Drown the Pain

His Shrivering legs staggered to the lawn, his lips quivered due to the cold.when his frozen legs could not carry him anymore, he fell on his knees groaning in pain or perhaps one would say roaring in anger. "Take my life!, just take me instead", he screamed renting his robes. "Not again, Edward" a lady said from behind, she moved towards him and beckoned him to leave the cold but he wouldn't listen. "No aunt, I killed him, I'm a murderer, I have to die also, It's all my fault", he mumbled with quivering lips . "You're not a killer, son!, I'm sure he has forgiven you anywhere he is now, he knows you're remorseful. All he needs is that you turn a new leaf now", Sarah said calmly, trying to console him and persuade him to go inside. Strong willed Edward wouldn't give heed to Sarah, even Sarah knew he'd not obey her, she just had to try her bit. Edward, a 25year old business tycoon had been separated from his father from birth. His paternal grandparents were against his parent's alliance so they forcefully sent Edward's father abroad, leaving pregnant Rita, Edward's mother. The single mother, Rita left no stone on turned to make sure Edward attained success, for this she had to marry arrogant Smith, one could tell miles away that she was with him for his wealth and fame. Smith was short tempered, arrogant, uncouth, desperate and many other bad characters you can imagine. And this was the big mistake of Rita, she underestimated Smith's influence on Edward. As you'd guess, Edward grew up to be like his foster father, Smith. Rita told Edward the truth of his real father when he was of age and offcourse she said good things about him. Well, the earth must claim it's own in due time, Rita died few years back and Smith followed suit leaving the enormous wealth to Edward. Edward just like his father bought all his competitors off his track until Emmanuel came.Emmanuel was headstrong to compete with Edward as any other business environment would be. He tried establishing a business relationship with Edward but he just wouldn't budge, Edward only saw him as an enemy that must be taken care of. That cold night, Emmanuel had just found out Edward was his son, he was heading to the Car cheerfully to announce the good news to Edward when the bullets came piercing his chest, groaning in pain amidst the cold with no one to help him, he gave up the ghost in no time.That was it for Emmanuel, all at the command of Edward. Ofcourse Edward found out later , that the innocent man he murdered was his father. ************************* "You slept in the lawn last night in the dead cold, even after you promised to come in soon", Sarah said as she fixed her gaze on Edward who was now at the bar searching for the suitable whiskey to take. "Why won't you let me punish myself?, you still covered me with the duvet when I was asleep... I wanted the cold wind to feast on me like it did my dad", he said gritting his teeth and yelling at the last statement. "I swore to your mother to take care of you, I...", Sarah tried explaining but Edward interrupted. "I need to drown this pain, If physical pain can lessen my emotional pain then so be it, I'd bury myself in alcohol, tears or Cold wind .. Something must flood my pains, this filth in my hands". "Time will heal your wound ,son, it heals all wounds".. "No, time doesn't heal the wound, time exposes reality, and the wounded accepts reality with time but I don't want to, so time won't heal my wound neither would reality, I'd have to drown the pain with this..", He said sobbing before raising his bottle of alcohol at the last statement. His pale lips and sullen eyes proved he had taken the bait of crying. *********************** "My son, how are you doing", a middle aged man asked, sitting opposite Edward with his bottle of whiskey right in his hands. "Isn't it obvious, anyways my aunt said you wanted to see me, how may I help you?", he asked nonchalantly. "It's the other way round, I'm here to help you drown your pains, your aunt told me you were looking for what could drown your pains and you've been unsuccessful in what you've tried" "So what's your proposal?", he asked eagerly with tingling ears. "The living water!, If you drink the living water it'll flood your pains and drown them in the deep.." "Where do I get this water, give me the living water!", he requested eagerly. "If you'd accept Jesus christ as your Lord and saviour, he'd give you the living water and drown your pains, worry no more son. Jesus would save you!" "I accept, anything that'll take this pain, burden and anger I feel towards myself, I'd bow at his feet.",Edward added , heaving a sigh of relief. "Let us pray!!". Are you in pain or distress? Cumbered with a load of care or greatly burdened? "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, I will give you rest.