~For Areeba (Areeba_blossom)~
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#50: I forgot you used to like this stuff!
"I forgot you used to like this stuff!" Kunj exclaims flipping through the photo album in his hand, stopping at a picture of her where she was devouring gol-gappas
"I should have reminded you" Twinkle giggles.
There are hundreds of photos in the album-their photos. The ones from their first Honeymoon in Goa, the ones from the unofficial second honeymoon in that shady lodge, ones from there third honeymoon, during Kunj's convocation and so many more.
There are hundreds of photos of Twinkle smiling at the camera and Kunj smiling looking at her. There are a few candid ones too, like the one Kunj sleeping shirtless with white sheets tussled around his waist, or the one with Twinkle curled up in their balcony's hammock with a cup of coffee in hand.
And this is what a day in Twinkle's life was like most of the time. Them shifting through albums upon albums- a journey through their life in pictures. They did this because it helped him remember. It was an assurance that he actually had all those memories in his mind, they were just lost in the dusty corners of his mind.
The whole Goa incident had been a nightmare for both Kunj and Twinkle that they did not want to relive ever again. But Gods must be crazy and Kunj suffered from memory loss. It wasn't the kind where he forgot himself or his wife or his family. No, it wasn't the filmy kind. Instead Kunj began to have difficulties retaining and creating memories. They would go on a walk, spend the evening laughing and blushing, only for Kunj to wake up the next day with no memory of their lovely evening.
It hurt.
It broke Twinkle's heart to a million tiny pieces initially. She was living life in memories but her better half wasn't aware of any of it. The sweet love they made to each other at night, the Disney movies they watched and cried over, Eskimo kisses they shared, the dates they went on-all forgotten by dawn. It was felt violating and yet she would put herself through all of this all over again.
Kunj found out about this when he caught her muffling her cries in the shower one day. And she told him about his memory, how could she not when he was cradling her face like that and with eyes that reflected her own misery.
He made it a point to remember from that day onwards. He promised himself to remember. So he wrote sticky notes and kept them by his bedside. Bought a Polaroid camera and made her promise to capture all their little moment and all their big moments and every moment in between their little moments and big moments. And every day they would sit together and go through their life all over again.
There were times when he got misty eyed because he wanted to remember. He wanted to remember how she blushed when he called her beautiful as she emerged from their bathroom wearing his shirt. And he wanted to remember her favorite flavor of ice cream. And he wanted to remember her voice as she whispered Goodnight'. And he DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET!!
But then she holds his face in her hands, wipes the two stray tears that escaped the confines of his eye with her thumb and say "I should have reminded you"
Suddenly he understands, that she is going through pain too. It must be agonizing for her to watch him like this too, she must be blaming herself for the tears that he spills too. So he scribbles down a note on the block of sticky Post it' "DO NOT CRY!"
And Twinkle grabs the pen from his hand and scribbles below it "Because Twinkle loves you no matter what!"
She gets that particular note, laminated and framed. It sits on the bedside table of his side.
Whenever they go through their album-through their life- and Kunj exclaims again "I forgot you liked this stuff" she would always reply with a smile and "I should have reminded you"
He hopes to regain and to retain his memory someday. The doctors are positive that he will eventually. Until then all he needs to remember is that Twinkle loves him and he loves her. And that he remembers their love. And that's all that matters for now.
THE END.
End of Day 5/50. Guys did I make you cry? Because I cried a little bit writing this. Nonetheless, I hope you guys liked it. Drop down a comment and let me know.
Also a big Thank you for showering your love on my previous ficlet. It's much appreciated! You guys are the best!
