Friday, April 4, 2008

Next 1000 seconds after those 10 seconds

That night I was coming back from Mumbai to Pune... Regular travels... night journey... after lonavala, we were only 15 of us in that volvo... i was sitting on backside...left side window seat.. and there was only one passenger in that side of volvo. I was sitting enjoying soft music... and then there was one BANG... i realized twas not a part of that music track and after a split of a second my head slammed on a backside of seat next to me... (oh man, they should use cushion for backside of seats too) in next 10 seconds the bus was tilted totally to left and again BANG! the only thing i could see thro' window were sparks... bus was still moving... after few more seconds there was silence... I was so shocked... took me at least 2 mins to realize the whole scene...
My leg was stuck between next seat and the left side of bus... somehow i managed to pull it off. I stood there on the road... just a thin layer of glass window between... the other passenger who was with me was still "sleeping".. unconscious may be.. The only thing i wanted achieve at that time was getting out... I saw the handles of seats... put them in right way... n then used them as ladder of 4-5 steps... Afta 3rd step i realised the 'plastic glass' window is still intact... Glass may be the brittle substance... but considering strength left and also the position i was in, twas the hardest material for me... after 10-12 kicks there was a hole big enough to pass through...
After next few minutes I was outside... standing on right side of bus... I saw one car upside down... red color on the road... few people... I jumped on the road... Let me tell you... Climbing up is the easiest job compared to jumping down when you are hurt... Pain... Was blanked for few seconds.. again... Then some guys came... gave me water... I told them there are other ppl in the bus... unconscious... they went to help them...
After the whole incidence I realized that I should have helped that guy... the guy sitting with me on the back side... there was water bottle in my sack... at least just to check whether he's conscious or not... But I didn't.... I dunno why... May be I was shocked... May be I was afraid that he might be dead... But then I realized... My first aim, like anyone other in that bus, was to "Survive"...



*purely fictional...
m totally all right :)

6 Comments:

Unknown said...

PRAJ U r a superhero hahaha......
man is this the effect of Gym????

Nachiket said...

Are aawra.. :D

Unknown said...

hehe...
gonna write a book haan now...:p

Ameya said...

lol...I think Clark Kent is finally getting to you...Dont sweat it mate...remember Clark lost Lana Lang in the same process :-P

hope YOU dont... hehehe :D

Jitesh Shah said...

spinach khalla hota ka prajya ??:P

Mithila said...

You made Darwin proud! :P

Survival of the fittest!

(Thank god for Gym these days?:P )