Holi~ the festival of colors
Mythological significance aside, its DAMN fun to throw water balloons at people. Man have I missed this it has been so long since I got a chance to play like a little kid again. the striking summer heat followed by the cold splashes of water makes up for quite an experience. After years of being held up in my house, this is exactly what I needed who would have thought.
"They sure got quite a lot of stalls s..*SPLASH*,...Fuck dude right in the face"
"+10 points....sorry couldn't quite hear that over the sound of my PRECISE SHOT, What were you saying again?" says my very bastard of a friend Abhijit as he makes a stupid pose.
"Give me a sec, stuff got in my eyes........ah... I was saying aren't there quite a lot of stalls here, we have sure come quite far from the center yet it seems there are more and more of these...." I said as my eyes landed on the second balloon in his hands..."TRUCE" I called out.
All of us friends got together to join the local folks in celebration near the park close to our college building, I didn't think much of it in the beginning but the crowds of adults and children playing, cheering, and running around all over the place was getting thinner by the minute.
"By the way where are the others lets go to grab a bite, I am getting quite hungry" i say as the sun reaches almost overhead us.
"AH look at the little guy calling the shots here, you sure started getting interested in local cuisine now, this time I guess you should get the taste of the famous Pani Puri of the guy near ....GUYS what was that guys name again where we got to eat those sp...delicious Phuchkas last week" he shouts looking behind him
"I think it was Patanwala's wasn't it" a voice approaches us from some distance
"No,pretty sure that was a different vendor"says Abhijit
"Well,not really in mood of that i say we go get some samosas and perhaps something cold to drink with it, the heat is starting to get to me."
"That would work for me too" says the third voice leaning closer.
its only been half a year here yet i guess i have adjusted quite well here, Honestly though this wouldn't have been possible if these guys weren't so accommodating i really feel like this has helped me so much to truly start living and overcoming my social barriers,even the acquaintances are so nice around here this is truly like a whole different world.
"You...you are doing that thing again" says Abhi noticing my stupor
"Ah yes sorry.....old habits die hard"
"well guys hurry up i am already quite hungry,whose paying though?"asks Tehni ,the third voice a few steps in front of us.
"Isnt it your turn Tehni?AND no i didn't bring my extra secret money stash this time"i say a bit annoyed
"thats your 3rd grade id card isn't it?,See I have got it right here,why the hell do you still carry this thing around"
"GIVE IT BACK!, How the hell did you found it I never told you what it was or where it was." a look of surprise on my face,
"A magician never reveals his secrets" says Tehni with a smug look on his face
"Oh fuck off man.....i will allow this...just this one time.. alright"
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We start moving the crowd getting thinner and thinner by the second, everyone probably getting quite tired by now well we arent children after all.
"Man you were right, there are quite a lot of stalls i am even seeing some empty ones whats up with that" asks abhi in a slight daze.
"Dunno perhaps its just some colour supply and stuff set up by the community" responds Tehni
we walked quite a bit after that ,the distance seemingly quite stretched perhaps due to our exhaustion and the crowds seemingly getting a bit denser again as we get closer to the food side of this fest,we finally saw a sign of a vendor selling some fresh samosas jalebis and the usual,ah this is what life is about i learned after quite a while just well enjoying things as they come, there is struggle, but things are finally starting to look up.
Or so i thought perhaps..........i shouldnt have tested fate like that.
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we were having quite the fun just enjoying the moment....sitting and chatting
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*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* an explosion resounds.
What the hell is going on a terrorist attack?,could that really happen?,bombs dropping?.gas explosion?.....what is going on, our eyes land on a glaringly white object falling from the clear blue sky,is this it...is that a bomb...am i going to die....no no no its quite far its not falling here...
bomb?? [https://i.imgur.com/JjVjQ79.png]
"EVERYONE LETS GET OUT OF HERE QUICK" a shout resonates.
Yes what the hell am i doing "LETS Get the fuck out of here...gu.........y..............................?!!!!!!??!?!??!??///////////.....................s.
we were sitting across each other,perhaps they moved first but they were already at quite a distance, or maybe it was my sense of reality being skewed
Do you know how do people react in extreme Fear condition its called a 'fight or flight response',you get pumped by adrenaline to either run for your life or fight for it which abhi did...*Snap*
his head deflated
my face splashed with blo....no
red........a red water balloon definitely.......definitely this cold sensation
thi....THIS Cant no.........NO.....no no no no NO NO NO NO NO...
Tehni tried to run....... *SLASH".....legs danced in the air falling a few feet away ...two small puddles formed in no time almost as all content spilling at once ...he was still alive.......he fell into a screaming rage tried to crawl but..........*Stab* and i saw the last signs of his life fade away..
no no no.....................................NO NO NO no....................no
The thing ,it looked like a giant spider made out of crystals,the thing emanated a certain terror about it...its sheer size and the way in which it moved ,cutting air through just minute movement of its arms.
Oh no please no...... oh god ..............no............ no........NOOOOOOOOOO
In Fear
There is a third reaction too 'Freezing'...your body stays at place your many attempts at resistance for it to do something not working at all. it probably resigning itself to its fate.
Chaos ensues, People kept running the spider thing seemingly grabbing a few more closer casualties.
it didnt chase the runaways.
it was patient.
it was curious.
its eyes scanning the room for signs of threat.
its unchanging face still giving a sense of mocking and intimidation...a warning
some more people stopped in there tracks.
it knew what it was doing...it knew
it eyes fell on me and i saw it...i saw
it had .....Intelligence
it kept getting closer and closer.....it didn't try to attack me , it ....didnt try to maul me like it did so many others...its face getting ever closer the bright sun reflecting its crystal like properties and its glistening eyes each of a different grade of colour...i hate to say this but it looked beautiful..Awfully Beautiful.
spider thing?? [https://i.imgur.com/mFUlOIL.png]
No.................................no...............................Please no
*Phuk*
it bit me.
NO...........Dont please.......................no no...........please
YOU HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED BY MAJOR PARALYZING AGENT ???
YOU HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED BY MAJOR DROWSING AGENT ???
NO.....no no.....Please someone...anyone
and i lost consciousness.