Life in the US is already getting a little too fast for me. What with 3 assignments to submit every week, and the the worst part is that I have to do them all alone ! "Get up-take bath-have break fast-go to class-have lunch-do assignments-cook-eat-sleep", is what pretty much makes up my routine and it doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that it's a boring routine to have.
But, amidst the dull monotony an interesting thing happened this weekend. I was on a call with home and was taking a walk on a bright Sunday evening. I was just a few blocks away from my house.
I was happily chatting away on the phone and hence didn't realize that a car had pulled up right next me. A couple of guys walked out of the car and approached me. One from behind (B1) and the other from the side(B2). When B1 was a couple of feet away from me, he told me (in a 'soft' voice) not to run. Instinctively I just took off and B2 followed me. Thanks to Ruby Cup and the cricket playing culture at NITT, I quite 'easily' managed to outrun B2!!!
With my house only a few blocks away (luckily!!), I manged to enter the "safe" zone very quickly and even before I could enter my compound, I could see the guys speed off in their car ( a Volkswagen Jetta!!) shouting out at me.
They must have been furious with themselves for having missed out on a nice gold chain and a mobile phone. And what must have added insult to injury is the fact that I managed to outrun them!!
(I guess the title is explanatory)
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6 comments:
That's so chilling to hear da... Great that you had the presence of mind not to listen to them...
A real shocker...
BTW: "just a few blocks away from my house..." - nice
And you were saying you had a boring routine!
aahaa.. scary da..
Be careful da.. never go to isolated places or dont even go alone..
always go in groups as u always do here :)
Three months there and already a racist. It should have been AA1 , not B1.
And I did not believe you when you said people there were much heavier there,now i do.
@ Srikanth
You bet it was!!!! I am still laughing over the fact that I "ran" away!!!
@ Susa
But for this stray incident, life has been pretty routine da. But, if the thrilling moments have to come like this, might as well have a boring routine!!
@ Kaushik Ram
This country is so odd, you dont have too many people on the streets often. Imagine if this is the case in a big city how it will be in others!!!
"....as u always do here :) "....Super kalaai!!!Wish I could do that!!!
@ Kutti
"...racist"....LOL...intentional!!!
You knew I could always run fast didn't you?? lol
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