Superstar

Experiments

A ray of hope. A little flame was rekindling in his heart. Maybe he could get her back.

How many memories did he have with her? Photos? Videos? He expected to find some in his cell. Or even in hers. But he found none, much to his disappointment. "What?" he thought. He tried to recall beautiful days, or even little special moments spent with her. He couldn't remember any, except some phone calls. Yes, the only way they confessed their love was over the phone. That meant NO EVIDENCE.

Then it struck him. Her tattoo. The one on her hand that read 'Saket'. She had seen it, but ignored completely. Should he make her notice it again somehow? He had to try. That was the only thing he could use, to help her remember.

He looked at Jo. Palash had left the room, probably when he was thinking, unnoticed. She was sitting there, playing joyfully on Palash's phone. He walked upto her and said "Do you want your phone?" She looked up at him, not noticing him before, she asked, "When did you come? And is my cell with you?"

"Came just a little while ago. Yes, its with me." he said. "What's it doing with you?" she asked, rather rudely.

"Well, you wanted me to have it." as he told her how, he mentioned every detail. He noticed that she was actually paying attention and when he reached the part when they met at the airport, tears filled her eyes.

He didn't stop. He kept telling her everything that had happened, as he mentioned her tattoo, she pulled up the sleeve of her cardigan to see it. "So I loved you?" she asked.

"Yes. And I had promised you I'd get your name tattooed." he said. "And did you?" she asked quickly.

"Well... Yes. I did." and he took off his jacket. He was wearing a tank top so his bicep clearly showed 'Joanne <3' tattooed there.

Jo saw it and sighed. Saket continued the story and told her about the letter he found in her fist, that asked him to check her phone. He then remembered the audio clips. When he was about to tell her about them, she began to cry.

"What's wrong?" he asked, hugging her. She hugged him back tightly. It was the first time he'd felt her love after she had collapsed at the airport.

It was the best feeling in the world.