"Power Of Love--------------An Experiment."

INTRODUCTION.

What love can do to an individual's health and personlity?The writer wants to know exactly what 'love'is all about.He wants to go deeper into this aspect called love and understand it totally.

Love,as is understood by a vast majority of people is an abstract phenomenon;but the writer wants to probe further.To succeed in his mission,the writer uses different protoganists for his stories for unique and interesting situations.Sometimes,the story is in a club,sometimes in a dancing school or at other times,just in London.The protoganists have only one aim in life..........to look at love more closely.For many folks,love is a passion,for others a lust or for some, a study.

This may be just a fictional account of the writer;but the writer has to really fall in love to know its authencity.Feedback from the readers and critics will be welcomed to make this novel go further into the power of love.

Manohar Bhatia.




CHARACTERS IN THE NOVEL.

1)Susan O'hara.................... The House maid
2)Tom O'hara...................... Susan's little brother.
3)John Smith...................... The Protoganist
4)Loveena......................... The Dance teacher
5)Mark Anthony.................... The Protoganist's Loveena's Student.



POWER OF LOVE------ AN EXPERIMENT

Loveena At The Dance Academy........First Experiment.

Tucked away in the lush green locality of Little Gibbs Road is Fine Arts Academy Dance School.This dome shaped structue is a real show piece in Bombay(India)

Built in the year 1900,it has a historical significance.Many famous personalities had learnt dance at this academy over the past decades.Many of the Hollywood and Bollywood actors had learnt this art in the years gone by.

One day,Mark Anthony was browsing through a book titled:"How To Learn Dancing",enjoying his afternoon siesta with the book in his hand,half awake and half asleep.Mark was reading slowly through the pages,when he came across a page having a photo of this Fine Arts Dance School,situated at Malabar Hill on Litle Gibbs Road.It was an impressive photograph of the dance school,very posh and modern.There were many pages devoted to great teachers of this school,who have either passed away or too old to continue to teach.

Mark's friends had always made fun of him,because of his limitation to this form of art.Now, this book has come his way as a great inspiration to learn dance in its many forms.Mark thought to himself..............
"Will I able to dance?Will my legs move in the right direction?And,will I be appreciated in my efforts?These thoughts posed a great challenge and a determination in his heart to succeed.And,Mark made his decision.He will enroll himself at this academy and learn dances in all its forms.

So,next day,Mark Anthony,all dressed up entered the academy and faced the receptionist at the front desk..............
"Yes Sir,What can I do for you?"
Mark was hesitant..........
"Err,err,you see madam,I am here to learn dance."The girl just blanked his face.Mark was nervous and made a poker face,trying to be brave.
Then, she quipped.............
"We enroll only students,who has passion and interest."
"But,I am eager to learn,passion will come later."
After much persuasion,the girl took his word and enrolled him at the academy.

Mark's first day at the school...............
He was sitting on a chair with a group of freshers,when a girl called Loveena announced Mark's name.He stood up and Loveena took him to a small room for a chat.
"My name is Loveena and I will be your teacher from to-day."
"Thank you,maa'm for being so kind and considerate in taking me as your student."

Now,unknown to Loveena,Mark Anthony,the protoganist is on a dangerous mission in experimenting power of love.He has to show Loveena that he has really fallen in love with her and should experience this love himself.

"What do know about dance?"
"Nothing!Loveena,I like to see anybody dancing on the floor;from that perspective,I love dance,that's all."
"What about the attitude?"........asks Loveena.
"Now, what's that?".......questions Mark.
"Attitude is your take on dancing."
"What's take?"
"Means,what do you personally think about dancing?"
"I think,dance is a form of exercise.And, there is a lot of sweating after a session of dance."
"And what else?"
"Well,Loveena,dance also changes the mood of a person."
"Elaborate further,Mark,you are doing good."
"I mean, a person begins to feel better in health and spirits."
"So,there you are,Mark,you have given me a lot of inputs on dance."....says Loveena.
"Now,keep those inputs in your mind,Mark."
"Why,what will happen next?".........Mark.
"All these will form an attitude."..........Loveena

All this while,I was looking straight into the eyes of Loveena,expecting from her to get some sort of a response.Then she held my right hand and led me out of the room on to the dance floor.I was very nervous...............
Then,Loveena said...........
"Hold me by my waist with your left hand and just waltz me accross the dance floor."
I did that with both our bodies fused into each other.This was my first experience of getting intimate with a girl in my life.Of course, at the back of my mind,I had to write a book through this experiment of power of love on Loveena,the consequences notwithstanding!

After a session of 10 minutes of waltzing,Loveena asked...........
"Are your tired Mark?"
"No."
"Good, then let's have one more session."
Again,we danced to-gather for 10 more minutes.This time,I saw a marked difference in Loveena's body language.I noticed that she was coming quite close to me emotionally.Her eye contact was quite deep and I could sense the power of love working on her.Suddenly she asked...........
"Mark, why don't we go down for a cup of coffee?"
Pleasantly surprised,I responded..........
"Yeah,why not?"
Mark was scared, although his plan was working in the right direction.Soon,they were sitting in a coffee day bar,which was just a stone's throw from the Dance Academy.The coffee bar as very cosy place for couples.Mark saw many couples sitting comfortably and drinking coffee and chatting intimately,saying sweet nothings into each other's ears!
Loveena walked straight in the corner of the bar,where there was a huge sofa.She elbowed herself beside the table and sank into a corner,with Mark sitting next to her.The bar was dim lighted,creating an atmosphere of intrigue and romance.Mark was sitting on her right hand side with the left side of his body almost touching her.Mark felt the chemistry was working and the sparks began to fly!
Then,Lovena began...........
"Lovely place to be in,Mark;don't you think so?"
Mark nodded,putting on a big smile,trying to be romantic.
"Yes,Loveena,its quite nice and comfortable and........." Mark said,looking straight into her face with his killer eyes doing all the signals.
"Shall we order coffee,now?"
"yeah,sure."
"Would you like to eat anything?"
"Only sandwiches."........Loveena.

Now, Mark was in a very dangerous state with Loveena and was indeed in a dilemma.On the one side,Mark was on a mission to write a book and to understand exactly what love is all about;on the other hand,Mark was anxious so as not to fall in a trap with a real romance with this dance teacher.Mark was feeling guilty on one side and victorious on the other way.Mark did not know how to go further;he was feeling miserable for Loveena.How to tell her that he was only conducting an experiment on Power of Love.If Mark were to tell her everything from the begining,then his story will turn into a faisco!
Mark thought to himself..............
"All experiments have a price.If I don't invest,I will not have returns.I will be bold and execute this experiment right till the end;I will face the cosequences whatever the cost."

The waiter brought the coffee along with the sandwiches.They were drinking the coffee slowly,when Loveena came up with a very dangerous question......
"Mark, what do you think of love?"
Taken aback suddenly by this imposing question,Mark gathered his wit and courage facing her flatly and smiling.
"Well,Loveena,love is the most powerful emotion in a human being."
"So,tell me further,what you know about love?"
Looking at her apologitically.........
"This emotion is also developed fully in animals too,especially amongst its tribe.That is why,you will never see a lion kiling a lioness or a goat killing a sheep..And then, there is a great love amongst their own family members.Don't you see,how the cubs and their mother bond and love ach other in the animal kingdom.How the mother eagle hunts food for its new borns and feed them in the process of their growing up."
"Mark,that is o.k.but I am talking about human love."
"Well,human love is very complex,because of their intellect.I would say,there is very rare pure love in a human."
"Why is it so?".........Loveena
"There are many forces,circumstances,conditions coming into play in humans."
"So,Mark,you mean to say that human love is all fake?"
"To a very great extent."
Suddenly,Mark interrupted.............
"Now,Loveena,you tell me,what is your take on love?"
"Well,Mark,I am a very simple girl;If I find the chemistry working,I love that person without any conditions."
"What,if your partner turns out to be fake?"......Mark
"Then God have mercy on that person!" ........Loveena
"What?"....Mark
"Yes,I might annihilate that person."......Loveena
Mark's heart began to beat faster than a racing car and his mind went into a spin!All this while,Mark was also observing Loveena's face and trying to read her thoughts.Mark was also thinking about himself..........
"What if.............."
But,Mark did not give away his emotion to her; rather he made a poker face,trying to be brave.Mark could sense Loveena's chemistry working with his,with her attitude and body language revealing quite a bit.Mark finished his coffee and Loveena her sandwich and were ready to leave the coffee bar.Loveena stretched her rightr hand for a hand-shake;Mark wished her good-night,kissing her on her right cheek;Loveena just blushing away!

Mark reached home and took out his keys to open his door.Mark found his hands trembling a bit,struggling to find the key-hole.Once inside, Mark sank into his bed.Mark wanted to sleep,but he could not,tossing himself from right side to the left.The,Mark laid straight on his back and let his eyes wander on the ceiling.His haunted mind introspected.........

"Am I doing the right thing by this experiment?Will Loveena accept me after my job is over?What will Loveena think of me,if I tell her the truth?How to execute this experiment successfully without any heartburns?" Meditation helped him to sleep over these questions for the time being.When morning broke,Mark was up from his bed and ready to go about his job.

Then.........Tring,tring,tring.........
"Yeah?"
"Mark,this Loveena,How are you?"
"Fine,just fine as can be...."
"I am sure,You are coming for your dance lessons to-day,Mark?"
"Of course,at 6.00 p.m.on the dot and......" Mark hung up.

His second day at the Dance School........
"Hi,Lovena,how is everything here?"
"Mark,I was waiting for you."
"Why Loveena?"
"Well,just for the heck of it."
"What do you mean just for the heck of it?"
"Mark,I find something special in you."
"What's that something special?"
"I mean I like you as a person."
"Only like me? Or something more than that?"

As Mark gathered from her talk,Loveena was biggining to get certain special feelings from him.May be,those feelings are of 'love' or something else,Mark could not say for certain.Mark's power of love as beggining to work on Loveena and she was slowly and slowly coming close to him.Time will only tell when she will be totally in Mark.

The dance starts.To-day's lesson was ball-room dancing.Now,ball-room dance is an English dance,where the partners dance in steps in an almost tight embrace.Loveena asks Mark to come on the floor;Mark comes and the music is on.Loveena puts her left hand on Mark's right shoulder with his right arm over her slim waist and her right hand and his left hand in a tight clasp!Both are close to each other and Mark can almost hear her breathing,notwithstanding her chest going up and down.Loveena teaches Mark the four steps of ball room dancing,although his attention was focussed on other places and his mind whirring and spining like a top!

