Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Journey - Part 2

Its amazing how small things in our daily lives bring back childhood memories, the tingling sensation of fresh grass at the feet, the adrenalin rush caused while chasing your kid brother in the backyard or the sand gust at the beach. What was it about that place that made me fall in love with everything around, the wind, the lights and also the people?
I was on the roof of the Chabi. How did I end up there? Well that is where it all begins.
A smile stretched on my face as I stepped out of the Motel. We were heading back to B-city. I walked with heavy steps towards the vehicle. Of course I was glad that I was going back. But just the idea of leaving Hassan terrified me. I wanted a vacation, away from pollution, away from the constant bickering of people around me, away from work and mainly away from dreadful thoughts. The time off at smiley’s wedding was coming to an end; and that was breaking my heart.
The drive back was like having an ice-cream; smooth and relaxing. I feel bad when the ice-cream in the cup reduces after few scoops. The trip was just like the cup of ice-cream, it was coming to an end.
Lot of things happen during the return trip; we touched out previous record and raised it to 165kmph, Well Garu tried to capture the moment, but was unable to do so cause of the speed, I learnt to identify a White-Browed Wagtail, had an annoying time trying to avoid the baldy in Alto, took the wrong route twice and also had a pit stop at the CCD.
The return trip was like a Hollywood movie, there was no dragging of time and it provided us an instant gratification. Time flew by faster than our speed.
Soon we reached the station, where Garu was supposed to board the train to H-city. After 2 long and beautiful days, I did not have the heart to leave Garu at the station. It was an emotional departure. But sadly, destiny called.
As we reached the city, Birdy checked with one of his friends if we could drop by at his workplace to drop off the vehicle. The vehicle was a rented one. Birdy’s friend Jerry helped us get it using his influence. Once Jerry gave us thumbs up, we headed towards the hotel Chabi, the place where he worked as MOD.
I was visiting the place for the first time. The hotel was beautifully designed, mainly for the business class. Jerry took us around the place acquainting us with the configuration of that place. He also offered us scrumptious dinner. The best of all was the roof. Bcity was at its best. Displaying the night lit beauty of the deserted, but otherwise crowded street and the wind adding to the pleasure.And finally I was there, at the top of the world enjoying every bit of it. The last bit made my day and also the trip. As I left the place I had the same smile stretched on my face, which I had earlier in the morning that day. :)

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