Summary

Tony and Christina, a lawyer and a poet respectively, share an intense and inseparable bond until Christina inexplicably leaves, leading Tony to move on, marry Grace, and start a family, only to be reunited with Christina a decade later under unexpected circumstances.

Abstract

Tony falls deeply in love with Christina, a poet 15 years his senior, after a chance encounter at a coffee bar. Their connection is profound and immediate, leading them to live together and share a life filled with love, travel, and mutual support, despite Christina's reluctance to marry. After five years, Christina leaves without a concrete reason, citing her nomadic nature and the age difference. Tony, heartbroken, eventually marries Grace, another lawyer, and starts a family. However, a decade later, Tony discovers Christina after she's involved in an accident, reigniting their deep connection and leaving him torn between his love for her and his commitment to his family.

Opinions

The author suggests that poets, like Christina, are inherently whimsical and free-spirited, valuing their independence and space over traditional commitments like marriage.
The narrative implies that deep emotional connections can transcend age differences, as seen in Tony and Christina's relationship.
There is an underlying belief that some connections are fated or destined, as Tony and Christina's paths cross again despite years of separation.
The story reflects on the complexity of the human heart, acknowledging that it is possible to love more than one person simultaneously and that the heart's desires can conflict with societal expectations and personal commitments.
The author seems to ponder the idea that some relationships are so significant that they can leave a lifelong impact, with Tony never fully able to let go of his feelings for Christina even after starting a new life with Grace.

FICTION

No one knows the language of the heart: The inseparable become separated

Who is to judge human behavior and how it affects life

Tony meets Christina

Tony saw Christina in a fleeting glance at a coffee bar. He fell in love at first sight. She affected him all the time. Who was she? Where did she come from? He did not know.

The next day he went to the coffee bar again and she was there. He went directly towards her and invited her to have coffee with him. Then they started meeting every day and having coffee together. There was a strange bond between them.

They would look at each other for a long time and he never asked her name. One day she said, “I know that your name is Tony and I want to tell you that my name is Christina and I love you.”

He was delighted! He professed his love for her too!

This was the beginning and soon they become inseparable and then they finally decided to live together.

Christina was a charming well-known poet and found that she was 15 years older than Tony. She was madly in love with him and wrote many love poems. All the poems were directed towards Tony.

Tony loved her too. He implored her to marry him but she said poets are whimsical and they want their freedom. They want their space and she did not want the commitment of marriage.

They lived together for five years. She became a famous poet and he was equally well known as a lawyer.

They traveled a lot together to many romantic places and had many outings together. They were inseparable. Two lives but one body! They could not live without each other!

Tony attended all her poet's big programs and loved it all! She did not understand the law so much but loved to hear the stories of his clients. They got along very well.

They laughed together, cried together, ate together, and slept together! They were in a world of togetherness. They were made for each other!

They were compatible in emotions both physically and mentally.

Christina leaves Tony

One fine morning, Christina packed her bag and baggage. Tony was aghast! Where are you going without me? he exclaimed! Tears began to fall out of his eyes. She said callously, “I am leaving goodbye.”

He repeated, “but where are you going? How will you go without me? What will I do without you?”

“You know poets are whimsical,” she said! “I am moving on! There is nothing wrong with our relationship. I love you. You have been very good to me and I have also cared for you, There is no reason but I think we have spent enough time with each other so I am leaving. Anyway, I am 15 years older than you. If I move out you will find someone closer to your age and will get married too.”

“I am a nomad, a gypsy or whatever and will move from place to place and I am restless too so I want to go and discover the world.”

This was the end of a sweet relationship of love. They separated without any reason.

Tony is miserable without Christina

Tony missed Christina and kept going to the coffee bar where they had first met. It was one of their favorite places and everyone knew them there. They were shocked that Christina and he were not together anymore.

He went on in life and sometimes she haunted him but in vain. He had heard someone calling her Christina but she was not there. It was a figment of his imagination.

Two years passed by and there was no sign of Christina. There were no messages and no phone calls. She had changed her phone number and city and there was no contact with her.

Tony marries Grace

Life went on and Tony became very busy in his practice too. He was introduced to another lawyer named Grace.

He liked Grace and Tony invited her to dinner. They spent a good time with each other and began to meet each other. Grace found Tony very dependable and fell in love with him.

One day Tony proposed to Grace although he still loved Christina. He knew that was a lost story and he had to forget her.

Grace and Tony got married. The entire lawyer's fraternity was happy to see them together.

Grace and Tony were blessed with twins boys and then again with a girl. Sometimes Tony dreamed of Christina. He would quickly move on with his thoughts but with remorse. He could never forget her.

Although he had a happy family and he loved the kids Tony would withdraw at times and think of Christina.

Tony meets Christina again

Ten years after Christina left him for no reason, it was by chance that he met her again. Christina had an accident and he was a witness but he did not know who was the victim until he saw her in full view in the hospital.

She had emergency surgery and Tony stood beside her bed for eight days till she came out of the coma. He stayed in the hospital day and night.

When their eyes met they knew that they were for each other. Both of them had missed each other and there had only been one love in their life.

Rationality demanded that Tony should live with his wife Grace and his children. He loved his family and had no problems with them.

His heart ruled that he wanted to be with Christina and spend the rest of his life with her.

No one ever knows the language of the heart. The inseparable are separated.

Should they be united again?