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The call for help | Heart and Brain in conflict | Part 4

His eyes open. His neck is hurting. His back is also hurting. It doesn't seem like he would be able to get out of bed today. He stretches a bit, trying to wake up. As he starts moving, he feels movement on the other side of the bed. He is super scared. He finds Ishani on the other side of the bed, sleeping sound. WHAT? How did he get here ? What happened last night ? Why does he not have his clothes on ? Did he just have a sleepover with Ishani ? He couldn't make sense of anything and was too scared to wake her up and talk to her at all. He gets off the bed, tries to find his clothes. He has never been in this apartment. He has to get out quickly! And he does. He quickly puts on his pants, and shirt. He checks his pockets quickly, where he finds his phone and wallet, already in place. Then he quietly tiptoes out of the apartment, wears his shoes on the staircase outside of the apartment, leading to the parking lot. Where is he now ? Why is my head hurting ? What happened last n...

The third date | Heart and Brain in conflict | Part 3

"Could I please walk you home this time ?", he asked. She chuckles, and says, "Okay! Just this once, I will allow it." He chuckled. We know that chuckle means he's going to ask again, and her chuckle means that she likes him asking for it every time. Not sure if he understands that yet. They start walking. He's looking for topics for conversation, this is his third date with her, and he likes talking to her. When you like someone, you're not able to gauge their response to your liking accurately. At the same time, he is more logical than emotional, and he simply does not understand emotions as well. He is just hoping that she will communicate that she likes him, because he dreads bringing up any topic that makes him talk about his emotions. "By the way, this is the first time I'm going out with someone I matched on Tinder!", he said, finally getting something to start a conversation with, "or technically, the third." She looks at ...