She asks him, on a quiet, still day, if it was true what the songs say; That love can do anything. "Yes," he replies, much to her surprise. "But neither of us should believe that."
To stifle the pain of separation, Diana and Bruce choose to underg...
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Notes:
The plot of this story was inspired by the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" written by Charlie Kaufman, whose genius blends science fiction and the daily drama of love masterfully. I do not have the pretense of being as successful and brilliant as Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, but I will promise to do my best.
He finds himself wondering what happened to his life. He must have had feelings at one point, must've been in love, yet somehow all of that has faded to dust, leaving him day after day to pick at the thought like a sore, wondering if anything in his life will every change.
He's gotten used to being the one who is wrong and blamed for everything. He has gotten used to being indirectly told that nothing he does is write. She says she loves him, but half the time he's not even sure she likes him.
He sees she is in the bar and he fondly recalls the memories of her. He knows he shouldn't feel this way; Should feel a thrill when he looks at her, but there's a numbness inside that he can't help but shake. He doesn't want to take her away to a cheap motel, only to mindlessly have sex and pretend their lives are fine, settling into something neither of them want, yet don't know how to rid themselves of.
He contemplates what to do. Does he get out of there, leaving her behind quietly? Or does he want to fix them, address the problems they find themselves in rather than hide behind the silence?
