Love Over Keyboard
by
R.P.BOSE
This is a love story of Jason and Merry that started with fun but latter imposed an everlasting bond of love and friendship forever.
Jason lived in a small hut near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. His father was a Sheppard and mother looked after the entire family. Jason was their lone child and hence they loved him more than they can say. It was Sunday when Jason's father John, sat over the bench that stood in a very odd position in the Porch, looking at the farm that formed an elliptic path across his hut. He was looking at the greenery and thinking something that he always did. His eyes stood transfixed over the enchanting beauty of his farm and towering mountains, when, he was interrupted by his wife, Natalie. Natalie was an Estonian girl, belonging to a very effluent family. She got married to Jason against the wishes of her family.
'Your eyes are very captivating Jhon, you know the first time I saw you; I kept on looking at your blue eyes that reminded me of a translucent ocean. I made up my mind right there, that you are my destination and my passions end within you' she said holding his hands after placing a cup of coffee on the ornamental center table that stood opposite to the bench he sat upon.
What were you thinking anyway? Your mind is never still and always keeps on moving like these passing clouds' She said looking at the gray clouds sliding on the clear sky.
I was thinking about that day when Jason was born. The doctor's said that he would never survive. We prayed to our heart, together, to keep him alive. Almighty has always helped us, I feel. But one day, one of us has to part. In case I loose you, it will be extremely difficult for me to live without you, he said in his brooding mood.
'Is that what you were thinking? She smiled and said
'Don't worry, if I am not there, Jason's wife will look after both of you, after all, he is your darling'.
Did you think about the gift for Jason birthday? I guess you know his Birthday comes tomorrow? She asked.
'Certainly I do, how can I forget that and in fact I have got a surprise gift for him. It's a Computer, something that he always desired but we could not buy one for him' he said.
Next day as the golden rays of the sun peeped in Jason's room through the glass panes that made the window as though trying to wake him up and wish him a Happy Birthday. He was woken up with a pair of kiss on his cheeks. His father kissed his right cheeks and mother kissed his left cheeks and said with touching tone,
'Happy birthday Jason, May God bless you and the Devils kiss you'
Jason was very delighted; he hugged his Mom, as his sight fell upon the computer they had got for him as Birthday gift. He was extremely pleased, but felt sad because it was expensive. He was determined that once he takes up a job after his studies, he would give his parents all the happiness that they can think of.
He had a passion for Computer. He immediately sat near his computer trying to adapt himself with his new machine. He had heard about Chats over the computers and the fact that it was fun. He logged on to www.freechatnow.com and eventually to the Teen chat room. He was asked for a Nick- name. He thought of a funny name and logged in as 'Mr-Potato'. The moment he logged in, he received a request asking him to talk "Person to person".
'ASL please' he was asked.
'18,m,Au' he replied
'ok, 15 f US' she replied.
'Cool, do you have a name? Asked Jason.
'Yes I do' she replied.
'What shall I call you if I were to call you by your real name? he asked.
'They call me Merry' she replied.
'Oh cool well you have a short but adorable name anyone who calls you by that name would fall in love with you' he said.
'Huh! I don't fall in love "Mr" whatever your name is you said' she replied.
'I didn't say my name as yet' he replied.
'Well then what would your real name be like? She asked.
'I don't have any friend, my Mom and Dad call me Jason' he replied.
'You have a nice name, Jason. So what do you do for fun?' She asked.
'Romance' he replied.
'What? Is that what you say to every girl you talk to?' she asked.
'I meant romantic stories' he replied.
'Oh! Ok, so you write romantic tales, cool' She said.
'Well! I am not a professional, I write just for fun. You know, my Parents are very romantic and I have inherited part of that, LoL' he replied.
'Wow! you are so blessed, Jason. Not everyone is as lucky as you. My parents are separated. I always wished my parents stay together' She replied in a sad tone.
