So, after recieving the much expected comments over my last blog, I'm Back.... with the second part to it... as I see many are waiting to know what happened next... so here it is...
The start of 'The Dark Hour'....
As the guy is hit by the car in his vague attempt to avoid it, the scene in itself was so horrific that it still causes goosebumps whenever the 3 of us (me, Kani and Chaya) are reminded of it. I still remember seeing that Kani had her mouth covered tight with her hands seeing the car's unexpected reaction to her intention of stopping it, and still a squeal managed to escape her throat as Chaya is at the backseat with eyes wide in shock and both their skins as white as a marble... and me sitting at the passenger's seat pulling on to the steering wheel as if that will stop the car.
Eventually, the car stops turning to its left any further and the engine stops. Seeing the guy falling on the right side of the car with car moving ahead of him, the first thought i have in mind is that we are successful in killing a person finally, thanks to my stupid desire of teaching them how to drive on MY CAR....
As you see my car did not have any horns... no not the ones you find on animals... the car's horns were not working, as good as not having them at all; and then the breaks had betrayed me a lot in the past too....
adding to that my decision of teaching them in a block of more than 10 houses around us would actually cause such a major catastrophie.... no one could imagine it in their wildest nightmares..!
(ofcourse a lot of people after getting to know of the incident pin-pointed at the decision.... damn them!! )
So as soon as the car stops, the other 3 guys come towards the car with the intention of killing the hell out of the driver, and I thanked God it was Kani... (not because they would not beat me, but because seeing a female... they just verbally shouted... something i was happy to compromise with at the time... )
I try to open my side of the door only to realize the reason for our car to stop...
We had hit another car on the left side... smashing its driver's seat door...!!
And dear Lord..!! Was it smashed or what...!!
Enters the devil's advocate...
Then came an uncle who owned the house to which the car belonged and he straightaway takes out the keys... all the while making me realize the deep trouble me and especially Kani are in... and chances of escaping close to being none...
Then Kani and Chaya exit the car, me finally able to get out of the confines of the car trap... and first thing I look out for is ..If.. my fears have been true in any sort of way...
I sigh a relief to find the person just lying on the nearby bench, breathing and most importantly with no signs of blood... except for, just a scratch on the arm, that too due to the fall on the road... Apart from a concussion on the leg... miraculously nothing else damage to him from being hit by the car..!
As he was writhing in pain, I apologize for the accident to the other 3 who charged at us (just verbally..) and try and explain them that nothing was actually intended but just a mistake which did not quite them but still did lower the anger in their voice..
Seeing the drama, slowly a swarm of 20 people surround us on the road which did not give me a very good feeling...
Just about then somebody shouts... " Dial 100... call the police!!"...
and I swear at him silently... ' Damn you !@^$&%*?^! '
The uncle who snatched the keys... I tell him that my fraternal uncle lives just on the other side of the neighborhood.... and he assures me that he recognized me the very instant inside the car... and shouts away at the police lover and scares him off...
(amazing me at his guts... also inducing the uncertainty of the danger ahead...)
Also as the hurted guy stands up and is able to walk... this uncle joins me in consoling the four guys and hovers them away from the scene too....
One of the 3 guys replies... ' Its okay with us now... and you may return their keys... '
To which the goody-good uncle replies.... ' They smashed my car... I have to deal with that too... you people go... '
With this my fear of being wretched returns, the smiles on Kani's and Chaya's faces, which returned by seeing the hitted guy walk away, fades away too as they see the damage... And yet again I call upon God to get us out as soon as possible with little damage and also hoping that the 'good-uptil-now-uncle' would not turn 'not-so-good-anymore' ... which i knew would eventually be.
My nervousness increases when I realize that the house we're infront of has a small shop on which stood a hoarding which read ...
' Legal papers, Affidavit, etc etc... contact: Lawyer (XYZ) Singh ' ...
Now I start cursing and swearing at my incredible fate furiously... also being all the more nervous... seeing which the Mr. Lawyer Singh comforts me saying...
' Nothing to worry... Mistakes happen... this will be solved out too.... '
' Yeah Right.. it will be.. waiting for you to quote the price Mr. Lawyer.. '
* I think and shiver also experiencing the mixed feeling of being nervous while being furious at myself *
And then comes another voice.... " Lawyer saab... you don't have to worry... I'm the witness... I saw everything... I'll be there if you need me... "
My eyes immidiately drift towards the source only to find a half naked retired man standing in his balcony. I just try to Zap him with my LAZER EYES..!!
Hell, nothing that I wished for was working right now..!!
Lawyer Singh pacified him for us too... and once again asks me not to worry..
" Till I'm here.. no one else can even cast an eye on you.. "
' Right agian... no one else..!! And what about you sir... what you looking out for... bait us out to fry the big fish (read BiG Gandhi notes..).. ?? ' ...
* still I just think and must have turned pale, but maintaining my calm *
One look over Kani and I forget my worries because she's in deeper trouble than me... If my folks get to know of it... at most I'll be disowned by my family... in the least I will be scraped off of all my liberties...
But Kani did not have a driver's license, not even a learner's one... and she can be jailed for it if this Mr. Lawyer grows onto his greed or one of these suddenly sprouting patriots might actually report to the police...
Or worst still... getting to know about this by her folks will be darker for her than for me by my parents reaction...
Also then the psychological factor that will handicap her mentality to learn driving ever again because of the first bad experience....
Time: 5:30 on 3rd of Oct '08...
The start of 'The Dark Hour'....
