6:15PM i started from the temple, i started walking to the village entrance and there i saw the board "yercaud 7kms" i was happy that i had walked on the mountain roads , enjoying nature and clicking it! and i thought about some funny incidence of my life and with a smile i walked.I pulled out my casio and made a video and captured the mists on the roads. 2-3mins after the video, the scene totally became the opposite, there was no light or less light , more mist covering the roads! i could rarely see the roads and vehicles moved slow with yellow lights on.
As i crawled the mist got thicker and the light was out and slowly drizzling started with a cool wind. I tapped my stick in the front and moved like a blind man, i took my mobile in my left hand and with the help of display light i was moving forward and i made calculations, if im moving the same speed without stopping il reach yercaud by 7:30. there were few vehicles passing by and one suv stopped and offerd me a lift and i denied and said that im fine!
I was happy that i have a thrill of walking into the mist , not knowing whats coming in front, mobile light kept it easy fr me to follow the road, when ever a car or bus or bike comes in my opposite directions i would clap my hands and making them aware im walking opposite to them and thus making the chances of colliding with a vehicle very less.
I should have crossed a kilometer for sure and was happy everything was going fine , the travellers became very less, rarely i saw a car or bike crossing me and suddenly i heard a sound "trninnunn' my mobile battery is gone and switched off!!! oopss i dont know where iam and im bounded by darkness and mist!
I very slowly crawled and saw a light in a distance ,with that i assumed the pattern of the road and it was a bustop, someone has made fire using wood, i stayed there fr 2mins and warmed myself and started again! i tapped my stick and whenever a vehicle came it was a delight , i quickly look the way the vehicles light passes by and with that, i will track the route for few meters in my mind and walk faster behind the vehicles light.
A vehicle comes across or passes by for every 5mins, as i moved on another half a kilometer i could not see any vehicles coming! i was all alone in pitch dark, i thought it would be the best idea to get hold of the next vehicle that comes. as i thought that a bike came and he offered me a lift, but he said he will drop me in the next stop as he will take some other route to a village.
I sat on the bike and started asking him if there is any ghost stories in yercaud, he said he doesn't believe in such things and suddenly there was a flash of light in the opposite and we were about to collide with a vehicle! brakes !!!!!! phew that was close and we continued taking. he said at this point of time the only problem for me will be wild buffaloes roaming in the roads and he advised me to take a bus and definitely not a wise option to walk!
He dropped me on the stop and i asked him "boss, unga peyr enna?" (wats ur name?) he replied "sakthi vel" he said bye and i stood in the stop.You might imagine the stop would be with a shed and light, you are wrong then! it was just road i stood on middle of the road and it started raining !!! dense mist , total darkness, windy , rainy!! all i was able to see was huge trees shaking and i felt like they were going to fall on me! all those ghost stories, 8foot ghosts with tongues out and long hairs were the pictures in my mind, when ever i turned left and right i always thought something/someone is standing there.
Few minutes i was in fear, then i was alright!!,my next fear was , snakes, centipedes, millipedes and wild buffaloes. all i had in my hand to defend from such animals was the green stick! there was sound of motor at a distance ad saw a bike comming in opposite direction, the bike man saw me and he got scared for a minute and screamed "heyyyiii" in a fearful tone! and i thought "wow!! that's a nice game to play he he he he".
All bikes came from opposite directions, suddenly there was a bike from my side , i asked for a lift and the guy said "sorry boss, already 4 people here!" i just have to wait for the bus! i tried to switch on the mobile and it got on! and i sent a msg to my friend on how iam now! and there was no tower! oops!..... i heard noises, and trees made sounds when wind blew heavy , so i waved my stick left to right, so that if my stick encounters any obstacles i should run the opposite direction of the obstacle!!!
as time passed for 30-40mins, the bus came! i got into it with a smile and people looked at me as if they were looking at a ghost! i pinched my hands wooo could not pinch at all! well im not dead or not dreaming, my fingers got so numb in the rain!. the conductor asked me " sir naa ungala appoway paatha! nadandha vareenga? endha ooru neenga?" ( sir , i saw you few hours back. are you walking all the way , were are you from?"
i replied im from vellore and have come to yercaud to sight see and yes i had been walking all day. he smiled at me and gave the ticket. i was so hungry, im imagined that i should have a panipoori or some gobi fried rice when i reach yercaud.
omg! all shops were closed and it was just 8pm! i went across ANNA PARK, i put the greenstick on a corner and found a baji shop and had few bajis with pepper , woow yummmy!! that filled my stomach! again the road to room was full of mist , i managed to walk and reached the room. suddenly i felt something was missing ! the green stick, i yelled at myself " oo!! how could i miss that stick there!!".. for few minutes i felt sad then felt okay and put myself on the bed and thank god the bed spread and cover was not stinky!! :)
i pulled the cover and closed my eyes, the 40mins were i stood all alone in the dark, fogy , rainy places stood in front of my eyes!it was wonderful , it was like all trees were protecting me, its like parents seeing their baby when it forgets about everything and everyone and plays with its toys and smiling to itself. i was the baby and the trees and mountains were my parents. sweet dreams good night! ouch my leg hurts!!! hope the day 2 would be exciting, i whispered it to me and slept
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