Salvation Called Life

SALVATION  CALLED LIFE 

BY

ARUSH

RAMACHANDRAN

TO MOM AND DAD

 PROLOGUE

I sat there, thinking, 'I have nothing left with me.'

I was a millionaire. But no money could return me what my destiny had taken away.

A body was lying in front of me. Two weeks ago I couldn't have imagined that this will happen so soon.

Surely though, I knew this would happen. My destiny couldn't be denied. But the question was why I wasn't dead? Why hadn't my heart stopped? How is it possible that I can still hear the dull throbbing in my chest, paining me with every beat? I

His face was beaten up pretty badly. I couldn't imagine that I would be betrayed by him.

'Traitors' I thought. Everybody was a traitor. Then I fell unconscious.

. . .

I dreamt about the night sky. I stared at the stars ...waiting, wanting an explanation.

Where did I go wrong? What did I do to anyone to receive this kind of a fate? But declining the prophecy wasn't possible.

How foolish of me. How did I actually think that I could get out of this mess and start a new life? But didn't I know that this was all going to happen. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Couldn't I mentally prepare myself for this? Couldn't I stay away from everybody, so that when the time comes, the wound won't go that deep?

But nothing could be done now. I was to suffer. I had to receive my impending doom. I had to break down totally.

                                                                                               . . .

I heard somebody screaming in pain. The voice was familiar. It was mine. I was lying on my belly. I touched my back with my hand, afraid of what I might find. There it was, just above my hip, a bullet wound. Blood sputtered out of it. I couldn't feel my legs. Just then I heard the prophecy. I tried to cover my ears but I just didn't have the energy to do it. I had to listen.

The voice was horrifying. It pierced my ears and went straight to my soul, deepening the wound. I tried to concentrate on the words but didn't have the energy to do so. One thing was sure though,

THE END WAS NEAR

I

JONATHAN

'Lady, please hurry up, or do you want to spend the rest of the month in the USA?' I said sarcastically.

'Two minutes is all I need' said Jennifer.

My wife and I were going to Greece to spend the rest of February. We had married just a month ago. It was tough for me to remember because the kind bond we shared, it looked as if we had been together for years. We were orphans, had studied in the same college, had the same friends and liked the same type of jokes.

'Jennifer we have to go to the office too.' I said.

'Okay Mr. CEO, I am ready.' said Jennifer.

Seriously speaking, she was the only woman I have known who could look so good in that blue dress. You would be thinking, 'Why Jonathan, blue is good.' I would totally agree with you if there weren't those pink beads sticking out of the dress. But everything went into background when I saw her face. She looked natural. She looked spectacular. And I looked dumbfounded.