"Are you comfortable?"......whispers Loveena into Mark's ears.
"I am too comfortable,Loveena."........replies Mark hesitantly.
Mark could feel her interest in her,revealing so much of her skin,much to his embarasment and enticing him to respond.But,Mark is as cool as a cat,knowing fully well that he is on a mission to write a book,experimenting the true power of love.They danced to-gather for close to an hour and then the bell rings for a break!
"Tired,Mark?"....Loveena
"Nope,just adjusting my mood."
Mark had always known the importance of feelings.He reasons that feelings are the life-line of a person's mental make up.Absense of feelings causes death in a person.Feelings have no form,but they can be expressed by way of laughter,smile,anger,body language,etc.Love is dormant in every living entity;but it can ignite by a wave of powerful feelings!.If there are no feelings,then there is no love.

To create a power of love,Mark had to put his feelings in the fore front.He has to be very honest with his feelings in whatever relationships he happens to be in.With Loveena,Mark's feelings are true in content as far as the experiment is concerned.Mark knew he is playing with fire,but he has to undestand the power of love for the greater good of his writng his novel.May be,Mark will be able to explain this power of love to his friends better and thus prepare him how to go about it with his girl.Or may be power of love will teach Mark some extra-ordinary human aspect after he is done with the experiment;he does not know at this juncture.
After the break,Loveena comes forward towards him.........
"Mark,are you ready for the final session?"
"Absolutely,"..says Matrk confidently.
The music is on.This is a soft roamantic tune from the film Dr.Zhivago.
Mark comes forward towards Loveena and holds her waist in a loving embrace and both of them dance to the delight of the music lovers,who had gathered to watch the dancers.
Then,Loveena looking straight into Mark's eyes,wispers in his right ear........
"Mark,you are looking so sexy.Why don't you hold me a little tighter?"
"Why Loveena?"
"Because, you can put more power into your dance,which you are learning at present."
But,Mark thought the reason will be the other than what Loveena is saying.....
"o.k., o.k.,I will do as you say."

Now,Mark was holding Loveena in a tight embrace and both of them were dancing to the delight of the audience.The audience were going into ruptures whenever Mark would plant a kiss on Loveena's cheek or show a jerk.It looked as if a romantic scene was been shot by the cameraman.Loveena was an expert dance teacher and Mark was just her student.Mark was on an experiment to probe on an emotion called 'Love'; while Loveena was the girl involved in this experiencing this emotion!It was a blending of opposite personalities at play.Who will gain and who will lose,no one knew the answer.

The dance lessons went on for a good 15 days and Mark felt that Lovena was quite close to him in her emotions.Her face had taken a dramatic change for the better.There was more glow on her face,more sparkle in her eyes and a bigger smile on her lips.Mark could clarly see the change in her,happening entirely due to the power of love that he was experimenting on her.

One day,at the dance sessions..........
"Mark,why not drop me at my house and have a dinner with me?"
Mark was stunned?
"Yeah,sure,I would love to,but........."
"No iffs and butts,Mark?"
"Yes,Loveena,but I have to reach early to-night for an important meeting with an associate for business."
"Oh,come on Mark,you can always ring up your friend to call the meeting on the morrow."
"Let me see,Loveena."
Mark rings up his friend on his cell.Its a fake call,no meeting is scheduled between Mark and his friend.After a few minutes of talk,Mark hungs up.
"So,Mark is it yes or no for the dinner to-night at my place.?"
"o.k.I will come.".....responds mark reluctantly.

In the by lanes of fashionable location of Colaba,stood Bell View Apartment.Its was an English style structure,covered entirely on the outside with red bricks,4-storeyed with large balconies jutting out of each apartment.Loveena lived on the 3rd.floor of this building.

At the Bell View Apartment..........
"Tring,tring,tring............"
Loveena opens the door graciously.Mark extends his right hand for a formal greeting to Loveena,but suddenly she draws Mark forward for almost like an embrace.
"Mark, its so nice to see you in person at my house.I hope,you have left all your emotional baggage behind."......Loveena.
"Emotional baggage?"......Mark
"Mark, you are a real tube-light;I mean,your disturbing thoughts behind."..Loveena.
"Oh yes,I have come in one piece to be in company with a beautiful girl to enjoy this precious moment."
"Good boy,Mark,it makes me happy to hear that sentence."..Loveena.

Once inside the room,Mark and Loveena are in total embrace and Mark kisses Loveena passionately on her sexy lips.Loveena responds by just closing her eyes with a moan.
For dinner,Loveena had set out a lavish spread for her love Mark.There was Danish Bread,Roasted Chicken in Indian tanduri style,Briyani Rice in four varieties,exotic salad,Mashed Potato curd,and a sweet dish comprising of fruit desert,ice-cream and a swiss chocolate cake.To complete the menu,a large bottle of porta wine from Goa was placed in an ice-bowl in the centre of the table.

Mark and Loveena prepare themselves to sit near the table,which is full of yummy eatings.Mark starts off with the chicken and Loveena observes him lovingly.There is a peaceful and happy atmosphere at Loveena's Bell View Apartment.Love seems to flaot in the air!And Mark is very much aware of this experience.He is careful not to get carried away by this powerful emotion and do something stupid so as to regret later on his failed experiment.But Loveena is on cloud nine!She is sure that Mark is blindly in love with her and she is ready to go to 2.0 level in this relationship!And,its fortunate that Mark is aware of Loveena's advances.

But,now Mark is in a dilemma.He has to project himself as Loveena's lady love totally,so that she does not doubt anything at this stage.And, at the same time,he has to hold his emotion in reserve to finish his mission.How to go about this knotty problem is a big question mark running in Mark's mind.Dinner is over and both Mark and Loveena walk up to sit on the sofa placed in the far corner of the room.

"Mark,how was the dinner?"........inquires Loveena.
"Ah,Loveena,my stomach is dancing with joy with all those lovlies inside.....Mark
"What did you like most?"......Loveena
"Roasted chicken prepared in indian tandoori style.".....Mark
"Good for you Mark,it brings me happiness.".....Loveena
As Mark was looking at his watch and Loveena was observing him and.........
"Mark,why are you looking at your watch?"......Loveena
"Oh,just to see if the time is right?"....Mark
Then,Loveena suddenly barges in and...........
"Mark,why don't you put off here for the night?"
Now,Mark thought that it was time for him to be on guard and bid this naughty little girl a long good-bye.But all this behaviour has to look authentic to Loveena.
Then Mark interrupts...........
"Loveena dear,I have much paper work to do at my place and I think its time for me to leave,notwithstanding all due respects to you."
And Mark leaves Bell View Apartment and heads straight for his home,heaving a sigh of relief........."Oh,that was some experience!"
Mark was so much exhausted by spending so much time with Loveena,that opening the lock on his door was quite a task.Mark walked inside his room,running almost breathlessly and sinking into a black leathered sofa effortlessly.Soon,he went into a dozzing sleep.

When morning sun was rising and the golden rays falling on Mark's face,he opened his eyes with a big yawn and full stretched arms and legs.He could not beleve that he had fallen asleep for a good seven hours at the stretch!
And, then the bell on the door...."Tring,tring,tring........"
He was shocked!
"Good morning Mark.".....says a mysterious voice,
Barely able to recover his shock.........
"Er,er,madam,I don't recognise you."
"Oh,are you silly,Mark;I am Loveena."
"Ouch,so sorry Loveena,I am still on a hangover."
"Good,you didn't go to the other extreme!"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean,I mean..............xyz"
"You are embarassing me."
"I am only joking."
"O.K, you may say whatever you want,if it makes you happy."
Mark welcomes Loveena into his home.
"Want to drink some coffee?"
"Hmmm,if you are not troubled?"
"What's the trouble?I make coffee for myself every morning."
Mark and Loveena sat over a cup of coffee,chatting for over 2 hours.Loveena was very pleased to be at Mark's place,but he was not.He had a fear of being trapped in love by Loveena's bold advances.When it was time to leave,Loveena gave a passionate kiss on Mark's right cheek which left him all red over his face!
Loveena was reluctant to leave Mark's place,as was revealed by her body language;but Mark also wanted Loveena to leave him and return to her house.
"Good night,Loveena.".......Mark
Loveena just smiled between her lips,clearly showing a painful separation from Mark.At last,Loveena leaves Mark's place and he heaves a sign of relief.Mark knows in his heart that he is faking this love drama in order to write a book,but at the same time,he is a confused soul.Why?Because, the Power of Love is awesome,dangerous,captivating,trapping the victim in its fold.Although,Mark is made of sterner stuff,he is still a human being with flesh,bones and blood.He is fighting his emotions to keep himself in balance,sensibility and order.

Switching off all his lights in his room,he sinks into his bed and dozzes off immediately.On the other side,Loveena has reached Bell View Apartment and rushed inside to quickly attend to small chores,like checking the fridge,cupboards,doors and windows,before closing her eyes for 40 winks.But,in all these times,Loveena's behaviour shows restlessness.She is constantlt thinking about Mark and by now is sure that he loves her genuinely.

Next day,at the dance class........
"Hi Mark,did you sleep well?"
"Well,yes,no trouble at all."
"What about you,Loveena?"
Loveena becoming nervous and fidgety gestures mysteriously for Mark to understand anything about what's going on in Loveena's pretty head.It was during one of these dance sessions,a bold Loveena blurts out..........
"Mark,I am in love with you and I would like to marry you."
Mark fears the worst has happened and more trouble will follow from now on.He was perplexed and in a fix!
What to answer Loveena now was the big question running in his mind!(?)
He danced with her for a while,thinking about the response to be given to her.Then,Mark thought of a brainwave!He started dancing at a very fast pace with Loveena by his side.And,then it happened..........
Mark tripped over and a 'cracking'sound was heard from his foot.He did this act to fake a real injury to himself by tripping over his foot.
"Ah,my little foot,it really is painful..........." moaned Mark.
Loveena was shocked!So was the audience.An abulance was called for and Mark was picked up from the dance floor and rushed straight to the hospital.When various x-rays and tests were performed on Mark,it was revealed that he had a broken bone in his right ankle.The doctors recommended an urgent operation,with Mark remaining in the hospital for over month!

