A sunny morning. I woke up with a smile, thinking that it will be a memorable day in my life. I started dreaming about the beautiful future… “Caring parents, lovely husband, passion as a profession, well settled family...What else I need to be HAPPY? Probably a child in next 2-3 years.. hahaha…” I laughed loudly.
Suddenly mom entered to the room and put a break to my thinking process. She was in a rush and very tensed mood. “Elisha, get ready and come down quickly” she told and immediately went out with eyes full of tears. I was shocked. Brain stopped working for a minute. I wore a dress and rushed to hall. Dad and Mom were sitting on floor and crying. Slowly I walked towards them and Mom noticed it. She gave a signal to her husband. Dad stopped crying and told me to sit down. I sat next to him. He hold my hand gently and said “Elisha, Life is not so sweet all the time. Make your heart strong. I have a bad news for you dear. But we are with you. Don't think that it's the end…” I stopped him in between and asked anxiously, “What happened Dad? Tell me directly.” He said in a low voice “Your Daniel is no more…” I was about to become unconscious and asked “How? Are you telling the truth?” Dad explained in a serious tone. Daniel met with an accident and he became spot out on the road. It was a terrible truth. I was unable to digest it. All my dreams shattered. All the sweet memories with my Daniel were coming in front of eyes…
Those days were really awesome.. He was a good friend, a kind teacher, a well wisher, a naughty boyfriend, a caring soul, and an inspiration to my life… He was going to become my life partner in two days… Did I lost my Husband? a good friend? an inspiration? a bunch of dreams? or a part of my life?..... Various thoughts were going in my mind. But outside I was so normal. I didn't even cry. I sat silently for sometime and stood up by saying “Dad, Get up. It’s getting late. Let's go to Daniel’s burial…”
- R.R.B.
