1 Discussing Love

In a lonely street far away from the hustles of the busy world stood a big mansion. It was night time and one could see the soothing rays of the moon shining over the mansion, especially the nameplate which read THOMSON MANSION. It was winter time and the surroundings were covered with snow. The mansion was marvellous with a beautiful garden and swimming pool whose waters reflected the full moon. Inside the mansion there was a pin drop silence but suddenly one could hear light footsteps coming downstairs. The girl was in her 20s, wearing a black hoodie, her black bouncy hair made its way out of the black hood. Her cheeks were crimson red framing a button shaped nose. She pressed her partially chapped lips together out of cold. She was having her left hand dug inside her hoodie's pocket whereas her right hand carried an empty jug. She went to the kitchen and filled the jug with some warm water. She was Myra, the daughter of Mr. Jack and Mrs. Deta Thomson. She was in the last year of her college pursuing BFM course. But her real interest lied in parties and hanging out with friends and not to forget dating cute boys.

She tiptoed upstairs inside a dim-lighted room and handed over a glass of water to her cousin, Bella. The dim light shone over Bella's face making it look extremely beautiful, her droopy, sky-crystal blue eyes on either sides of her dainty nose were wide awake when she heard Myra pouring the water to the glass and her shiny black hair tumbling over her shoulders added on to her beauty. Bella was a kind of reserved girl and loved to live within her own world. She was the one who never revealed her love secrets to anybody, exactly opposite to Myra. She was doing masters in management as well as a part time job. Her focused attitude would often shield her love side which made her look perfect in the eyes of professional people and boring in the eyes of cool people.

Bella thanked Myra for the glass of water and said, "I think we should sleep now. It is 1:30." Myra, who went all the way down to get her some water without any nagging, said annoyingly, "What did you say? Sleep? Listen, you have come to my house for a vacation and you are behaving as if you have a meeting tomorrow. Let's continue our discussion." Bella was very well aware of Myra's reaction and was prepared beforehand. She pretended to be surprised, "What discussion?" Myra's narrow eyes grew wide as something clicked in her mind, "OKAY, now I get it why did you send me downstairs, but listen you have to reveal your secrets to me so you better get started."

Bella grew hesitant but like always she managed to cover up as she started off by saying that Myra's love story was adventurous and she also confessed that viewing her life from that angle might make Myra a bit bored. She ended up telling, "Love is a nice feeling, but complicated." Myra interrupted, "No, love is not that complicated. I know you might be having some boyfriends." Bella said in a humorous tone, "No, never felt like that because I have my girlfriends." She continued in a serious tone, "I used to feel that relationships are complicated and I became very sure about that after your breakup with Kevin that made you so weak."

Myra's arched eyebrows raised with fury as she gnawed her teeth and retorted, "I know that breakup with Kevin was the worst thing ever. That bloody..." Bella kept the quilt aside as she tried to calm Myra who was spranging on the bed with rage. Myra's loudness caught Deta's attention who was fast asleep in her room beside theirs. She yelled from her room, "Lights are off but gossip is on. Go to your bed right now. We have a party tomorrow and all preparations need to be done." Bella was puzzled as Myra sat down on the bed and her anger vanished into thin air. Myra's anger was replaced by excitement in no time. She grabbed Bella by her shoulders as she said exhilaratingly, "There will be cute boys at the party!" Bella grew happy as she saw Myra's eyes sparkling with happiness. Myra's glittering eyes gaped at Bella as she said, "I will find a boyfriend for my boring sister to make her life savoury!" Bella shook a bit out of nervousness. Her dazzling eyes were confused as if she was digging into her past. She freed herself from Myra as she grabbed the quilt and slept on the left side with her back to Myra as she was trying to hide something. Bella told herself, "I never had a boyfriend but that doesn't mean my life was boring. There was love in the past, but I don't think it is necessary to tell you my deepest secret." Myra mistook Bella's reaction as blushing. She grabbed the quilt over her chest as her eyes laid on her sister. "Tomorrow my eyes won't only search for one boy, but also another one to make your boring, busy life RELAXING. Finding a cute boy for me is exciting, but finding a match for you will be even more exciting. I want you to experience that feeling of getting butterflies in your stomach as your eyes meet a guy who turns out to be your soulmate! I am looking forward to tomorrow." She switched off the lights and went to sleep.

What will happen at tomorrow's party?

Will Myra be able to find a boyfriend for her sister who doesn't even have a taste of a relationship?

What's the secret that Bella is not revealing to her sister who tells her everything like an open book?