The Day

It’s raining now. I hear the thunder. But I feel peace inside me. I have nowhere to go and have nothing to do. I didn’t know what would be my destiny. In this tranquility I recall my journey.

It had been raining for two days but not heavily. Rainbow showed up in the sky. I was standing on the door, looking at the rainbow. The view was like a painting. Suddenly I heard Shahnu.

--- What you doing?

I looked at him and took a long breath and replied

---- Nothing. Just standing over here and have nothing to do.

 

 

 

Then he followed my eye and said,

--- Rainbow! It’s like a fairy tale.

---- Fairy tale! Why!

Shahnu smiled and reply,

---- A colorful tale. A boy in story, poor and distressed, ended up finding something sterling. Many times find a princess or find his destiny that changes his fate or ….

He paused for a moment and looked into my eyes,

---- That doesn’t happen with us.

--- Why are you complaining?

He laughed and replied,

--- Me! Norway! I am fine with it. I can get what I want. In fact, I don’t want too much.

Then I took a deep breath and said,

--- I wonder where Neel is right now!

--- Don’t worry, he is fine. We are birds.

Then he ran outside and stretched his arms and shouted as if he was happy,

--- We can fly. New home, new place! Only the same sun remains with us.

Then he put off his shirt and started going round and round,

---- I love rain. Rain, rain, you came again, for your friend, to meet your friend.

He was acting weird, no doubt. I couldn’t take my eyes off him.

Then he bent his knees and sat down. For a moment I thought he was crying. But when he showed his face I saw a fake smile and he was looking serene.

He said to me,

--- Hey Naga! Are you happy with your life now?

--- It’s much better than what was before!

--- Would it be same! If things get changed. If wind changes its direction. What would happen to fallen leaves? Fallen leaves!

Suddenly, he started laughing. But it was like a mockery. A weird, cruel laugh! He almost scared me.