Friday, September 27, 2013

A MOMENT'S MADNESS



5.4.3.2.1....And I jumped. I was not prepared for what happened next. I screamed and screamed. As the wind hit me, the speed at which I was falling startled me. My heart raced as things around me started to blur. I started to tremble in fear and my limbs started lose feeling. Why did I do this? A moment's madness!! I stopped thinking. About my life. My work. My problems. My commitments. My family.

As I braced myself and waited for it to end, I almost lost consciousness. I closed my eyes as I felt sudden jerks and then weightlessness. Everything stopped. Time. Sound. I was blank.

I heard voices. I opened my eyes. My friends and onlookers cheered. My head spun and I felt weak in my legs as I felt relieved that it was over. BUNGEE JUMPING is definitely not for me!!

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda


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48 comments:

  1. Anmol RawatSeptember 27, 2013 at 1:40 AM

    lol. nice one ;)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    I thought it was about suicide. I was wrong(Thank god for that though :D)
    Loved it, specially the twist your story gave to my mind. :D

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    1. preethiSeptember 27, 2013 at 1:54 AM

      thanks shilpa :) he he...had good fun writing it :)

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  3. NandiniDekaSeptember 27, 2013 at 3:07 AM

    pretty cool!! even i thought it was suicide at first

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  4. kalpana solsiSeptember 27, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    WOW! I loved it and you built the suspense. I thought it was a snake.

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  5. SifarSeptember 27, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    Simply Awesome :)

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  6. SakshiSeptember 27, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Who would have guessed. I had some rather dreary thoughts coming to mind. Phew ... loved it! :D

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  7. IndraniSeptember 27, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    That was thrilling! :)

    many thanks for the award Preethi!

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    1. preethiSeptember 27, 2013 at 8:17 PM

      thanks indrani :) and happy to share it with you :)

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    I thought Bungee jumping is not for me...but reading your post makes me want to do it...you made it sound so temptingly wonderful experience :)

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    1. preethiSeptember 27, 2013 at 8:18 PM

      yikes!!! I have not tried it yet...this was just my imagination...I dread it even more now :) thank for reading :)

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  9. the factfictionSeptember 27, 2013 at 9:25 PM

    woooo...wonderful writing

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  10. Anita SabatSeptember 28, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Preethi, Great work!
    Chilling at first! But, all's well that ends well!
    Relieved! :)
    Cheers!

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  11. Ankur AnandSeptember 28, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    hahaha .. thrilling .. n thanks for the AWARD :)

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    1. preethiSeptember 29, 2013 at 3:11 AM

      Thanks ankur :) and am happy to nominate you. Looking forward to read your replies. :)

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  12. MeowwSeptember 28, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    :D Thrilling ride through your words! Wheee :)

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  13. RatSeptember 28, 2013 at 11:53 PM

    wow this is so cool and a thrill.. loved it :)

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 3:01 AM

    LOL...I was expecting some really scary and sad story. Glad that was just Bunjee Jumping. :')

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  15. AditiSeptember 29, 2013 at 6:11 AM

    Lol...good one!

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  16. Vidya SurySeptember 30, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    Woo, PreethI! What a great twist at the end! :D

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  17. Kajal KapurSeptember 30, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    Wow! very nice...kept me guessing till the end...I am sure bungee jumping is a very exciting sport but I think its not for me either :)

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  18. sugandhaOctober 1, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    Hi Preethi...Sharing my liebster award with you :)

    http://somethings-sugandha.blogspot.com/2013/10/little-note-of-goals-achievements-awards.html

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    1. preethiOctober 1, 2013 at 12:37 AM

      wow!! thank you so much sugandha :) congrats to you too :)

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  19. ShaiviOctober 1, 2013 at 2:01 AM

    Nice and short writeup...u thought this was abt suicide but the bungee jumping bit at the end brought a smile...

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  20. Sreeja PraveenOctober 1, 2013 at 4:24 AM

    Now I know what I would think if I went bungee jumping :D
    No way :D
    Loved the way you built the suspense :)

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  21. viduOctober 1, 2013 at 4:32 AM

    Neat. :)

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  22. AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    short and sweet...nice

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  23. UnknownOctober 1, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    very nice preethi. what a great thinker you are

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  24. Manjulika PramodOctober 2, 2013 at 1:51 AM

    Very nyc.. cudnt think that it would end with bungee jumping thrill.. :)

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    1. preethiOctober 6, 2013 at 5:45 AM

      thank you :) sorry for the delay in reply :)

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  25. Deepa DuraisamyOctober 8, 2013 at 2:08 AM

    Ha ha! I remember a similar experience when I went sky-diving! The wind rushing up to meet my face, everything flapping in the wind, the steep fall, the earth suddenly rushing up at breakneck speed, wow. That was some experience and this post brings all those memories back. I loved it and yes, maybe I wouldn't do it again but it's a must-do in a lifetime! :) Did you enjoy yours? Or do you think it was a bad idea?

    Cheers,
    Deepa

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    1. preethiOctober 9, 2013 at 10:10 PM

      Not at all. Its just my imagination. Not a chance I am ever going to do it!!! Thank for reading :)

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