The tumble and how i got lucky

Exams over :((
:(( because the last two (the only two departmental subjects this sem) were a complete disaster simply because i didn't try hard enough ...

Anyways , i guess the damage has been done .. no point crying over spilt milk.
So decided to have dinner outside tonight for the second night in a row .. and we decided to go Waldorf (farthest from campus .. with the exception of PD) ...
Hmm .. trouble brewing ..

The usual stuff .. i had no bicycle (that is kind of a physical constant now ;) ) .. so took a ride from niksam . Now the unusual stuff ...

We always go in a group ... but today samar felt that we could just start and they would catch up .. fine by me . So we started .. waited at the first railway crossing (thats a rarety in itself) .. our group still was nowhere in sight .. Now we were descending the slope that takes us beyond Midtown .. the speed was a little too much .. i could see the second crossing also closed ... and suddenly my leg got stuck in the front wheel or so i think .. and then there was a tumble ................

Next thing i knew .. i was on the road .. bleeding from the nose .. was in the middle of the road .. so quickly moved to the side .. and just stood there and tried to estimate the damage .. i could feel the parts of my face .. so i realized i wasnt totally disfigured .. my nose was bleeding and my lips and forehead were really swollen and i was kind of giddy ..

Enough of me .. i looked around for nikhil and saw him close to me .. he was badly injured .. much worse than me .. and though i couldn't see my face .. i could feel that someone here was really hurt .. and it wasn't me . Thankfully the locals were very helpful .. they offered to take our cycle back to the hall .. and we hopped on a rickshaw and off to B.C. Roy.

On the way , i can remember being afraid that niksam was seriously hurt .. and then trying to check if my memory was working properly :) , also talking to kundu and telling him of the mishap.

In B.C.Roy : The doctor and nurses were prompt but not very caring .. they did something but could have done a little more. Niksam was apparently badly injured, while i required a second look even to make out i wasn't totally alright( that much for being able to conceal my wounds :) ). I felt bad for niksam, especially 'coz he has an exam on tuesday. Anyways we were out of there in about 15 minutes. Thankfully our friends were there now, so i felt reassured.

Now, of course, the primary objective beckoned once more .. we needed food !! So .. off to vegies .. and for today buterscotch ice cream and strawberry shake and cheese sandwich and some aloo paratha .. enough delicacies.. and avoiding the spices which could attack the internal lip cuts .. niksam still looked a little rattled .. but finally was returning to normal .

As for me .. well .. i am writing this post .. so i guess that is reassuring enough for anyone concerned about my well-being. This accident adds one more "item" to my growing list of experiences (which include pretty weird things like - "being caught for ticketless travel after having bought a ticket" , "being caught trying to give a fake note at a bank!! "). I should be fine in about a couple of days .. till then obviously my mental faculties are severely impaired so dpc will have to complete the Compilers assignment :D.

Only feel sorry for niksam and wish he gets well soon (and real soon) so that he can give a good exam on tuesday. And just for the record .. Niksam .. Ur nose is just fine , it hasnt been pushed to a side as many would make you believe ;)

P.S. : This might not be over yet . Tomorrow morning, we go back the hospital (B.C.Roy , that is) for a check-up and more medicines. The true picture will be out only then.