Destiny

What is the meaning of tongue tied? Is it when you are about to give a presentation to your boss and your tongue gets locked in your briefcase? Is it when you get caught, sneaking home tipsy at night and your tongue gets entangled with the bottle? Is it when you meet the girl of your dreams and your tongue gets zipped to your pants? Of all the possible tongue tied situations, which one is the worst?

Yesterday, I was having coffee with my friend, Steven. We were having guy’s talk as usual when I spotted Vae. I signaled her over and she sat down. Immediately, Steven disappeared, not literally, but spiritually. He started to slouch, lower and lower down his seat, and he appeared to be invisible to the conversation between three of us, or should I put it as Vae and me. When Vae left, Rizzy, another of my guy friend, appeared. He sat down with us. Suddenly, Steven was back. His chirpy self returned. 3 of us really enjoyed the session. When Vae came back, Steven did his disappearing act again.

After Vae and Rizzy had gone off, I asked Steven, what was all the “magical disappearance” about? He told me that he was tongue tied. Loss for words. Mind blank. He simply couldn’t believe that the girl of his dreams was actually sitting right in front of him sharing a table. I thought he had simply gone bonkers.

What a time to get tongue tied? I told him that if he was not going to grab his chances, he would eventually regret for the rest of his life. He told me that he was going to be a monk. Ridiculous guy.

I did an art piece recently. There were two birds. One bird flew away when the other bird landed on the branch. Just a fraction of a second apart, the two birds didn’t get to know each other. There were two mountains side by side as the snow melts from their peak. I thought that the art piece resembled Steven and Vae. Will they be like the pair of birds that never get to chat with each other or will they be like the mountains that are together forever? I was not sure what name to give to my art piece. But now, I think I am naming it, “Destiny”.