Saturday, July 23, 2011

Trilok's attempt at Silent Assassin

Let me narrate this from the start. Yesterday was Nitin's b'day. He had called for a treat in the evening. I have been having some problem with my knee since past few days. I was not quite comfortable walking because of this. So I asked Trilok to take his bike.
So me and Trilok reached the gate sooner than the rest 12 who were following. We decided that we will call for an auto so that they dont have to wait when they reach. We stopped an auto but it had 3 people in it. We explained the autowala that we are 12 people and we need an auto to take us to Dominos. He agreed and said he will arrange for the 3 people in the auto. He got down from his auto without killing the engine. He stopped another auto and was talking to the driver when we noticed that the auto had started rolling as it was standing downhill. Me and Trilok held on to it to stop it.
Sometime passed and the fun began. I dont know what came in Trilok's evil brain that he quickly moved his hand to the gear side of the auto. He pressed the clutch and then there was a click sound. He had engaged the gear!! LOLZ!! What followed was chaos. Our autowala was standing in front of his auto talking to the other autowala oblivious of the things going on behind. Suddenly the auto lept as if trying to do a wheely. I am sure the sound scared the shit out of our auto waala. He saw his own auto coming straight towards him. No driver in the drivers seat! He did not understand anything. He had his hand stretched straight forward shaking it violently side to side as if pleading to the auto not to run over him. His eyes were wide with bewilderment. He surely thought for the moment that he will be dead.
Then there were people sitting in the rear of auto in front. They too saw the auto approaching them. They let out a horrorstruck scream. They didn't have anything else to do and for the three people in the now unmanned auto I could not see much. I could only hear angry "Aye Aye!!" coming from inside. Then there was a collision. This auto hit the rear of the second auto with a bang and slowed its approach towards our autowala. This brought our autowaala to his senses. He got out of his vex, quickly moved away and boarded the moving auto and stopped the auto.
By this time the auto had moved quite a distance. Trilok who was near the drivers place was now standing at the rear of the stopped auto. I was already left behind.
Next train of thought that started in my mind and possibly also in Trilok's was what would be the autowaalas reactions. When we reached the front to face the autowaalas there was still confusion on their faces but eventually it broke into a smile. Initially that smile was of relief rather than forgiveness. We all then smiled except for the other autowaala who was busy checking the damage. Luckily there was no damage and it all ended coolly. I had a hearty laugh recollecting the incidence.

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