'Well! This is a monstrous problem that's infected most of the houses. If I get married, I will make sure that I never depart from my wife' he replied.
'LOL! That's nice Jason, tell me, how do you want your wife to be? She asked.
'Well!' he replied brushing up his wild imaginations
'She should have long Blonde hairs that curl over her shoulders and slide all the way on her silky back, but if she loves me emphatically, then, even if she does not have long and Blonde hairs, I will accept her,
Her eyes may be of any color, but it should be big, so that I can see myself in it, however if she loves me emphatically, then, even if she does not have big eyes, I will accept her,
She should wear pretty bracelets on her wrists, however if she loves me emphatically, then, even if she does not like to wear bracelets, I will accept her.
There should be melody in her voice, when she speaks her voice should be an icon of thousands of fragrant flowers, however if she loves me emphatically, I will accept her even if her voice isn't Heart warming,
She should cook for me herself and feed me,
She should hug me as tightly as she can when I come back from the office, exhausted and used up,
She should kiss me most of the time when she is around me,
She should hold my face close to her heart when I am sad so that I can listen to her heart beats and kill my pathos,
She should say those golden words, I mean "I Love you" daily before going to bed.
Well! That is the girl of my dreams. She will be like an Angel in my life bringing joy and cheer and I will call her Angela.
'Wow! Remarkable, enchanting, did you find such a girl'? She said smiling a bit and being curious, while typing those words on the keyboard.
'I wish I did, may be you can help me to find one. Do you have a boyfriend? He asked being inquisitive about her.
'I don't fall in love Jason' she replied.
'I bet you do' one day you have to be tied up in a Nuptial knot with someone, whom you always desired in heart of hearts, he replied.
'Yeah that's true, you know something you are a nice guy Jason', she replied
'Am I? Well tell me how would your man of dreams be like? he asked
'Well Jason! My man of dreams should respect and love me for what I am.
He should be an Emblem of love and teach me what's caring sharing and loving is all about,
He should bolster me all the times when I am happy, as well, when I am sad,
He should not stop loving me when I give him a beautiful baby,
He should be a True Man, one, who can change a baby's Nappy, one who can make me laugh, one who can burn my agony, one who lives with self respect' She replied.
'Wow! You are a girl with big ambitions'. Tell me, you really don't have a boyfriend, do you? He asked
'LOL! I don't have, Jason, she laughed and said.
'What's wrong with the boys living in your city, such a pretty girl that's you and no Takers? It's a crying shame' he said.
'There's nothing wrong with them Jason, except that they aren't as sweet as you are' she replied.
'Is that so? That means, I stand a fair chance to be your first date' he replied.
'LOL you are very confident, I wouldn't really mind to go out with you' she smiled and replied.
'Wow! So you agree to be on a date with me?' asked Jason, enjoying the sudden spurt of excitement in him.
'Yes I confess, if you are really the way you spoke to me and treat me that way' she said with lots of ecstasy in her heart.
'Look Merry, a while ago you said you just cant fall in love and I proved that wrong. You are beginning to love me, slowly but surely' he said teasing her a bit.
'Did I said that LOL?' She replied
'Well you almost meant that, am I wrong when I say that your affection for me is slowly building'? He asked
'As a matter of fact, Yes! You are right J she replied.
'So I taught you to fall in love, what would you give me in return'? He asked
'LOL, I would allow you to kiss me, as a mark of beginning of new and ever long friendship' she said.
'Well I would do that if you allow me to kiss you between your eyes on your forehead' he replied.
'Yes you are allowed Jason make it quick' she replied
'Well I kissed you did you feel that' he asked
'LOL your kiss was magnificent the best gift I could have in my life. How did you feel when you kissed me? She asked being inquisitive.
'To be honest, I felt as if my heart skipped its beat, the Time stopped and I felt your fragrance all round me' he replied.
'So sweet Jason! No one has ever spoken to me that way in years' she said.
