“Predicted play of life with unpredictable care and predictable misunderstandings is considered as love”.
Failures are the most natural antibiotic for success. But he is different and his thoughts were always on the same lane which promotes the feeling of failure. Everyone calls Alex as a bad vibration. And yes this story is about Alex who considered himself as most successful failure of this planet. Everything happens for one single reason. One single soul which is capable enough to weaken his own soul. Alex lives in one of the finest metropolitan city of South India.
One day Alex bought a story book titled “The dark soul” written by Chetan Bhagat from the local book stall at a railway station. He then rushed to catch a seat on an unreserved compartment of the train which travels North. He looked so rugged and dirty. People disliked him at the very first sight when they looked at him. And he is a graduate from IIT-MADRAS. It is the place where everything begins. Twenty years of his total life when he actually smiled is less than the thing which is hurting him at that particular second.
The train passes from the station and the story of Alex begins. Alex starred that book with lots and lots of pain and memories. That book is something which portrays different dimensions of Alex in front of him. His thoughts waved up with some sweet tears. He thought that at the very instant he was the most suffering person at the moving train with imaginary mask on his face. Smile right! Is smile countable?. The most unsatisfactory satisfaction of maintaining countable smile by hiding the pain in front of our loved ones is equal to death.
INIRAH ! The name still melts like ice cubes on a thirsty tongue to him. Inirah is everything for Alex. And for her too. Before six months Alex was the guy who was much superior for unique talents. He was completely different person with positivity. After getting boosted with his higher secondary exams Alex interested to pursue his further studies on some standard institution. He visited many workshops at different reputed colleges.
He met Inirah on one such workshop at IIT-MADRAS. Everything starts from there and ends there itself. The non-linear phase of his life thus begins. Alex still remembers her eyes and maroon chudidaar striped with peach lines that she wore on that day. His eyes started weeping more. He just moved to the constant door of the fast running train.
Her short span of life with him made him to understand that “The word permanency is the only permanency which maintains its permanency till last rites!. Alex also longed for that day to see her again and to experience every beautiful moments once more. He stared that book again and he came to know that he had still more memories to weep off. While seeing her first time at the workshop Alex felt something eternal.
He felt exactly that god is in front of him working in maroon chudidaar and black sandals. The next day he introduced himself to her as a trainee from non-circuit branch. His thoughts faded out that these kind of charming girls will be from circuit branch but he faced a most pleasant twist from her words that “I’m also a non-circuit trainee and I wished to join this college.
With her words Alex was shocked and after attending that workshop he worked day and night to clear the entrance exam of IIT and join there. With his effort he just succeeded and he met her again after four months. Yes Inirah is a girl from mechanical department – The queen of empire!. Alex also enrolled himself for mechanical department. And there begins a mechanical love story. Alex usually used to maintain a smiling face with others. But while looking at her he forgets to smile and her soul makes him feel the depth of love.
Their chatting’s increased day by day. At one particular stage she asked him to be her good friend. Alex smiled and took a book from his bag titled “The dark soul” and gave it to her. She was shocked and Alex with his flow replied that “ I know this was your favorite book and you love Chetan Bhagat’s inking more than your mom’s word. I know everything about you ! The exact you ! I know you and I care for you Inirah…but not just to be your friend”. She was literally surprised with his words she accepted the book offered by him and kept it in her bag.
Then she snuffed a little and took a bracelet with Sharukhkhan’s signature which is one of his dearest thing being an Srk fan. She gifted that bracelet to him and told him that “Uff: you boys only do researches right”!. Then she smiled her acceptance to his proposal and moved from that place. Alex was literally surprised again and with uncountable smile he left that place. Alex wasn't aware that uncountable smiles are the thing which is dangerous enough to give uncountable pain. Their life moved off smoothly like a butter in a pan without any obstacles.
Being a practical matured couple they loved each other. They involved themselves in everything as a couple. They did paper presentations together. They studied together. They also decided not to loosen the grip of their hands at any instant of life. One day Inirah came to Alex and yelled at him that why he kissed her friend in public library. She just cried to maximum extent and left that place. Alex was totally confused because the incident never occurred and it was all a fake rumour.
