It was breezy Saturday night. Winters had started and nights were colder now. Dark clouds hovered just below the sky. The earth lightens up momentarily as lightening struck the sky. After the lightening it was the time for rain to wet the surface of earth. The dogs start yapping as another lightening struck the sky.
When the rain stopped and watch clocked at 11:50, a motorbike stopped
near the junction. A man in his thirties got down and parked the bike at corner
of the road. He removed his helmet and wiped his face with a bandanna. He
slipped his hand in the pocket of his pants and pulled out a packet of
cigarette but to his dismay it was empty! He pulled the bag from his back and
checked in its pockets. He found a cigarette rolled in a paper. He unrolled the
paper, lit the cigarette and closed his eyes. It was a long and frustrating day
in the office though he had waited for this day for a long time. He had goose
bumps and couldn't sleep previous night. He was nervous and excited.
However, he knew a little that all his efforts were going into the vain and it
had left him devastated.
“Take it easy Rahul. It happens!” said Sanjay, his colleague.
“I’m not going to leave him. He will die!” screamed Rahul. He had given
his everything to the company. He had worked early mornings, late nights, on
the weekends and the least he expected was promotion.
“Come on man. This is not the end of the world.” Sanjay tried to calm
his nerves.
Normally a man with soothing and pleasant demeanor, today Rahul was bursting with anger. He
wanted to go back into the cabin of his boss and throw him out of the window.
He had been overlooked in favor of Ritesh who was coincidentally the
nephew of the company’s vice-president.
“I’m sorry man. Better luck next time.” Ritesh
winked at Rahul.
He almost smacked Ritesh into his face before being stopped Sanjay.
A bright light and a boisterous sound forced him to open his eyes. A
fast moving heavy truck was headed in his direction. The truck gained more
speed as the distance between them reduced.
