The Highway
Some
roads should never be taken.
§ By
Jay Krishna
9:36 A.M
Jessica
was doing a final check, to see if she had packed everything for the trip. The
summer vacations had just begun, she and her friends Sneha, Vivek, Rohan and
Abhi were very excited for their visit to Leh. Vivek honked the car. Jessica
"Be there in a minute". "I just can't understand these girls;
they are never ready on time" muttered Rohan. Meanwhile Vivek started playing
his favourite song 'Highway to Hell' by AC/DC on the cassette player. Rohan "Check
this out man! All packed for the trip", showing the stack of beer he had
purchased. Jessica came rushing, "Sorry guys!", when she saw Rohan
with the beers "You guys can never change, can you?". Vivek
"What's there to change? we are men, save water drink beer, that's our
moto". Jessica nods her head in dismay. Sneha "Just ignore them
Jessica, or else they will start giving you a lecture on the benefits of
beer". Abhi saw Jessica enter the car and waved silently. Rohan "Oh
ho! Abhi Babu, what happened? Won't you say Hi to your beloved Jessica".
"What the crap are you saying?" Abhi shouted. Vivek "Just relax
Abhi, Rohan keep quiet, we haven't even started yet, so are you guys
ready?". Everyone nodded in agreement. Vivek "So let's go!". Vivek
started the engine and they were off. Jessica took out her headphones and
started to listen to her mp3's, while Sneha and Rohan were discussing about
what they were going to do when they get there. While Abhi kept silent the
whole time, admiring the view and Jessica in between.
12:15 P.M
Vivek stopped by at a dhaba. Jessica accompanied Sneha
to the wash room. Rohan, "Shall I join you guys?". Abhi, "Rohan
what are you saying? Are you mad?". "Just relax bro! I was just joking"
replied Rohan. Abhi "I don't like these kind of jokes". Vivek,
"Just relax Abhi he was just joking". On hearing Vivek, Abhi quieted
down. "Well it would be better if we had lunch here, the next stop is not
for another 3 hours" said Vivek. They got themselves a table, meanwhile
the girls had arrived. Sneha "So what are we having?". "Hey Vivek! Wanna open a couple of
beers?" asked Rohan. "Sure! Why not" replied Vivek. They all had
their lunch and made on their way.
Sneha
"Vivek I think you should let Abhi drive the car". "What are you
saying? I only had a couple of beers, Im totally fine" answered Vivek. Meanwhile
Abhi and Jessica were having a chat. Vivek got in the car and they all followed
suit. Rohan started bursting the stereo with his MP3's. Sneha, "Rohan can
you please turn off the music, my ears are gonna bleed after some time".
"Don't be such a wuss", replied Rohan, increasing the volume further.
Abhi and Jessica too joined Sneha in the dispute. Meanwhile Vivek was enjoying
the scene. It seemed everyone was having a swell time together. While fighting
over the volume Abhi saw an old man waving them to stop, Abhi told Vivek to
stop the car, but Vivek was in a world of his own. 80, 90,100 touched the speedometer when all
of a sudden, they heard a sound, there was silence the next minute.
01:13 P.M
Abhi opened his eyes. He could see the clear blue sky.
He wasn't aware what had just happened, His body felt numb. Slowly he started
gaining conscience, pain surged through his whole body. He started crying. He
looked around and saw Sneha beside him, shrieking in pain. He wanted to get
close to her but couldn't. He slowly moved his head around and saw Rohan pinned
to the car door. He mumbled out his name, but there was no response. Then he
remembered about Jessica, he looked around hard as he could but wasn't able to find
her anywhere. One by one people started to appear at the scene. Abhi shouted
out to them for help, but no-one could hear him. He again looked at Sneha, but
she had already left them. He kept shouting and crying, but not a single person
came forward to help him and his friends. After almost an hour, Abhi could see some
people rush towards him. They picked him up and started rushing him towards the
van. On his way, he could he finally spot Jessica. She was there, lying on the
ground. She had her eyes closed. Abhi started calling her name. The onlookers watched
him, but weren't able to make out what he was trying to say. Abhi kept shouting
to Jessica, she seemed so peaceful. He wasn't able to spot any bruises, but she
was not moving at the same time. He had a look at all of them, when the doors
were finally closed.
*The following story is based
on a true incident which occurred earlier this year. My heart goes out to the families
of the victims. Please don’t drink and drive.. Nor let anyone else to..
"The above story is based on a true incident which occurred earlier this year. The story is written without intent to disrespect any person living or dead. Please LIKE the post and share, it is your encouragement that keeps us going. If you want the author to write more such stories, then please leave a comment below and let us know.".
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The Digital Infotainment Team.
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