Storizen Magazine August 2018 Issue | Chiranjiv Patel VI | Page 64

STORIZEN INDULGE
AUTHOR'S
JOURNEY
It is your Father. You
are surprised to see
him in middle of the
highway.
Another knock.
You turn around.
It is you Mom.
‘What are they doing
here,’ you wonder.
Not too sure which
window to roll down
first, you sit there,
motionless.
To add to your
confusion, there is
another knock; this
time on the
windscreen. Your
uncle with your friend
is standing there.
I got to be dreaming,
you think.
But then there are
times when dreams
and realty crosses
path.
Your father, mother,
uncle, friend, they are
looking at you, with a
wicked grin.
‘Son, it is ok. This is
life. Just have a baby
and things would be
fine.’
Pufff! Was it a
dream?
Up ahead, your eyes
could read something.
Exit 3, The Final One.
having a baby and
getting off the
highway vis a vis
having one and
staying on, the car
inches towards the
third booth. You want
to steer towards the
left and take the Exit
3. Your mind, your
heart, your entire
being jostling for
supremacy over you,
trying to win over you
with their own logic.
You know the choice
but then too scared to
make it. You have
always been a
weakling. After all,
following is easier
than leading.
Weighing the pros
and cons of not
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