Moments so Far ...

Swerving left swinging right sometimes down sometimes high the swift on four wheels was flying high even at eighty it seemed a stroll we were all eager to reach home the sun was hiding slowly on the horizon on my right open fields clear blue skies endless sight then the road rise on an incline no vision of other side from the corner of my eyes Saw him sitting as if beside remorseless focused only on overtake two cars on my right stunned, i gasped how did i miss the heads on collide then on on every high with no vision on other side I was honking mad to discourage ugly overtakes grateful to the grace of the divine the family survives another reason to be on art of living the path kept us alive

It was raining hard. I came back into the car. Something fell on top of car from above, not heaven. I wondered lightning and dared not to open the door. Is it safe to be inside or outside of car if lightning strikes on the tree under which your car is parked? After few secs opened the door and checked, found the tree shedding some dry weight. I was still twisting the key. For the first time in 5 years the twisting key did not start the engine of Maruti Swift. I had no clue in the world. I twisted some more. The wipers moved in slow motion. Stopped them. I ran to the security at the parking entrance seeking help. Do you have any cab driver around? Do you know somebody who can fix a car? Do you have umbrella? All negative. "Today is Saturday, Sir, Nobody is around, rest of the days there are hundreds of cab around". Somebody from behind quipped in "There's a Hyundai showroom on the main road, why don't you go and check with them for mechanic?" It wa...