The indelible tale of Revenge and Remorse, Delusion and Deception, Ataraxy and Agony, Belief and Bully, Endearment and Enmity, Silence and Sorrow, Mistakes and Memories...
The story scintillates limelight on two entirely different worlds. The dazzli...
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The city lights were deftly crystalizing each and every niche and corner of the luxuriant edifices of shopping mall. The wind was slightly glacial tonight, reflecting the inner state of the man who stood under the celestial shelter of stars, perusing the glorious exterior of the dual buildings and the ataraxy of the outdoor bustle around it.
A distant look would reveal the giant black Escalade, parked at a healthy distance from the enlivened street with its headlights on and casting limelights on its owner standing infront. It was close to midnight and the mall despite being still lit, was slowly losing its vibrance as public already started heading to their residences… but Tariq Haider couldn't.
His heart, despite being in one piece, felt shattered into uncountable pieces. His eyes were clinged to the beveled letters over the panel, glistening with white LED lights and displaying it's radiance to him…
Foncé Lumière.
"So where do you stand now even after being a solid hearted robot?!"
"What's your identity even after having all this business, honor and luxuries?"
The loathed accusals of his son were endlessly ringing in the speakers of his brain since the past four days, making his already dim sleep now diminish completely.
"Did you ever stop to think about yourself or your family Papa?… Or you're always too busy in pleasing others that you never looked back at me or Mummy?"
The bitterness in those words twinged him at every point on the heart and the vibrant lights shining through his irises could easily detect the seldomly present moisture in them, that only increased some more with the increasing volume of his son…
"What did you prove in the world by doing all this?—You're still a man who abandoned his religion for these petty pleasures and now you want your son to do the same!!"
His eyes blinked intermittently as he tried to clear the building haze in his view. He hadn't realized when his stoic robotic self had shifted into a simple human form, a human who still tastes the sweetness and bitterness of emotions.
What else options did I have if not choose a peaceful life for my family over a woeful one?
His hands were ducked in the pockets of his coat whilst he recalled the disastrous consequences of his faith he had once faced. The mall infront still carried the same grandeur aura for every eye, but something in his own eyes shook a little.
But did I really get peace after doing all this?
A fresh breeze of wind blew past his phiz, bringing a new fragrance of thoughts…
Did I really get the peace I wanted to see in my family?
Did I really get the peace I chose to sacrifice my everything for?
