Caesar

Love, knows no race.

Every tick of the clock worsened her situation. After all, nothing seemed to be her hands. She has done all she could. The doctors have declined the idea of any possible surgery because his fragile body would not be able to handle such colossal torture. As tears started to come out of her beautiful brown eyes, she reminisced about the day they first met.

            What a beautiful day it was. It almost felt like the entire universe has prepared for the meeting of two beautiful souls. She dressed up in her best dress. Why wouldn’t she? She had been waiting for this day since forever. She has read a lot of romantic novels, almost being a fan of this genre; yet always believing that nothing of this sort happens in real life. But, the moment she saw him, it was love at first sight. He was always deprived of such unconditional love; love that she was ready to shower on him.

            With each passing day their love blossomed. They had planned to grow old together. She was his everything. He had that love she could have ever wished for. Everything seemed to be perfect until the day she felt something on his stomach. It had an unusual feel and she found herself standing in the queue waiting for his reports the next week. What was enveloped was going to turn her worst nightmares into reality. Cancer it is. How can he be diagnosed with it? How can god be so harsh on them?

            She wiped her tears off as she felt him move on the hospital bed. The cancer was of last stage. Nothing but only a miracle can save him. As she was about to drown herself in their beautiful memories, the nurse called her. His doctor wanted to see her. Her heart sank a notch lower.

“Ma’am, he is in ultimate pain”, he said.

“I know”, she said with her teary eyes.

“Yes, and by now you already know that we have had our best efforts put in to save him”. She nodded.

“I am sorry, but it’s about time you make that hard decision”.

She in a way knew what ‘decision’ they were talking about. This indeed is her hardest decision ever.

“Okay”, she said, with a heavy heart.

The doctor gave a look to the nurse & she nodded.

She stood outside staring him through the window. As the nurse ‘put him down’, she sank on the ground crying harder. Her Caesar, her dog, her love, has been put down.