Caught unaware

Instead of the railways department, his teenaged mind cursed God for parting his parents from him in a train accident. For this boy from Chennai, now, Delhi was home.

Being a regional head at one of the most reputed banks in India could fetch Mr. Nandan Kumar only power and envy. Love was something that resided at home. Turning an atheist decades ago did not stop him from believing that this God-sent creation would bring him back to life. That day, the post midnight stroll back home from the office turned around his life.

For the last three years, she had been her companion for his early morning walks. The incentive of spending time with her would make him wrap up work at office to get back home before dinner time.

He unlocked the door of his two bed-room flat in the plush high-rise building at Gurgaon. The welcome –back-home hug was missing. He sunk into the sofa and looked at their picture that adorned the wall in front. Over the years, this one foot tall Pomeranian had become more than just a pet. Her absence had taken away a chunk of his life. Fifteen days just didn’t seem enough to wipe away memories of a lifetime. He stood up to step closer to the picture. Tears rolled down his stolid face, as he realized that God had reminded him yet again that he was meant to lead his life in soliloquy.