The much needed fall
Nina didn’t realize that the fall could be so lethal. Blinded
by the flowing water, she hardly had any control to remind herself the
emergency protocol. As she fought for breath, her life jacket gave her full support.
She gulped down the water, a sip or two, before managing a constant air flow. But
the battle was still on; she was still unstable and drifting further away.
The raft came closer and the guide threw a rope in her
direction. “Watch out you moron!” Nina shouted as she thought the front of the
rope could hit her head. (It looked like she still had to learn she wasn’t the
queen of this kingdom). The guide ignored the attitude and did his best to help.
After a countless gasps from the ones still on the raft and Nina’s brave
efforts, she was pulled back, though still in the water but now holding the rope
fixed on the raft. She requested to stay like that and float along, smirking to
her friends and then laughing at her silliness.
“Hey, did you know that the Ganges tastes sweet!” she
exclaimed and this is what she got in return – “Did you know that you are total
freak?” from Sharon, and “Could you act any less proud about what just
happened?” from Aneesha. But Nina loved it all; right from the fall to this
moment where she felt so small. The river, the mountains, so big in front of
her—they didn’t care whether she was even there or not. It felt so real, and it
just took one slippery fall to break free from her inner toil.
No comments:
Post a Comment