The bait

           It was a just another pleasant summer morning . But for doctor Roberts specialised in psychiatry it was one of the most important days of his life. A day when his years long experiment on dreams is going to be tested for its practical efficiency.

Government had banned the production of medicines used for dream sharing ever since it was used by some thieves for stealing ideas from others mind. When Roberts heard about the news of stealing ideas from one’s mind with help of dreams, first thing which  struck him was the positive impact it could have on the treatment of mentally disordered patients. But he has to overcome the stiff resistance of his authorities before he could actually move forward with the experiments .  It was years of hard work and persistence that he could finally get green signal to experiment on some patients. He already succeeded with some simple cases of mental disorders. Now he want to take it to next level.  To see its effects on  violent and complicated cases.

Edwards  was the chosen patient. His wife died 3 years back in an accident. But unwilling to accept the truth, he has completely immersed himself in world of his own. He doesn’t have any touch with reality and doesn’t react to treatment.

The love for his wife was keeping him away from the reality. So if their relationship is broken then he will come back to reality. So what is the best way to break a relationship? , obviously another girl. If he falls in love with another girl then his subconscious will be forced bring down the world it created for his wife.

Catherine, one of the enthusiastic junior doctor ,  agreed to play the part. She was a good looking young lady, with great presence of mind.  Robert knew she was  right candidate for the job. He have seen her ability to handle difficult situations with ease.

Now the treatment began. It was not easy . Initially Edward’s subconscious  came hard on the intruder. It was a mentally tiring process. For  weeks Catherine was unable to move even a single step forward. Within seconds of shared dreaming  she will woke up due to severe kicks. Even though it took a toll on her mind she was unwilling to give up and her diligence slowly started to give results.

As Edward started to develop an attraction towards Catherine his mental world started collapsing. Within months  he started responding towards treatment and  came to the light of the reality.

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It was a busy life for Dr. Roberts. He has to travel across the globe and conduct seminars about his new way of treatment.  Meetings, media interviews all made it difficult for him to manage his time.

One day after a long seminar he was sleeping in his hotel room. The sound of his mobile phone broke his sleep.   He was annoyed……………….. But the name  swept away his anger        “Catherine………”. He has taken leave from hospital. And it was long time since he communicated with his colleagues.

“Hey how are you katie? I was slightly busy these days so I couldn’t  contact any of you. How is life going?”

“Great . Just that we miss your guidance in hospital. And ……..” there was a long pause .

“What's it ? “

“Sir I am marrying Edward”

“What? You mean…..?”

“Yes him..”

Robert was taken by shock. They talked for a couple of minutes more. But he was unable to concentrate. He was sensing trouble. If Catherine fell in love with Edward it means even doctor is getting affected by treatment. And this treatment has already been adopted by different hospitals around the world.  So……………………………………………………………………………?