Wednesday, February 07, 2007

The Rain

Disclaimer: Non MBA Related Post

He sat in his study watching the rain clean the earth of all its surroundings. It reminded him of the day when he had met her. It was pouring, and they had both taken refuge in the quaint coffee shop. There was only one table available, and they had reluctantly agreed to share it. He could not remember what started the conversation, but they were soon engaged in a lively discussion about nothing in particular.

It had been the start of the most whirlwind period of his life. They had started dating, were engaged 6 months later, and married by the year end. The funny part of it was that he had never thought he would get married. At 40, he had dated his share of women, and even been engaged twice, but things had never worked out. And when he had met her, it was as if he had been searching for her all his life.

The rain, which was continuing with the fury of a madman, also reminded him of one more day. The day after their wedding, when they had been returning from a store, and a truck had lost control and rammed into the passenger side.

It was not meant to be....

2 comments:

JatWarrior said...

is this a true story??? very tragic indeed, but what are your thoughts behind posting this? just curious.

AGirlsMBA said...

Hey, thanks for your comment ... this whole process is so crazy with the waiting and all ... I hope Columbia and Chicago go well for you!

Sad story also ... sounds like a Grey's Anatomy episode ... where is it from?