It was raining heavily, and Rama stood with his young
daughter under a Tree. He had to find a safer place, before the deluge became
worse. He was caught in this sudden rain while returning from the market. There
were no Taxis to be found.
A bike rider stopped near him, parked his bike and rushed to
take shelter under the Tree, right next to Rama. He was totally drenched in
water, and probably stopped because the visibility was poor - Rama thought so.
It was getting dark, and Rama was worried.
Rama: Can you drop us somewhere safer, this place is not good to stay much longer. My kid is getting unwell. We were retuning from....
Biker takes one look at Rama, rushes to his Bike and rides
away, even as it continues to rain badly. Even before Rama could make sense of
this, the Biker was a distant speck. Gone.
Rama is disappointed, and curses the Biker, and starts
lamenting, about how there was no humanity left in the world. People were
selfish. The world was a far better place earlier.
After a few minutes a Taxi pulls over, with the Biker
following it closely. He waves at them, and asks them to get into the Taxi, and
says aloud: Bike not safe in rain for the kid.
Even as those words drown in the rain, and Rama thanks him,
the Biker is on his way.
Not all who walk away, are running away.
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