I WAS TRYING TO PARK BETWEEN TWO POLES.
With the entirety of my focus on the breaks, I kept inching closer to one of them. And suddenly, a jerk, a shudder, and then silence.
“What did I hit?” I looked around.
“Nothing,” my friend Aarushi was also holding on to the hand brake. “The car stalled.”
“Oh.” That was as close to the pole as I was willing to risk. I turned off the car.
I’d learnt how to drive fresh out of school, but was almost immediately shipped off to lands near and far chasing those pesky degrees. And now that I had a little extra downtime (thanks, COVID), I thought I’d practice driving again. Maybe get my license this time around!
I don’t venture far. My lack of faith in my own skills is only part of the reason, the remaining has something to do with trusting only South Delhi roads. Yes, I know, I’m that girl. But driving around my neighbourhood—I guess we’ll call it that—has made me notice a lot of details I’d missed in the 17 years of living here. Speed breakers are only one of them.
There’s a rhythm to it, it’s almost like a dance. Step one is to grab one of three unlucky licensewielding friends willing to risk their lives for me. I’m kidding, it’s probably safest to be inside the car when I drive. Step two is navigating out of my ridiculously over-parked colony and hitting the road towards Greater Kailash (GK) Part II.
TIME FOR A Snack
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