And yet another dies today. A lady in her youth, in the midst of her excitement, had to give up her own life on the road. Thoughts over road accidents hovered in my mind, while I was thinking about her.
She must have been 21, or 22, I don't know. I personally don't know her either. What stunned me was the way the news was spread, starting from a normal hit off the road, to the absence of her pulse, to the rumor that she may die, that finally became true.
Her name was Mamta, and they say she isn't a Muslim. Who cares on that now? News says she was trying to overtake our own bus, and on the process she saw another vehicle come to her. Panicked she tried to slow down and move to the side, when the bus hit her and made her fall. Her vehicle was fine, but she was hit on the head, and lost a lot blood. Rumors include her losing a part of her face, and losing a pulse.
On the first place, why did she try to overtake the bus on a road which is considerably small? Why did she slow down on the process? Why didn't she wear a helmet?
Think of her family. At 7 she was woken up by her mother, by 8 she finished her chores to reach the table where her mother would make delicious breakfast. She would bid goodbye to her brother and rode of her Activa. And her mother expects to hear from her again only in the evening. Today, but, the time table changes. Her father will be back from work earlier, to be greeted by rears. Her mother will not cease her tears. Her brother will refuse to eat for long.
Tomorrow it will just be another day for others, they will wake up late, curse the clock, eat measly, go to college, flirt around, go back carelessly on the bikes given to then. Today is just another day, which will pass on as many to come yet. But this moment is to think on how think better.
I dedicate this article to all drivers, students, parents, brothers, sisters, friends and most of all, Mamtha, 2nd year, MCA, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur.
heard abt the news...sad...
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