Man, I have been in the car since morning, you know that, are you too seeing it?”
“I told her, you know, she likes to talk to you every three hours, even I know this.”
“Oh, sis, I’ll talk to her, let me finish this, wash my hands, and change my clothes then?”
“No talk to her first!”
“Sis, you are too much!”
“What did you guys fight?”
“No”
“Then what is the problem?”
“She wants to marry.”
“Marry! She is just 23 now.”
“I am saying this only.”
“What are you saying?”
“She is from an orthodox family, they say it’s getting late to marry.”
“Oh, so, but..”, Jem hesitated to speak more.
“Yes, that is why I am allowing her space to talk to other men.”
“Come on, whole Brokeshine knows you both are dearest love birds, who can’t be separated.”
“Yes, I am giving her the opportunity to explore other men.”
“But why?”
“As I can’t marry her now, it’s too early!”
Jew was struggling to speak now. She waited for a while, there was complete silence, and then she spoke, “Are you doing this because of me?”
“Yes, my sister, I love you the most.”
“But why don’t you do this? You are both made for each other.”
“I want to see you with someone who is made for you first.”
“It would take time, you know, I am not out of my last affair, which left me devastated.”
“Last affair, forget him, he was a …”
“You know I can’t forget him.”
“Jem, forget him, and move on, till you move on, I can’t.”
“Jack”
“Yes, I don’t want to leave you behind and move into a new world on my own; you are my sister.”
“Jack dear, wait.”
“No, wait, I have told Cindy I can’t marry her till you, Jem, my dear sister, marry someone nice.”
“I don’t want to marry Jack, you know.”
“Then don’t ask me to marry Cindy or anyone else. You are 30 now; if I marry before you, you shall never get a match for you in this community, you don’t travel outside.”
“Jack, I need time to think over. While Cindy is being pressurized by her family to marry a gentleman who works in the wood business and earns more than he does.”
“If she were meant for me, she would wait.”
“She can’t wait; her family, you know that.”
“I have a man in my eyes for you, Jem. He is nice, good-looking, earns decent if not more, and jolly; he is too jolly.”
“Jack”
“Look, either we both are marrying on the same date, or we both are not marrying.”
“Jack”
“No, Jack or anything, if you don’t marry, I can’t leave you like this.”
“Wait, I’ll call him to come over, he is in town, he is on a traveling job, he is the country manager of Qumsome. He checks the regional managers around the country; that is his job.”
“Regional manager, how much does he earn?”
“Qumsome is a small company, so he doesn’t earn that well, but his heart is of gold.”
“Come sit on my bike, I’ll take you to his guest house, he is in town. If you want to help me and Cindy marry him.”
Jem had no option. She sat on their bike and went to meet him in his guest house.
“It’s Sunday, I am home, nice to meet you, Jack, how are you?”
“Hi”
“She is my sister, Stephen.”
“Hi Stephen”
And they met for the first time.
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