The Silence

Raj, where are you going?” Raj’s father asked.

“Office dad,” Raj answered.

“I heard in the news that the weather is not going to be good. Can’t you take a day off?” His father requested.

“I can’t, dad. I already took many leaves this month. Plus, the weather looks good to me.” Raj gazed out of the window and explained.

“Okay, at least, grab the raincoat son.” Raj’s father added.

“You’re impossible dad,” Raj said those words, but he took the raincoat with him.

He drove his bike for a few minutes and the rain started.

Raj was having the raincoat which helped him to reach his office safely without getting drenched.

He reached to his desk and texted, “Impossible dad, thanks. :p”

Years passed. Life played its games.

Raj woke up and opened the window. He found the weather was good. Thus, he got ready quickly.

He came out from his home, sat on his bike, put the helmet on his head and ignited the bike’s engine.

In ten minutes, out of blue, rain started.

He couldn’t stop the bike as he was running late for the office.

When he reached his office building, he was fully drenched.

He entered his office and sat on his desk. The AC was making him feel cold. Thus, he turned it off. He put out his wallet, hankie, and mobile on the desk.

While taking out the wallet, the wallet opened and he found his father’s photo inside the wallet.

He took the wallet in his hand, looked at his father’s photo for five seconds and smiled. He didn’t utter any word.

The silence of those five seconds had a story.

A story of someone’s absence, someone’s love, someone’s feelings and whatnot.