Sacrifice
It had been a delightful dinner, A hearty meal topped with some interesting conversations Leaving one satiated. After all isn’t that what friends are for? You spend time with them To be left with happiness, lingering like an aftertaste for many days thereafter. It was time for desserts. We had just returned back From the buffet counter with our choice of desserts, When my cell phone beeped and attracted my attention. The message received, left me shocked. “Friends,” I said addressing the other two. “Shraman has had a sudden cardiac arrest And is battling for his life in the hospital.” Our dear old friend, barely in his forties, Had been hospitalised and battling for survival Was news that was difficult to digest. It left us with a sense of helplessness! Far away from the hospital, The three of us On the spur of the moment decided, To pray for our friend In our own special way. So we lit a candle and stuck it on the cup cake That we had picked up from the buffet coun...