THE HEART AND THE MIND

ALICEZAKS AND SMITH

Alicezaks is a young, gorgeous damsel girl not more than 22 years old. She is tall and sylphlike. She is very calm, soft and Character-wise, educative and reticent, lovely and cheerful.

Alicezaks is a Smith's cousin. Smith is not more than seven years older than Alicezaks, but the mutual understanding between them makes them so attached to the extent one cannot live a whole day without seeing the other. Wherever you see Alicezaks Smith must be there or somewhere around. He is her only camaraderie and loyal companion that she trusted with all of her secrets. When she's happy the first person to know must be smith, however sad.

As to Smith, he trusted Alicezaks to the extent that whatever he was up to or willing to do, she was the first person to know. No matter how profound Smith loves or wants a thing if Alicezaks didn't like it or did not subscribe to it, Smith abandoned it. Likewise, no matter how he despises a thing if she prefers it, he will accept it wholeheartedly. She's completely controlling his life and modifying it.

They never called themselves with their real names. Alicezaks calls Smith "myguestie" and sometimes, " my mind", while Smith calls her "my dear sis" or sometimes "my heart." She's calling him " Guestie" because she always welcomes and treats him as the most important person in her life, while she is calling him "my mind" because he is always on her mind whether he is near or far away from her. As to Smith, he is calling her "mydearsis" because she is his cousin and the only sister he's treating with utmost importance and regard. He is calling her "my heart " because she's the only person that possesses full control of him beyond himself.

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With all the care and respect they are showing to themselves, they never put or think that one is in love with the other. They believe that they're more than a relative and beyond friendship. They considered themselves THE HEART AND THE MIND, one cannot do without the other.

This belief that they are not in love with each other is what makes Alicezaks make boyfriends at her high school. She enjoys some of the relationships while some are painful. Among the relationships, she enjoyed at high school is her love for one little guy called Bryce.

Bryce is a gentle boy not more than eighteen years old. He is very honest and kind, educative and self-mannered. He treats Alicezaks with kindness, and he is the man of spending to her. His gifts and caring toward her are what make him woo her heart and force her to focus on him. He is the first person in Alicezaks life to take her out and present a precious gift to her. He's the first to give her a diamond ring which she always wears and promises to be wearing it till the end of her life as she considered the ring important like Smith.

One day, she calls Smith on the phone and starts the conversations she usually enjoys.

"Hey, my Mind," she said with a soft voice when Smith picked the call.

"Hi, what's up?" He said while drawing all of his attention to the phone.

"I don't mind you anymore since you also don't mind where I'm anymore." She said jokingly.

"Oh my dearsis, you're always on my mind, and you have a special place in my heart whether you're near or far away from me. I'm very sorry I just gave you a little time to listen to your heart desire, Bryce. As you've told me you'll go for an outing today." Smith replied calmly to relieve her mind."

"Okay, where are you now? I'm having good news for you." She said.

" I'm somewhere around your college." He said.

"What are you doing there?" She asked.

"I'm just missing you. That's why I came down there thinking about how you look with a high school uniform." She said jokingly.

"Oh? How do I look in the school uniform?"

"Uhmmm, you look like a princess in her gown and crown." He said.

She laughs and said " I know that what you'll say... Meet me at home for the news!" She said.

"Okay, your wish is my command on my way to your side."

As she cut off the phone, without wasting time, Smith hastily took a cab to Alicezak's home.

After a few minutes, the cab takes Smith to the Alicezaks home.

He picks up his phone and calls her while moving into the house.

She didn't pick the call, he kept calling her again and again without responding till he entered the house.

As he entered the house, he found his aunt in the kitchen trying to cook dinner.

"Hey, Mum, what are you cooking for us this late evening?" Smith asked.

She smiles and responded jokingly " Hi smith I'm cooking some kind of delicious that your wife can't cook." She said while laughing.

"Oh, no, mum! Your food is olden days food, how can my wife know how to cook such obsolete and distasteful food." He said while laughing.

She laughs again and said, "This is the most palatable food... cancer-free food as there are not too many preservative ingredients...you're lacking such delicious food, that's why you're so thin and not growing up!" She said jokingly.

"Okay mum I'm speechless here" but mark you, when I got married I will be big and fat!" He said.

"Oh! Who's my daughter-in-law? Do you have one in mind now?"

He rolled his eyes rolled out and then said " in-laws? I don't even have a girlfriend. I'm afraid of girls." They see me as young, not enough to talk to them."

She laughs and said " oh you see! If you're eating olden days food, this may not be happening to you as you'll be growing faster and faster."

He laughs and said, " it's okay I'll start coming to eat your food."

"This may be better for you." She said.

"Uhm Mum where is my dearsis." He asked.

"She went out in the afternoon to her friend's house." She answered.

"Okay, she just gives me a call to meet her at home," Smith said.

"Maybe she is close to the house, that's why she calls you," Mum responds unmindfully.

"Okay let me wait for her at the parlour." He said while going to the parlour.

He sat on the cushion in the parlour and then picked his phone and call her again.

The phone ring much time but no answers. Then Smith texted her.

"Hey, my heartie... I came to the house, but you're not at home. Where are you? I'm waiting for you. Please be hurried, or else I'll tell mum.

A few minutes later, while Smith was sitting chatting, her text message appears.

" Hey, my mind" I'll cut you into pieces if you tell my mum...where I went. I will not die alone...mum will kill me if she knows I have a boyfriend...meet me at Granville park now...waiting for you there..."