Mark was releaved emotionally so far as his relationship with Loveena was concerned.But Mark's trouble were far from over.Every morning and evening,Loveena would be at the hospital to be at Mark's bedside;and Mark did not like all this drama.In a frustation,Mark told his doctors,that he would not like to meet any visitors till his total recovery and discharge from the hospital;the doctors agreed.For Mark,time passed painfully slow at the hospital.What could he do in such a situation;he blamed himself for landing in such a mess.But,he also consoled himself that he was writing a book and he has to have a few mishaps happening to him.Once in a while,the face of Loveena flashed in his mind,but he preferred to brush this thought and move on.It was a full 30 days'stay at the hospital for Mark.Then one day,a nurse was seen running towards Mark's room,with a mobile in her hand.She breathlesly rushed in and.............
"Mark,someone is on the line for you."
"What?,who's that?"
"Its a female voice saying her name is Loveena."
Mark,showing concern accepts the mobile from her.
"Hello,who's on the line?"
"Oh,Mark,its me,your sweetheart Loveena."
"Yeah,Loveena?"
"I am speaking straight from the dance academy.I am missing you as my student.How are you progressing in your treatment?"
"Loveena,to be frank with you,I am not too well!(pun intended)The pain is still there and my right ankle is till in plaster upto my knee.The docs are not sure when my plaster will be cut off;hope this sooner than later."
"Oh,Mark I miss you!"
Mark trying to be diplomatic..........
"I miss you too,Loveena;I am sure everything ends well."
"O.K,cheers,Mark!"

Another 10 days at the hospital passed off quietly for Mark.Now, the docs had not removed the plaster and though Mark was on his feet.His ankle had healed about 95% and the physiotherapist was explaining to Mark the various exercises which he had to do in his house after his discharge from the hospital.Mark felt fine,comfortable and raring to be on the move again.He walked out of the hospital,hailed a cab and reached home.Once inside,he sank into his huge bed.His eyes probed the ceiling of his bedroom and his mind began to think of the complex anaylsis of his relationship with Loveena.He had gone through the full experience of his relationship with Loveena and was contemplating on his next move.Some disturbing questions were running in his head...........
"What if Loveena pushes this relationship to 2.0 level?"
"How was he to procceed next?"
"What if Loveena was to ask him point-blank of marriage?"
Bravely,brushing aside these questions,Mark tried to steady himself and finding ways and means to procceed to his gaol of completing his novel.Another 10 days passed and he rang his doctor and called him at his house for the removal of the plaster.

"So,Mark how are you feeling?"
"Thanks doc, the worst seems to be over,but more trouble is on my way."
"What are you muttering Mark?"
Mark,trying to be evasive...........
"Oh,no,doc,its to do with my maid?"
"Any problem?"
"No issue,I am worried that she has not reported here for the last 2 days."
"So,how do you manage?"
"Well,through trials and tribulations."
"Must be having a tough time on the home front?"
"Well doc,everything passes off and........."
"Are you married?"
"Do I look like one?"
"I don't know,but I did see a smart lady named Loveena calling in at the hospital,when you checked in."
"Oh,Loveena,she is my dance teacher,that's all."
"Now, here you are Mark;your plaster is removed completely and now show me your walk."
Mark got up from his bed and slowly put his legs down,being very careful with his right leg.
"Now,tell me Mark,how's your ankle?"
Mark,feeling the floor for the first time in 30 days.........
"Doc,its fine,it looks fine and............."
"Any pain?"
"No pain anywhere in the leg."
"Good boy,Mark;it sure is a sign of fast healing."
"I have to thank you,Doc for the recovery."
"Its all Nature working and bring everything in order;we are just servants obeying the orders."
Saying this piece of advice, the Doctor left Mark,reminding him to exercise and take his pills regularly.By now, Mark feeling fit and fine,gets ready to go his office.He shaves his stuble of 7 days,takes a shower and rushed to the kitchen to prepare for himself an omlette.Finding no onions or tomatoes in the fridge,he settles for a half-fry egg with 2 slices of bread on top.Munching quickly this hastily prepared breakfast,he finishes off with a mouthful of cold milk!
He rushes to his office in an auto.At his office..........
"Hi Mark,where in heaven's world have you been?"......asked his collegue Ruskin.
"And here's your mail."
Amongst the letters,was a pink coloured envelop,which arouses Mark's curiousity.
"Hey,what's this?".........he mutters.
Keeping aside all the letters,he lovingly looked at this pink coloured envelope.He read the address and the writing looked familiar.Turning over the back of this letter,he noticed the sender as Loveena.He was pleasantly shocked!
He quickly slipped the envelop into his shirt pocket and began reading all other mails received at his office.
Meanwhile his boss called him...he was for another shock!
"Mark,a few days back,a lady by name Loveena had called over here inquiring about you."

Now, Mark was in a tizzy.One the one side,the pink envelop in his shirt pocket was dancing to be opened quickly by Mark and on the other hand,he gets suspence news from his boss about Loveena calling in at the office.For Mark,everything had gone right according to his plan................he had fallen in love with Loveena,had changed Loveena's personality,looks and attitude.In short,he had tasted the power of love!
Now, he should prepare himself to wriggle out of this ugly situation.He knew the story of Adam and Eve;forbidden fruit is always sweet at first,but the results are always poisonous.

In the Bell View Apartment,Loveena had buried herslf in a sunk-in luxurious sofa.She is reading a novel titled:::::::::"The Love Machine" by some popular author.Her eyes are rivetted on a chapter named.....How love can turn into lust.In between these pages,her eyes wonder on the ceiling of the room.What must be she thinking?Maybe,she might having her attention on Mark introspecting.............
"Does Mark really love me?"
"Are his feelings deep for me?"
"How should I procceed further into this relationship with Mark and perhaps marry him?"

Meanwhile,Mark in his office is thinking of the pink coloured envelop.He is nervous as well as confused about the contents of the letter.He bravely puts his left hand into his left shirt pocket and pulls off Loveena's letter but only to put it back!He feels a fear run down his spine!Again, he tries and now he is succesful.He opens it and is shocked beyond words..........The letter runs thus.............
[My dear Mark,
I am sure my letter finds you in the best of everything that life offers to you.By now,you must be attending your office and completely healed in your right ankle.

Mark,I was dying to meet you to discuss something very important for both of us.I wish to tell you,that I love you passionately and want to marry you.

Mark,you might be having a number of questions,which we can discuss on meeting personally.If this letter reaches you,please be kind to call me any time.

With deepest love,

Yours one and only,

Loveena.]

Now, Mark is worried as he knows he is in deep trouble.His mind is racing against time and various options are running in his head.He knows very well that he is merely writing a book and is not at all interested in marrying Loveena.He folds the letter and slips it back into his shirt pocket and gets on with his office routine.By evening he gets over his office and reached home to find another surprise waiting for him...........
"Oh,Loveena,when did you come here?"
"Just a few minutes back."
"Its a pleasant surprise,what brings you here?"
"Well........."
Mark ushers her in his house and both of them settle down on a brightly coloured red leathered couch.Loveena and Mark look at each other and then.........
"Mark did you get my letter?"
"Oh yes,there were many letters in my box,as I was attending office after many days and your letter was also there among the heap."
Then, there was an uneasy silence in the room.At this moment,both of them wanted to talk........"Mark......Loveena....."
And, Mark giving way to Loveena........"Yes Loveena,you wanted to say something and......"
"Mark,I was just introspecting on that letter penned by me and thinking whether you had read the contents?"
"Loveena,to be frank,I just glanced at the matter quickly,as I was busy in attending to other office works."
"So,what did you make of it by glancing? Are you not serious about my marriage proporsal?"
Mark,taken aback by Loveena's boldness.........
"Loveena,I cannot answer this question straight away now,as I need time."
"How much of it? You know Mark,I am in love with you and I want an allaince of marriage."
Mark is shocked;he is thinking of shooing her away from his house.But he is careful and not want to give away this game so soon.He is calm,composed and does not show any emotion to Loveena.Then...............
"But,Loveena,what's the hurry?"
And,Loveena,looking at Mark pensively...........
"I can understand Mark,what you mean.Even,I am in no hurry;but I want a word of assurance from you."
Mark is a perplexed and a confused soul!How can he say 'yes' to Loveena at this point to time is the explosive thought running in his head.However,Mark gathers strength and talks..........
"Look,my dear,marriage is a very serious business,what's the rush rush?And,you know something Loveena?Hasty decisions are always dangerous."
Loveena,somewhat convinced by Mark's clever talk.........
"O.K. Mark,take your time."

Once more,Mark had wriggled out of a complicated and knotty situation,but only just!He will have to come up with a solution fast with Loveena at his neck.Before parting,Loveena plants a loving kiss on Mark's left cheek and bids him good-bye and Mark responds by bringing her face and gently placing it on his chest as a sign of affection.

Mark and Loveena continue their love affair for more than 5 months.Mark had come to the Dancing School for 2 reasons........experience love and learn to dance.Now, having achieved both objectives,he was contemplating of closing the chapter of his book.He has also succeedd in turning an ugly duckling like Loveena into a beautiful girl.She has poise,look,confidence,dress sense and attitude to keep a relationship.As of now,Mark's biggest problem is ending the story.Everything looks real........love,relationship,friendship,but now,only Loveena is his biggest headache.If he tells Loveena that he was only experimenting with love,then Loveena would cut his tongure to small pieces.And if he were to say to Loveena that he was researching on an emotion 'Love' and writing a book,then she would tear his book to shreads and feed the pieces to the cows!
And,finally if he were to spell out that he was only faking the love drama with her, then she would not hesitate to kill him on the spot!

Poor Mark Anthony is in a mess,dirtier than all the dirt of the world.What should he do?He thinks of a master plan to save himself.What's the plan?Well,he will frankly tell her about the full plot of the story and then offer her half of the profits of the book sold after its publication."Will this ploy succeed?".....he asks himself.
He switches off the lights in his room and sinks into his bed for a good night's snozze.

When dawn breaks out,Mark sees a new day in his life.He brushes his teeth,shaves and puts on his attire and rushes to his office.Sitting in his plush office,Mark's eyes probe the ceiling..........
"How can I bring this plan in bringing Loveena to my fold?Can I write a letter to her explaining in detail everything to her or should I talk to her on my cell or for that matter SMS her to meet me in a cafe or a restaurant for a pow-wow!I am totally confused.Mark,old boy,think hard and fast......"
Will these random thoughts solve the problems faced by Mark.

And then Mark decides to call Loveena at a restaurant and talk this matter over dinner.He dailes......9811122555 and Loveena responds......
"Yes Mark,how's everything at your end?"
"hi,Loveena.Good to hear your musical voice after a long time.I was thinking that to-day,there is not much work in my office.....Loveena interrupting......"So Mark,what's up?"
"No,no Loveena,nothing serious.I was feeling lonely;so why not we meet to-night over dinner at the Taj?"
"You mean,at the Taj Palace Hotel?"
"Yeah that's right."
"What time you want me to come?"
"At 9.30 p.m. on the dot?"
"Where at the Taj?"
"At the Thai Pavillion."
"O.K done and Mark......"concludes Loveena.

At 9.30.m. on the dot,Mark and Loveena are seen at the Taj Palace Hotel.Loveena is the first to rush forward with an extended right hand;while Mark looks lost in thought seeing Loveena.
"Hi,Mark my lover boy."
"Oh,hello Loveena.Thanks for coming over my invitation for dinner."

