The Known Stranger- 2(2)

Neon replied Xavier was his Second Preference and joined just to wait for his seat confirmation in his preferred College Navia and moreover, he also said one of his school-mate also joined Navia college. I said "Ok !" and enquired him about his friend who convinced him to join the college, with a little anxious. He replied, 'Kristy' a bestie of mine since my childhood.

I don't know why it made me feel some Uncomfortable thing to hear a girl name-Inner me

Oh great! Change of College only by a suggestion from a friend. I think she might be some special person to you, in a slow voice I uttered.

Neon laughed and said, She is my well-wisher as we both grown up together. The Clock turns to 6.30 P.M 

I asked him can I make a move, because it's getting dark. He said "Yes!' and wanted to give me company in returning back home. We left the coffee shop and walked towards Taxi Stand, which is on another side of the road.

Neon asked me to wait for him on another side of the road because he left his purse in a coffee shop on the table. I laughed at him and said "Is this your daily thing to do. He smiles back and went inside the coffee shop. I crossed the road and made up to Taxi Stand and waiting for Neon to join me. 

He Closes the coffee shop door with a smile on his face running towards me and crossing the road. All of a sudden there was a honking sound of a car gushing towards him. Neon sees it, that he felt froze and stood over there without any moment in his body. 

In the blink of my eye, I could see that the car rushed over Neon and pushed him beside  the road. At that moment I am unable to shout and froze myself into cold tear's in my eyes, hands were shivering. I ran towards Neon, holding his head over my Lap and trying to make him stay awake with my voice of cry.

Blood! Blood! on my hands and around him. In a minute the crowd gathered around us and called an ambulance for emergency. It's a fraction of time where I could still imagine myself seeing his smiley face running towards me.

Tears which I can't get hold of, which made me think that it's all my fault, I could be with him and crossed the road along with him.

All the accident scene, Ambulance, and the stretcher he lied on and holding my hand tightly, these things are just happening in front of me but I am unable to feel them, All these things are just in a flow like a wind blow. He was taken into ICU and the doctor insisted me to wait outside. I took a seat beside the ICU door, praying all the gods in the world to ensure that Neon would be safe and a speedy recovery.

A Nurse Walked towards me and asked to sign the formality papers and suggested to call the patient's family members or friends and gave me all the belongings of Neon.

Inner Me-What should I have to do, I don't know anything about him or his family. whom I met just twice in my life. He is just a KNOWN STRANGER!!

             

TO BE CONTINUED...................