The Lover's Diary

The white masked the house, seemingly as if it was made from it. The garden outside was beyond remembrance, it looked as the paradise perfect for snow gaming. The street was deserted ,even my neighbour's dog had stopped barking (and that he never did!)

The deadliest of the winters were there after all!

You might be wondering why I haven't introduced myself.

O well all right it's all my pleasure.

My name :Norah Allison

My education:B.A. English honours

My Parents: Mrs Renee Allison and Mr Noah Allison

My ex boyfriend: Whom i rather name not

My present boyfriend: Nah i don't have one

My future boyfriend: I'll like one(My knight in his shining armour)

No no no.... i am sure you didn't ask too much information but i keep talking until told to stop (which you didn't)..So i take this as a yes of you being interested in my story!

The week had finally come to an end. The beating of the bird's wing brought me out of my world of dreams. Feeling a bit different about the strange dream i had but i couldn't remember about whom it was.I got over with my disconcert and thought about the day's chores."Ah!That's gonna take a lot of time.",i complained to myself

Looked towards the window and there was no turning down of my mood. The silvery snow flakes made me happier.

I turned the knob of the door and "Geez!".I walked straight into the couple making out on the porch.

"Good morning people!"I coughed

"Oops!Sorry just the snow turned me on",said George."Isn't it her work to turn you on?",I said.

"Haha!Well played!",said Christina and eyed me.

And again when they started bending towards each other i said (rather teased ),"Give it a rest you two!Can't you get enough of each other..Ahaaan!". And then what?

There was a lot of blushing.

In defence Christina said"Dear Norah!One day when you find your other half.."You stop right there, You know love is the last thing on my mind!And also all the kissing is so wet!

George punched me on the shoulder and said,"You'll understand." And they went inside.

George and Christina are my two best friends. Two souls whose names i'll tell when i am asked about love. The two of them were a real support to me all my life. From my parents death to this day they have constantly been there to look after me.

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Today was the cleaning day. To make the cleaning more interesting we three had decided

to divide it into three different apartments.

I was the head of the House cleaning department,Christina looked after the cooking department while George was responsible for the washing department. If the person responsible for a particular department had not done his chores then he was made to do a thing which the other two decided.

Sure it sounds boring.I am not much of a cleaner. But if i didn't do the chore surely my mother would drop her shoe from heavens and also i would be told walk on the street naked asking girls and boys out to date. Interestingly i had once asked an old lady who had then started chasing me down the street, But finally i got saved when she fell down and i went into hiding!

We sat down for the breakfast and had our cereals. Firstly i completed my project which i had to submit to my company at the end of the day, It took 3 hours. Popping some candies into my mouth, I started cleaning from my room then to George's and Christina's.

Surely there was nothing interesting to happen on this ordinary day.

"Love your curves and all your edges. Love your perfect imperfections...."And on and on George went on.

From singing i am reminded of something. Shh!Don't tell George what i am going to tell you ,He would kill me.

"George sings while he poops and i dunno how could he tolerate the smell with his mouth opened wide.!!"

Carrying on with the work.I took to cleaning in the attic. From here the events took a turn giving my heart a love burn..

There was dampy in there and smelled of old as it was as it was my Parents house.

All the rusty things had been thrown up here.

Cruel it may seem but i caused destruction in the houses of spiders. Then took to dusting the books. The golden words gleamed right there on the book and caught my eye.The book was old,dusty and was lying in the corner. But the front cover was damn impressive .

The words "The Lover's Diary" were emblazoned on the red cover, And seemed pretty royal.

"Hey you up there?" Christina called.

It took me a moment to answer.

"Yes coming down in a second ",i replied.

It was half past four when i entered the living room. The project and cleaning had took almost the entire day! Christina came and behind her was a broad shouldered and a tall man. He wore a long black coat with a muffler. His full lips and chest were wonders to me."O my my",i thought to myself

"AAAAAAAAAA", Christina had pinched me so hard!

"Did i just check out the guy? Did I ?",i whispered in Christina's ear. "Oh don't be embarrassed!, it's human nature.

The guy with the broad shoulders coughed which brought me back to him."Norah that's my younger brother Benjamin. Benjamin this is my friend Norah!" We shook hands and his were very warm. When Benjamin had taken off to the restroom, Christina was smiling crazily and said ,"Someone's blushing ahh! I didn't know you had it in you." "O shut up! Would you?", I said with all the anger i could show but couldn't stop smiling. This wasn't me at all. "Feels like someone has a crush and i can bet on that.",whispered Christina. "Oh no no you are taking it all wrong!", i defended.

Christina had prepared the snacks when he got back to the living room. Now there was no denying that i felt something for him,something i hadn't experienced before and"Oops! He was staring at me, i could feel his eyes on me"

After satisfying our stomachs, Christina and George took Benjamin out for sight seeing.

I went back into the attic where i left off and opened the book..It was history! History of how my grandparents and their grandparents and their grandparents...met, who proposed and all the details and then there were my parents too. All had a page which belonged to them. It was strange reading the details of their life handed down from generations to generations. There was also a page which had my name on it. I didn't know what to make out of it and decided to show it to Christina. That night when they returned, i again had the burning sensation and completely forgot about the book.

Benjamin was sleeping in the guest room right next to mine. In my room i was trouble having sleep so went straight into the garden. I breathed deep to get him out of my mind but there was nothing working.

Moments after i heard someone coming out. "Aren't you getting sleep?", asked Benjamin.

"No i....i couldn't sleep.",i answered. I don't know why i was stuttering! And that moment when he came closer i couldn't resist. I wanted to close in the gap and hug him tight.

His twinkling eyes dazzled me, his face in the moonlight was like diamonds shimmering.

He got close while i was still appreciating his features. I couldn't think , my brain had stopped working, my heart had travelled to the stomach from its original place. Our lips touched and i could see the sparks in them. At that moment i realised my life was all about him. ...

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As girl like me cannot handle these much emotions and i needed to sit down. Down i sat on the porch with him. "That was good. Wasn't it?", My Benji commented. "Immensely good!",i replied. At that moment i jumped and remembered the book. "What happened?", Benjamin asked worried. I told him to wait here till i got the book and a quill. That night i wrote the page with him. I knew i had found the love of life,the light of my darkness and someone for whom i could give my life for.