As both of them walk past the many tourists filling up the Taj Palace,Mark looks over his shoulder and sees Loveena excitedly following him.Once at the Thai Pavillion,Mark escorts Loveena inside the dining room.They select a corner table with a semi-circulat sofa behind,enough for seating at least 6 persons.The dining room is dimly lighted conciously to throw an aura of romance and expensive embossed candlestand is fixed in the centre of the table.
"Mark,why the sudden dinner to-night?"....asks Loveena.
"Oh,Loveena,I have brought you here to talk something very important."
"Mark,I do hope the news is not shocking?"
Mark,smiling between his lips...........
Loveena,I don't know how to start this damn topic;its so personal and intimate and I shudder to think of the consequences."
"Come on,Mark,its not as if the time clock is going to stop and the heavens will fall."
"Well, the news is unabasedly horrible and I don't know how you are going to react to it?"
"You mean,its that bad?"
"It can be bad,if you take it that way.But,if you take it philosophically and knowing life's unpredictable nature,then its nothing!"
"Now Mark,you are going into riddles and poetry.Please explain to me what is the news?"
"Loveena I had a friend,Gordon Green and......Loveena interrupting Mark...."So,what happened to the poor soul?"
"Yeah,I was beggining his story and you rushed in......Gordon was a jolly good fellow and he was in love with Joan,a teacher is a downtown school for kids.He was also writing a book on love but he did not reveal this interest to his girl friend."
"So,what's the big issue?"
"No big issue,but he wanted to get a real experience of love,that he was incorporating into his book."
"Mark,I think I get your point.So it seems,he was faking his love for Joan."

Mark,surprisingly quiet presents a picture of uneasiness.There is something in his eyes which Loveena cannot comprehend.His ears turn beetroot red in colour and as he begins to pick up a fork or a spoon,his hands tremble........Loveena noticing all this behaviour.
"Mark,what's happening to you? and why are you shivering?"
"Oh,Loveena,its nothing."
"Mark,come out clean,because sooner or later, the cat will be out of your bag and I will know everything."
"O.K.Loveena,suppose I tell you that Gordon Green is a replica of my personality and Loveena is replaced by Joan,what's your reaction?"
Loveena's eyes narrow into a dangerous frown and her mouth takes the shape of an English alphabate 'O'.She gets up from her seat and begins to walk out slowly....and Mark runs after her quickly.He stops her near the entrance,trying to regain his composure.Loveena looks at him menacingly with a lot of anger in he eyes and........
"What's the problem,Loveena?".....asks Mark sheepishly.
"Problem,problem? You have the guts to ask me about the problem,when you already know the damn problem.Mark,I am not so dumfounded or downright stupid as to not analyse this 'tamasha' meaning drama enacted before me."
"Allright,allright,dear,let me explain honestly...."pleads Mark.
"O.K,come out of it totally."
"Yeah,yeah,O.K. o.k. Loveena,I will,of course I will.You see,dear,I wanted to write a book on "Power of Love" and............."
"So,Mark?"
"I will explain,I will explain.This book should look authentic in the story line,content,language etc.And the only way to do it,I thought was to experience this 'power' by making an experiment."
"And you thought,you can play your emotions on any girl and screw her?"
"No,no,.I did not mean any harm physically coming to the girl."
"Mark you have made a mess of me;I am ruined totally.I really grudge you for being so real in your emotions,but at the back of your mind,you were a fu**ing scoundrel!It was all fake,right Mark?"
Mark,seeing through Loveena,lost in deep thought..........
"Er,err,Loveena.I thought so at first,but now I am coming to my senses."
"Mark you are still lucky,becasue I am a different girl and would not rebel;because you have come out clean of your intentions,your motive was noble,your approach real,but the ending horrible!So,what's the next step?"
"Loveena,I am extremely sorry for my actions,but I am prepared to compensate you in some way."
"Now, what's that?"
"Loveena,I will share half the profits of the book,which I have written when published and sold."
"O.K,Mark,I forgive you............"

_________The End________



I N T R O D U C T I O N


Idea:-----------The writer wants to know exactly what love is. He wants to go deeper into this aspect called ‘love’ and understand love in all its totality. Love, as it is understood by a vast majority of people is an abstract phenomenon. But, the writer wants to probe further. For many, ‘love’ is a lust; for others it might be a ‘passion’. Finally, the writer is interested in knowing what this deadly emotion called ‘love’ can do to an individual’s health and personality.

Plot:------------ This is a true story, where the writer tries 7 experiments (very dangerous); 4 on girls and 3 on animals in order to understand what ‘love’ is all about. The writer is choosing different plots on every girl in order to make the book an interesting read for every reader. There is lot of fiction going into this book; but the basic idea remains the same. The writer really falls in love with all the girls so that the girls experience the emotion as real; but at the same time, he reminds himself that he is merely writing a novel and his ‘love’ is only a drama to complete his mission. He knows he is on a dangerous and a daring adventure, but still he goes on with his decision of wanting to know what exactly this most exciting emotion gifted to us by Nature can do to an individual(s)

I have tried out many innovative inputs into the novel to make it exciting and interesting for the reader. I hope the readers will like the stories and will most humbly accept their views on the content.

Manohar Bhatia

A House-Maid named Susan O'Hara in London.............Second Experiemnt.

John Smith lives in a posh locality of London. One day…………….
“What is this emotion called ‘love’?”…..asks John to himself.
Getting no answer from his mind, he introspects…………..
“What reactions can ‘love’ discover on an individual’s personal actions?” He then decides suddenly how the subject ‘love’ can be made more powerful to change a woman’s persona. He experiments on this idea. He takes on the lowest economically placed person in the society……….THE MAID in his house.

Her name is Susan. Now, Susan is working in John’s house as a maid from downtown London suburb. Although being British, Susan’s skin color lacks fairness to be really called ‘white’. She is not tall, hardly 5’ 1” in height, ugly features with run down hair and a skinny body weighing not more than 60 pounds. Her bony cheeks protrude on her ugly face.

John Smith is a very rich guy having 10 factories across the globe. His factories are located in London, Spain, California, South Africa and Brazil. His company produces some of the top brands in garments for the fashion conscious modern woman. His total income in the business is over $ 500.00 million per year.
Susan is working in John’s house for close to 2 years. Her household chores include swabbing the floors, washing utensils, cleaning and changing bed covers, polishing the gothic furniture, which is more difficult because of its design and other odd jobs. Her last effort is to take John’s 4 dogs for a walk in the garden for a breadth of fresh air every day.
John is a bachelor, very young, very handsome, witty and humorous. He is a well read person and educated in some of the best schools and colleges in London. He has a beautiful house on the outskirts of London on a 5 acre plot. His 25 bedroom house was done up by one of the top architects of London. This barren land was converted into a land of beauty by this touch artist architect of U.K. The driveway to the house passes through some of the most beautiful gardens seen in London, with each of them having a water fountain to add beauty to it. John is a contented man, but he is also curious and inquisitive by nature. One day, the door bell rings……….
As John calls out…”Who is this?”
A hesitant voice………”Sir, its me, Susan, your maid.”
John opens the door and smiles at her. Susan, demure as ever smiles shyly with her head down.
As usual, Susan the maid settles in her daily grind of the odd jobs she was to carry out in John’s house, day in and day out. She was a thin haggard girl, very poor in personality and hopeless in economics. But, she was hardworking, honest and obedient. Life for Susan is very tough. She has 2 younger sisters and a brother aged 4 years just attending the primary in a middle class locality school. She is the only earning member in the family. Her father had left her mother many years back due to communication problems between them and had not been seen since then.

Now, John is on an experiment. He wants to turn Susan into a beautiful fairy queen, probably the best in London. How he does this most difficult job? He thinks on many ways, but ultimately decides that ‘love’ can change any person, provided it is genuine and a person ‘feels’ your love. He knows he is on a dangerous mission on this experiment, but he is game and adventurous.

Its morning time in London and there is a knock on the door. John peeps through a key hole and recognizes the face of Susan. He opens the door and ushers her inside his apartment.
“How come you are early today, Susan?”……..asks John
“Well Sir, I always call at this time.”………replies Susan hesitantly.
John, putting her at ease………..
Yes, you are right, because my stupid watch is not showing the time right probably”….says John
“How many persons are there in your family?”…..John
“We are five altogether”.
“That must be pretty tough, Susan.”
“Well, God is helping us in his own way. I am sure I will get out this situation in the future.”
John’s response was a smile only through his lips. John is ready on his plan; which Susan is not aware of. He goes further in this deadly relationship.
Days passed by with no fireworks from either John or Susan. Then, one sunny day, the door bell rings…………….
“Tring, Tring……………….”
John peeps through the keyhole and sees Susan at the door. He opens the door with a sentence…………….
“Oh, is it you, Susan?” Susan, slightly taken aback by his strange behavior, just shakes her head from left to right affirmatively. Susan is back at her old duty of John’s house. At this moment, John decides that he will make the first move. Susan was washing utensils in the kitchen, when John came in………………
“Susan, yesterday had been a hectic day at the house. The party lasted more than 4 hours and was stretched till the wee hours of the morning. And, look at all the mess my friends have made here. Must be pretty tough, Susan? So many things to wash?”
“Well, Sir, I cannot complain, it is part of my job. Is it not?”
“That is right what you say, but still…………….”
Susan, interrupted John……………
“Sir, it is very kind of you to say such things to me. You know I am a very poor girl from downtown London suburb and I have no choice in life. I am just keeping my little head in proper shape and praying to God to keep me and my family alive in these times.”
“That’s very well said, Susan.”
Now, John was looking at Susan with a penetrating look, expecting her to respond in some sort of a way. But, Susan was beyond all this mischief, which John was trying to thrust on her. John let that moment pass off on that day.

It was Friday at John’s Mansion and the weekend was drawing nearer. Susan was seen in her labor of swabbing the floor, when John came in……………
“Susan, the day after will be Sunday. Why don’t you bring your little brother to play with the chimps of the neighborhood?” Susan, showing surprise at her Master’s generosity mutters…………
“Err, err, Sir, I don’t know if it will be right on my part to bring my little brother to play here; I hope I have spoken correctly and have not offended you in any way.”
“Oh, come on Susan, it is perfectly alright to bring him in.”
“Hey, Susan, by the way, what’s the name of your brother?”
“We all call him Tommy, but his real name is Tom”--------Susan
“That’s good, it sounds like a name of a pup, and no offences intended, Susan.”
Susan, laughing loudly, for the first time………………
“Sir, you won’t believe this……he really looks like a pup with his bouncy golden hair falling all over his forehead.”