'My pleasure' he replied
'You will be coming here tomorrow in this Chat room will you?' she asked.
'Yes if you come' he replied.
'Cool! Tomorrow at 6PM same time, same place' she replied.
'I will wait for you Merry, your friendship is the best thing to happen in my life' he replied as both of them logged off from the computer almost at same time
Jason was happy and so was Merry. They have both found a new friendship in each other. Jason started thinking about her like, how she is to look? How she spoke? Is she kind and compassionate the way she appeared in the Chat room? Is she the girl I have been waiting for all the life?
Merry on the other hand was very delighted. She felt that Jason was different, one of a kind? She almost burst out of happiness, for this virtual love over the keyboard was a moment to cherish in her life.
'I am in love' she said to her close friend Dawn.
'You are in love? I can't believe it Merry. Who is that lucky guy? She asked.
'It's the guy I met over Net. He is so cute a MAN in all respect. He is the man in my life I have been waiting for since so many years. He lives in Australia' said Merry.
'No wonder, you look so happy and cute. But don't be so naïve to believe whatever he says. Boys, most of the time cheat and hurt girls they claim to love. I don't want to see you in tears and lament for life' said Dawn.
'I will take that risk, Dawn. I think about him when I sleep eat or study isn't this true love? She asked.
'Indeed it is, somehow I have got a feeling that he will be a nice boy, All the best to you' said Dawn
The next day Merry Logged in as 'Little Flower', her usual nick name. Her eyes browsed over the list of peoples talking in the chat room. She could not find Jason's name in the list. She was sad and thought 'Oh no! I don't believe this is going to end like this? Wont you meet me today Jason? She thought
Just then, she received a 'person to Person' request from Jason
'Is that you Merry?' he asked.
'Yes Jason its me, I have been waiting for you' she said with burst of happiness.
'How was your day today? Did you miss me? He asked
'What do you think Jason?' she asked.
'Well! I think that I was dominating your thoughts all the way and I stole your sleep' he said
'You are right Jason, I love you' and I want to shout and say this to the entire world, she said.
'You what? Can you come back again' he asked teasing her a bit.
'You want me to say that again and again don't you? I said that I love you more than I can say and you are the most sweetest boy in this universe and I want the whole world to know that' she said.
'Wow! Your words are music to my ears Angela, I love you too and I have been thinking about you all the time' he said
'You were thinking about me and you are talking about Angela. Who's is she any way? She enquired.
'Angela none other than you, for the world you are Merry but for me you are one and only one, Angela' he said
'How sweet, Jason' she said.
'Well your presence in my life has made my words turn sweeter' he said.
'Can you promise me something?' she asked.
'Sure, tell me!' he replied.
'I wish you be sweet and innocent the way you are throughout your life' she said.
'Well I want to go a step ahead' he said.
'What would be that step like? She asked.
'I wish to hold your hands, draw it on my heart and make you feel my heartbeats' he said.
'Does it mean that you are proposing me?' she asked.
'Well yes!' he replied.
'But you haven't seen me as yet' she asked.
'I don't have to Merry. My minds eye can read everything. This can happen only when someone is in true love, kind of Mental Telepathy, LOL' he said.
'Tell me something? Did you tell all this to some other girl in your life?' she asked
'All girls are not Angela, Honey' he replied
'Well than tell me something about myself. I want to know what this Mental telepathy is about? She asked
'Okay! My Mental Telepathy says that right now you are sitting near a window that opens in to a farm that embellishes your house. There is a pet dog wagging his arched tail, half visible from the window, you are wearing a pink skirt with a white tops. You are smiling at the Computer facing you and your slender fingers are moving swiftly over the Keyboard. You are wearing lots of colorful Bangles, Is that right' he asked.
'Wow excellent! How did you do that? You were 90 percent right, LOL, by the way what's this Bangles you spoke of? She asked.
