Kinetic On – Fascination Gone!
I used to see my cousin who rode kinetic Honda scooty at a
full speed from one place to other, market to home, home to market, home to
cricket ground, cricket ground to home…..zooonzoonzoonnnzoon……. and most
importantly the reason for my jealousy - to go to school unlike
me, always running to catch the bus in the morning!
(But soon enough) I asked my father to buy me a Kinetic Honda
too but he said I should first learn to ride it, show him that I can be
confident on road and also put a heavy condition that I should clear my 10th
exam first.
10th exam! I am in 6th right now – you
will not get me a kinetic Honda for the next four years?
Father: Ok you learn first and let me have confidence that
you can drive. Then we shall decide.
Imagine: (((Driving the Kinetic and asking Astha to hold me close
and not to worry for having missed the school bus! Don’t worry that you have missed it. We shall
reach the school before our school bus. )) I was already imagining giving a
lift to Astha, who was my childhood crush…
Yes I was already imagining giving a lift to Astha as I had
got a good deal – If I learn well then I can speed my brand new flashy kinetic
to school and make my friends jealous and ahahannnn drop Astha everyday too J. And wow! Kinetic do not even have gears. :D Just
accelerate and run…
wohoo…I asked my brother to teach me how to drive Kinetic
and after initial reluctance but much thanks to my consistent persistence that he
had to finally give in.
Scene 1: Astha…. (imagine)
CUT
Scene 2: Bhaiya: Phatt….(action) what are you thinking, come
hold the handle.
Me: (glitter in the eye and broad smile on the lips) Ok
bhaiya please sit behind me don’t worry, I have been riding my bicycle since
long…
and here we started , pressed the break, and then the
ignition button . And zooooo…..
Bhaiya: Be slow , you will not be able to stop…
Me: (with air of over confidence) Its fine bhaiya ..zooooooo
And we turned from here to there…Suddenly we hit the main
road of my colony and I got really nervous at the first site of a car and (what
was happening one car after the other, this red one , speedy, truck, )another
one and another one… I was Petrified!
The Kinetic turned back on itself and came near home at a
full speed and my brother was yelling to slow down..
and here another car and I pressed the break and accelerated
to the fullest.. saved the car and fell down dushh… accelerator and brakes at
full.. and rotating. Kept on rotating.. scratching our legs…. till my brther took the control.. and stopped
me…
I told you bhaiya do not talk while riding… phatt! Why were
you numb? And who told you to accelerate while applying brakes… ?
Me: I forgot the controls upon seeing the car and in nervousness
did everything which I could do…
Hmmmm…. .. lots of dents on the scooter and our body.... we
walked back home. He pushed his disfigured red kinetic and .I pushed my dented
dream to drop Astha…
My father did not allow me to ride the scooter till 12th.
It is a short story of an incident that happened in my life…
but makes us realize that in life right things happen at the right time and
when elders say something it definitely has a meaning in it. For me Kinetic was
a cake walk, so as many things which we believe are a cake walk by seeing other
do them so easily. However I forgot that my legs did not touched the ground and
I had never faced a car on a main road. Just a slight over confidence lost me a
chance to negotiate to ride even my bicycle on main roads for long time.
Friends go dream but dream in the real world! Know your
factors, know your fears, know your strengths and know your gears! And you will
be victorious in every ride of your life!
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