CASH & CREDIT 33

From a Sun-drenched balcony he watched the waves breaking on the shore. It made him think again about the course his life had taken. How different it had all turned out! What had happened to that rather idealistic young man who hoped to be an accepted and even celebrated citizen? Looking back sadly, he realised that he could barely recognise his own self, he had become someone else, someone else who was almost the exact opposite of everything he had stood for, he had become a complete negative of the man he had once been.

Irritated by his inner thoughts, he realised that they were being fuelled by the unexpected collapse of his system. In just three months it had vanished under the ocean. It was supposed to stand up for another year at least.