Tum Kahan Ho, Naveen Bhai ?

Phew! He was so quick to play his part and then disappear from the scene that it was astonishingutterly astonishing! As if Naveen, who had always been defeated in life and lagged far behind me, was so desperate to get ahead that he mustered all his strength and risked everything, taking one last leap, saying, Here you go, brother! Now hold your own, Im gone!...Here you go, brother! Here you go! Now hold your king!...Its over, the games over. And this...Im gone! And I truly couldnt understand whether it was Naveen who died, or me? Me or Naveen? That same Naveen, the ever-crazy and invincible Naveen, teasing me like this, left...that first a sharp, spiraling sound arose in my limbs, a fierce challenge, You bastard, can you just deceive me like this? Come, come here... Come, Ill see you! And then suddenly my hands and feet go numb, as if they have no life... as if they are paralyzed... What should I say? Tell me, what words can I use to describe how I have never experienced such sorrow... such a soul-searing, rather... such a soul-skinning, deep sorrow and such a cold silence in my life. - From the Dasi Collection.