And all this while, John’s mind was racing in another direction………..guess where?
Well, he was thinking all about Susan, watching her every movement of her services in his house and planning what he should do next. He also knew very well, that if he gets too close too soon near Susan, all his game will go bust! Many ideas were running in his mind and John was analyzing his each thought. What were the thoughts running in John Smith’s mind? His thoughts were very simple…………….like how to befriend her initially, how to come close to her and how to give her that special ‘feeling’ of love and whether she will accept his love was his greatest problem. He also knew that he had limitation of space, because all this drama was happening in his house only. He wanted to get out of this arena and plan his story in a wider field.
He thought for a moment and then an idea flashed in his head. Now what’s that? Well, he will take her out on a picnic. He began his lecture……………..
“Susan, we are going out to-day for a picnic. As we might need you there, you also pack your bags and hop into the bus. And don’t forget to bring Tommy with you; I want to give him a whale of a time.”
Susan, hesitant at first, but responded positively……………….
“Yes Sir, yes Sir, as you please………….I will be ready and I will bring my little brother Tommy too.”
“That’s like a good girl.”
He called his friends and took Susan out in a mini bus. They drove a distance of 15 kms. to a forest rest house; just across the rest house was a beautiful river where they could have a quiet retreat. They were ten of them with Susan and Tommy making a dirty dozen. They drove off in the wilderness of London, enjoying the cool British breeze hitting their faces. And it was here that John played his first move. The mini bus was not very big and John was at the controls, with Susan sitting just behind John. At this juncture, John called out to Susan…………..
“I say Susan, why not come in front near me; you will enjoy the view better”
Susan, looking at John pensively……………
“Well, Sir, If you wish it that way, I will come.” John stopped the bus and made Susan get into the front seat and made her as comfortable as possible. As the bus was moving on, John looked at Susan smiling. Susan was watching John and she too smiled back at him. It was here that John noticed that some sort of chemistry was working with Susan, but he did not show much to Susan. As the bus was half way to the picnic spot, an exciting thing happened. John was driving at the speed of over 100 kmp., when a big boulder rolled down the slopes of the forest. The boulder came right in front of the bus and John applied the full brakes. In the resultant shaking of the bus, Susan slipped sideways and landed on John after the bus came to an abrupt stop. No one was injured, but Susan felt a thud in her heart, not from the boulder, but from her emotion. For the first time, she had some ‘feelings’ for John. And all this while, John was watching Susan and when he came to know that this bus ‘crush’ had worked well for his plan, his joy knew no bounds. But, pretending otherwise, he let out a cry of anguish……………….
“Oh, no, I did not expect this to happen. Susan, I hope you are fine.”
Susan, recovering from the impact…………….
“I am perfect Sir; not to worry.”
The bus moved on without any further incident and they were at the rest house in about an hour’s time. The bus slowly came to a halt and John decided to park it at the far corner of riverside. Susan was the first to get out of the bus; she was followed by others with John alighting last. Tents were put by the picnic group and everyone was preparing to have an exciting time.

The scene at the picnic will make any poet proud;may be inspire him to write an astounding poetry on love.There was a cluster of half a dozen tents arranged in a semi-circular arch,the background surrounded by lush green trees on which can be heard the chirps and chirpies of colourful birds.Behind the tents,one can hear a pleasing sound.........tuk,tuk,tuk.Its a sound of a free flowing river,splashing its water against tiny pebbles embedded on its sides.The setting sun had its own beauty.The last rays of the dusky sun filter through hundreds of spring leaves to fall out on the rugged forest ground,creating multiple geometric patterns in a as magic an atmosphere as anyone can behold!

Later,John comes out of his tent.He has thought of a master plan in order to get close to Susan.Standing in the central arena surounded by tents,he calls out........
"Hey Susan,can you hear me?"
Susan is in her tent with litle brother Tommy,cleaning and dusting her clothes and putting everything in the right place.When Susan hear's John's call,she is surprised and comes out of her tent.......
"Yes,Sir,what can I do for you?"
"Susan,just assemble all my friends from the tents and bring them out.I have to announce something very important."
When Susan does what she is told to,John,in his characteristic style..........
"Look here,folks,we are going to play an interesting game."
"W-h-a-t's t-h-a-t?......shouts everyone.
"Well,my friends,the game is very simple.Everyone will be blind folded with this black band and asked to search Susan,while she will be standing in one corner of the arena.If a male touches a man,they will embrace each other.But,if by chance, anyone finds Susan,he will embrace her and as well get to kiss her."
"W-h-o-a!"...was the reaction of the friends.

John Smith then calls each of his buddies and blind folds him on his eyes;but one of the collegues asks.............
"John,what about you?"
"Oh,yeah,I will be blind folded too!"

Now,John had a clever trick up his sleeve.After he had finished puting on all the black bands on his cronies'eyes,he had one black band left with him.What was that black band?That was the suspence.

Now,John Smith had a whistle in his mouth and when John will blow the whistle,everyone will be on his own to find Susan.John Smith isready and as he blows his whistle,everyone rushes forward to find Susan.Most find males and come away disappointed for failing to spot Susan.Now,John also blind folded by a black band pretends to move about aimlessly in the game arena.Actually,he has a magic black band!He rushes forward to where Susan is standing and promptly embraces her.There was a lot of clappings from the crowd and when John removes his black band,he smiles at Susan and she slightly nervous smiles back at him coyly.
As per the rules of the game,John will kiss Susan in fron of everyone present.John puts his arms around Susan's waist and draws her nearer to him.He then passionately kisses her to the delight of his friends; Susan just blushing and rushing back to her tent!

When Susan is in her tent,she just collapses into her make-shift bed,closing her eyes.For the first time,Susan thinks of the kiss that John had planted on her lips;this was too much of an emotion to set aside.

Next day,Susan meets John outside their tents.Asks Susan...........
"Sir,how did you notice me when all others failed in their attempts?"
John,pensive with a naughty smile...............
"Susan,its called destiny."
"I don't take that bluff of yours."
"Well then,Susan, guess what?"
"I won't dare."
"O.K. Susan,I wanted to get close to you,in order to know you better.So,I got myself a transparent black band;whilst others' were all opaque.I could see through my band;and my friends could not."
"That was very cheeky of you,Sir!"
"That's the game everyone plays,if they want something in life."
When Susan heard all this clever talk of John,she was completely bowled over by him and John knew this in his beating heart.

As the group retreat to their respective tents,John and Susan turn back to look at each other.Love is defeinitely floating in the picnic arena;although for John,love is on a different plane.As night falls,all is quiet save the sound of the birds in the nearby trees.Everyone in the tents hits the sack,overwhelmed by the day's activities and sleep is sudden.

But, there is one tent,where its occupent is uneasy.And,who could that be..........?
Yes,its Susan, the maid.She tosses and turns from side to side,very uneasy and full of disturbed emotions.She is beggining to get the effect of feelings.At last,unable to bear any more,she darts out of her tent,leaving her little brother Tommy,who is fast asleep.
Taking a good look at the night sky,she takes a long breadth inside her nose.
"Ah,its so beautiful......" she mutters.As she loiters aimlessly in the picnic arena,she spots John's tent slightly open due to the rope of the end of the tent not tied properly to the grounded stone; she could see through this openning,John tossing and turning in his sack and unable to sleep.

Then,just standing outside his tent,she wispers..........
Hey,Sir,are you asleep?"
John immediately wakes up and sits cross-legged on his sack,looking here and there from where the voice had come.Then,through the small opening of the tent,he notices a lady standing with both her hands tucked into her night pockets.Excitedly,he comes out and...........
Oh,Susan,is it you?What have been doing at this hour of the night?"
Susan,smiling shyly,with her left hand on her chin........
"Sir,I could not sleep,perhaps thinking about you and........."
John comes forward,taking Susan's left hand and just walks into the English wilderness.They must have traversed about a mile and a half,when Susan asks John......
"Sir,why don's we sit down for a litle while and chat."
John readily agreed and both of them sat on a cement platform under a tree,Romance was definitely in the air.Turning to Susan,John said......
"You are a very beautiful girl and I am love with you."
"Me too....:" replies Susan.
Then,John allowed Susan to sit on his lap and both of his arms twined around her body,he kissed her passionately.Susan,moaning by the sudden kiss of John,sinks into him.Both of them were tight in their loving embrace and neither knew the break of dawn!
"Good morning Susan......" says John.
"A very beautiful morning to you,mty dear.".....replies Susan.
"You know something,Susan.In these delicate moments,time suddenly produces wings.It looks as if,I have been with you for a moment only;but look at the state of affairs now.The whole evening and the entire night has vanished in a moment!Isn't it a miracle?"..........John
Susan,smiling coyly at John,trying very hard for a reply;but her facial emotions are all there for John to see.He gets all the answers by just looking at her face.

Then loking at his watch,John asks Susan that its time to rush to their tents and Susan agrees.And, susan..........
"John,I will start preparaing tea and breakfast for all of you;while you are in your tent to get ready."
"Righto,Susan,see you after a few minutes."

Now,Susan had been given by John a lot of eddibles; some half cooked and some to be coked right at the picnic.There were boiled aggs,broiler chicken,breadm,butter,rice and a variety of veggies.
Susan starts off with the eggs and.............
"I am going to make a completely new dish for John and his friends."
She cuts onions into tin pieces,heats oil in a pot to simmer.Next, she takes large tomatoes,twelve in number and makes a neat little round cut on the top.With the help of a scooper,she empties the contents of the tomatoes.She takes boiled eggs,removes the shells and puts each of the egg into the hole of the tomatoe.Yes,Susan is preparing stuffed tomatoes with boiled eggs inside.She then puts onions,tomatoes into the simmering oil,with the ready gravy already being hated previously.She closses the pot for the contents to simmer.
Just,the,John enters Susan's tent...........
"Hey,Susan what's cooking?"
"I have a surprise dish for you;I am sure you will relish it with your ten fingers licking!"
"Oh,Susan,tell me,what's that?"
"Patience,John...."
John leaves Susan's tent and she gets busy with her cooking.Then she adds buter to the bread and puts htese in the oven.Meanwhile,everyone rushes out of the tent to meet Susan.
"Hello Susan,what have you made for us?"
"Buttered toasted bread with stuffed tomatoes filled with boiled eggs."
"Wow,that will be a treat?"......say all in unison.

John is the first one to be served this tasty dish.When John picks up a stuffed tomatoe and slips it into his mouth,he wispers to Susan........
"I am over the moon,where did you learn such fantastic cooking?"
Susan looking at John straight in his eyes....."Love teaches everthing."

Everyone goes ga ga over the finely cooked breakfast by Susan>Moments later,after a hearty treat,all go back to their respective tents for a siesta,save Susan.Susan is with her brother Tommy and they finish their breakfast with the last remains of the dish.Then Tommy........
"Gee,Susan,what a tasty dish you have prepared to-day."
"Enjoy it, my little brother."