Alex thought that Inirah would have heard some gossip and convinced her that day. But the thing which is unexpected was that such kind of incidents happened at regular intervals. Inirah blames Alex daily for different cruel mistakes which he is not even aware of. Alex started digesting her words daily but at one particular stage he wasn't able to tolerate her cruel words on him so he slapped her with tears on his eyes. She glared, her eyes fade off and she fall down.
While taking her to the hospital the doctor gave her sleeping pills and asked Alex to meet him personally. Doctor explained Alex that Inirah is suffering from a disease called “PARACOSM - the state of being in an imaginary world and relating such imaginary world into reality. The Doctor also explained that in such imaginary world Inirah will be surrounded only by her loved ones like her father, mother etc. whom she love the most. While hearing doctor’s word Alex was literally shocked and tears swept out from his eyes.
He also realized that HE is the one who continuously appeared in her imaginary state neither her father nor her mother. He mimicked himself that I’m the most dearest to Inirah more than her parents right!. He asked doctor that why she is affected by such disease and the doctor explained that people under depression or under highly depressed family conditions would eventually get affected by this disease called Paracosm. He was shocked to know that Inirah was under a depressed state.
Instead of investigating the past Alex decided to take complete care of her and be her comrade to pursue her life. He decided to sacrifice anything for her. Days rolled on ! Inirah started avoiding Alex when she realized about her disease. She completely annoyed him but Alex was not in the position to leave her. He enlarged his arms of bond but one day Inirah disappeared from the sight if Alex by leaving a single letter portraying I LOVE U ALEX!. Alex searched her for more than eight months.
Even her parents also couldn't find her. They filed a complaint regarding their missing daughter. But that too couldn’t pave the way to find her. Then with huge efforts Alex came to know that Inirah admitted herself in one of the asylum in North India by considering herself as mentally unfit. Alex was totally depressed and he blamed himself without any reason. From that incident he searched for failures more than success. He wished to glance her atleast once.
Thus he gathered the address of the Asylum and started his journey to North India to find his lost love. With his memories Alex just glanced that book again. At such instant the book suddenly slipped from his hand. He was shocked and jumped from the train to catch the book. He was severely injured but not as much because the train slowed due to some rural signals in that area.
He was admitted and his parents were informed. They rushed to the hospital to see their only child who met with such accident. The doctor asked them to meet personally and asked them that “Is he affected by any mental disorder”. Because the police investigations tells that it was a suicide attempt. They told that “YES HE WAS AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE CALLED PARACOSM” and they cried louder. They also told doctor that he loved some girl during his college period and he continuously approached her to accept his proposal but she rejected. Then he propagated himself into a depressed state. We supported him to the maximal extent.
We offered whatever he needed without any rejection after we came to know that he was affected by such disease. He comes to home after finishing his college and tells us a fantasy story about a girl named Inirah whom he gets rejected by. He used to tell that we both love each other. One day he bought a costly bracelet from shop and told us that Inirah presented this gift to him. We were totally shocked with his unusual behavior and took him to the doctor.
There we came to know about all these behavior. Doctor while listening this questioned his parent’s that “By knowing all these why did you leave Alex in a hostel instead of protecting him at home”. They replied that one day Alex quarreled with us and asked for some private space for his recovery. So we left him in the hostel at his college campus.
But we never imagined that it will reach up to this extent. Doctor was literally shocked with the story of Alex. Thus everything comes to an end. Here Alex is the most affected person with the disease called pure love. His love towards Inirah made him do all of this.
The exact phrase is such “Love with Destruction”. He destroyed himself for the sake of love instead of annoying her. Yes there is no book in his hand while jumping out from the train and everything is the imaginary story which has been generated in his mind that he wished to pursue.
Thus Alex and his Paracosm proved that true love is something which is mentioned as trust with minimal expectations and UNCOUNTABLE SMILE… !.