So close, yet So Far.....

This incident had happening two weeks back. An incident which I can never forget. I was riding on the roads of Chennai. I was in a bike with a friend of mine. We were speeding @ 50Km/hr. It was dark, and the vehicles coming from the opposite direction with full beam, made our vision week. My friend tried to steer the bike through the heavy traffic. As we were heading towards our destination, unfortunately, our bike steered into a pot hole which was present in the middle of the road. The bike decelerated from a 50Km/hr+ to 0Km/hr.....Everything that had to happen, happened in a few seconds. The next thing I remember was, I was lying in the middle of the road. I couldn’t think of anything. The first thing I did, with reflex, was to turn back and see if any vehicle was coming. I immediately got up from the bike. My shoe got stuck. I managed to get up and then moved to the side. My friend had got up too and was bringing the bike to the side. My cargo was all torn. Blood from my leg had covered a major portion of my cargos. I immediately rushed to a hospital (Malar) to get my wound dressed. I was admitted in the causality ward for an hour.

I had nightmares the entire night. The entire incident still plays like a recorded video when I close my eyes. I was so close to death, but yet so far.........