This post is actually the combined work of two friends :) The first part was written by Vasumathi and I have tried to complete it.
The first half of the story is here: Winds of Nilgiris - Part 1
For what seemed like an age, the two of them sat dazed, too shocked to respond to what was happening. The car brushed past the trees and foliage as it careened down the fateful slope. Sajan and Anjali pushed hard against the door lock only to find the doors jammed. As fate would have it, the car's impact with the trees had dented the car doors severely. It was impossible to open the damaged door. The window glasses shattered as the car scraped against the last few trees that could have halted the car.
Life flashed in front of Sajan's eyes as the car relentlessly rolled down the steep slope. Beside him, Anjali was staring ahead, horrified, at the approaching abyss. Sajan desperately tried to force the car to a halt. The brakes were to no avail. Heavy rains had loosened the soil on the hilly slope. The flowing soil was dragging the car down, and with it, the two passengers. They watched helplessly, as the car was being pulled into the world of death.
Anjali squeezed Sajan's palm tightly. Tears were flowing profusely from her eyes. She had not cried so much in a long time. The dreams of a rosy future, all the plans for a happy life were now on the verge of being destroyed. "Everything that has a beginning has an end", she remembered the lines she had read somewhere. It was coming true. She could see the valley below, dotted with houses. "Where is that miracle that I have always believed in", she wondered, looking ahead at the sky.
What came next, they would remember for all times to come. Ahead of them, to their left, a telecom tower stood precariously, over the loosened soil. With much of the soil under it washed away, the tower was beginning to tilt, dangerously close to falling down. All it took was a gust of wind to set the tower falling. The two of them watched, horrified, as the tower started to topple. It looked as though the tower would crash into their car. But then, they got lucky. The falling tower missed them by a few feet and fell across the path of the car. This stopped the sliding car from going further down the slope. Somebody had heard Anjali's plea.
The two of them sat still, not knowing what to say. Their lives had been changed forever. As they waited for help to arrive, they watched the dark clouds clearing up and giving way to sunshine. A gentle drizzle continued to come down, even as the sun shone brightly. There was a spectacular rainbow on the horizon. It was a new beginning for the both of them.
The first half of the story is here: Winds of Nilgiris - Part 1
For what seemed like an age, the two of them sat dazed, too shocked to respond to what was happening. The car brushed past the trees and foliage as it careened down the fateful slope. Sajan and Anjali pushed hard against the door lock only to find the doors jammed. As fate would have it, the car's impact with the trees had dented the car doors severely. It was impossible to open the damaged door. The window glasses shattered as the car scraped against the last few trees that could have halted the car.
Life flashed in front of Sajan's eyes as the car relentlessly rolled down the steep slope. Beside him, Anjali was staring ahead, horrified, at the approaching abyss. Sajan desperately tried to force the car to a halt. The brakes were to no avail. Heavy rains had loosened the soil on the hilly slope. The flowing soil was dragging the car down, and with it, the two passengers. They watched helplessly, as the car was being pulled into the world of death.
Anjali squeezed Sajan's palm tightly. Tears were flowing profusely from her eyes. She had not cried so much in a long time. The dreams of a rosy future, all the plans for a happy life were now on the verge of being destroyed. "Everything that has a beginning has an end", she remembered the lines she had read somewhere. It was coming true. She could see the valley below, dotted with houses. "Where is that miracle that I have always believed in", she wondered, looking ahead at the sky.
What came next, they would remember for all times to come. Ahead of them, to their left, a telecom tower stood precariously, over the loosened soil. With much of the soil under it washed away, the tower was beginning to tilt, dangerously close to falling down. All it took was a gust of wind to set the tower falling. The two of them watched, horrified, as the tower started to topple. It looked as though the tower would crash into their car. But then, they got lucky. The falling tower missed them by a few feet and fell across the path of the car. This stopped the sliding car from going further down the slope. Somebody had heard Anjali's plea.
The two of them sat still, not knowing what to say. Their lives had been changed forever. As they waited for help to arrive, they watched the dark clouds clearing up and giving way to sunshine. A gentle drizzle continued to come down, even as the sun shone brightly. There was a spectacular rainbow on the horizon. It was a new beginning for the both of them.
aww... that is such a wonderful stroke of luck ;-).
ReplyDeleteWell written ;-)
thanks... those two were really lucky i guess ;)
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