By now,Susan and John have come quite close,both physically and mentally.John knows that he is getting deeper and deeper into this love game and now he is a bit worried for his next move.
Susan is happiness personified.She imagines that John really loves her and there is a radiance on her face.She looks more fairer now,has sparkling eyes.When she walks,she has a spring in her walk,displaying a lot of confidence.John notices all this turn-around and he seems to have succeeded in his mission.An ugly maid,Susan has been transformed into a beautiful girl,Now,suddenly,every one is noticing Susan.The magic of love has worked on Susan totally.John is also convinced that his love is very real and he has got esults to back his conviction.

Now,it is time for John to introspect and procceed further in his mission and complete his book......"Power of Love---An Experiment."

After three days of hectic outdoors,John and company decide to head homewards.Susan,with her tiny brother,Tommy had a fantastic experience and John was blown out of his wits after his encounter with his maid,Susan O'Hara......especially, the love showered to him by Susan in the dark green bushes of the British countryside.It was an experience he will treasure for the rest of his life!
And,Susan?.......she will always cherish those delicate moments spent with John Smith.

A full week passes in the life of John and Susan and there has been no tangible contact between them........save a formal greeting by Susan,when she comes over to finish her morning chores.

One morning,John reading the newspaper...............
"Tring,Tring,Tring.."
"May I speak to John Smith?"....asked someone on the other end.
"Hello,yes, this is John Smith on the line."
"John,this Hazel from Toronto,your business associate.....and....."
"Yeah,I am listening."
"John,did you hear the big news of the year?"
"Nope,what's that?"
"A musical and dress competition will be held in London on the 23rd.January.And the best dressed couple/girl will be awarded a cool prize of $1,00,000.00.Are you game?"
"I do not know,I have to work out........." Privately,John's mind is on Susan O'Hara as his partner.
"John,entry forms are available at all music stores in London.So grab the form and hurry up and enter."
"Thanks for the info Hazel;God bless you and I do hope you are fine in Toronto."
Next morning,John at the music store.......
"What's up,buddy?"
"Hello John old boy? There will be music and dress competition to be held at the Max Opera Theatre.Are you interested?"
"Yup,I am;please push me a form for this competition."
"Here Sir,fil up the details and hand it over to us."
When John read the form, he was excited,as he was already thinking of Susan,whom he had trained for months on end to change her personality.Susan was now beautiful,elegant,fresh,posh and had a style of her own to carry it up at the competition.

The big day had arrived at the Maz Opera Theatre.......
"Hey,chum,where is the big place of the competition?"
"Just a walk around that sign post."
The Max Opera was stuningly decorated.First,there was a hue board on the top of the building,proclaiming its presence and popularity.Next,the building was lighted with umteen multi-coloured bulbs that brightened an area of the entire shopping complex nearby.Finally, the cream of society have arrived with diplomats,heads of states of U.S.,U.K.,France,Italy,Germany,and Hollywood celebraties Actors,Producers,Directors,Sreenplay Writers.Slowly,the Max Opera was filling up-to capacity.
Former brillaint TV anchor,Sally Peterson was an exciting host chosen for this contest.She had a unique style of talking with the audience.With a program card in her lef hand, and a mike in her other hand,she will appear on the stage,waving to the guets with her left hand.........
"Hi folks,I am Sally Peterson,your host.First,I welcome all of you present here for the big occasion,as I announce with much pride and joy a fantastic program of music and dress competition,which I am sure you all will enjoy."
And the audience responds...........
"Ohh...yeah.......surely...."

The Max Opera Theatre was aesthetically built.The stage was built in a semi-circlat arch with enough space for 20 musicians to show-case their talents.The unique feature of this stage was its versatility.Right under the stage,was a 25'x6' ramp ecnlosed,which could double up as a walk-in for aspiring models in their trendy dresses in dress competitions held at the ax Opera.At the click of a button from the electric control room,this massive ramp slowly starts jutting out from underneath the stage.It comes out a good 25 feet before it locks itself out in front of the audience..........a truly marvellous piece of invention built by a German Engineer,Hans Schwatz!

Many famous musicians had been invited from U.K.,U.S.,Italy,Germany,France,Canada, and India.The program started on a high note.The U.K.,which was represented by the Beettles made its presence felt immediately by its pop culture.The Beettles strutted their guitars with some of their popular hits to the wild clappings of the guests.Then the other nations also joined in to play good music for their invitees.The Indians were also not far behind to indulge in their own brand of soulful compositions.Some of the Orchestra Groups seen were,the Bostan Symphony,The Metropolitan Opera,The Berlin Philharmonic,The Israeli Philharmonic and the Pittsburg Symphony.

The most noteworthy performance was Beethoven's lengthy and coplicated ninth symphopny.Some of the conductors of these Orchestras were so charges that their energies were picked up by all those musicians present and playing with various instruments.Some very beautiful compositions were sung by the singers of these groups to the applaud of the invitees.The music program ended on ahigh note with some pulstating music symphony rendred by the Israel Philharmonic Group.

"Hi,folks,Sally Peterson here again.Hope,you have enjoyed the music program.In a short while from now,our dress competition will take off.Are you ready folks?"
And the crowd goes delirious with the chrus shouting..........
"Y....E.....S"

The first couple coming up on the stage was Yogito Nagasaki and his partner Narita from Japan.Both of them walked confidently on the ramp with light music at the back-ground.While,Yogito was wearing a Kimono,a long loose Japanese robe with wide sleeves and a sash,Narita carried himself up with a red T-shirt and a blue faded jeans.

There were 4 judges present in this dress competiton.Grades were to be given not only for the dress,but also the way the contestants walked the ramp,how they were able to carry themselves and finally how they answer to the short interview of the judges.

When the Japanese couple faced the judges,one of the judges asked........
"What is this dress called?"
"Sir,this is called Kimono"....said Yogita.
"How did you decide this dress for this competition?"
"Because its our National Dress."......replied her husband Narita confidently.
"Have you participated in any dress competiton before this event?"
"Yes Sir."
"Where was it?"
"In Tokyo."
"Very well,good luck."

Next on the ramp was a well known model from Argentina.She was wearing a long green-coloured gown with a plunging neck-line.Her face was heavily made-up and her hands were covered with whits gloves.She walked the ramp very stylishly to the delight of the audience and the judges.The crowd was impressed by the dress and her way of carrying it off.Then...........
"What's your name lady?"
"Magaritta Maria."
"Which country are you representing?"
"Sir,Argentina."
"Oh,Argentina,very well.We are very impressed by your dress."
"Thank you,Sir."
One of the judges,facing Maria.........
"There is one question for you."
Yes,Sir,please ask."
"Magaritta,do you believe in inner beauty or outer beauty?"
Magaritta thought for a moment and then replied....
"Sir,inner beauty of love,compassion,integrity,honesty is the real bauty.Then,there is the outer bauty of manners,etiquette,social behaviour,dress sense.So,both inner beauty as well as outer beauty is necessary in to-day's times;I believe in both of these qualities."
"Very well said,Magaritta,"..echoed the judge.

A German model was the next contestant to enter this competition and her name was Scarlette Hans Johnson.She was 5'10" tall blonde girl,with bobby cut hair and having piercing rings in both her ears.She was wearing a tight-fitting green top with biege coloured loose pants,her top being covered by a black overcoat.She walked very confidently on the ramp and the judges were watching her every step.After her walk was over,she faced one of the judges who scribbled a question on his paper.
"Scarlett,are you ready for my question?"
"Absolutely,Sir."
"Scarlette,do you agree that Adolf Hitler was a good human being?"
Scarlette was foxed;here was a question thrown at her about a person,who is dead,finished and burried for the last 60 years.Scarlette,looking at the judge.......
"Sir,Adolf Hitler was a military genius.But,he did nor know about humanity much.He invaded the private life of a common man and dominated their thoughts and feelings.He never gave freedom of speech to any of his citizens in his life-time.He was a totally frustated man and he found solace in his conquests of nations.I shall add,finally that he was not a good human being."
The judges were impressed by Scarlette and were seen writing the results in their books.As the line-up of contestants from other nations was coming to an end,there was only one lady remaining for the walk.And the judges called out...........
"Now,Miss Susan O'Hara,come on the ramp please."
Susan was anxiously waiting in a separate hall of the contestants and when she heard her name being called out,she stood up confidently for the ramp walk.Standing 5'10" high and wearing high heels,she was beautifully dressed in one piece white maxi with the top embriodered in gold thread.Her bottom part of her maxi was covered with a 2" border of jari work.Her hands were covered with pink gloves and her arms wore a fine white linen type of material.Her hair was aesthetically done up with a French Bun!Finally,she was wearing a thick gold chain with a locket of a cross on it.

The moment she stepped out,there was a huge applause from the audience,as if,a beautiful fairy has descended from the sky.Yes, there was definitely an aura about her personality,which was seen and felt by the crowd.She walked the ramp with her chin up and the judges were completely bowled over by this breath-taking beauty from London!

On completing her walk,she faced the judges.One of the lady judges then spoke to her................
"Susan, I have always been fascinated by a woman's personlity.Although,I am a woman,I would still like you to answer this question.........."
"Is a tag,'Modern' on to-day's woman justified and a reality?"
And,Susan was facing the judges for the second time,before answering.........
"Madam,the modern woman of to-day has lost her roots and she has become rash and irresposible.She should remember that she is still a child of Nature,who has given birth to a man.She forgets that she has an identity of her own,given to her by Nature and not by man.The modern tag is a non-real reality;it is not her identity in the true sense of the word.She may compete with man in many fields,but her real identity and beauty lie in her home.This is a fact,as ordained by Nature and noone else.
Again,it will be unfair to blame a modern woman of to-day.She has been subjected to much cruelty by man.Injustice,humilation,distust have been heaped pn her since times immemorial.She has suffered much at the hands of man,leading to the life of servitude.And,now,she wants to assert herself and rightly so.The tarrot cards of life are delicately placed in a no-win situation.How to find the balance?Perhaps, only the 'Modern' woman of to-day has an answer to this very dangerous problem existing in the present day world."

There were wild clappings from the judges,all very impressed by this impeccable answer from Susan.The judges were seen noting down their comments in their record books.After a few anxious moments,the results were given to Sally Peterson.There was a line-up of 3 final contestants for the top prize and Sally was holding the results in an exqisite red coloured box in her hands.The box contained three envelopes,red,white and green in colour.

After a few minutes,Sally picked up a green envelope and opened it in front of the contestants and...............
"Yes, the green envelope belongs to Miss Scarlette Hans Johnson as the 2nd.runner-up.Please come forward,Miss Scarlette."
When Scarlette walked in, there were tremendous clappings all over the crowd.
Then,ally picked up a red envelope and said..........
"Magarita Maria,please come forward;you are the 1st runner-up for this contest."
As Magarita came in,the audience applauded her.

