Accident

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Vansh was sitting in the middle and the man next to him forwards his hand to Riddima .

Man(smiling): hi I am Vikas and what is your sweet name darling?

Riddima looks at him and his hand then looks out.

Vansh chucked seeing it and Vikas was annoyed

Vikas ( whispering) : dude can we switch seats ?

Vansh( whispering) : no

Vikas(whispering): please dude

Vansh ( whispering) : no

Vikas signs and leaves the idea of asking him. He looks at Riddima

Vikas( smiling) : I guess you are silent types no problem I am chatter box and he keep on talking trying to flirt with her.

Riddima was silently frustrated but ignores him. Vansh seeing it keeps his bag on his lap in such a way that it blocks Vikas view.

Vikas: dude why you keep the bag here ?

Vansh: my bag my wish

Vikas was annoyed so he just puts headphones listening to music. Riddima signs in relief seeing that and looks out enjoying the view.

Suddenly the bus stopped with a jerk and Riddima was gonna hit in the front vansh held his hand in front of her stopping the hit. Riddima heart started beating fast due to panic and vansh sensed it.

Vansh : shh nothing happened relax okay

Riddima noded relaxing a bit and vansh looked forward to know what happened. The conductor gets down and moves forward to check. Vansh sees around which is full blocked by traffic.

Few minutes later, the conductor informed that a big accident happened so traffic takes at least 10 hours to clear.

One passenger: is there any other way to go to city

Conductor: yes there is a narrow path through the forest if you walk 2 hours then there will be a highway from there you can get bus

Vansh ( think) okay I guess u will take that route and reach mumbai

Vansh looked at Riddima who was having a confused look on her face.

Vansh sees some passengers getting ready to walk through the forest. Seeing vansh getting up Riddima also decides to go with him.

The forest path was very narrow in such a way that only one person can through it surrounded by trees and bushes looking dense covering the sunlight partially.

The passengers started walking in line at endline it was Riddima in front and vansh back of with bag in there hands and Vikas behind vansh.

As they all were moving Riddima hears sounds and grass moving.

Riddima( thinks) what is this sound ? Is it a snake ?

She looks following the grass movements when a snake crawls in front of her.

She haults her step looking at it and vansh who was behind also stop

Vansh : what happened ?

Vikas also looks forwards to see what happened

Riddima was looking at the snake without moving

Riddima( whispering): stay still a snake is before us

Vansh and Vikas looks forward and looks at the snake. Vansh was calm but Vikas was horrified and about to shout. Vansh closes his mouth.

Vansh( whispers) don't shout it won't harm until you move understood

Vikas nods

The snake slowly crawls towards Riddima leg when Riddima holds vansh hand unknowingly. The snakes crawls over her leg and leaves the other side.
All the three sign in relief.

The other passengers were far ahead of them then they three were walking. But Vikas this times moves ahead of them.

Riddima and vansh were walking slow enjoying the nature . Then finally reached the road but all other passengers were gone.

Riddima and vansh sees a board

Board
" bus stop in 5 kms"

Riddima starts to walk in that direction and vansh walks with her.

In the meantime,

Kathrick and Asha with kids were laughing and singing travelling in car.

Suddenly a dog comes inbetween their car and Kathrick tries to apply break but it didn't work . Kathrick was horrified . He turns the car

Asha(panicked): what happened Kathrick?

Kathrick: breaks are not working

Asha: what ?

The car starts to go zig zag direction kids started to cry but Asha removing her seatbelt opened her bag and pulled out the cloths and placed it in front of the kids so they won't be affected much it car hits anything.

Asha: kathrick try to slow down

Rishi(crying): mamma rishu scared

Asha(With tears):shh baby nothing will happen to you

Holding ru hand and places on rishi .

Asha( with tears): take care of Ruhi

Vansh sees a shade so he walks towards it and sits . He starts drinking water he had. And Riddima also sits there as she was also feeling tired.

Vansh: are you silent like this always?

Riddima nods

Vansh signs and at that time a speedy car which was miss balanced comes towards them .

Vansh(shouts) : look out

The car about to dash them in a second vansh grabs Riddima hand and jumps. Riddima was startled due to the sudden movement.

Vansh and Riddima were lying on the floor with some scratches. They both get up and unknownly checks each other.

They both goes towards the car and hears a baby crying. Kathrick and Asha were heavily injured while rishi was unconsious. Vansh and Riddima were shocked due to the events .

Vansh moves towards the car it was burning in the front and gets a strong smell. Looks under the car and finds the fuel leaking.

Vansh: shit fuel is leaking

Vansh tries to open the backdoor but it was struck. He breaks the glass and through the door lifts Ruhi

Ruhi was crying and Riddima lifts her. Vansh then lifts rishi who was unconsious. He moved forward to help the couple but Riddima sees the spark near the fuel.

Riddima: hurry up

Vansh breaks the front door glass and checks the breath of Kathrick and Asha who were lifeless. He looks at Riddima and nods no

Riddima and vansh along with kids moves away while loud explosion happens. They both were thrown a little due to the impact but they secured the kids in their arms.

Vansh and Riddima looks at each other.



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