It was their third anniversary. She was expecting a surprise from him. The whole day he was busy at office and she waited for him to pick her up from her office.
Finally, the moment arrived. She rushed towards the car after recieving a call from him. He was there yelling at the security to give him a small moment before clearing the No Parking area.
She smiled at the security and said, "Sorry, it's our anniversary". He facepalmed and before she could notice took his hand away. He signalled her to come in. With all the heavenly enthusiasm, she entered the car.
The car started to move. He looked to be in a dilemma, but she was expecting the surprise to happen at any moment. She wanted to keep it calm and pretended as if she didn't care.
His anxiety rose even more. He was taking the car through roads, they had never gone before. Her excitement was building up, but she maintained her chill. On seeing her, he was getting even more anxious.
After about an hour, he had finally reached a science museum. He parked the car, and bought two entry passes. They walked in.
He whispered something on the ears of the security. The security smiled at him and directed him. Her held hands tight and walked in the direction.
There was an isolated room there with minimal light. They entered the room. He locked the door and turned on the light. There was a sophisticated chair in the middle of the room. He made her to sit on the chair. He connected a few ports on the side of the chair and placed a hemispherical device on her head.
She stopped him and asked, "what is this". He replied, "it's a secret mission by IITs. This is a space probe. It would take you to a planet in the space. Trust me", he said.
"Are you not coming with me", she asked sarcastically. She didn't believe that space exploration could be so easy. "There's another such thing in the other room. I'll come once you reach there", he replied. She burst out in laughter, but she understood that there could be a surprise for her in the device. She placed the helmet on her head. She adjusted it in such a way that the hearing piece on the helmet were on her ears. It was pitch dark after she wore it.
He turned on a switch. She could hear a motor sound. She stated feel a centrifugal force and realised that the chair was rotating. The motor sound increased and there were discrete beep sounds coming through the hearing piece. The angular velocity increased and so, did the frequency of beep sound. All of the a sudden LEDs started glow on the helmet. She felt as if by she was being tortured. She could hardly breathe and felt nauseated.
She lifted her hands and signalled him to stop, but machine did not stop after repeated efforts. She couldn't even lift the helmet off. It was held so tight. For a moment she thought that she would die, but she hoped that a surprise would come at any time.
Slowly and gradually, she felt that the velocity of rotation was reducing, and the beep sound and LEDs had stopped to blink. In a while the chair came to rest. The helmet loosened and she immediately took it off. Her vision was bleeched when she opened her eyes.
"Where are you and what was that for", she asked. No one responded. Her vision recovered gradually. Everything around her looked different. The walls looked as if they were moving away. The colour of the walls kept changing. She couldn't feel her weight. She was slipping as she tried to walk.
She was taken by surprise. There was an abnormal peace. The peace scared her for a moment. The experience of a new planet was chilling her heart. Her steps started to shorten. Her throat was freezing. She felt left alone. "What if he couldn't make it here? Will I be left alone throughout my life? God! This is the worst surprise ever. I want him now. Why did he leave me like this", there were a million thoughts going inside her mind.
She reached the door and opened it with fear. There he was as he promised. She was so excited to see him wishing to spend the rest of her life in that lonely planet.
He was holding his mobile phone and recording the scene. "Welcome to planet Earth madam. This is a dangerous planet", he said in a deep voice. She looked around and realised that it was the same stupid science museum. The security was standing at the same corner and watching the scene.
She was frustrated. She pushed him and walked towards the exit. He fell down and started to laugh. He swiftly stood up and started to run behind her. She turned back to see what was written on the board outside the space travel room.
A modern replica of torture chair from "Ulagam Sutrum Valiban" movie, it read.
She looked down in embarrassment and ran out to the exit. He followed her and tried to stop her. He went right before her. "Hey! Wait", he said taking breathe. She looked at him with frustration. "Earth is still a planet in space. So, I didn't lie", he said. She almost burnt him with her stare and started to walk. He signalled the security to wait for five minutes and ran behind her.