Now, only one envelope remained in the red box.There was pin drop silence in the crowd and one could see the tension building up in the Max Opera Hall.Sally was smiling at the invitees,taking the crowd further into suspence.Then,one of the guests shouted..........
"Oh,come on Sally,let's end the doubts here and announce the final winner."
No one knew who was the golden girl at the contest.It did come as a pleasant shock to the guests,when Sally declared the winner's name.

"Yes, the final winner is Miss Susan O'Hara from London."....as she picked up the white envelope containing Susan's name.Susan,with her ravishing good looks,walked up the ramp in her beautiful white maxi dress to the thunderous applause and wild cheering of te crowd.One of the guests in the milee was John Smith,her boy friend,who had worked really hard to bring out the best in her personality.He just could not believe that Susan had been selected as the best dressed lady amongst all the contestants.He was happy as well as sad(?)He thought to himself..............
"What will happen now?"........perhaps he had no answer.

Susan accepted the crown on her head and was also handed a cheque of $1,00,000/=She was thrilled!

When the show was over,John and Susan got into the car and drove away into the noisy night of the Max Opera.One the way,John asked Susan where she was to be dropped,even as Susan was seen pointing to John the apartment building where she stayed.After leaving Susan and Tommy at their home,John Smith headed for his dwelling.

When John was opening the lock of his house,he heard the phone ringing in the hall.Quickly,slipping the key into the lock,he rushed towards the phone and........
"John, this is Susan.I have reached my house and.........
John interrupting.... "So?.... whatever is happening to you,dear...."
"Oh,John its nothing to get worried about,but just a courtsey call to wish you good night and......"
"Oh,Susan,thank you for wishing me.How come,you sound nervous and restless over the phone?"
"John,I want to tell you that I just enjoyed the contest and the prize money is really my family to move ahead in life.Now,I can also concentrate on my brother's Tom's education.I can put him in a better school,as he wants to persue engineering.And,I want to thank you for all your efforts in promoting me and bringing me to this level."
"Susan,its nothing,forget it."
"But still John its a great achievement on your part and......"
"And,what Susan?"
"John,I also want to tell you that I am in love with you."
Although,not completely shocked,John is tongue-tied for an immediate answer and......
"John John,why are you silent?"
John recovering.......
"Susan,Yes Susan,I can understand your feelings for me,but let me think for a few days."
THe conversation between the two lovers had set the alarm bell ringing for John,who thought he was in a quandary,as what to reply to Susan(?)
He thought to himself......"What next,old boy,what next?"

As far as John's mission was concerned,its been a success.He had set about a job he decided to undertake;of falling in 'real' love with an ugly girl in order to write a book and all pressures,trials and tribulations needed to make a success story.Now, he is at the cross-roads(#,****,#),which way he should go? And,Susan is hot on his trial to marry him;the pretty thing knowing the plan of her beau!He thinks,thinks and thinks hard to find a solution.
One thing is certain;he won't marry Susan just because she is in love with him.And,if he tells Susan the truth of his mission,then she will fly into a rage,or God forbid,what next step she will take?He knows that faking love is a deadly ploy to be played by either partner;it will be like a bolt from the blue!

As John contemplates.............he comes up with a number of suggstions.........
a)He tells Susan the entire game plan
b)He just disappears like a ghost.
c)He buys her with money.
d)He pretends that he is suffering from an unknown disease and will not live beyond a year.
e)He becomes belligerant and asks Susan to get lost.

After thinking hard over the 5 suggestions,he zeros in on (d)He will pretend that he has just been diagonised with a life-threatning disease and he will not live within a year from now.But,the question was how to put it across to Susan?
Can he go to his doctor friend and tell him the full story and get a diagnostic report from him and show it to Susan?
At the doctor's clinic.............
"Good morning Doc."
"Hi,morning John,how's your train running?"
"Doc,my train is rattling,the wheels have rusted and the engine needs overhauling."
"Why,John,what's the problem?"
"Doc,its a long story."
"Look here,John my dear;I am here to help you to put that train of yours back on the rails and in top gear."
John,looking pensive..........
"Doc,I am in deep trouble over a girl,I fell in love with."
"What,why,when?"
"Tell me the full story John."
"Doc,actually,it all started over a book,which I was writing."
"Now,which magic book you were writing over this girl?"
"Doc,I was writing a book titled:::"Power of Love--An Experiment."
"So?"
"No,nothing weird about this book.....only I wanted the book to be an authentic account.So,I decided to fall in love with my maid Susan O'Hara.And this way,I will also get a lot of matter to write and so I took this step."
"And,now you want to tell me that this girl has climed up to your neck to squeeze you into a marriage,which you are not interested in for obvious reasons."
"Exactly,Doc,how did you know all this info?"
"Hence,you have come to me to take a certificate of failing ill health issued in your favour to wriggle out of this troubled situation.Is that right?"
"Doc,you are like a God to me."
And,Doc,laughing out loud...........
"Look here,my friend,the certificate might help you a bit,but let me warn you that sometimes the girls are so adamant about their love,that they don't mind even marrying off with an unhealthy man!"
"Then,Doc,what should I do now?"
"I will give you a more authentic certificate."
"What's that?"
"That you are a gay."
"Shit,that looks very awful."
"John,whatever,it will work for you,I believe."
John,satisified with a report in his pocket,leaves the clinic and prepares to meet Susan O'Hara at a private place.

Now,John's biggest problem is that how he will speak to Susan about the deadly BOMB in his pocket!A while later,John calls Susan at her house and..........
"Hi,Susan,what's new?"
"John,you tell me."
"Well,Susan darling,I am carrying a BOMB in my pocket!"
Susan,taken aback and showing nervousness...........
"Are you a terrorist planning to blow up a building?"
"No,Susan,I am just a home-grown terrorist."
"What's is that John;I didn't get you right."
"Well,Susan,I am just preparing to bare myself."
Susan,showing anger....."John,don't talk in riddles."
"O.K,I will talk like a transgender and........."
"What are saying John? I didn't understand you."
"Susan,to tell you the truth,I am gay."
"Are you out of your wits?"
"No Susan,I am speaking the truth.Look at this certificate from the Doctor."
"But,John still I am not convinced."
"Why Susan dear?"
"Because you don't seem to behave like a gay."
"Every gay person cannot behave like a gay,Susan;I may be an exception."
"So John,what next?"
"Will you marry a gay?"
Now, Susan trying to screw John the wrong way...........
"Suppose,I tell you that it will be exciiting to marry a gay......"
John shocked into silence...........
"Look here,Susan,there will be a million problems marrying a gay."
"But John,all things being equal,why didn't you tell me in the first palce?"
Susan,getting angry now and starring at John.............
"This is the cruelest trick played on me."

John,just shruging his shoulders and trying to look straight into the eyes of Susan........
"Well Susan,when you came to work in my house,I was atracted to you for your simple nature,which endeared me immensely.Then,as time passed by quickly,I came extremely close to you.Although,you did not come forward as I was expecting,my chemistry was working with you;at least,I felt that way."
"So now,why have you decided not to throw me in a ditch and not marry me?"
"Because I was totally humiliated with myself as a gay and decided to tell you the whole story."
"But,in heaven's sake,why now,when the milk has already split out of the vessel?"
"I was afraid of some problems creeping into our marraige."
"You are taking shit John;I am disappointed with you."

Susan kept listening to John's story and John kept Susan engrossed with his vivid imagination.The conversation went on for over 2 hours,before Susan signaled John to stop as she was getting up to go to the other room.However, she went straight to the telephone,punched a few numbers and began to converse in broken English...........
"Ish thish 'T' on the line?"
"Yes,this is 'T'. what can I do for you Madam?"
"I will reveal to you later the job I have for you.Please note down my number.....111233377 and she slamed the receiver on the top of the phone.

What was running in Susan's mind,no one knows except God and Susan.
Is she satified with John's story;no one knows.
Has she some plane up her sleve;no one knows.
Susan goes back where John was sitting comfortably,little knowing what fish she has cooked for him.Then sitting straight and facing her directly....
"Susan,where had you been? I have been waiting for you to complete my conversation..Any problem?"
"No John,I just remembered I had to ring up somebody;that's all John.Let's meet on some other day."
John agreed and both dispersed with the waving of their hands.

Next day,there were ringtones on Susan's cell......
"Yes,who is on the line?"
"Madam,this is 'T' and I am at your service."
Susan invites 'T' to her home,after packing off Tommy to the school.
Now,'T' is a notorious character,whose job is to bump off anyone for a fee.And,Susan has won the dress competition and a lot of money in her Bank to spend in whatever way,she deems fit.

When Susan and 'T' meet at the former's house......
"Madam,I am called 'T' and its better you don't ask me my real name,because we work on annoynity and it won't make any difference to for services rendered.Tell me my job and i will tell you my fees."
"Mr.'T', I want to bump off John Smith."
"Madam,.you have to tell me his background,before I commit."
My name is Susan O'Hara and I work as a maid at John Smith's house,just behind Picadally Circus.You see that John Smith has been in very close relationship with me for the last 2 years.I beleived in this man since he looked honest and respectful.I went quite far in this relationship and just when I propped up a question of marraige to him,he cheesed off and wants to run away from his responsibilities and not marry me.He has come up with a doctr's cetificate,citing reason of being a gay and so ineligible for marraige.I have my doubts about this cock & bull story and I want you to stalk him and find out the true reason behind his personality."
"Very well,madam.I will do all I can to bring this crook to tell me the truth.My fees will be $5,ooo/= with $2,500/= paid now and the balance on getting your job done successfully,meaning including bumping him off."
"I agree;here's my advance of $2,500/=,but I want the task performed successfully..."Mr.'T' noding in approval.

'T' and his 15 member gamg were a bunch of notorious characters operating clandestanely in the city of London.Each member was given a specific job.Some were infromers,others were stakers,still others were to discover the private lives of their vistims and their complete history.Mt.'T' was a brilliant criminal.He would sit alone in his secret office with only a table and a night bulb and plan his strategies of the victims.If any of his gang member were to disturb him while he was working,he would use the most abusive language and words available in the oxford distionary.He would take out a new file of his client and on the index page,he would make 3 headlines:::::::::::i)Name of client ii)His job entrusted to him iii)Total fees charged.He was very methodical;in fact,he seems to be the most lethal criminal in the world!He would often sit in his make-shift office late into the night and write down all the plans that will be working in his mind.His plans will often take him more than a week and when every detail of the plot has been worked out,he will direct his gand members into action.

