Coins

He stood there staring at the reflection of a coin lying at the dashboard of the car. It was a 5 rupee coin. His lips formed a smile. A smile that was sad. He shifted his gaze to the man sitting on the driver's seat and kept looking at him... without blinking. The man was looking elsewhere.

The reflection kept wavering just like the ray of hope in the kid's heart. He knew this was it. All his prayers would be answered. A dream would come true in less than 20 secs now. 19 secs... 18 secs and the signal would turn green and the vehicle will move away. Forever. He knew that if the driver looked at him just once, the coin would be his. 15 secs. 14 secs.

With great courage he tried to touch the reflection. He knew the moment his little palm feels the reflection, it would be a moment of result. Yes or No. 9 secs.

His palm moved slowly towards the reflection and finally they met. He was right. It was a moment of result. 3 secs... 2 secs ...

The car began to move. It was over. That was when the driver saw him. Their eyes met. It was a moment of result. A moment that will never come back. A moment that lasted... for ever.

The man behind the wheel was brought back to reality by the merciless horns from all around. He didnt have the time to react. The car moved away.

He stood there staring at the traffic light. Waiting for it to turn red. Yet again.