Finally, the moment arrived. She rushed towards the car after recieving a call from him. He was there yelling at the security to give him a small moment before clearing the No Parking area.
She smiled at the security and said, "Sorry, it's our anniversary". He facepalmed and before she could notice took his hand away. He signalled her to come in. With all the heavenly enthusiasm, she entered the car.
The car started to move. He looked to be in a dilemma, but she was expecting the surprise to happen at any moment. She wanted to keep it calm and pretended as if she didn't care.
His anxiety rose even more. He was taking the car through roads, they had never gone before. Her excitement was building up, but she maintained her chill. On seeing her, he was getting even more anxious.
After about an hour, he had finally reached a science museum. He parked the car, and bought two entry passes. They walked in.
He whispered something on the ears of the security. The security smiled at him and directed him. Her held hands tight and walked in the direction.
There was an isolated room there with minimal light. They entered the room. He locked the door and turned on the light. There was a sophisticated chair in the middle of the room. He made her to sit on the chair. He connected a few ports on the side of the chair and placed a hemispherical device on her head.
She stopped him and asked, "what is this". He replied, "it's a secret mission by IITs. This is a space probe. It would take you to a planet in the space. Trust me", he said.
"Are you not coming with me", she asked sarcastically. She didn't believe that space exploration could be so easy. "There's another such thing in the other room. I'll come once you reach there", he replied. She burst out in laughter, but she understood that there could be a surprise for her in the device. She placed the helmet on her head. She adjusted it in such a way that the hearing piece on the helmet were on her ears. It was pitch dark after she wore it.
He turned on a switch. She could hear a motor sound. She stated feel a centrifugal force and realised that the chair was rotating. The motor sound increased and there were discrete beep sounds coming through the hearing piece. The angular velocity increased and so, did the frequency of beep sound. All of the a sudden LEDs started glow on the helmet. She felt as if by she was being tortured. She could hardly breathe and felt nauseated.
She lifted her hands and signalled him to stop, but machine did not stop after repeated efforts. She couldn't even lift the helmet off. It was held so tight. For a moment she thought that she would die, but she hoped that a surprise would come at any time.
Slowly and gradually, she felt that the velocity of rotation was reducing, and the beep sound and LEDs had stopped to blink. In a while the chair came to rest. The helmet loosened and she immediately took it off. Her vision was bleeched when she opened her eyes.
"Where are you and what was that for", she asked. No one responded. Her vision recovered gradually. Everything around her looked different. The walls looked as if they were moving away. The colour of the walls kept changing. She couldn't feel her weight. She was slipping as she tried to walk.
She was taken by surprise. There was an abnormal peace. The peace scared her for a moment. The experience of a new planet was chilling her heart. Her steps started to shorten. Her throat was freezing. She felt left alone. "What if he couldn't make it here? Will I be left alone throughout my life? God! This is the worst surprise ever. I want him now. Why did he leave me like this", there were a million thoughts going inside her mind.
She reached the door and opened it with fear. There he was as he promised. She was so excited to see him wishing to spend the rest of her life in that lonely planet.
He was holding his mobile phone and recording the scene. "Welcome to planet Earth madam. This is a dangerous planet", he said in a deep voice. She looked around and realised that it was the same stupid science museum. The security was standing at the same corner and watching the scene.
She was frustrated. She pushed him and walked towards the exit. He fell down and started to laugh. He swiftly stood up and started to run behind her. She turned back to see what was written on the board outside the space travel room.
A modern replica of torture chair from "Ulagam Sutrum Valiban" movie, it read.
She looked down in embarrassment and ran out to the exit. He followed her and tried to stop her. He went right before her. "Hey! Wait", he said taking breathe. She looked at him with frustration. "Earth is still a planet in space. So, I didn't lie", he said. She almost burnt him with her stare and started to walk. He signalled the security to wait for five minutes and ran behind her.
