Au revoir-We will meet again...

Chapter 4:Meera's diary-PART THREE

     Have you ever seen a tempest?Or at least seen the destruction caused by it?It mercilessly destroys everything in its path.Even the haughty old oak tree is not spared.With each gust,it weakens it and the high and mighty oak still tries to stand tall.When the tempest finally decides to leave it,the mighty old oak thinks that it is the victor.But it is ignorant about how much it has been weakened.And then suddenly, its head still swollen with victory, it topples down,tasting dust and perfectly still forever.
     In the same way,when the tempest finally decides to leave your life,you are overjoyed. You are unaware of how much it has hollowed you from inside.And then,just like the mighty oak,you suddenly topple down,this time,never to rise again...and then you realize who the real victor was...
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      It was late night.I was packing my bags.Oh no!Where did I leave my diary?I was hunting for it since the past  fifteen minutes... only to find it sticking out from a corner of my pillow .I pulled it out and threw it in my bag.Sigh!At last...I had packed everything I could remember. I had to catch 5 o' clock's flight to India.Yes,I was leaving.I couldn't tolerate even one more day here for U.S.A. to me was a thief that had robbed me of my beloved.I sat down heavily on the bed,tired.

     It was then that I suddenly remembered what Amey had said yesterday before leaving...read tomorrow's newspapers...and I hadn't read them.What in the wide world was so special about them today?Anyway,there was no harm in reading and so I decided to read them out of curiosity.

     "Susan!" I called out to the maid."Will you bring today's newspaper?"

     "Yes Ma'am" she said and hurriedly came back with a newspaper in her hand.I was beginning to trust her.Dhe was nice and obedient.

     "Thanks, dear.And will you please leave me undisturbed for a while?I want some sleep now.But don't forget to wake me up at 3 a.m. I have to catch 5:30's flight.

     "Yes Ma'am" she said closing the door of my room.I locked the door and curiously glanced at the front page of the paper.

     And I promptly sat down clutching the edge of my bed.I could feel the world whirling around me."No...no...this can't be true...this can't be true..." I choked on my words.