'Oh well Bangles! I meant Bracelets' he said
'To be honest I never liked Bracelets but since I met you I am beginning to like it and as a matter of fact I am wearing a pink Bracelets on my wrist right now. Somehow they remind me of you' she said.
'If you don't like it then why you wearing it Merry?' he asked.
'I like everything that you like Jason and well I am trying to be your Angela' she said giggling a bit.
'So I would take Yes! To my proposal' he asked.
'YES, YES, YES, do I have to tell you this?. Use your Mental telepathy LOL' she said.
'Oh yeah I should have used it LoL' he said.
'Can you send me your picture. You see, I don't have this power of Mental Telepathy and as a matter of fact I want to see that sweet Jason who's miles away from me and stolen my sleep' she said.
'Sure here it goes check your mail box' he said.
'ok, hang on' she said, while checking her mail box.
'Listen! All that I got is your hairs and forehead, I mean its an incomplete picture' she said.
'Well! You can see my hairs in the picture that is meant to prove that I am not Bald' he said teasing her a bit.
'Oh, so you want to send me your picture in installments, you are funny I tell you' she said laughingly.
'Here goes my lips, they are proof to the fact that they are lustrous and you wont get bored kissing it again and again, he said
'Umm! Impressive, so what next?' she asked
'Here goes picture of my eyes, keep it close to your heart so that they never ever weep' he said.
'I will do that Jason' she said.
Eventually they logged off not before wishing each other a Good Night and Sweet Dreams.
Days passed very fast almost at pace with their feelings for each other. Soon they realized that they couldn't live without each other as they were entangled in the magical web of love. It was painful, yet, sweet.
Then one day, as both of them were having a romantic chat session Merry said,
'Listen, I need to tell you something'
'Yeah! Tell me' he said
'I am having five days off this weekend and I wish to visit Australia. It has always been my dream to get lost in the wilderness of Great Barrie Reef and with you besides me it will be marvelous trip, I guess. Is it possible that I come and stay in your house?, I mean your parents, will they object my stay?' she said.
'Wow! That's lovely. My parents would never mind and in fact I told my Mom about you and she is desperate to meet you' he said.
'Okay, then be at the Airport on 2nd of March to pick me up' she said.
'But how will I recognize you? I haven't seen your picture and you wont give me your picture' he said.
'LOL, I can very well give my picture but then I want to surprise you. Why don't you use your Mental Telepathy and find me out in the Airport? Lets see how it works this time?' she said with broad smile on her face.
'Ok, Done, let me test my instincts' he said smiling at the monitor as if she was within the monitor.
'Well. I cant talk to you anymore, time to leave for college' she said.
'Sure carry on, see you soon' he said as both of them logged off.
Since that day, every hours were too long for Jason as he was eagerly waiting for 2nd March. Intriguing questions swept his mind. He was happy to high heavens.
At last the lucky day came, ushering tons of happiness and excitement in Jason's mind.
He got himself dressed in Navy Blue Jeans, red Shirt and a Black Blazers. He looked exquisite. He drove his Land rover all the way to the Airport that was about 35 miles from his home. He was 2 hours early and didn't want to take any risk of reaching late in the Airport.
The glorious moment, for which he has been waiting so impatiently, finally arrived. There were passengers all around, mostly tourist. Jason stood there all alone with his hands in hand bit nervous, trying to explore his Angela among the crowd. His sight browsed all the corner of the Lounge, as he saw a young girl with gleaming blonde hairs right up to her lower back wearing White tops, red scarf and a pink skirt with a matching Nike shoes clearing her Luggage. Is she my Angela? He approached towards her and said
'Excuse me, are you Angela I mean Merry?'
'Umm no I am not' she replied with a fascinating voice and looking deep in to Jason with her big eyes.
'Oh I am sorry' he said as he turned around to search her.
'Listen' he heard a voice.
'I am your Merry, Jason. How are you? So nice to see you in person, Your Mental Telepathy almost worked and you almost found me. You look so young and romantic much more than I saw you in the picture' she said.