He smiles and stands up to go there.

" Mum! Mum!!" He calls her.

Mum replied; " My Smith what's it? , Here I'm in the room.

He went directly into the room and then told mum, "Mum, I'm going, my boss is calling me urgently."

"Can't you wait to eat food? I'm about to finish it." Mum said.

"Thank you, mum, if my dearsis comes back, give her my own to eat for me." He said jokingly.

"She doesn't want to eat food, that's why she is slim just like. But I'll tell her if she comes back." Mummy replied.

"Okay, Mummy, thank you, I'm going till I come back later. Bye." Smith said while moving out of the room.

"Okay bye smith please extend my greeting to your mother and tell her I'll be meeting her the day after tomorrow," Mum said.

"Ok Mum," he answered while quickly leaving the house.

Immediately he leaves the house, he picks his phone and calls Alicezaks. And she picks.

"Hey, where are you? Why do you lie to mum?"

She laughs and said, "Do you want me to die unprepared? If Mum knows about Bryce she will kill me." She said.

"Hmm, I already told her about him, and I even assisted her in preparing your grave." He said jokingly.

"What!!! You killed me! I must kill you if you meet me here!" She said.

He laughs and said to her, "calm down, my dear sis your secrets are safe with me. I didn't tell mum anything about where you are."

She sighed and said, "Thank God...and Thank you myguestie...That's why I like you very much!" Hurry and meet me there, I'm waiting for you.

While laughing at her, he said, "Okay my heart, give me a few minutes, I'll be there."

He off the call and then took a taxi to Granville Park

Few minutes he reached the place. He saw her sitting on one stool alone with some bags at her front.

He smiled and came to her. She did not notice his presence as her mind went away from her body till he claps his hand and said to her, "Hey myheartie here I am, but you do not even notice my presence. What are you thinking of...and why do you worry yourself while I'm always there for your support and happiness."

She smiles and sighed. And then said, "Oh myguestie, I'm just thinking of Bryce and how he's treating me with utmost care."

He smiles and then sits down next to her and puts his hand on her shoulder, hugging her.

"My heart," he said in a soft, calm voice.

"Yes, my mind." She responded.

"Tell me what you're feeling about Bryce."

She laid her head on his shoulder, and then, she caught his hand and started playing with his fingers, and then in a fluffy voice, she started saying, " I don't know what I'm feeling about him. My heart is empty. I neither feel I love him nor I hated him. I'm just appreciating the way he's treating me. I don't want to break the heart of this innocent gentleboy. You know, it remains a few months to finish high school. And he is too small to get marriage....and you know it will be difficult for Mummy to allow me to further my study without a marriage..." He said trying to shed tears.

He sighed and then said to her, "Oh, don't worry yourself about this. It's a very simple and easy case. If I can advise you...just stop giving him your time and silently go out of his way. Stop treating him like your wooer. Just ignore him for a while and then let see the result."

"Why do you advise so?" She asked while taking her head off his shoulder.

He smiles and then said, " giving him your time and much attention is the reason why he is falling more deeply in love with you. But if you reduce your attention toward him, he will reduce going crazy about you.

She chuckles and then looks at him and then hugged him. She then whispers to him "you're my everything! Indeed, you're my mind! Thank you very much." And then kiss him on his forehead.

He smiles and jokingly said, " hmm you'll answer the query if you go back home on where you got all these bags!"

Oh, she laughs and said, " These bags? Do you know what happens when we went out with Bryce?

"No!" He answered.

We went down to one L&X restaurant and the VIP room was already reserved and decorated with beautiful flowers and candles. We sit while three violinists play the soft violin. These bags were already provided, and then as we sat down before we started anything, he said to me to close my eyes and give my hand to him. As I closed my eyes and surrendered my hand to him, he brought out this beautiful diamond ring and then kneels down and then wears it in my hand and then said, "My dear Alicezaks, I gave you all of my life, and I will always be yours till the end of my life, serving you to the last breath!" And then he said I should open my eyes. Then after that, we eat special and delicious food, and then he presents these bags to me as a gift.

Smith rolled his eyes out and said loudly " eyyyenn!!! Is that how this young age boy knows how to woo a woman! I can't believe this."

She laughs and then said to him "You should better befriending him. Perhaps you can learn how to talk to a woman."

He frowned his face and then said to her "Who tell you I didn't know how to woo a girl?"

She laughs again and said " OK, who is your girlfriend??" I never see you talking to a girl." She said while teasing him.

"I'll present her to you very soon." He said.

"OK, how do you go with this gift?" He asked her.

"oh, that's why I enjoy being with you." She said while continuing to explain "This gift you should go with it. You know I can't take them home. As for the ring, I appreciate the way it was presented to me, and I promised to be wearing it for life."

Ok, my dearsis, as you wish, as I will do. I also promise to keep it to you till the time you'll require it." He said.

"No! I mean, you should use it, I gave it to you. Present it to your first girlfriend if you find one!" She said while laughing at him.

She smiles and then said okay no problem...and if I failed to find one and I don't have money, I will sell them and eat buggers with the money!" He said jokingly.

They all laughed. Smith stood up while looking at his watch. "Oh, it was already 5 o'clock. You should go back home or else Mummy will bury you alive." He said while laughing at her!

She stood up while laughing and then said " hmm! If she buried me, I'll be a ghost and always come to you frightening you.

They all laugh and then start to move out of the Park.

He accompanies her to the taxi and then gives her a warm caress and goodbye.