Chapter 1: The Accident
It was late evening when Sam, along with his friends Kavi and Karav, was returning home from work. Darkness had already shrouded the evening. Sam was behind the wheel and visibility was low in the twilight hours. Suddenly, he spotted something on the road, right in front of his car. It was a small puppy. But by the time Sam could notice, it was too late.
Trying his best to save the pup’s life, Sam took a speedy turn, and the car dashed into a tree. The doors of the car flung open and everybody was thrown out. Kavi fell outside to the left of the car and Karav to the right. They lay there for a while, the impact was pretty hard. It took them a while to realize that they were breathing. It was nothing short of a miracle for both of them to have survived the crash. Kavi struggled to get up and went to Karav to help him on his feet.
Standing up, they gazed around looking for Sam. Kavi spotted Sam soon, lying not far from them in an unconscious state. His head was injured and blood was oozing out of his head. There was blood all over his legs too. The boys panicked initially but tried to keep their calm. They called for an ambulance and rushed Sam to a nearby hospital. Doctors on duty wasted no time in attending Sam. Seeing him being attended to, Kavi called Afrin and asked her to come to Teresa Hospital, urgently.
When Afrin reached the hospital, she was told about her husband’s accident. Tears rolled down her eyes when she saw her husband covered with bandages all over his body and a drip of blood attached to his hand. Afrin kept staring at Sam who was in an unconscious state. She just sat and stared at him for few hours. Looking at her, Kavi said, “Afrin, I think you should go home. We are here with Sam, we shall keep you updated.”
“No Kavi, I cannot. Not when he is in this condition…” she said while her voice trailed off. She stayed in the hospital for the next one week taking care of and praying for her husband. Finally, after a few days, Sam regained consciousness. He saw his wife sitting beside him, praying with her eyes shut.
“Hey look! Sam has opened his eyes,” Karav shouted with joy. Afrin opened her eyes and looked at her husband. Both kept staring at each other but did not utter a word.
Finally, Sam broke the silence in a feeble voice, “Afrin, I do not know how many more days I am destined to live but I need to tell you something really important before I lose the chance.”
Gasping for breath, he paused and motioned for his friends to leave them alone. “There are few truths of my life which are unrevealed to you. I have written them down in my diary. I had planned to disclose them to you whenever I felt that my days of life were numbered. Because, honey, when you read my diary and learn my secrets, I’m afraid you won’t love me anymore,” he said as he sobbed.
