The Kingdom Of Obsession

Vivek has an obsession. An obsession with books . But only with second hand books and with the hidden surprises it revealed page by page.

Vivek felt nostalgic with the smell of pale brown dusty papers, the ink lightening and blurring with time. He could imagine the number of people who might have turned over those old pages and have read the books word by word, leaving behind their dead skin, a strand of hair, sweat; their DNA. As he read the books and turned its pages one by one he reimagined the thought that might have run across the minds if those numerous readers since the book was published. In a new book his imagination was limited to that of the writer. But a used second hand book had many thoughts and also many interpretation of the ideas of the author. He treasured these surprises as memorabilia.

Every weekend the hotel room becomes his kingdom of obsession and he the Lord of this kingdom. He cannot get out of the hotel room without finding the memorabilia. There's only one way to end it and he has to take the extreme decision.

His obsession turns to madness when he comes across a book about Jishnu who is obsessed with schedules. Both their lives are running the obsession parallel to each other.

What will he do when he cannot find the memorabilia? Will his story end like that of Jishnu's or will he finally manage to overcome his obsession?