Time Doesn't Turn Back

" Oh damn! I am late again!" Christopher groaned while getting up from the bed. Yeah, right. This baka is running late for work as usual... He rushed out of his house, clumsily locking the door behind him but his phone rang, it was his mother. In a hurry, he declined the call, thinking that he will call later. But will he?

Finally he reached his office and started his work. The day went by quickly as he was busy with work like always. Tired,he returned home and flopped on the bed listening to the calm ticking of the clock which kept going on in a rhythm, slowly he drifted in sleep. The thought of his mother's call slipped his mind.

Again the morning came. His alarm went off. Like always he started his morning in a rush and chaos. Christopher rushed out and went to his office. The time drifted away in chaos and his busy routine kept his mind occupied. Again night came, the moon and the stars decorated the dark sky. Christopher was slowly walking through the streets, it was hustling and bustling like always. He sighed tired which was lost in the crowd. His eyes lingering around saw a mother and a child going home happily, his childhood memories flooded his mind. Suddenly the realization struck him that he forgot to call his mother. He reached home, it was silent like always only the sound of the ticking clock echoed his empty house. He picked up his phone and hesitantly called his mother, ready to say sorry and explain the situation. The call rang, which felt like an eternity. Finally, Someone picked up the call and said in a hoarse tone, " Hello?" He instantly recognized that voice, it's his father. He said, " Hello, Dad. It's Christopher...." His father spoke in a sorrowful tone, " Finally you called."Christopher said, " Dad, is everything ok? Did something happen?" His father sighed heavily and said, " Your mother...." He paused unable to say anything. Then finally he spoke again, " Your mother passed away yesterday night....She wanted to see you... for the last time…" Christopher's heart sank as tears started rolling down his cheeks, the silence seems to mock his condition. All the memories of his childhood, his mother, her smile, her songs, her cooking, her scolding, her efforts and love everything flashed before his eyes.... they are now only memories that he can cling to for the rest of his life.. He can't see that smile again.

Next morning came,utterly empty and weirdly silent, no chaos, no rush.. His eyes red and a bit swollen with heavy dark circles under his eyes. He looked utterly tired but he got ready in black... it's his mother's funeral.

Time passed by, Everyone offered their sorrow. He stood there looking at her lifeless face utterly blank. Everyone left after the burial but he stood there in front of her grave. Tears flowing from his eyes, blurred everything around him. He clenched the pendent his mother gave him on his 18th birthday. Only his sobbing sounds and the rustling sound of the tress were heard. He whispered lowly, " Thank you and Sorry." But the one he wanted to say this to the most isn't here anymore. The wind carried his words and his sorrow but couldn't carry his regret that will cling to him until the end of his own life, until this heart stops.

Time doesn't turn back to those beautiful days that you hold dear, this is the tragic truth of the life. Someone might be here with us for the whole lifetime but you can never be sure if they will be there tomorrow or not. Future is uncertain, cherish people and things before they turn only a memory. Because Time will never turn back for anyone.

Hopefully you got the lesson, my dear.

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