I was returning from the station after dropping dad. It was around 7 in the morning. The roads were relatively empty and i was driving home to go and complete my sleep. Surprisingly, I was able to find my way back without getting lost, which is was happens each time I drive alone. I was nearing Dhaula Kuan and now my home was just a few minutes of travelling away.
As I took the last turn into the ring road, travelling at about 60 kmph, I could see a few pigeons on the road. As I neared them, they flew away but in a flashing moment, one of them was struck by my car. 'Fuck', i said and stopped my car. I could see feathers from my rear view mirror. They were swirling into a vortex. I went and picked her up. She was dead. Instant death. One blow and her interiors were exposed and she had died then and there - without a farewell and with an incomplete story to tell.
As she lay on the seat next to me, I could feel the warmth that was still present in her body. A moment ago, there was life in her and now it was all gone. Gone in a wisp of air that she exhaled for one last time.
Such is life ?
As I took the last turn into the ring road, travelling at about 60 kmph, I could see a few pigeons on the road. As I neared them, they flew away but in a flashing moment, one of them was struck by my car. 'Fuck', i said and stopped my car. I could see feathers from my rear view mirror. They were swirling into a vortex. I went and picked her up. She was dead. Instant death. One blow and her interiors were exposed and she had died then and there - without a farewell and with an incomplete story to tell.
As she lay on the seat next to me, I could feel the warmth that was still present in her body. A moment ago, there was life in her and now it was all gone. Gone in a wisp of air that she exhaled for one last time.
Such is life ?
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