Life Before Past

"Bhumi, eat fast. You are late already." Mom broke her concentration. She looked at the time and it was a quarter to nine. She closed the book and tried to finish her breakfast as soon as possible. Mom took the book and read the title "The Eighth Deadly Sin". "When you began to read this stuff and who gave you this book?" Bhumi was eating, pretending he wasn't listening to her. Mom opened it and read "present by William". "Who is William? Bhumi, Who is William?" Mom got curious. "errr... I don't know, mom. I just bought it from a second-hand store." "Why don't you tell me earlier when I asked?" "I was eating." Mom controlled her anger and asked him, "Well, how is the book?" "I don't know. I just started getting into it and you reminded me of food". Saying this Bhumi glanced at clock. it was ten to nine. He grabbed the book, left his food unfinished, greeting his mom goodbye.

In station he met Jai. "Hey bud, why you left early yesterday?" Bhumi didn't say anything and just gave a smile. Jai continued," you should have been there, man. It was sick. The girls, they were just wow. You know, what I mean?" "Ya...I get you, man...but..." Jai interrupted, "ok, fine then we are not going to college today. Prakash has some good stuff". He knows this idea won't work for today. By the time he could say that he is going to college, a train pass by him and he woke up.

This was not just a dream but an attempt to travel and change some decisions in the past. But every time it is an unsuccessful attempt. He always wished he never went for that stuff. He got up and sat down in the room, which he shares with three more people who are not related to his profession. He made a drink for himself with the lowest quality of the whisky. As he drank the last drop, He got a call from Dave," Bro, come to ann's store." "Why, bro?" "Shan is here. He has someone with him." "Ok... wait... I will be there in 5 mins." "Ya, be quick".

He got my shirt and went out. He looked at the sky and realized it's a moonless night. By the time he reaches there, they were ready with one roll. He had few drags and made another roll. "I don't understand girl," Shan started. Dave replied, "What's there to understand? They are women." "No bro... I mean... they are all really from a different planet." Dave got irritated and said, "Stop this shit, man" and Bhumi interpreted, "you want to know what I don't understand?" Dave asked," what?" "Life." Shan laughed and said," That's deep, man". Dave smiled and said, "what you don't understand?" and passed the role roll to Bhumi.

Bhumi took a drag and said, "There were times when I hated people who were doing this and I was very sure that I won't be like them, ever. But time changes, you know. You meet people. You trust them more than your intelligence and love them more than your mother. In the end, they betray you and you end up being nowhere. Then you become that person whom you hated. This should be happening to everybody, at least I think so". He then looked at Dave's eyes and made sure he listened," It's true that I find relief with this. But back then when I was a child, I was happy. But now I'm empty. "

Shan took the roll and had his two drag.