Out in the water – short contest story
11 pm, Monday, August 10, 2010, New Delhi
“Looking out of my office bus window, I realized that the invention of motorcars were nothing but a waste of time. We sit inside the tin boxes discounting the fun of natural phenomena like rain!
I kept starring at the massive jams outside and somehow a thought came to my mind, why am I being so depressed about this rain. After all when I saw outside, cloud where on ‘cloud nine’ and it raining very heavily…And then
I took the CORRECT step…
I decided to complete my journey (around 10 kms) on foot. As soon as my right foot got down, it was full inside water. Nerve chilling water after such a harsh summer…finally. In less than 1 minute I was all wet and getting wet in that intensity of rain was like a bath in heaven. It took me to a world where you don’t think that Tuesday comes after Monday and that Tuesdays are working.
I have a serious disorder, that I am Myopic with a high power. But today I wasn’t able to see through my specs (frost comes free with rain). Taking them off was a brave move and again a correct one. Now the standstill traffic was so0O clearer to me. Standing at the starting of pedestal of the city’s longest flyover, it was a unique scene – cars of all costs lined up in ascend and water coming down from the crest of the flyover…irony as pedestrians were faster than cars today. Somebody was playing “when will the rain get over”. Must be a cab driver.
Remember when you stand beneath a shower and you let off your emotions through bathroom singing. Ditto here, just that here you are on roads…but then who the Fuck cares? I started singing in my shivering voice which sounded almost perfect and an awarding one.
Slowly and steadily I walked through the canals flowing besides the longest road of my city crossing important junctions. During this leg I also witness the man made lake (formed inside an underpass) – an eerie on that day. Roads were Hell and all cars were destinated towards that Hell!
I continued walking, it continued raining.
It was now the turn of service lanes which were again tiny lakes today. I saw a jazzy car zipping towards me with a high velocity; it was a funky SUV driven by a punk. Assessing the water reality around me, I turned instantaneously and my back had a huge splash of muddy street water. Wow was the feel. On any other day, I would have given an extreme reaction but today was different, it wanted more of this kiddish fun. Just wish the car would have turned back and I would have experienced that splash once more. Just wish…may be next time.
I ended my 3 hour long voyage and reached home safely in the rain. And just as I was recalling my rainy walk while going upstairs to my floor…”
Tring Tring Tring….Oh My God, am still dreaming….late for office…hope it doesn’t rains in reality… Yawwwn…my widest one in recent times.’
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Hi, I am Ankit. I like to engage myself in creative activities like writing, cartoon making, blogging and photography. I am also a movie jockey and by profession, a software engineer.
A long gone friend is a nice short story written by Rohit, have u read it?
It was quite informative and deserves a loud applause for appreciation.
I like ur style dude.
Quite a way of expressing the inculcating thoughts coming in the mind.& canvassing on a paper (Blog in this case).
I really enjoyed reading it ..n even could visualise as if i am going through it.
Good one
Really nice…. Keep up the good work.
Description is nice but could have been better, nice effort.
Really nice.
Buildup to the climax is amazing….Best of luck for the future man.
hahahaha
going back to home from office can sometimes be so0O very adventurous
A beautiful story…
hey,
very nice concept…. liked it……
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