Devoid

I was walking just like a normal pedestrian would do on a normal working day. I had to cross the road and waited for the signal to turn for safe walking.Standing on the crossing I recall my decision, "am I right ?" The signal turned green, it was time for me to make the move and cross , but why was there such a torment in my heart. I stood still in ambiguity, "should I cross...?" Looking at the other side of the street with a sense of righteousness I felt a row of cool gushy wind brush against myself bruising my hair to fall all over my face and my skirt to swirl with the flow at the sides and was plunged onto the ground. I was facing the ground, "ouch!...what on earth did just happen!" I rose in panic not understanding a single twig of the nested situation. A car with high speed had just raced breaking the signal. My eyes widened and my hands trembled. It was so close that if I had decided to cross, I would surely have been trodden down. Clearing my face with all shaking hands and terror striken brain I thought to myself, "this time...but was I right even before?!"

The cell phone in my purse which had fallen off my shoulders onto the ground started ringing. I received the call and heard my friend yelling over the phone. Turning my hand I saw the time on my mother's delicate watch that was placed at the underside of my wrist. The gift was an advanced birthday present but the time that it showed was delayed by fourteen minutes. My friend and I had planed a lunch at our favorite restaurant to chat and have fun. I was on my way before this unappeasing moment. Hurrying to prevent further delays I thought how I was going to make up to her. I entered the dine hall and found Anna hanging over my shoulders. "Hey, Sia" she said "come with me over here, our table is over there. " She pulled me along all the way to the table as her natural born habit. She was restless to tell me about her whereabouts these days and I was calm to listen to her fantasies. "What happened Sia, you look a bit distressed, is everything alright? " said Anna. I narrated the jaw dropping incident that had followed me and smiled helplessly just to relieve her from tensions and seriousness. "Are you fine... come let's go to see the doctor", she cared. Her friendship meant a lot to me. She was worried for me and I was happy for her. The way she cared made me feel the warmth that was scarce in my life. " Don't worry Anna, I am good." If I can feel such warmth and care by this incident, then believe me I am ready to go for much greater dangers everyday.

After satisfying her need to talk and stuffing my stomach up to the fullest, I walked back home with my emptiness that made me survive. The never ending void that surrounded me made me desperate for completion. In spite of having almost every affordable luxury in the world, there was something missing in me.

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