The Chronicles of Elena

I know it's been a really long time since the last post (two months actually) but I blame it all on Elena...

Elena is a multi-talented, intelligent and gorgeous woman who can spot a flaw in a theory with equal ease as she can walk around looking pretty. She is the epitome of style, class and grace all rolled into one. She can command the attention of ten feeding T-Rexes with a single spoken word and when she presents case studies it is very easy to forget about your pending assignments, market surveys and even your backache. This is her story…

Elena was born in a lovely suburban home – surrounded by all things beautiful. She schooled in a time where all that mattered was simply getting there and back in time for a cartoon video. She wanted to grow up to be a writer and musician.

Elena was on track with her plans till a few months ago when a legendary monster – called Ememess – captured her when she was not looking and before she knew it, she was being held captive by this ruthless beast. For those who do not know about this creature, Ememess usually captures its prey when they least expect it and holds them till they pay all their dues for twenty harrowing months. While this may not seem like a very bad deal – considering the beast does not eat you in the end – it is an experience that will change your life forever.

The beast has various minions – or agents – and they do their best to drain Elena of whatever energy and resources she has. Her day is now an endless barrage of strange languages and mathematical entities, punctuated only by lunch that could easily be served to aliens and concluding with the incessant typing of a multitude of unintelligible hieroglyphics to be submitted to the minions the next day.

She is under constant scrutiny by everyone around her because all hostages are supposed to exhibit certain peculiar behaviours like lugging heavy tomes to and from a dungeon where everything is dusty and what you need you never find. She also has to read a bunch of pink sheets every morning without which she does not feel equipped to face the day. As a matter of fact, I can safely say that every waking minute Elena isn’t paying attention to Ememess – she is worrying about what her life will be like after the monster releases her.

If you knew her, you would love her, but it really is a pity that she exists only within the confines of a classroom somewhere on the ground floor of the monster’s lair in a galaxy far, far away...