Unforgettable Moments in my life - As an Adult

Death Survival

This happened when i was doing my Masters in Computer applications. studying in Bishop Heber college. I was in Trichy at that time. I stayed at the college hostel. So Every weekend i would go to Chennai and come . Chennai is where my family was at that time.
One weekend i thought for a change why not go and meet my Aunt( Dad's Sis ) who lived in a village called Pattambakam because she had asked me to visit her one day atleast during my stay at trichy. So as i planned i went to the bus stand to catch a bus to my aunts place. I had never gone to my aunts place before so i was a lil bit nervous . My uncle said he will pick me up from the bus stand . All i had to do was to catch a bus and leave to the destination .
No buses where available. I kept searching and finally got a bus. The Bus was filled almost and only 2 seats were available at the very back and one seat in the front row just behind the driver's seat . One old lady was sitting next to me .
Since there were 2 more seats available at the back , the driver waited for the bus to be completely filled. Meanwhile i was feeling sleepy and was fast asleep and did not realise that the bus had already started . Its when the conducter woke me up to get the ticket. I got the ticket and looked outside the window and didnt know where i was... But i realised that the Bus was really going very fast. It was very scary . i looked back and almost most of them are fast asleep . all villagers . Then i looked at the old lady next to me and she was awake and looked scared too. So i walked upto the driver and told him to go a bit slow as i was scared. He said he knows what he is doing and he cant drive according to my wish . He was a bit rude so i just came back and sat on my seat. I felt drowsy and just closed my eyes that i heard a loud thud and bus hitting on something. I opened my eyes and i saw a young man just fly from the front to the side and the Bus just literally ran over another young man. There were people around who were shouting stop , stop. The Bus driver just kept driving really very fast. It was just hit and run. People in the Bus got up and started shouting. The driver was driving the bus like crazy. I got really scared and for a moment didnt know what was happening around. Then suddenly a huge group of people coming behind the bus in bullets and bikes with a large bamboo sticks or something like that and started beaking the glasses of the bus . And started hitting the bus big time . The driver doesnt stop , but still those guys keep chasing shouting in bad words. They break the bus and the glasses are shattered and children in the bus start crying . One baby is bleeding right behind me. Now the huge sticks and stones are falling inside the bus and everybody's getting hurt.One stone just misses me and hits the old lady next to me and she is shouting loud in pain. i couldnt understand what was going around untill one bike came so close to my window and as i peeped out i can seee 2 men with raging anger ready to hit the bus again . I just bend down and tried to hide under the seat.
By now almost the whole bus was damaged and almost everyone hurt. I guess i would have been one of the lucky few who would have escaped being hit by those raging people. The driver was fast enough now and took a lane which led to a police station. He then stopped the bus near the police station and ran inside.
The conductor then asked everyone to get down and walked us towards the end of the main road from where we caught another bus and and reached the nearest bus stand which is villupuram i guess. Then from there i had to take another bus to the pattambakam. I was totally lost and confused yet i hid those feelings and climbed in the bus and sat . Now the conductor comes and asks me the destination and so i say Pattambakam and he looks at my face and asks Keel or Mel . There is another village called Mel pattambakkam which i dint know. I was so lost and dead by this time that i looked Zonked . The conductor says " Hello madam where to? " i look at my cell fone and no signal and i think God!!! What to do now. So for a guess i just say Keel Pattambakkam and get the ticket not knowing where i am going to land... The only thing that was running in my mind was that 2 young men who were killed right in from of me. and now i dont even know where i was going. I thought lets see whatever happens let it happen. It was just one hour journey from there and the driver says Keel Pattambakkam get down.. So i got down and looked at the area. It was a village .. everyone around were villagers and i am looking everywhere just to see if my Uncle is standing anywhere... There in one corner i found my uncle standing and i keep looking at him.. He comes closer to me and shakes me and asks " Jennifer what happened?? " i narate the story as we reach my aunts place..
I never thought i would live during that incident. One incident that shook me...

Death Survival 2

Feb 19th 2006 : It was a very bright morning. I was in Coimbatore at that time. It was few days after my wedding that i had gone to meet my in laws at their place. Beep..Beep... T'was the car of my driving instructor waiting for me outside the house. The Driving master was quite a strict person and this was my 3rd day of my class. I hopped into the car and we set out to the race course road for our driving lessons. The instructor was telling me that i had learnt very quickly and i drive really well. He was also telling me stories about how difficult it is to teach men and that women learn much faster than men.
So we entered the main road which was very busy during the mornings. My Instructor asked me to slow down a bit as i was driving a Lil bit fast. When all of the sudden, a huge bus came in the opposite direction headed towards our car in high speed. I though we were going to crash. Both of us were death panicked.
Since i was new to the steering i didn't know what to do at that point... Only the break was the extra thing the instructor had .. And even if he applied break instantly we still would crash into that bus. I immediately turned the car towards the left and went and hit into a stone where the instructor hit the break. The mistake was the bus drivers... We were both speechless for a moment and then the driving instructor shook hands with me saying that i was too good, and that i had saved his life too. He also said that had that been Radhika (another student of his) she would definitely crashed into the bus and both of us would be in the hell's door by now.
I was very happy that i could live that day....