The companions..

When I first met them, I didn't know they would hold on for so long. They did, even in rains and even during the sands. I ran, I jumped, and they never ever left me...I never once tripped. All the pranks and all the bunks, they never cheated. We were partners in crime. Even on sun baked path, they protected me. During the slippery rainy stones, they were for grip. They never hurt me, always comforted. Party, farewell, wedding, festivals, college, exams and interview. They were always there. They kept all my secrets to themselves, never complained of long walks. Once when I couldn’t find them, tears streamed down my face. They never left me, then why today? But then they peeped. They were with me for four long years, they were the best and the luckiest. But good things never stay for life. Someday they had to go. And they went.

I was sad, but the new ones were exactly like them. And when I look down at my new shoes, they smile like the old ones, as if saying, we’ll be there like they were…But I still miss my old shoes!!