As the guy is hit by the car in his vague attempt to avoid it, the scene in itself was so horrific that it still causes goosebumps whenever the 3 of us (me, Kani and Chaya) are reminded of it. I still remember seeing that Kani had her mouth covered tight with her hands seeing the car's unexpected reaction to her intention of stopping it, and still a squeal managed to escape her throat as Chaya is at the backseat with eyes wide in shock and both their skins as white as a marble... and me sitting at the passenger's seat pulling on to the steering wheel as if that will stop the car.
Eventually, the car stops turning to its left any further and the engine stops. Seeing the guy falling on the right side of the car with car moving ahead of him, the first thought i have in mind is that we are successful in killing a person finally, thanks to my stupid desire of teaching them how to drive on MY CAR....
As you see my car did not have any horns... no not the ones you find on animals... the car's horns were not working, as good as not having them at all; and then the breaks had betrayed me a lot in the past too....
adding to that my decision of teaching them in a block of more than 10 houses around us would actually cause such a major catastrophie.... no one could imagine it in their wildest nightmares..!
(ofcourse a lot of people after getting to know of the incident pin-pointed at the decision.... damn them!! )
So as soon as the car stops, the other 3 guys come towards the car with the intention of killing the hell out of the driver, and I thanked God it was Kani... (not because they would not beat me, but because seeing a female... they just verbally shouted... something i was happy to compromise with at the time... )
I try to open my side of the door only to realize the reason for our car to stop...
We had hit another car on the left side... smashing its driver's seat door...!!
And dear Lord..!! Was it smashed or what...!!
Enters the devil's advocate...
Then came an uncle who owned the house to which the car belonged and he straightaway takes out the keys... all the while making me realize the deep trouble me and especially Kani are in... and chances of escaping close to being none...
Then Kani and Chaya exit the car, me finally able to get out of the confines of the car trap... and first thing I look out for is ..If.. my fears have been true in any sort of way...
I sigh a relief to find the person just lying on the nearby bench, breathing and most importantly with no signs of blood... except for, just a scratch on the arm, that too due to the fall on the road... Apart from a concussion on the leg... miraculously nothing else damage to him from being hit by the car..!
As he was writhing in pain, I apologize for the accident to the other 3 who charged at us (just verbally..) and try and explain them that nothing was actually intended but just a mistake which did not quite them but still did lower the anger in their voice..
Seeing the drama, slowly a swarm of 20 people surround us on the road which did not give me a very good feeling...
Just about then somebody shouts... " Dial 100... call the police!!"...
and I swear at him silently... ' Damn you !@^$&%*?^! '
The uncle who snatched the keys... I tell him that my fraternal uncle lives just on the other side of the neighborhood.... and he assures me that he recognized me the very instant inside the car... and shouts away at the police lover and scares him off...
(amazing me at his guts... also inducing the uncertainty of the danger ahead...)
Also as the hurted guy stands up and is able to walk... this uncle joins me in consoling the four guys and hovers them away from the scene too....
One of the 3 guys replies... ' Its okay with us now... and you may return their keys... '
To which the goody-good uncle replies.... ' They smashed my car... I have to deal with that too... you people go... '
With this my fear of being wretched returns, the smiles on Kani's and Chaya's faces, which returned by seeing the hitted guy walk away, fades away too as they see the damage... And yet again I call upon God to get us out as soon as possible with little damage and also hoping that the 'good-uptil-now-uncle' would not turn 'not-so-good-anymore' ... which i knew would eventually be.
My nervousness increases when I realize that the house we're infront of has a small shop on which stood a hoarding which read ...
' Legal papers, Affidavit, etc etc... contact: Lawyer (XYZ) Singh ' ...
Now I start cursing and swearing at my incredible fate furiously... also being all the more nervous... seeing which the Mr. Lawyer Singh comforts me saying...
' Nothing to worry... Mistakes happen... this will be solved out too.... '
' Yeah Right.. it will be.. waiting for you to quote the price Mr. Lawyer.. '
* I think and shiver also experiencing the mixed feeling of being nervous while being furious at myself *
And then comes another voice.... " Lawyer saab... you don't have to worry... I'm the witness... I saw everything... I'll be there if you need me... "
My eyes immidiately drift towards the source only to find a half naked retired man standing in his balcony. I just try to Zap him with my LAZER EYES..!!
Hell, nothing that I wished for was working right now..!!
Lawyer Singh pacified him for us too... and once again asks me not to worry..
" Till I'm here.. no one else can even cast an eye on you.. "
' Right agian... no one else..!! And what about you sir... what you looking out for... bait us out to fry the big fish (read BiG Gandhi notes..).. ?? ' ...
* still I just think and must have turned pale, but maintaining my calm *
One look over Kani and I forget my worries because she's in deeper trouble than me... If my folks get to know of it... at most I'll be disowned by my family... in the least I will be scraped off of all my liberties...
But Kani did not have a driver's license, not even a learner's one... and she can be jailed for it if this Mr. Lawyer grows onto his greed or one of these suddenly sprouting patriots might actually report to the police...
Or worst still... getting to know about this by her folks will be darker for her than for me by my parents reaction...
Also then the psychological factor that will handicap her mentality to learn driving ever again because of the first bad experience....
Time: 5:30 on 3rd of Oct '08...
2 comments:
wow !!!
so wht happend after tht
well i'll comment on all ur posts
A dark hour was described perfectly
but i liked the book tht made mark in ur life
tht made me think abt some of my mistakes
hope i dont repeat them
nyway i hv to correct thm now before its too late
as for u keep writing....u can xpress ur views very well
nd be careful.....sometimes u cant correct ur mistakes
thts it for now
bye
first: i was never told that u blew off a person frm bonnet of ur car...all i knew kani paid n paid n paid 4 ur damage...n we cursed u :)
secand:man kya narrate kiya h..tere writing skills ko mann gaye..
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