Reaching into the Skies

I could see my wife sobbing in tears.

There was a person looking like a Doctor and he is speaking with my wife., “Look at him, he is brain dead, he is of no use now” Doctor said

“But he is alive”., my wife responded sobbing her cheeks up.

“It is us who are keeping him alive., if we take out the respirator his heart will stop beating.”

My wife is now crying more now, “Please keep that respirator going, don’t take it off” she said

“But now long madam? He is already developing bed sores. Moreover you have to pay Rs.12000 each day for the room., and they say you have already two days in due.”

“I will sell everything to pay you sir., Please keep my husband alive”

“No mam, you don’t get it. He is just breathing, no senses nothing”

I shouted., “Hey Doc., I can hear you. I can HEAR YOU, I am alive” But neither of them couldn’t hear it.

My wife “look at him doctor, his lips are moving, his eye brows are shaking”

“Those are reflex reactions madam “ he said., “ Look at this” he said picking up a small rubber hammer and hit that on my knees”

“Oouch” I cried., “ That hurts you stupid doc”

But he never listened to me., he turned to my wife and said “Did you looked at him? his knees moved, did you say that is because he moved it, NO it is just a reflex action., He doesn’t feel pain or anything”

“Listen to me madam” he continued , “Your husband is brain dead, There is no way he is gonna come back., But you can make lot of peoples live by donating his organs., Those people who you gonna bring back to live will never gonna forget you. You husband will in their bodies., You will have to decide, whether your husband is gonna eat up by the earth or is he gonna be in peoples heart.”

Saying that he went past the door, leaving us alone. My wife was now crying heavily on me. I tried to pick up my hand to her shoulder to console her., but I couldn’t move it.

She came down and gave a kiss on my on forehead and that is when everything went blank.

When I woke up again, I found myself in a endless lawn, lying down , looking into the skies. the stars were twinkling brighter than ever..