'I am so happy today, I mean I had so many thing to say to you, but my words seem to deceive me Angela' he said.
'You don't have to say anything Jason, sometimes silence convey more than words, let your eyes speak instead' she said.
'You know something you think just like me' he said with a gentle smile on his face.
'I hope your parents don't mind my staying in your house' she said.
'Not at all. My parents are extremely warm and very kind. You will soon find out yourself. I am sure that after coming here and staying for few days you wont feel like going back home' he said as they reached toward the parking space where Jason's car was parked.
As he drove from the Highway leading to his house, Merry sat close to him, sliding her hands under his left arms she said,
'Jason, the very first thing I want to do today is, thank Almighty that we are able to meet, irrespective of the wide distance that separated us. So, do I match with your girl of dreams? She asked.
'Of course, you are much prettier, both, by face and heart' he said.
She came closer to Jason holding him with both the hands this time, slipped under his shoulder. Vivid scenes, Lakes Mountains and forests were passing by as he rode his Land Rover at 40miles an hour. As she was passing by the Great Barrier Reef, she saw a strange well with a funny shaped Oak tree. She said,
'Jason don't you find something weird about this well'.
Oh well! This well is very old and they say that if you drop a coin and make a wish, you won't leave this place empty-handed. You see, all around you there is salt water but this well alone has fresh water. As the Legend goes, Alicia was in love with Hamish. However they were not as lucky as we are, the peoples living around this place didn't want them to get united because Alicia was a princes and Hamish was a mere soldier. Alicia was forced to marry a wicked prince. She could not take it anymore, so she killed herself consuming poison. Before that, she cried a lot, her tears filled up this well. What you see inside is her tears and not water, they say, he said.
'Oh! That's so sad. I too want to make a wish' she said as she took out a coin from her purse.
'Sure' said Jason as he stopped his Truck near the well. Merry made a wish and dropped the coin.
'What did you wish' he asked as he drove back to home.
'Guess what?' she asked.
'Did you ask for good health?' he asked.
'I wished that we love each other as long as we live and never part from each other, whatever comes in our way' she said, looking right in to his eyes.
'I have full faith in you Merry' he said.
'Call me Angela, that sounds nice' she said.
' My pleasure your Majesty' he said, as both of them laughed with their hands in hand and the truck speeding all the way down the lane almost reaching home.
'You are not talking much Jason? You didn't like me, did you? In the chat room you spoke so much' she said.
'Well, I don't know if I should talk to you or look in to your eyes, they are so Big, I can swim within them' he said with a smile in his face.
'I will stay here for 7 days, so tell me, how are we going to enjoy them? She asked.
'Well, I will show you all the places that interests a tourist, there's a Aquarium with lovely tropical fishes, a Botanical Garden where you find rare plants like Prim Rose, a Zoo with rare animals, I guess you will like them all' he said.
Time passed on very fast. Before she realized where she is? she reached home. Natalie hugged her and praised her Blonde hairs, that was nothing but exquisite.
'You are so pretty like an Angel, you have glinting Blonde hairs and that reminds me of myself when I was young like you' she said to Merry.
John held her hands and took her to her room. Merry was very happy, for she has got not just a gorgeous Life partner but marvelous parents. She always wanted to be in the loving cocoon of Caring Parents for she never knew what it meant to be under loving care of Parents.
She changed herself in to more casual and looked out of the window that took her sight in to Scenic extravaganza.
'Its so serene and wonderful here I cant believe that I am going to stay here' she thought as she moved down stairs were Jason was waiting to talk more and more with her. She turned to her left to find Jason's study table and a picture of Jason when he was five years old. On the table was the Computer by means of which they spoke. Her slender
Fingers gently touched the keyboard and latter stroked the Monitor as though it had life.
She looked deeply in to the keyboard and said,
'You have helped me blending our hearts, Thank you so much'. Had it not been for the Computer they wouldn't have met, she thought.
