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The
black strip was stretched out till the farthest limit of sight, and it's length
was just not decreasing. It was constant
as the darkness around. The combination of mist under yellow light was giving
it a shine; moreover the darkness all around was increasing the glow.
His
means of transportation, i.e. the box over four wheels, his car, was moving on
the road with a constant speed of 120 km/h. He was not an adventurous person,
so he loved motorways. A constant speed limit for all cars, no over speeding,
no overtaking, no messing in each other's lines .. *sigh* how much he loved
this discipline. But today this was irritating him.
Bored
from the monotonous sound of the car engine and AC swings, he switched on the
radio, and was welcomed by the melodious "munni
badnaam hoyi", and completely disinterested behind the reasons of badnaami,
he changed the channel where some sheela was so lyrically flaunting her jawani.
Changing this one too, he finally decided upon a decent channel, where he was
very swiftly informed about the unknown facts of the death of Usama bin Laden,
but soon he was fed up from this channel too, as the newscaster was speaking in
the manner of rot - learning.
He
used to travel a lot, his work always kept him on his toes, and not that he
ever mind anything, but today - surprisingly, shockingly and normally - he was
feeling lonely. The journey was just not finishing, and most alarmingly, he was
thinking it just after an hour he had started!.
He
was feeling exhausted but he had no choice but to carry on with this journey, so
he did.
Time
was passing, and the distance was decreasing literally, but mentally it was
stagnant. His yawns were getting frequent and eye lids were getting heavy when
suddenly they saw something which opened them wide, till the extent of being
dropped out of their sockets.
Someone
was sitting on the barriers by the side of the road!! And the fact that shocked
him out of his wits was HE KNEW WHO IT WAS!! . The yellow head light was
shining on the person, and the person was sitting with his head buried in arms,
completely unaware of a car advancing.
OH
MY GOD!! .. his mind and heart were not able to devise a coherent conclusion to
what the eyes were seeing. You could expect anything from this person but
THIS!!.. sitting on a motorway alone, at 12 midnight!. DAMN!
He
pressed the breaks and the car stopped with a halt. He stepped out of the car,
loudly banging the door, as an attempt of making the person realize his
arrival, but it was in vain. Huffing an d uselessly adjusting his sleeves, he
walked towards the person and once he was sure that he was within the audible
range , he cleared his throat,
"so do I see the GREAT
Nupur Bhushan in trouble?"
He
crossed his arms around his chest and observed her with a critical eye while
she slowly raised her head from her arm, and turned her neck towards him, and
the transition in her eyes went as wide with disbelief and then narrow with
frowning,
"get lost Sharma!!"
2. - Pg 6. Edited by Fantasia. - 12 years ago
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