The appointment.

10 months 11 days 4 hours and 19 minutes before, I received the image stating the appointment of two new English teachers in my college. I was elated, not because I disliked my present teachers but because I will be able to meet new people, literary thinkers from my area. I showed the image to everyone that I could find in the corridor of my hostel. I even went to my HOD asking when these people would be actually joining. But to my dismay, he said that it will take around a year. I read the names aloud: David Paul and John Lewis. David Paul appointed as Associate professor and John Lewis as the Assistant professor. I hardly knew back then that these two names will be etched in my memory forever and the latter will give me a run for my breath and push me off all my brinks. Though eventually I lost the image as well as the excitement, John Lewis lingered in my head, longer than necessary. I had to do some background research. This name seems to strike a strange chord with my heart. Someone whom I have never met before, have no idea how he looks, have no clue of his accomplishments, yet he keeps me anxious for hours. Something was wrong, extremely fishy. I dived on the internet and started looking for him, for some hints to trace him down. But his name was excessively common. Shit. I will have to wait for a year, or maybe not. Let me try harder.