The Vanishing Choice: Frolic of Survival

Solitude

[The next day.]

[In the Arden of Greenery, Elisa found herself lying on the ground and her backpack also beside her. She quickly got up and checked her phone, looking at the date.]

Elisa: (in mind) What! 3 days have passed. It means it takes 3 days to get back to Elysium!

[At this point she tried to speak up, but there was no sound. Her eyes became teary.]

Elisa: (in mind) Then he would forget me definitely.

[She rushed to the Nursing Home and met the Doctor.]

The Doctor: Hey Elisa.... Where have you been? Cyrus was discharged 3 days before.

[Elisa tried to act to him that she can't speak.]

The Doctor: Hey speak up. What are you trying to say.

[As there is no way out, she took a pen and paper and started writing what happened with her these days. She wrote each and every point and gave it to the Doctor.]

[He started reading and as far as he was reading, he was totally astonished.]

The Doctor: Now what Elisa?

[Elisa downed her head as if she had no way.]

The Doctor: Just do what I say.

[She looked at him.]

The Doctor: Just go to his home in a manner that you have come to take back your list of things.

[She downed her eyes as if she was very confused.]

The Doctor: Look Elisa, if he can see you or your items. Then may be it can possible that he will get back his memories.

[Elisa thumbs up to the Doctor and gives a minimal smile. Then she left for his house.]

[On the way she was thinking about that day when she secretly sneaked into his room. Within a second, she opened her phone and looked at the wallpaper. It was that sleeping picture of him.]

[After she reached, she rang the bell and Cyrus opened the door. She was never as happy as she saw him today. He is alive and totally fine.]

Cyrus: Umm... What?

[She was lost in him. He was wearing a yellow half sleeve, rounded neck T-shirt paired with a black cargo. His hair was a little messy.]

Cyrus: Hey, who are you??

[She was broke by this question but she gathered her confidence and gave a paper to him.]

[In that paper- 'Hello Sir, I'm Elisa Anderson. Sorry I can't speak but I came back here for some reason. The reason is, I left some of my items in your house and I want to take them back.']

[After reading, he stared at her.]

Cyrus: What kind of joke is this girl? I don't know you and you're saying that I have your things. (In a disturbing tone)

[Elisa wrote, 'Please Sir, believe me.']

Cyrus: Listen, get out of my house. Otherwise I know what to do with the girls like you.

[Elisa acted like requesting him.]

Cyrus: Just Get out (in anger) Miss Elisa or whatever you are.

[He got into his house and closed the door.]

[He sat down on the sofa. Since he had said 'Miss Elisa', he had felt weird.]

Cyrus: (to himself) Who's this Elisa? And why did she came here?

[He scratched his hair.]

Cyrus: Urghhhhh... My brain is hurting....

[When she was coming back, Elisa encountered her friend, Sophia.]

Sophia: Hey, where have you been these days. You and Sir didn't come to college! What happened? (In a teasing tone)

[Again she writes to her each and everything. Sophia was shocked to read it.]

Sophia: Okay okay (smiled) You don't need to worry. You'll stay with me.

[Elisa finally nodded after some of her requests.]

[At Sophia's apartment.]

[The time was 7:30 pm.]

[Elisa was in her room and she wore one of Sophia's peach coloured frocks.]

[She sat on the edge of her bed, her thoughts swirling like a stormy sea. She, was thinking about that horror movie night and also thinking what was happened between them. That mistaken kiss in between them. The memory of their last encounter played over and over in her mind like a haunting melody. She felt a coldness settle in her chest, an ache of rejection that she couldn't shake off.]

[Sophia entered the room.]

Sophia: Hey little Adventurer, don't you go to college tomorrow?

[She took her phone and wrote on notepad 'No' and turned towards Sophia.]

Sophia: This is nobody's fault Elisa. I think if he would see you again and again. Maybe he'll get back his memories.

[They both went to the college and Cyrus took a class of Philology. He looked at her 3 times but that was nothing special in it. After the lecture ended, he got out of the class.]

[After returning from college, Elisa gradually became depressed. Sophia tried to soothe her mind but she failed.]

Sophia: It's ok Elisa. Maybe it'll take some time.

[Elisa hugged her tightly and started crying. It was her silent cry.]

[At that night.]

[She lay in her darkened room, bathed in the glow of her phone screen, that wallpaper and reminiscing his words. Each word felt like a bittersweet echo of happier times. She traced her finger over the screen, feeling the weight of his distant replies pressing down on her heart.]

[The tears welled up, unbidden. She buried her face in her pillow, trying to stifle the sobs that shook her body. In the solitude of the night, with only the soft hum of the city outside her window, Elisa let herself grieve. Tears streamed down her cheeks, each drop carrying a mix of hurt and longing. She felt the ache of unspoken words, the longing for a connection that seemed to slip further away with each passing moment.]

[Images of happier times flashed through her mind-a shared laugh, a knowing glance, that library moments that now felt like distant dreams. She clutched her pillow tightly, seeking comfort in its familiarity, wishing it could absorb her pain.]

[The time was 2:45 am at night.]

[As the night stretched on, she wiped her eyes, took a deep breath, and turned off her phone. With a gentle affirmation, she surrendered to sleep, knowing that tomorrow held the promise of a new beginning. One where she would learn to love herself a little more each day.]

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Will she begin a new life?

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