Danger never say that I am following you today. Beware!

A cricketing journey that could have resulted in a fatal event. Danger never tells you that I am following you today!

After finishing the first match of a local tournament the team members of TrendSetters started their journey to play their next match at Cresent college in Thambaram. The first match was over even before it was 10.30 AM on Saturday morning, there was ample time left out to play the next match as it was scheduled at 2.30 PM. The journey started from Jain college, in pursuit of a short cut, Arvind the team in charge drove his car towards the destination by asking for apt route.

The car was laden with a bunch of Trendsetters players. KamalChandran and Thilak followed them on a bike. None of the players traveling would hardly have imagined that this trip would turn out to be adventurous and some times fatal. The short cut slowly seemed to be a long cut, muddy tracks pouring in dust did not dishearten the players enthusiasm to travel, but slowly the players started sensing "are we discovering a new route to Thambaram." No matter we are going to travel further thought the players, simply because they have come a long way..

Having faith on the shape of the earth is good, but too much could sour sometimes and IT DID SOUR AND HISSED AND PULLED IN THE TUMMY FOR A WHILE - the car entered the Thrisulam quarry area with little visibility followed by loud noises of crushers, nasty non-stop sand breeze, scrimpy path and only few people were on the roads who were covered by sand clothes. The first question they asked while we asked for the route is "why on earth did you people come this way?" Nevertheless they showed the route to uncover this adventurous trip. Till this time Kamal and Thilak were following the car, but now they thought it is high time that they go front of them. It was a divine intervention to make them travel ahead of them.. why is it so? Keep on reading...

After having traveled 2 to 3 km Kamal and Thilak saw a deep slant occupying 80% of the road. In fact it looked like the only road to move on and reach the main road. Slightly skeptical Kamal stopped his vehicle just before that and inquired the actual route to get past this quarry.The dust smeared quarry employee waived his hands towards the slant and told them to go in that direction, the person told just 5 kms only.. Kamal rode his bike in to the slant to get out of the quarry ASAP which was throwing sand into his eyes and honking irritating sound.. but alas the same person who told the route called him with a loud noise..not that way..pointed his finger towards a small area in the left..go this way...

Kamal tried to drive the vehicle upwards from the slope..Pulsar's engine ceased.. more over it was slippery to drive..because of the pieces of abundant rock stones on the roads. Kamal tried to push the vehicle, but the 250 kilo vehicle did not obey him..while trying to make the vehicle obey his orders..there was another vehicle climbing the slope. This vehicle is none other than the quarry lorry, not one, but two lorries. The lorry driver shouted at Kamal "I cannot stop the vehicle at any cost as it will fall down from the hill" A fatal like situation - Kamal called on Thilak to come and help him to push the vehicle away from the lorry..Both of them pushed the vehicle successfully away from the lorry and on to the right track..

Had Kamal and Thilak drove a little bit more in the slant.. things would have been different.. a deeply cut earth with no barricade on the side..narrow path.laden with rock stones..poor visibility..lorries climbing the slope with little control..threatening sight of miles visible inside the earth-

Divine intervention - Had Arvind and co traveled ahead of us.. had he motored the car in the slant.. reverse is certainly not possible..driving without barricades in the narrow path.. an one-way route..where only lorries dumped with rock stones travel.. hmm the result can be a mere guess. Thank God!

Shellshocked Trendsetters team..reached the main road.. on the right track...but were past only 1 kilometer from the Jain college from where they started the journey :-)

Danger never say that I am following you today. Beware!

Story narrated by Kamal Chandran
http://kamalchandran.blogspot.com