Darkness

Sharaav woke up to the loud screaming heard meekly. All he could see is darkness and he is used to the congested place whise he resides. Whenever he tried to move around, he needs to listen to the yelling for doing so. All he gets to experience is to listen. He is so weak that he cannot scold the person responsible for keeping him in that state. Several times, he trembled due to the loud conversations of people and sometimes woken up by the songs played aloud to be thrilled. But unfortunately he could not see anything to enjoy. This has been going on for few months.

One day when he was in a playful mood and trying a somersault, suddenly he could feel someone pushing him. He could hear someone screaming and lot of people talking aloud in panic. His heart started throbbing when he heard someone saying, ‘bring the knife, fast’. He started turning pale in shock. He didn't have any clue as to what was happening. All he could sense was something serious is happening around him. He wished he could see what was going on. But couldn’t.

After 30 minutes, he was really frightened, as he could hear someone sawing the roof. After some time he could feel someone touching and pulling him. He was pulled into a very bright lit area. He tried to see but could not withstand the light as his eyes had got used to the darkness. Few minutes later, this was a thrust in his chest that he could not bear. He cried out. He felt as if he has gained strength and he could now see, hear loudly and most important of all, feel human. He slowly opened his eyes to find a beautiful smiling face. A face that made him feel secured; a face that he really loved to see again, his mother’s face. Then he heard the voice of a nurse telling his mom, “Congratulations! It’s a baby boy!” which made his realize that he is just born.