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| Mrs. Mathews Disturbs Me | |
| By remoh | ||||||||||
| 29 August 2007 | ||||||||||
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Mrs.Mathews disturbs me “How are you Rahul?” “I didn’t sleep a wink last night.” “What happened?” “The usual. Mrs. Mathews! She is driving me crazy. She was up all night yesterday. Walking in her apartment and shouting out loud. I am telling you Doc I don’t know how much I can tolerate.” Doctor smiled at this. Rahul always used to complain about Mrs. Mathews in their sessions. “She is an old lady. Cut her some slack. How is your novel coming up?” “Going well, actually. The main character of the story is suffering from a certain mental condition …an illusion if you might call it…and he doesn’t want to get out of it. I can’t seem to resume the story from a certain point though” “What kind of mental condition?” “Well…Hey I can’t tell you that… You will have to find it out from the book…” “I am a shrink! I can help with you all the medical terms and stuff. But you might have already found those from a web search, right?” “Yes.” Both of them laughed. “Ok then I will find it out from the book.” “But first of all I have to finish the book. Then find a publisher…” “You will find one. You are a gifted writer, Rahul.” “Thank you. But I can’t concentrate on my writing, you know. Whenever I am writing a most important line, Mrs. Mathews starts to knock on the door and will start shouting, ‘Rahul …can I get today’s newspaper!’; ‘Rahul, can you take care of my cat’ It’s so distracting!!” “I know neighbors can be like that sometimes. Especially, when it is an old lady. If she is so annoying then why don’t you move to some place else.” “I don’t know about that Doc… I have lived in that apartment for more than ten years now. It’s my home Doc. My surroundings. I don’t want them to change. And probably I have to accept the fact that Mrs.Mathews is also a part of my environment” “Ok…But you have been living alone for a long time now. Don’t you think its time for you to find a companion?” “I just can’t have anybody near me. Everyone I loved left me. My parents. My wife.” “That reminded me … Any news from your sister?” “Yes…I forgot to tell you… After five long years she is coming to visit me. Next week!” “That’s such a great news! I would like to meet her. What’s her name again?” “Neha. Why do you want to meet her?” “She is an interior designer, right?” “World famous interior designer, actually.” Rahul grinned. “Ofcourse… Look my wife has been bugging me to find someone to decorate our house. Can you arrange a meeting ?” “Definitely. But I don’t think you could afford her.” “Yeah…you are probably right…But let me give it a shot.” “Are we done for the day?” “Well…Yes.” ************************************** “Hello Neha.” “Hello Doctor. Doctor I am really concerned about…” “There is nothing to be concerned about.” “But the whole thing about Mrs.Mathews…She is…” “I know. I know that Mrs. Mathews died several months ago.” “Then why …is Rahul …” “Neha…when your parents died Rahul was very young. Unfortunately there was no one around to take the position of a mother or a father.You were old enough to mange thesituation. But he had a rough time growing up. He had a marriage which lasted for one year. When his wife left him he decided to live alone. He became a writer. This is where Mrs. Mathews takes a place in his life. She was a typical annoying neighbour who disturbed Rahul all the time. But she was part of his surroundings. " “But he hates her." "Obviously. But when she died there was a large void in his life. He felt lonelier than ever. His mind refused to accept the truth that she was dead. He retained and cherished his disturbance. The only thing in his life which didn't make him feel lonely." “I don’t understand…” “I know Neha its hard…Rahul once said,” It’s always nice to have someone to disturb you than being alone.”" “So you are telling me that he is becoming…” “No…No…It’s nothing serious…Let me put it this way… Rahul is suffering from a certain mental condition and he doesn’t want to get out of it ....So until he finishes his book 'MRS.MATHEWS WILL ALWAYS DISTURB HIM...' "
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