The work begins anew, the hope rises again and the dream lives on…

Sheldon had been hoping that one day he will join the league of the gurus as a theoretical physicist. Only then will his scientific contribution to humanity be appreciated. That’s a dream he knew would one day come true however long it took. He had proved himself in all the experiments he had done and was just waiting for the nod from the National Association of Theoretical Physicists. This dream came true on 15^th November 2012 AC when Sheldon joined the Academy of Theoretical Physicists. He had just grabbed a life time award but was still not comfortable. Something was missing in his life. Someone was missing in his life. He knew what ‘it’ was but couldn’t exactly tell where ‘it’ was or when ‘it’ would come. He was like a bird with a broken wing that needed to land immediately but was still mid-air. That could be a disaster in the waiting. There was no ‘landing spot’ for Sheldon and he insisted on flying even with a broken wing. Whatever Sheldon was missing was surely on its way. He could not however tell when ‘it’ was gonna reach him. 

Sheldon and Stella became so close. They talked on phone everyday whenever opportunity arose. Early in the morning. In the wee hours of the night. They sent each other useless texts. Am getting into the shower. Am cooking. TTYL.  Ooops!! A mosquito just bit me. ILYSM. IMY. The visitors. It was fun and bliss. Play theatres. Coffee. Lunch. Pizza with her friend Aimy. They had all sorts of adventures planned for weekends. Sheldon had gotten what he was missing. Stella.

Grapevine had not yet caught wind of what was going on. Few people are in the know. Of course Aimy knows. Former CIA detective Atwengson spotted them once at one of Pasadena’s famous city restaurants. Sheldon and Stella started dreaming together. They talked of the future. It was somehow fitting. Too ambitious for life. Call it optimism based on present happenings. Serious things were happening so fast.

All was well until the red bird tragedy. Stella didn’t want to talk about it. Sheldon wanted to know the details. He cried over the whole thing all nights long. Let it lie there. And then Stella joined the Service!! People in Uniform. Separation anxiety was real. Aimy felt it too. Sheldon cried all nights long. Sheldon wanted to see Stella before she left Pasadena but time was not there. He was left dreaming that one day all shall be well.  When John F. Kennedy thought of going to the moon, he didn’t say ‘it is too far! We shouldn’t even try.’

Instead he rose to the challenge and today an American flag marks the surface of the moon.  Stella will be back. Sheldon will be happy. All shall be well.  The bliss will continue. Sheldon misses Stella to bits. Bugger is in love. Dude cries whenever he thinks of Stella. Poor man loses appetite when Stella comes to mind.