They stood on the pavement , and when the green
lights were turned on he walked and she followed. It was a very long road to
the other side with hundreds of cars racing and competing over the first place
. They never walked when the lights were red , just when they were green .
He walked ahead of her , without even looking
at her , and as usual she grabbed his hand firmly as they walked . Even though
she was not able to look at his face she could feel his smile , the smile that
means that she cannot make it without him .
A long road it was , and a lot of thoughts in
her mind they were. This road has never been a normal road , it was their life
. He made sure to go through it during the rush hour , to send her a clear
message that she will be ran over by cars if she leaves his hand.
What if I let go of his hand ? What will happen
? An idea that she thought about several times. Slowly, she let go of his hand
, he did not react and continued walking , it was not the first time for her to
do so . She saw three cars coming towards her , so she held his hand again very
fast , and this time more firmly.
His smile grew bigger , and she could feel the
smell of his victory and her shame . The cars of life are the only reason she
is staying with him , the only reason that she is not asking for her rights ,
the only reason that she has no existence anymore.
She looked around and saw the other people ,
most of them were standing on the pavement waiting for the red lights so they
can walk to the other side , but others were as crazy as her husband .
She saw
a couple walking and holding hands , but not like her and her husband , she
could see that the woman was walking happily and safe , it was clear that she
wanted to hold her husband's hand not needed to . Another woman was walking
alone , she was a little afraid of the cars , but she managed to walk fast and
reach the other side . During this time , she and her husband were still in the
middle of the road , as usual he was walking very slowly and she had to follow
his pace.
At that moment
, she decided to let go of his hand again . She let go , cars came
towards her , she grabbed his hand . Again , she let go , cars continued moving
towards her , and while tears coming down her eyes , she grabbed his hand again
. She tried it for the third , fourth and fifth time . Finally , she was able
to walk without holding his hand , but next to him .
He did not say a word, because he was sure that
she will end up holding his hand again. Now , her challenge was a different one
, can she walk pass him ? She whispered to herself "Yes , you can . Yes ,
you can " . With every drop of strength she had, she walked faster and
looked forward . She did not think for a second to look back at her husband who
did not recognize her since it was the first time she walks ahead of him .
Suddenly , the red lights were turned on . All
the people walked in the street and went to the other side , her husband got
distracted for a moment . A minute passed , the green light was on again ,
people were no longer in the street , cars continued their ways . He looked
around………………..She was not there !!!!
