feelings
Sunday, June 7, 2009 A Moment’s fortune I was standing near the platform when I happened to look up. Something made me look around, though I knew not what. The day was sultry and I had no energy to keep myself perpendicular.Occasional comments on the government’s careless policies added to my impatience. I gazed at the watch. My brother had given it to me on my birthday. ‘Had’….. the word cut an incision. I was asleep till 8 that day, quite unusual for an early riser like me. A knock on the door had woke me up. As I rubbed my eyes, I saw my brother holding a gift. I stood wondering when he hugged me with a ‘Happy Birthday’. I had already forgotten that the day was wearing a pleasant smile on its face only for me. He opened the wrapper and presently hold a box. A watch. A crystal watch with a pinkish tinge. Quartz!! I was longing to get, for long. God had answered my prayers. But little had I realized that He had made a bargain that day, for my brother passed away b