Switching on his laptop, he cleaned his specs.

Mornings are so lazy

He thought. The SSD loaded up quickly. As soon as he was in the system, a small black dialog box treated him with messages………Many of them. He was about to look at them when he heard it.

“Good Morning brother!”

“Good morning dear. How was your night?”

“Absolutely great.”

“I’m glad.”

“But I’m sad. Today is their death anniversary.”

“Don’t you remember what Mom used to say? Worry makes you lose time. It makes it hard for you to remember what’s actually important.”

“Yes, I remember that.”

She remembers their accident. That’s good progress. I need to check if she remembers anything else.

“Do you remember the time when we went on the giant wheel. When you were so scared that you almost threw me on the floor for taking you there.”

“Did…………Did something like that really happen?”

She doesn’t remember after all

He sighed.

Continuing with his work, he asked his sister to keep him company. The television was on, feeding both of them with the latest news.

“So, this new job………..Is it work from home?”

“Ah……..yes……….sort of.”

“How much do they pay you?”

“Lot more than the previous one.”

“That’s good.”

“It kind of feels strange here.”

The constant hitting of keys stopped. His heartbeat went up, the adrenalin was flooding his body, sweat covered him.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Nah! It’s nothing. You continue with your work. It was just a random thought.”

What was that about? Is she not feeling well?

“Hey, brother?”

“YES”

“I had this weird dream. It’s almost real. It’s all messed up. I don’t remember it well. But there was a lot of blood. And I remember being in pain. I was crying but no one was helping me. I was really bad. To suppress my screams, he chopped off my tongue. Then he threw me in the sink and…………….The sound of his scissor still resonates in my ears. I don’t know why, but that dream makes me doubt my own memories. It feels unreal, everything feels unreal.”

“You had a small accident. Because of which you were in a coma for a while. Maybe that’s why your memories are hazy. But don’t you worry, I’m here with you.”

“I know but there was something strange in the dream…………”

The doorbell rang. He got up from his chair and walked out of his room.

Where are you? Pick up your phone you idiot!

A message said.

Why didn’t you show up for work? It’s been a week now. The boss is furious!

This is to inform you that your ward has been absent today. This is the fifth time in a row. Please meet the principal immediately.

“What the hell dude? Where have you been?” the guy on the door screamed as he invited himself in.

“I’ve been sick.”

“You could’ve texted me. We were scared to hell. For seven days no calls, no messages, no replies. All of us were worried. And why didn’t you tell me that you have changed your home.”

“Ah……….”

“Where is Misha?”

“She’s in school.”

“Don’t lie to me. I know she hasn’t been to school either. Is she ill too?”

“No! It’s fine. We are fine!”

“Alright! Let me just wish her a get well soon.”

“She’s sleeping right now. Do not disturb her!”

“Dude! Why are you shouting?”

“I’m sorry but we are fine.”

“I told you……………your ideas will make you go crazy. First, you pop up with that sick idea of that Artificial Intelligence and when the boss was finally ready for the project, you leave the office without informing anyone.”

“I know I’m sorry.”

“I know but there was something strange in the dream………… I know it sounds crazy but……….the memory is so strong that I cannot forget it.”

“The boss wants you back. She has just one request. Human brains are hard to acquire, so we’ll have to think of a different way to train the model.”

“I know but there was something strange in the dream………… I know it sounds crazy but……….the memory is so strong that I cannot forget it……………………I remember the face of that man…………………..”

“I’ll think of something………………Don’t you worry.”

“Hey! Is that blood in the sink!”

“I know but there was something strange in the dream………… I know it sounds crazy but……….the memory is so strong that I cannot forget it……………………I remember the face of that man…………………..It was you” Said a dialog box on the screen.

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