Never bite the hands that feeds you

Brunilda grew up surrounded by luxury and wealth. She was raised by her father as her mother had passed on when she was three. But soon her father too left her, leaving his dwelling wealth to her. Luckily she is old enough to take charge of her dads co-operate world. During the day she leads a busy co-operate life, at night, she spends her nights partying wildly.

As on a usual 3.OO a.m sunday morning, tired after all the partying and boozing, she drove back to her mansion exceeding the speed limit. The last thing she knew was “Baaaannnnnngggggg….…!!!!!!”, the noise that pierced her ear drums. The last thing she recalled wass the car crashing into a trailer.

5 months later…..

Brunilda woke up at the sounds of chirping birds. She rose at the smell of coffee served by her sweetheart, Natalino. Natalino was the only person who stood by her, taking care of her and attending to all her needs since the tragedy. Unfortunately, Brunilda could only remember her name as she had lost her memory after the accident.

Natalino showered her with love and care. But yet, deep down in her heart she felt something missing. Something like, the urge to know who and what she really is. She wanted to find out the missing pieces of the puzzle in her life. As things between Brunilda and Natalino spiced up, she began to question her identity. Till when am I going to burden my mind and soul with this hollowness ? Till insanity?

Looks like god heard and granted her prayers. Not long after that, she bumped into a gypsy. She felt very excited, but all the gypsy could tell her was “While chasing common stones, you are losing a precious diamond”. Natalino knew something she did not. Natalio wrote her a note just before leaving the country :-

Dear Brunilda,

Answers to you riddle .A small shelter beneath this mansion, the secret lies.

Love,

Natalino

Brunilda with the note on her hand, rushed, like she knew where the door was.

Then she reached, a chamber. She heard this voice in her mind, “Open the door! Hurry !” . She opened the door, fear caused her goose bumps. There were portraits of people she knew. She saw a diary and quickly grabbed it and read. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she read it. That’s when she knew, she wasn’t the Brunilda before the accident.

Brunilda before, had these accessories and toys called boys. She used them at her whims and fancy and dumped them when she got bored of them. But Natalino was an exception. Though Brunilda treated him as one of her accessories, he was the only one who truly cared for her. He was already already given his heart and soul to her and he had never thought of betraying her. He treated her like a jewel, showered her with care, love and warmth, attending to all her needs. Yet she had just treated him like another toy she thought. Remorse filled her heart at the thought of how she had betrayed such a precious man without a drop of conscience.

Yet when tragedy struck her 5 months ago, it was Natalio who stood by her. She was overtaken with guilt. It was the accident that made her realize how important Natalio is.

Her mobile phone rang “ Miss Brunilda? Your friend Natalio met an accident 20 minutes ago. I’m sorry to say this, but chances of surviving is minimum ”. Silent she became. She cried till there was no more tears.