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Obsession
CHARACTERS
Speaker Julia as Jay’s ex wife
Jay as Julia’s ex husband
Vanessa as Julia’s best friend

Obsession a word familiar to all, fierce, dangerous, simple but for everyday people it’s a common word having a simple and profound meaning. Every word contains a great power, a control something like a feeling and a strong one.
In this world everyone’s got an obsession with something they love. Some say it to be a passion, a fixation but to me it’s more like a nightmare, a torture, a pain.
I always took it lightly and yet it took me way more painfully. I think people are usually obsessed with food preps, professional cleaning, documentaries, DIY’ing and much more but the most unbelievable thing is that when a person becomes obsessed with one person…… just one person……………………..

FLASHBACK

NEW YORK CITY

[Julia and Vanessa having a tea party, late afternoon in Julia’s backyard]

Vanessa: A fine spring day isn’t it jules….

Julia: Of course, sweetie it is indeed.

Vanessa: why don’t you get married ahh… you know that a lot of boys are after you. Pick one and get married. What do you say?

Julia: well sweetie I don’t know maybe I should but I believe in something else….

Vanessa: you mean something like true love like in fairytales…

Julia: yup…

Vanessa: oh girl you and your fairytales… let me get it straight love wouldn’t come to you, you should find it.

Julia: and from where shall I start??

Vanessa: hmmmm your neighbors…. Hahaha ….

Julia: you little… hahaha as a matter of fact no young boy live in this neighborhood.

Vanessa: hey I remember it that the house next door is probably being emptying I think I should pray that a boy would come there for you.

Julia: Oh My God. You want me to go soon don’t you?

Vanessa: just kidding girl…

PRESENT

[I wish that, that day she hadn’t said those words….. because indeed they became true.]

FLASHBACK

[Sounds of unpacking and loading boxes were...