Mumbai, November 26th 2009.
5.50 PM.
As the Sun prepares to set and darkness slowly melting its way onto light. He sits there just on a rock, looking at the high tides of the water, barging the shore with all its power, like an army trying to enter a palace gates.he just looks upon the seas, thinking what happened a year ago, as his past zooms into his eyes, his eyes tear up for what he lost…
Mr. Sarvesh, An Architect, with a well established construction company with peak of profits, married to his childhood sweetheart, sandhya and the proof of their love.. seven year old naveen, a happy family, one could dream of.. ! sarvesh had started as a architect in his prime twenties in Mumbai and steadily went on to start his own company in a short period of time, even though he was originally from Chennai, the city that gave him his every dream, was where his heart was. he never wanted to leave it, no matter what.
November 26th, 2008. his son naveen’s seventh birthday, he wanted to celebrate it in a big way, since his business was also on a all time high, even though his competitors were heavily affected by fall in markets. so, he arranged for a big party for his son, in a famous five star hotel, and invited all people known to him, friends, relatives, even some business enemies. he was in such a happy man that day, seeing himself as king of his world, with his queen and prince with him, he felt as he built an entire empire with his bare hands, but then, empires do fall, but not as he expected. not like anyone would have expected that..
As night proceeded and party had been a great evening for everyone around, the dinner had been finished and it was time people were starting to leave, when the windows shaked, with a crowd of people screaming and running amock in the lobby, the party hall was shuddered with sudden fear, as they didnt know what they were to face, many thought, it was an earthquake, some thought it as fire, some even thought there was a bomb blast outside the hotel, but none could imagine, a group of people, with heavy firearms and guns in their hands, firing at people in sight. for those, who had seen this only in movies, it was such a raw sight to see, with blood spilled all around, people running away from bullets which seem to be blood thirsty.
Sarvesh, like other people didnt know what to do, he also didnt expect the evening to end like this, it was a night of happiness and bliss, changed into sudden chaos n death in seconds. making him think, it was all hallucination, this couldn’t be real at all. and before he could even react, a shiny green thing flew up in air as he saw, fell near his wife who was holding his kid in her arms. protecting him with all she can. Before even he could recognise the green thing, it exploded. throwing him away 50 feet into a glass wall, which had been shattered already, then in faint thoughts he realised, it was a grenade, that exploded, before he fainted of the trauma, he knew his world ,his love has been destroyed and he would probably join them in another world…!
But he woke up to see himself in a bed, with crying and sobbing sounds all around him. he thought to himself, may be he’s dead and people are paying last rites to him. but no, he was wrong, he was alive in a hospital, he was one of the survivors of the terror attacks in that hotel, found unconcious and saved by the commandos. With broken ribs and fractured right hand, he managed to rise up from bed and struggled to enquire about his wife and son. he knew for himself that its of no hope that they survived, but he hoped for a miracle, to see his wife and son alive atleast, even if they are in critical condition..he wanted to see them Alive.. !
Sarvesh broke down after the news had come.he couldn’t even cry, the commandos couldnt even find the remains of his family, devastated with the news, his life shattered once again, knowing his world is no more, he’s no king and has nothing to rebuild his world, a world of happiness and love, shattered within seconds, by someone who he never ever imagined in his worst nightmare about.
As Sunsets, its back to present, sarvesh still not able to recover from his loss, sits at the rock everyday, and watches the sea roar, till his day comes, when he would join his family, in another world. but he will never forget the day like never before……….!.
