Shattered - Part 1
Baneshwor was still the busiest spot in Kathmandu today. Just
like some other day, it was full of hustle and bustle, when the traffic sign
was alternatively blinking with the text "GO" resembling the numeral
60 and the numbers gradually reducing from 75 to 0. Just when the number 1
turned to the text "STOP" and the signal turned red, a blue Honda
scooter suddenly stopped followed by some other bikes, 4 wheelers like Isuzu
and Creta and a random jeep with tons of rice bags. Pedestrian started rushing
over the zebra cross and that is when Divesh, who was riding the blue Honda
scooter saw a girl with white transparent glasses, chequered black and white
top and pony tail tied with a white bandana, carrying a small bag pack titled
"Top of the World" crossing the road. Divesh couldn't see her face
clearly but her sideview reminded of…. of somebody who was once so special to
him. Divesh stretched his neck as much as he could but he couldn't see her
face. Divesh started replenishing old memories with her…. in the middle of the
street, the busiest road in the busiest city of the country… that is when he
could see a blurry face of an angry Traffic Officer rebuking him and telling
something he couldn't comprehend and numerous vehicles behind him honking horns
and a bike rider who just passed by his right-side yelling "K ho bhai?
Marna man chha[1]?"
That is when Divesh realized the signal turned GREEN.
Napoléon Hill once said "You
either control your mind or it controls you." This quote was turning
assertive now. Divesh had so many things running within his brain but he had no
time to process them. He rolled the throttle and started riding. Just as he
approached the arch bridge nearby… he started pondering once again? Was…. Was
she really Shreya? Or some doppelganger of Shreya? The countenance of
Pedestrian Girl reminded him of Shreya and with Shreya came back countless
memories of his horrendous past. Divesh had been the happiest guy in the world
just before Shreya happened. A guy so serene, so complacent who would never
complain of anything… 6th August 2024, that was the day when the
TABLES TURNED and nothing has ever been the same SINCE THEN.
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