What plan he had for John Smith,noone knew.He would never reveal his plan to any of his gang members,but will only givr them tasks to be executed.The suspence in the air is palpable for his gang members attending his call.........as the plan of Mr.'T' is ready.
'T' calls his gand members in his office and since no member is called by any personal name,he keeps calling them as 'A','B','C'.........
The first person to be called at his office is 'A' and when he enters his boss' office,the boss greets him in a curt manner.
"Hey,you there,where had you been loafing around?"
"Err,er,boss, I had been in the city awaiting your orders."......says 'A' sheepishly.
"Were you hatching the eggs of your mistress?"
Mr.'A' slightly embarassed.........
"Hmmm...no sir,no sir,just waiting for a task from you."
"Very well then,you son of a buffalo;here you go."
"Do you know John Smith?"
"John Smith,who sir?"
"John Smith,that wealthy devil,oening a big house,behind Picadally Circus."
"So,your orders and my task?"
"Look here,you loaf.Find out everything about this man;I mean,his assets,his business,his contacts.Bring me his full report on my table.But,remember,you will do this job in 7 days.If you delay even for a day,I wil chop off your tongue and throw it to the dogs for meal.Do you understand?"
"Ai,er,yes sir,I will bring information in 7 days."
"Now, go out,you idiot."

There were jobs for this other gang members also.....'A','B','C','D'..... but 'T' would not reveal to anyone about his evil plans.At the crack of dawn,'A' was on his way for his task.Now,'A' was also a part time actor on the London Opera.He was also a master of disguise.For the job given to him to track down john Smith,'A' thought of turning himself into a beggar.He disfigured his face that showed wrinkles and injuries on his forehead and cheeks.There was also a small horizontal cut on his nose to enhance his injured face.Then,he wore tattered clothes to look like a complete beggar.Finally, he showed himself to be a lame person and so he added a 3-piece folded stick for a limp walk.A folded stick was very useful to him,because whenever he did not wanted to use it,he would fold it into 3 small pieces and tuck it into his dirty trouser pocket.

It was 7.00 a.m.London time and the place was Picadally Circus.People were slowly coming out of their homes;cars were crawling and honking;a school bus was seen,stopping at zebra crossing.A lady with a pram with her beautiful baby sleeping quietly was also seen moving on the z-crossing.Among all these people was a limp man,crossing the street.He must have been 5'10" tall,fair skinned,with unruly hair and wearing dirty clothes with unshaven face of at least 20 days and slight haunch.No one knew who this unknown character wasr why was he is loitering in a beautiful city of London.As he crossed the z-crossing,he was seen walking towards Picadally Circus.He passed towards the cluster of posh shops,sometimes browsing inside,other times stopping for a moment for a quick glance at the products on display in the shops.

He had crossed the Picadally Circus and must have covered a good distance,when he spotted a beautiful row of bunglows on the far side of the road...........
"Am I close to my target?"......he asked himself.
Now, these houses were arranged in such a way,that none of them had a name written over them;they had merely numbers.'A' was given a particular number of a house and he was eagerly looking forward to spot this particular house.When he checked a number given to him by his boss on his small bit of paper,he was happy.He had seen the house,where John Smith was residing and he thought..........
"At last,I have the house..........."
He marked this particular house house in his mind and after a general survey of the place,he just disappeared from the scene like a ghost!

Next morning,'A' was seen moving suspiciously near that house,where John Smith was supposed tohave lived.As usual,he was shabbily dressed,with his loose fitting pant and a tattered shirt hanging outside,no one could cast any iota of doubt on thia bloke.This time,he had spectacles wrapped all over his body,pretending to sell the specs for a living.One or two customers came forward to inquire about his wares and he readily attended to them without any fuss.After a while,he stood in one corner of the street,facing John Smith's home.

Everything was quiet around John's dwelling,save the whistling of love birds in nearby trees.At 10.a.m. a beautiful lady in a white maxi came out of the house.This man with body specs rushes forward towards her and.........
"Madam,specs for sale;would you buy them for your daughter,son or your man?"
The lady shows interest and.........
"How much?"
"Madam, for this with golden rim,the price is $20.00 and for silver rim,it is $15.00;the choice is yours."
After haggling over the price for a few minutes,the lady settles for the gold-rimmed one.And the man again starts to hawk his wares around the same spot.
Next moment,he sees a tall handsome man coming out this marked house.'A' spots him and is sure about his target;he stalks him and follows him to his office.This man is indded John Smith and 'A' is happy to zero in on his target and collect all the information for his reneage boss.The beggar has a plan...........
He stands outside John Smith's office,trying to sell his specs as a ploy to know everything about the victim.'A' finds that John Smith is a very wealthy man and has a business empire of more than $120.00 million.He reports all the information gathered to his boss,whose mind enfolds a bigger evil plan.
'T' thinks to himself...............
"Well,John Smith is a mighty wealthy man;this is the right opportunity for me to swap my deal."
Oh,how cruel this man can be;what will he do,no one knows?
He meets John Smith over the phone.
"Yes,who is on the line?".....asks John lazily.
"Mr.John,I am just called 'T' and I am your well wisher.I have some information which might be very important for you."
"How do you know me?"
"I can't tell everything over the phone;its top secret.Can we meet in some remote deserted place,if you trust me in the name of Jesus........?"
"Well,I dion't know you,but I err,err,don't mind."
"Then meet me at Oxford Gardens,just behind the Tower of London."
"What time?"
"Midnight,"....he hung up abruptly.

In the errie cold night of London,John Smith contemplates.........
"I hope I am in God's safe hands.Who is this mysterious guy calling himself 'T'?"
And,what does he want from me?"
Its a little befoore midnight that John Smith gets into his car and breezes towards the Oxford Gardens.e reaches his agreed spot at 11.50 p.m.and waits.As the suspence of minutes tick away,John notices a black coloured Morris slowly pass him.The occupant parks his car in the deserted coner of the Gardens.An ugly man with a black shirt,plus a black tie and a black pant with his head covered with a blACK Panama hat completes his attire.When this man sees John,he comes forward with an extended right hand...........
"Hi, I am called 'T' and I am sure you must be john Smith."
John shakes his head up and down indicating affirmation.Both move in the Oxford Gardens and select a lonely bench in the far corner...........
"So,Mr.'T',why have you called me here?"
Then,'T' looking concerned starts off........
"Mr.John,your life is in danger and you might be liely to be bumped off within a few days."
"But,why what's the problem?"
"Your problem is Susan O'Hara dear?"
John shaken a bit and changing his stance on the bench.........
"So,what have I done to Susan?"
"You have done a grave injustice to Susan by not marrying her."
"How did you know this and who are you to interfere in our affair?"
"She told me the full story and also paid me $2,500/= as an advance to bump you off."
"So,what would you like me to do?"
"Now, only one way can save you."
"What's that?"
"I can bump off Susan O'Hara for you,if I am paid $15,000/= for the job."
"This will be a double murder Mr.'T'?"
"Well you may look at it any way,if it can save your life."

With his right and on his left chin,John Smith is in a dilemma.What can he do to get himself out of this mess?Many crazy thoughts are running in his mind.........
Is he ready to bump off Susan O'Hara as suggested by Mr.'T'?
For one thing,its clear as daylight....John Smith is not a murderer to think on this level;he is a respected gentleman going about his business honestly.

A certainty has happened.......Both John Smith and Susan O'Hara have got themselves entangled into a messy affair that can turn fatal for either of them.Which way can John Smith go;he knows not.
For the time being,he asks 'T' for some days to think of his offer,parting with him on that day.When John reaches home,his mind starts racing.One fact clear in his mind is..........Both he and Susan know that they are in danger and 'T' has given away the secret to both of them.John thinks of meeting Susan and bring about a way to end this suspence and possibly reconcilliation.It is a master plan and it may work to each other's satisfaction.So John punches a few numbers on his cell.........
"Susan, is that you dear?"
"Yes,who is on the line?"
"Susan, this is your love John."
"Now,what do you want from a poor maid?"
"Susan,don't call yourself poor any more;you are having plenty of money now.But something very vital has come up in my head and I want to have a meeting with you.So,where can we meet Susan dear?"
"Where can we meet Susan dear?you think I am some sort of a commodity bought from the market and I will agree everything to whatever you utter?No more meeting with an unstable person like you"......siad Susan,banging her phone abruptly.
Now,John shaken completely.........
"What's the problem?It can always be worked out.You know something Susan;your life is in danger."
Hearing this shocking newsSusan O'Hara slowly comes to her senses and.........
"O.K,John,I will meet you to sort out your problems."
"Where?"
"At the Sunset Palace Hotel in Whoolhermpton at 7.p.m."
"John I will be there."
At the Sunset Palace Hotel,John and Susan are sitting quietly at one corner.........
John makes the first talk..........
"Susan,I know I have cheated you by not accepting your offer of marriage;but should you go to this level to bump me off by a notorious killer?"
"Who told you this story?"
"Now,Susan let's not play childish games;you know everything that I know."
"And what do you know?"
"I know 'T' and also know that you have paid him money to kill me."
"So,John,what's up?"
"Susan,I want to convince you that this man is merciless;he is for neither of us.He is interested in only money and nothing else."
"What's the plan? Go ahead John."
"Well now, he is swapping the deal made with you to his benefit.He is black-mailing me into extorting another $15,000/= to get you murdered.Do you understand Susan,to get you killed."

Susan is shocked beyond words.Never in her wildest dreams had she thought that such a situation was possible.She is now coming to her proper senses.She asks John for help........
"John,I was very upset,when you refused my offer of marraige,even after getting into physical relationship with you.What can I do,if my mind goes into a swirl at that juncture?"
"Susan,I can understand your genuine feelings for me,but frankly I was sort of a bad guy in this whole episode."
"Tell me bluntly,why do you do this to me?"
John introspecting deeply..........
"Well Susan sear,it was all over a book."
"Book?"
"Yes,I am writing a book titled::::"Power Of Love---An Experiment."
"So,what's the big idea?"
"Susan I wanted the book to look authentic and that is why I had to really fall in love and experience this love myself to get data,plot,story line etc."
Susan,interrupting......"You can still marry me."
"Ah,yes,you might me right,but you see Susan,behind this love was a mission of writing."
"So,you mean to say that your love was a fake?"
"In a way,yes;but in relaity no."
"But why did your love appear true to me?"
"This answer only God knows.You know the story of Adam & Eve.Their love was fake but the lust was real.And God punished them for eating the forbidden fruit."
"So,you are convincing me to say that all is fake in the world?"
"I believe so;any love that has a condition is a fake."
"But,what happens to me now;my feelings and emotions are shattered."
"I have a solution....."
"tell me fast."
"I will marry you!"

Susan jumps with joy,throwing her bag in the air!

________ The End_________