Before Time (The Time Trilogy Book 1) (13 page)

I wanted to argue with him about decency, but where should I start? I thought he wouldn’t understand that.

ME:
Yes, I know! But…

Impassioned:
Ifs and buts are useless at this stage :) There is no point in the use of a condom after getting pregnant, is there?

ME:
Of course not.

I giggled at his example. I had never heard that kind of dirty joke before.

Impassioned:
Precaution time is over :)

ME:
I know.

Impassioned:
Besides, it’s only increasing your votes.

Which I didn’t want. I wasn’t competing for the attention of men in the channel. I just went there because I had free time on my hands.

ME:
Not at all.

Impassioned:
It’s like the next time something happens like this, either pony up or pull out :) Don’t hang in between.

ME:
I’m not that pretty, and I’m fat, so they make fun of me.

Impassioned:
They can’t see the body from the face, can they?

ME:
They saw that I’m fat.

Impassioned:
Perhaps somebody is leaking that information. From that picture, it isn’t possible to see it, not until they have seen the full-body version.

ME:
Did you see the one they uploaded again?

Impassioned:
Should I?

ME:
Only if you want to.

Impassioned:
Is it a full picture or headshot?

ME:
A headshot.

Impassioned:
Well, you are what you are. You can never change that. Stop staying that to yourself first, and then you can expect people to stop saying stuff like that to you.

ME:
I am trying to change.

Impassioned:
Please don’t make me fly all the way to Islamabad and see you for myself :D

I laughed. I don’t know why, but I wanted him to do just that. It was so weird. The reckless side of me was making its presence known, I guess.

ME:
You won’t.

Impassioned:
Change in what sense?

ME:
My opinion.

Impassioned:
What about a workout and diet plan?

ME:
I am on one.

Impassioned:
You got to move your ass, baby :)

ME:
Yes, I need to, and what’s more, I need motivation.

Impassioned:
Maybe some spanking, too.

ME:
Rolling on the floor laughing!

Impassioned:
Motivation :/ what you need is a personal trainer.

ME:
No, not at all. All I need is somebody to kick my ass.

Impassioned:
You need someone who could wait every evening in the park for a walk. That would be me, in a couple of months.

ME:
Really?

Impassioned:
There is no such thing as “can’t, wouldn’t or shouldn’t”; it’s only the will and desire to do something.

ME:
I know. I WILL do it now.

Impassioned:
It requires a lot of motivation, I really agree.

ME:
I know!

Impassioned:
Did you gain weight recently or have you always been fat?

ME:
Since birth.

Impassioned:
Alright. Then I must type my resignation for work.

ME:
Why?

Impassioned:
How will we walk in the park, then?

ME:
Why resignation?

Impassioned:
Either I can work in Dubai or walk with you in Islamabad :) I can’t do both.

He would do that, just for me? I thought. How different he was from the guys I knew, who were all self-important, pompous and often extremely foolish.

ME:
I see :)

Impassioned:
I guess I will rejoin another telecom company again.

ME:
Good :)

Impassioned:
Anyways, you try to start a bit. I worked there for two years before as well.

ME:
Hmmm…

Impassioned:
Don’t divert from the topic of you going for a walk.

ME:
I am not diverting.

Impassioned:
Get an iPod, a set of sneakers, a car to drop you off at that park, and if you don’t have a car, use public transport and go.

ME:
I have a car, and I also have an iPod, but I don’t know where it is. Perhaps I’ll have to find it.

Impassioned:
You lack only willpower.

ME:
Maybe you can say that.

Impassioned:
My vacations start in a few months. I have no issues with coming there if you don’t, but you know, it’s you who has to start walking.

ME:
Vacation! How sweet of you :)

Impassioned:
Haha, there is no ‘sweet of me’ :D I won’t live so far from the park that I can’t come; it would be easier for me.

ME:
Hmmm…

Impassioned:
Anyways, you start walking, and I’ll accompany you when I come there.

ME:
I definitely will. I’ve got some parks near my home as well; I can go there for walk too.

Impassioned:
There is a huge park, covering an entire sector; I’m not sure which one.

ME:
Yeah, I know.

Impassioned:
Well then! It’s settled.

ME:
Heehee, okay! Well, after the walk, a visit to One Potato, Two Potato is must.

Impassioned:
Ahahahahahahaa! Then, there is no use in going for a walk. You’ll gain double of what you lose by walking.

ME:
Heeheeheehee! Hahahahaa!

Impassioned:
Let me tell you something. In life, there are things that nobody can force you to do, but motivation can help you do anything.

ME:
Really?

Impassioned:
Some people think that the others will laugh at them if they are fat and work out in the park. What they don’t realize is that parks are for fat people to work out, not for slim people who have no need to do so at all.

ME:
I agree! I used to go to the gym, and I never cared that people would stare at me.

Impassioned:
Well, I don’t advise going to the gym first. Walking should be the first step.

ME:
I am going to walk now!

Impassioned:
Trust me, you won’t see a miracle in a few days, but you will develop a routine, and you’ll feel active as well.

ME:
Yeah, I know! These days, I feel like I’m in a dream.

Impassioned:
Why is that?

ME:
All I do is sleep or come on the internet.

Impassioned:
Well, right now you’ve got nothing to do, so enjoy that. Well, it’s in human nature that what irritates them the most is the thing they miss most dearly after it’s gone.

ME:
I agree. I used to hate school, but now I miss it dearly.

Impassioned:
Try simple green tea and a walk. These are the best solutions to reduce weight. One more thing, put a stop to sexual activities; they affect the metabolism.

ME:
I have never developed the taste for green tea.

Impassioned:
Well, I haven’t ever tasted green tea, but everything that is used in weight loss evidently has no taste. After all, in order to look different, you have to make many sacrifices.

ME:
I will try, try, and try!

Impassioned:
If there is a conscience inside you that feels bad when people call you names or even look silently with eyes that say everything, this means your inner self is alive. This also means that you can summon your will.

ME:
I guess my inner self is too alive.

Impassioned:
If you don’t care about anything at all, you will never be able to do anything in life.

ME:
I know.

Impassioned:
In March, there will be you, me, and the park.

ME:
Nice. Do you know what
khaslat
is?

Impassioned:
It means ‘nature’.

ME:
I see.

Impassioned:
Nature never changes, whatever happens. People can change, but nature never does.

ME:
I see.

Impassioned:
Is anyone creating problems for you?

ME:
Nope.

Impassioned:
That means life is peaceful. One-night stands are way better than relationships, especially in some cases.

ME:
Of course.

Impassioned:
Anyways, be at peace.

ME:
Hmmm…

Impassioned:
I’m going to leave now.

ME:
Sure.