TWINED 8

"All things bright and beautiful...the Lord God made them all"

Maybe everything but the relationship between Mike and Becky. They thought the incident that led to them being together was divine but somehow they couldn't figure out why they were having issues coping.

They had graduated from the University and Becky had returned home. Mike stayed back in the city to start life as a man. They kept in touch and their communication was good. Mike called for half an hour or more weekly. He was earning very little but still tried not to let Becky notice anything - the pains he was going through to keep an active communication.

They saw after a while. Becky had visited town for a conference which would last few days. Most of the days she spent with Mike. They visited interesting places in town, had dinner and saw movies. They were excited to see each other. The distance must have created a chasm between them but all things seemed to be perfect as they were together. Every moment was so special and Becky wished it would never end.

She soon returned home again after the conference. Their phone conversation resumed and the chasm was coming back. She couldn't understand why having the man of her dreams in her life was causing her much pain than when he wasn't in it. Her utopia was crashing and she couldn't save it.

Another event brought her back to town after few months. She thought seeing Mike could help straighten things and they could probably get help from an elder. But she wasn't the only one receiving the heat from the relationship, Mike too was getting worked up by it. Their scheduled meeting for a resolution ended with a break up.