Storm caughtIt does not happen to everybody doc

Storm caught It does not happen to everybody to come face to face with a storm.. Even today I wonder how I kept alive in that storm.. It was threatening and I pedaled hard but before I h

Storm caught

It does not happen to everybody to come face to face with

a storm I had had such a bitter experience Even today I

wonder how I kept alive in that storm

It happened this way The afternoon was just pleasant and

I took my bicycle and was on my way to a village some six

kilometers away where a relative of mine lived The path

lies through an avenue of trees with fields on either side

as far as the eyes can see But for one or two stray

cottages here and there, there is nothing to shelter one on

the road When I was about half way, dark clouds

gathered in the sky It was threatening and I pedaled hard

but before I had gone a few hundred meters, there was a

sudden burst of thunder and a blinding lightning It began

to rain cats and dogs and the rain came down in big drops

The light was very poor and the road was bad As the rain

was lashing on my face I could not pedal at my bicycle I

knew it was dangerous to go and take shelter under a tree

in such a heavy rain because lightning would strike green

trees, so with great effort I kept to the middle of the road

Suddenly the wind rose and gained momentum It grew

wild and before its force the trees simply danced One

could hear the howling noise of the stormy wind

I was soaked to the skin My fingers were benumbed I

could not push hard Now and then I could see the

heavenly rage in the lightning flashes which appeared to

hiss almost by my side To add to my fear, there was a

sudden thunderclap and a big tree crashed to the ground

In this situation the will to live alone goaded me on As the

road was soaked with flood water, I could not ride the

bicycle There were pot holes and swirling water But it

was not a question of abandoning I prayed to God to

conduct me safely

At long last, the flickering light from the village was seen

and I was in my relative’s house after a few minutes What

a relief to be under a roof behind closed doors in such

weather! My relative gave me a change of warm clothing

and I had never enjoyed a warm cup of tea as I did that

day