It happened that eventful nyte...I had gone 2 to Oberoi Mall in Goregaon, Mumbai 2 watch a nyte show of Get Smart(luvd itt!!) with a couple of frenz..so while 1 of my frenz tuk an auto 2 Vile Parle(Parla as d locals call it), me n my fren Krithika hired an auto from Goregaon to Powai. For us it was a nice n pleasant end to a hectic n fun filled day...little did v know of what lay ahead of us...That nyte v discovered that there was an adventurous streak in r auto driver n it was 2 awaken n take a full fledged form dat nyte!!
We got into the auto chatting about the movie n d stuff in general...thinking of how tiring the day had been..n longing for the comfortable beds awaiting us at Krithika's apartment...bt the auto driver decided to give us an exciting journey...he drove not only at break neck speed, he also managed to take d auto over all d potholes on the road...m sure he din't miss ne1 of them...i perfectly recall my shouts of "ouch" everytime d auto went over a pothole as my whole body received the jerks!!..bt there was more to cum...in the middle of the way...as v were waiting for d signal 2 turn green...d driver decided that he was underdressed for the journey...so decided 2 prep it up by wearing a hat!!!...n dat 2 d kind dat u wud find on 1 year olds' heads...it was white with a teddy bear embroidery in front...choo chweet!!...n then in dat kiddy hat...d devil i him awoke n d ride turned deadly!!!...he drove d auto like he was a man possessed...probably he was on a suicidal mission..n thot v were not worthy of living nemore either...so decided 2 take us 2 hell along with him!!!
Atleast on three occassions did a vehicle cum soo close 2 r auto dat v startd praying 4 r lives...he was driving like a maniac...he wud give no considerations 2 other vehicles' indicators...wud cut n drive n even try 2 squeeze in between 2 moving buses!!
To say dat v were scared for r lives wud b an understatement...bt at one time...ds driver decided that he wanted 2 cross a busy intersection without giving any chance whatsoever to any vehicle coming from any side of the road..he just decided 2 increase his speed at the intersection instead of slowing down...and this tempo coming from the left almost hit r auto!!!...almost!!..it was inches from us when r auto managed 2 rush past it!!..phew!!...it was such a close shave!!...i had my hands over my head out of fear!!
Don't b mistaken to think of it as a one off incident...there were others 2..not as bad as this 1 bt not much better either.
Sitting in an auto in mumbai n travelling via blueline bus in delhi are equally bad...both give u d rides of ur life...i almost stopped feeling sorry for not going 2 Essel world...this auto ride gave me all d thrills n more that an amusement park's ride cud ever give..m just glad i lived 2 tell d tale. :D
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