A SHORT STORY !!

It had rained incessantly for hours that day as the cloudy evening sky slowly grew darker into dusk. The streets were deserted with the waters slowly begining to rise, everyone had rushed home early, storm warnings had sounded on the radio. The wind howled as trees in the town-square bent precariously. The City suddenly gave the creeps of a Ghost town amidst a tropical storm. The deluge hadn’t ceased even as he walked out of his Studio after a 12 hour shift. It had been a long tiring day and the only thing that could brighten up his day was being with the woman he loved so much. The rain continued to pour relentlessly into the dark evening sky, He could wait no longer.

He wasn’t seeing the signs.. Signs that were pleading of him not to make the journey that day. He was still 60 kms from where he wanted to be. He gunned the Honda engine racing to be with the women he loved. The wind blew strong as the rain drops splintered his bare hands and hurt his eyes like shards of piercing glass. He just kept going speeding into the darkness. Visibility was zero as he made his way through the hills and the deserted Highway risking every submerged short-cut. Dodging fallen trees and entangled telephone cables. He tore through the falling rain, the lights on the bike hardly keeping pace with the speed. Clearly He wasn’t seeing the signs. His hands were numb and white as the rain worked like an annihilator on his skin. By now he was soaked and cold. But that wasn’t going to stop him.. He was still missing the signs.

The engine finally roared into the last bend in the road.. up ahead he would see the woman he loved so much.. It had all been worth it. With his hands now sore and eyes blood red. He found joy in finally being able to see her. He looked up at the sky and smiled laughing at the heavens as if telling them nothing could hold him from seeing her and the heavens thundered in disappointment.. The skies opened up again.. The entire village was under the cover of darkness as the Electicity lines snapped.. by now he should have seen the sign.. turned back and gone home..

The flowers he had carried were crushed and crumpled.. he brushed the petals trying to make them look beautiful again.. And then he winced in pain as the thorn stung through his now cold & numb hands.. blood trickled down as the crimson mixed with the rain. How Funny he thought.. “If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.” He didn’t see the signs. As the rain washed the blood away. He walked into the realms of the woman he loved.

As he stepped into the Porch water dripped down him like a mop just out of a bucket. he heard movements come from within the darkness of her house. The door was shut but not locked so he sneaked his way in, She was to be alone that evening. A mug of Hot-Chocolate by the Fireplace he thought. Just the two of them. The long day, the rough journey didn’t matter anymore. He was with her. He tip-toed into the darkness of her home thinking he’d surprise her. A dull glow of what was left of daylight made its way to the room through the windows. He strained his eyes to see her, hoping to surprise her. She didn’t see him come in. The sound of the rain drowning his foot-steps as he walked into her bed-room. Leaving a trail of water in his path. Finally he saw her.. sprawled across her bed. There she lay the girl of his dreams under the warmth of a blanket. So cute he thought.. as he began to walk towards her bed.. He heard her laugh.. so cute he thought !! Lightning flashed outside filling the darkened room with a burst of blinding light for just a split second, in that fraction he froze.. cold in the moment. he watched in horror as his world began to crumble.. Time stood still as he shivered in the cold. He thought about everything he went through just to be with her.. He didn’t see the signs.. Everything was much clear now. There she lay not alone.. with someone else.. Friend he screamed.. the words hardly leaving his mouth. His best friend and the love of his life..

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The post is ficticious and has no resemblance to anyone.