Cycle of Cliches
With him around, she had come to believe that leaving a mark behind was possible.
But those premonitions – those, she felt, could be nipped only by prompt and instant actions. And so, telling him “I can’t live without you” made absolute sense, because it was that one line, Nisim seemed to believe unwaveringly. And Nisim, being Nisim, couldn’t be convinced; he needed to be sparked enough to believe in things before he acted on them. The line, thus, made complete sense, because, it did get Nisim to agree to seek her hand from Papa, to make that advance booking, because she believed no premonition could come in their way if only Papa blessed them with his words of assurance. Nobody doubted Papa