Ruth longed for
a closure. She was an ordinary person after all and human relationships had
ever baffled her. This too shall pass, she thought to herself. The fact that
this was going to end was eating her up from inside. She was feeling suffocated.
She looked up at the seamless sky. It knew her just so well. It had witnessed
all the priceless moments of her life. And today, she looked up at it with both
despair and hope.
She had not slept the previous night and had cried
her heart out. No one had heard her. She had not wanted
anyone to hear her. A decision had to be made but she did not have the courage
to do so. She was scared that it would all end and she would be left alone
amidst strangers; strangers whom she had always hesitated to trust. She hated
this feeling. She walked on the road with millions of thoughts running inside
her mind. Just when she needed an answer, the clouds roared, as if responding
to her grievance.
It started
raining heavily. Ruth kept walking in the rain, crying profusely. After a
little while, she stopped for a second to feel the raindrops fall on her face
and smell the petrichor. She felt good. It was at that moment that she found
herself connected to the present world. She had gotten so entangled in her
thoughts that she did not notice the instances of nature - her constant support
and pillars of strength. Rains gave her the answer; to let the emotions flow for only after that, stability could be restored. It rained for a bit. She
saw the rain drops harshly falling on the ground and mildly seeping through the
cracks in the earth. She smiled. She saw the moon peeping from behind the dark
clouds. It was smiling at her with the same warmth and belongingness as it
always had.
Ruth took her
decision. Sometimes, letting things be, is the best one could do. She closed
her eyes and went to sleep. Finally. She knew she had gotten her closure.