Merry moved downstairs down the dining room and sat opposite to Jason. Natalie swapped her sight alternately between them to explore how they looked together as a pair. Her mind skipped back the time twenty years ago when she got engaged to John. 'Time fly so swiftly' she thought.
The old Swiss wall clock ticked slowly well placed on the center of the pillar wall in the drawing room that was painted in pale yellow. Whenever Merry saw the clock she felt sad because it reminded her that her glorious vacation is sadly coming to an end. Eventually her last day of stay in Jason house arrived. She thought that she would enjoy this day to the best she can, so did Jason.
Jason decided to drive her to Mount Marry, a cave on Rocky Hill with a steep one thousand feet drop down the countryside. This cave had a mystic history behind it. Both of them drove to the fort early morning that day. Merry was very happy and didn't want anything more in her life. She slipped her hands under Jason's right arm, in her favorite position. Gloomy clouds sliding over the Blue sky seem to welcome them. It started drizzling and making them partly wet. Both of them took shelter near the steep corner of the hill from where they could see the entire Town they left.
'Did anyone ever told you that you have a fascinating smile' he asked as he looked in to her eyes.
'My friend Dawn once told me that my smile express more that any language in the world, something I can boast off' she said giggling a bit.
'Come closer to me Angela let me see you within yourself. This is the last day you are with me' he said with lustful eyes as he hugged her to put in his pent up feeling.
'Leave me alone. You disgrace me Jason, you seem to be like any other boy who look at female as an object of lust' she said, being very displeased with Jason's move.
'You said all this to me just because I desired to express my feelings for you? You don't think form a boy's point of view? He said as he tried to advance still further.
Merry felt hurt and got angry at the same time.
'Drive me back home ' she said.
Jason responded immediately as both of them drove back home with absolute silence between them. Jason started thinking in his pensive mind, as though virtually talking to Merry,
'Why this has to happen to me? I am not a bad person Merry, Hug me and tell me that you still love me and all that you said was a mistake. This is our last day being together and I wont come close to you anymore if you don't like' Jason thought that perhaps Merry would make it up. But nothing happened and they remained parted by heart and mind. It was late evening when they reached the home. That day Merry didn't talk to anyone and slept in her bed thinking about the incident. As she went in the deep sleep she started dreaming. She dreamt that there was a War going on, houses shattered like pack of cards, the agony of fire that erupted out of missiles, spread its wings over the entire city. She was trying to escape form the house where she lived but could not, as her knees got fractured with the Part of the wall giving in with the explosion that fell on her. She lay still and called desperately for help. Nobody came to her rescue as she cried frantically for help. Everyone was busy helping themselves. She gave up her hopes and thoughts perhaps it was the end of her life. She closed her eyes to die a silent death as she felt some one helping her out. It was none other than Jason who was injured himself and bleeding form his abdomen. He removed her out of the debris and took her to a safe place. As her Nightmare continued she felt something warm on her face. It was sunrays that sneaked in through the glass window reminding her to get ready, as she was to leave the same day.
Meanwhile Jason came in to her room and said,
'Look I don't want to end up all this in a bad taste and accept this bizarre twist of fate'.
Merry rushed towards him and hugged him as tightly as she could
'Oh! What a fool I was' she said, her nightgown partly slipping her shoulders.
Jason was excited and happy that he got her Angela back. He said
'Don't you know that Angela and Jason are made for each other. How can they part?
Merry laid her head on his chest almost listening to his heart beats and giggling like a school girl, which she always did when she way Joyful. She looked at the mirror that faced them and said
'Two bodies and one soul'
Jason hid himself behind her to coincide with her image in the mirror and said,
'Well, now its one body and one soul'
'What would you name out Love story as?' she asked,
'Love over keyboard' he replied as both of them laughed.
This story is copyrighted by R.P.Bose of
India
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