AMINAH- Based on A True Story (2019)

19

"Antara, please, be present" commanded Jehangir.

Her stiff body language turned into more relaxed and extroverted. It was the moment that amazed Dr. Jehangir and Shezan, who entered the scene when she was under hypnosis. The confidence of Antara was more of a fire that was shot into the tower.

"Well, Antara, how did you come to Aminah's life?" asked Jehangir.

"By the time when Shezan insulted Aminah, I saw her committing suicide while drowning herself at the pond of the college. It was while, I saved her life but she was not aware of me" revealed Antara.

Shezan was amazed for her confident skills but at the same time, he felt guilty for creating the problems with Aminah. It was intense and surprising at the same time. Furthermore, it even was such that one bomb has already been blasted.

"How old are you?" inquired Jehangir.

"I am 18" said Antara.

"Well, some say that the lady's age should not be told" said Jehangir.

"I trust you, doctor. May be, I was wrong with some of my ethics all along" said Antara.

"It happens, dear. Anyway, what are your dreams?" asked Jehangir.

"My dream is to travel the world and explore different artefacts as well as its measures. The best part of the world is the corner where we actually enjoy every moment: the food, the natural beauty and so on" said Antara.

"Great. So, would you like to share this to Aminah into one body?" asked Jehangir.

"I wish I could, if she wants me to. How old is Aminah, anyway?" said Antara.

"She is twenty-two years old" said Jehangir.

Jehangir hypnotized Antara with his fingers and made her grow into a beautiful, young and confident lady of twenty two. On the further note, he even combined Antara to Aminah's body.

"AMELIA!" called Jehangir by snapping his fingers.

He saw that her confident body turned into more stiff and childlike. She took out her teddy bear from her long, black purse. It was such that the teddy was only fit.

"Well, Amelia, how old are you?" asked Jehangir.

"I...am...6...years...old" said Amelia.

"Hmm...Then what are your dreams?" inquired Jehangir.

"My...dream...is...to...be...happy" said Amelia.

"How did you come into Aminah's life?" asked Jehangir.

"I...am...her...sister...after...the...car...broke...down...I...came...and...play...games...with...her" said Amelia.

"What kind of games?" asked Jehangir.

"I...play...cards...marbles...and...jumper" said Amelia.

"Do you like to stay with Aminah forever and do you want to grow up?" asked Jehangir.

"Yes...I...want...to...grow...up...but...I...am...still...small" said Amelia.

Jehangir further hypnotized Aminah. He grew her into an innocent, child-like, lady with no sense of egoism. All three of her personalities almost blend together but Jehangir felt something was wrong. Shezan suspected the way of his father's concern.

"What happened, dad?" asked Shezan.

"Something is not right, regarding the treatment" said Jehangir who was overthinking.

Therefore, Aminah woke up. She saw her hands. On the other side of the corridor, she saw a triplet mirror on the dressing table. She reached there and sat down near the mirror. She was trying to grin until she saw two of her personalities, giggling around the two sides of the corner. One of them was Antara.

"Aminah, you are such a loser!" said Antara angrily.

"I may be a loser but you are not the real Antara because I know my routes well and no matter what you say, I am not at your level of confidence because I am at the level of my confidence. As perhaps, you must know that making a friend for a time pass is easy but making a life partner is harder than ever. Adjustment is the key to your solution" said Aminah.

The hallucination of Antara faded slowly when she had lost the 'confident smile' expression. On the other side of the mirror was Aminah whose childlike innocence cried like a baby.

"I don't...want...to...grow...up. I...want...to...play...games...with...you" said Amelia.

"There is more than playing games and sports, Amelia. Because in the world of grownups, there is a game of survival and responsibilities but we can be children again when we can enjoy our time, rather than being boring all the time" said Aminah.

"Well...thanks...for...helping...me" said Amelia who was faded in the mirror.

That turned Aminah into a shock. She was shattered with a baggage of emotions but the majority was turned into sadness. While then, she recalled her memories, burst into the tears of the sea. The memories were fading forwards and backwards. It was such of a certain shock and desperation.

"I have hated my dad. Whenever my grandmother goes out for work, he comes and hits me with chains. He even used the ring school bells so loud that when I used to hear, Amelia saved me. I used to even see fire, I get blackouts because Amelia and Antara get me into blackouts to enjoy themselves. But now I realized that it was the part of me for what I am missing at the point" said Aminah.

She broke the mirror glass with the wooden chairs aggressively and angrily.

"I hate my dad! I hate those who wanted me out of the house! I hate it! I hate it!" screamed Aminah whose tears came out from her eyes. It was heart breaking and soothing at the same time.

"What about Shezan?" asked Jehangir.

"People can redeem but some don't. I forgave Shezan because he might be my crush but the love I got when he supported me despite my condition" sobbed Aminah.

"You are suffering for dissociative identity disorder. It is not really a mental illness but it is the stress that transforms people into the other by fading the memories off. You are not the only person with the problem. There are lot other famous people who had it but some overcame and some not" said Jehangir.

Therefore, Shezan patted her shoulders. Simultaneously, when she looked back, she hugged him immensely with a tears of her smile. No matter how much we run away from the reality, it will come close to you, if you just give a little focus on it.