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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Bungee Jumping

There was nothing extra ordinary about her. No fancy name with deep hidden poetic meaning, an average performer at work with just one promotion in the last 3 years where the others have managed to climb up the hierarchy in a matter of months . Amidst the crowd she was almost unnoticeable. There was nothing outstanding in Preeti's life. The same routine life - work to home , home to work. No weekend plans , no parties, no outings, no once a year holidays/ vacations unlike her colleagues who went exploring places.

Back in her college days she wanted to be like journos in the TV standing in midst of the action covering the news wearing starched cotton khadi kurta teamed with white salwaars , she wanted to go hitch hiking in the rain forests, wanted togo bungee jumping,explore the world, see places. But all the josh in her ceased the moment she was out of college and when the realities of Life started hitting right on her face.

Some how she had got used to the average - routine life and although not very thrilled abt it she wasn't either complaining. Her funda was "it cud have been worse". Alteast that is what she said to console herself guilt, anger or frustration nipped her.


Today was just another regular boring day for Preeti , nothing unusual at all. She was waiting for her bus # 311 which took her to her office Andheri. She was immersed in her own thoughts and the nxt thingtht happened to her was something unexpected and unknown. She had no idea where hoe or when it happened. For a moment she almost had a balckout and the next thing she saw was the massive front of th red bus right behind her back just a couple of inches away from the winshield shatterd into a million pieces all scattered acroos the place. If the driver would have not hit the breaks in time the bus wud she wud have been history.


Slowly things started sinking in and people were all crowded and for the first time in her she was the center of every bodys attention and for all wrong reasons. Someone passed her a bottle of water which she gulped it down in one go. Every body was inquiring if she was alright and was fussing over her.,some were busy accusing the driver and eventually the people were more bothered abt tackling the careless driver. Aidst all the chaos she slowly slipped into a auto and reached office. Ignoring to fetch her first coffee forthe day wthout which she couldnever move an inch at work she straight away went to her cubicle switched on her computer and typed it out, took out print copies and went in to meet her Cluster manager Mr Gurjar . She handed over the envelope and waited for him to open it.

As she prepared to leave the room Mr Gurjar asked " So have to landed up a better job or what is it ? "
"Nope I am gona go bungee jumping and then explore the Amazon rain forest" she replied with a tiny smile dancing in the corner of her lips.


She knew that she had make the best out of the second chance given to her by LIFE


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