Old Love
William Hatchard and Phillipa are English Literature Undergraduates who are the best in their class and start a rivalry among themselves. Their rivalry is to be decided by the 'Charles Oldham Prize'- when Phillipa's father dies. William decides to drive Phillipa to the funeral and the two fall in love.
Their love is decided by the Charles Oldham which both of them share. They get married and are deeply in love- their love expressed by absolute sarcastic remarks of each other- they rise to become phenomenal successes in their own fields-becoming Professors and teaching chairs of Oxford in English Literature- receiving knighthoods.
One day William and Phillipa have an argument on a crossword puzzle on the existence of the word 'Whymwham'. Phillipa dies of a heart attack after William leaves for College. When William finds this out- he shoots himself leaving a note saying -'Forgive me i had to let her know...'. He could not bear to live without her and rumour had it that they did not be apart for more than a few hours. This was Old Love.
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