So today will be my 2nd day at Sundusk family. Yesterday was heavy enough for me to cry a bit, but today I am stronger. stronger than yesterday.
Today again I was given a new profile.
Name: Avery Willikers
Age: 19
Occupation: student
Reason: because her brother died in an accident and her parent yet haven't told her about it.
The later pages were filled with details about her, the same as the previous profile of Mr Moore. Unlike Mr Moore, this profile was well made. They wanted me to give her answers and not blank awkward silence.
From the given details it seems that Avery has a very weak heart and has been suffering from it from the time she was born. Her parents seem very concerned about her health and I guess the concern is also followed with some guilt of hiding her brother's death.
As written here her brother was a 23-year-old student. He moved out of their house to study further, just to die last year. It does seem that she was very close to her brother as mentioned in the profile. Thus her parents might have got in contact with Sundusk family with the hope that she won't find the truth.
The session was about to start and now I am nervously waiting for the call. I don't know the reason for the nervousness but I did feel heavy as if I wasn't ready to take the emotions the call as about to bring. My experience from yesterday was nerve-wracking and I knew today's call was going to be the same.
I was almost lost in my thoughts and was suddenly brought back by the ring of the phone. I picked the receiver and started with a greet "hello"
"Hello brother, how are you? I miss you so much. why do you never visit us anymore? I want to see you. I want to talk to you more than anything and almost everything is left. Where are you? When will you come back?" The questions continued and it didn't really seem like she knew anything.
The voice on the other side as cherry. She must have been so happy to talk to her brother after a very long time. Just to add I wasn't her brother.
The questions finally stopped and I am supposed to answer. I have a long list of questions to answer and I will be adding one more to add 'what to answer and how'
As I said the profile was the same as yesterday's except it had answers to many questions which her parents thought she might ask. I had read the profile and it did mention that there will be many questions but it didn't give which questions were supposed to be given priority and Avery seemed very desperate for the answers.
Just to not sound very suspicious with the given answers I decided to answer her with the same cherry tone, and that I was equally happy to hear from her. Even if her brother would have been here, he wouldn't have been able to think of all the answers at a time.
"Avery, I know you are very happy to hear from me but just give it a rest to all the questions. Please give me some space to speak I am not able to answer them all at once. Just to start I am very fine here and what about you."
Even after thinking so much about the answer, the answer still sounded a bit awkward or let's say robotic. But I couldn't help it I never had a family to begin with, let alone a sister. I was still trying to talk to her with the help of given answers in the profile.
I did think that after such a reply she would definitely be unhappy but instead, she replied with a very sweet laugh and said: "it's ok, you don't have to answer all my questions I already know all the answers it's just that I want to talk to you more."
Her answer was unexpected and I never thought that she would say something like this. I was expected here to answer since I was not supposed to give her silence spaces... Sigh... this call is getting heavy not emotionally but just plain heavy.
"Say Avery what do you want to say, let's talk our heart content today." I have been given the sheets of anecdotes from her brother but I have nothing to say from my side I have to be careful just not to spill out the beans.
"Brother you sound different from the way you talk?" Avery's reply almost gave me a mini attack that the truth was out, and I was almost on the verge of panic. I didn't know what to say and I agree that our conversation was filled with awkwardness.
"No, it's just that I am talking to you after a very long time and I don't know what to say. I have so much to say and share with you and so do you have." I tried my level best to come up with a reply that will satisfy her question.
"Yes I have too much to share with you and I want you to listen. Your stories can wait, mine is more important." Well, it was good that she was herself was interested in speaking than to hear from me.
"Ya, my dear very sister" I am actually out of things to say to her.
Right now I wanted a break from this call but it wasn't a game which would give me an option of pause and play, it was the reality. A very confusing reality, which was a mixture of drama, comics and movies.
Avery really had many of the stories to share her anecdotes were filled with life. And even though I wasn't here brother I wanted to hear from her.
She suddenly stopped for a moment and there was a pause the pause was so silent that I couldn't make out that the call was still going on.
Just to make sure I was still on call I said "hello, Avery? Hello? Are..........."
She interrupted me saying "brother do you remember me. Do you miss me? Sometimes at night I still cry like a baby and need you to consult me. Brother, is it me, that you are not coming home? Brother is it possible that you have been avoiding me?"
From all the unexpected answers, questions and replies this was the most difficult one. I was seriously out of answers the sheet of answers her family gave me is of no use. I am supposed to come up with my own answers.
"Avery it's not you, it's ok, calm down. It's just me who is busy so much and occupied, taking some important life decisions." I don't think her brother would have given her as a reason for him to not return and even if it was true I don't think he would have ever told her that.
"Brother, you don't love me anymore, right? Maybe you love your work more than me now and it's ok... But please just sometime, just some time could you reserve it for me. I know I might not be your priority anymore but sometime... you could afford for me for you only sickly sister." She was dead serious on what she was speaking. When will I be able to drop this call? Was the only thought I could think of.
Brother even though this seems like I am emotionally blackmailing you, take it for what you think it is. But just answer my letters, answer my chats, answer my call more often, if you can't receive the call at the moment just call me when you are free. Just don't disappear on me." I had nothing to say and it was getting overbearing on the emotional level.
"Avery it's fine. Things are not always the same. I believe someday in the future when you look back at this day you will laugh at how much things change when you grow up. I hope we talk again soon. Till then Avery remember, your parents love you and so does your brother."
With that, the phone was disconnected. I was still holding the receiver and expecting a reply. I wanted the call to drop but I wanted to hear more of her cheerful voice.
I guess that's it for the day huh. It's really disappointing that I don't have a sibling. I wonder if I had one they might have also loved me.

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