Autumn- a tree- fallen leaves- three shadows…
The boy stood there amidst it all. Like the light emanating from the beacons of heaven through the bright blue sky- like the fragrance exhaling out of the blue tulips nearby- like the energy being extracted from a human soul- behind the veils of darkness she stood. She was the turn of events- she was the uncertainty in the certain lives- she was the vehemence of an argument that he often indulged in- she was everything to him- yet she was nothing- A mirage- a hallucination- a fragment of human imagination.
Traffic lights had turned red- red like the fire in hell would seem like- red like roses in full blossom- red. He could walk now but for all his effort he couldn’t move. Feet stuck in the ground- eyes glued to her face- legs shivering with the fear of the uncertain- he stood there. People were walking past him, faces were turning around to give him are-you-crazy look and clouds were moving at the slowest pace possible. An awkward unrest had surrounded him- a gloomy afternoon had turned into something he had experienced somewhere before- déjà vu indeed.
A loud bang- an elongated scream- sound of children crying- blood flowing on the road- red blood- red- something familiar indeed- People were rushing past him- shrieking voices were deafening him. With his feet frozen he couldn’t even help the people lifting the car to rescue someone. He did not want to see the face- he did not. He could’ve stopped her- he could’ve warned her- he could’ve deterred her- but he did not. Tears were flowing out of his eyes as if the accident had broken the damn containing them. Fate…
Sound of sirens- blue and red lights- blue and red indeed- irony at its most cruel self- Sixth sense huh…
“Sir, Are you okay?”
“Did you know her, Sir?”
“Sir, are you alright?”
“Sir, is the deceased someone you knew?”
My life…
He turned around to see if she was still there but found nothing.
A mirage and a premonition- both vaporized.
Autumn- a tree- fallen leaves- a single shadow…
The boy stood there amidst it all. Like the light emanating from the beacons of heaven through the bright blue sky- like the fragrance exhaling out of the blue tulips nearby- like the energy being extracted from a human soul- behind the veils of darkness she stood. She was the turn of events- she was the uncertainty in the certain lives- she was the vehemence of an argument that he often indulged in- she was everything to him- yet she was nothing- A mirage- a hallucination- a fragment of human imagination.
Traffic lights had turned red- red like the fire in hell would seem like- red like roses in full blossom- red. He could walk now but for all his effort he couldn’t move. Feet stuck in the ground- eyes glued to her face- legs shivering with the fear of the uncertain- he stood there. People were walking past him, faces were turning around to give him are-you-crazy look and clouds were moving at the slowest pace possible. An awkward unrest had surrounded him- a gloomy afternoon had turned into something he had experienced somewhere before- déjà vu indeed.
A loud bang- an elongated scream- sound of children crying- blood flowing on the road- red blood- red- something familiar indeed- People were rushing past him- shrieking voices were deafening him. With his feet frozen he couldn’t even help the people lifting the car to rescue someone. He did not want to see the face- he did not. He could’ve stopped her- he could’ve warned her- he could’ve deterred her- but he did not. Tears were flowing out of his eyes as if the accident had broken the damn containing them. Fate…
Sound of sirens- blue and red lights- blue and red indeed- irony at its most cruel self- Sixth sense huh…
“Sir, Are you okay?”
“Did you know her, Sir?”
“Sir, are you alright?”
“Sir, is the deceased someone you knew?”
My life…
He turned around to see if she was still there but found nothing.
A mirage and a premonition- both vaporized.
Autumn- a tree- fallen leaves- a single shadow…
