Tell tale rains!!

Happy Days are here again !! It's finally rained a bit today morning after a long, long wait and what a respite from the terrible heat !! But the met dept. says it's just cos of some disturbances and extreme heat that clouds have formed and it's rained a bit..we're still not experiencing monsoons...i think when monsoons finally come, they'll be gone before i realise they're here !! Anyway, it's the perfect weather to go out for a picnic or shopping or just go for a movie (I've heard Superman Returns would be a good choice)and for the more romantically inclined, there's the long drive..though u'd sure be brave to drive in this city in the rains!! I did that once..though it was more like being caught in the rain after i'd left home..it so happened that i had just learned to drive and had a brand new driver's licence...my friend was at my place and my folks were out so we guys just decided to go for a spin..it was a nice drive mostly..i managed to negotiate the car on the busy road and reach the market and even park at a perfectly decent angle to the next car after which we did a bit of shopping and then decided to go to the South Campus canteen for lunch..!! It was a bit of a distance and just as we were crossed the huge gates of the campus..the car jerked to a stop on the deserted road n I had no idea what happened ! And it just refused to start again! I noticed a taxi stand tucked into a corner of a by-lane and had to ask for help from them. A helpful sardarji came over to take a look at what was wrong and casually told me that there was no coolant in the car and that it was also heated up ...that was the first time i'd heard of the term coolant and was obviously at my wits end !! I think he guessed as much by the look on our faces n just poured some water into in n after a wait of bout 20 mins my car finally started but i had strict instructions not to turn in off untill i reached home or it might not start again ! The rain started pouring just as we left the place and it really seemed like a boon then cos the rain n cool weather culd keep the car from heating up too much again. It was after another few mins that the rain came with all it's fury n i could barely see the roads but still we were almost enjoying the adventures of the day. But there was more to come..on the next red light we were amongst the ones right at the stop line and as the light went green n we all began moving ahead, i realised to my horror that the guys on my left and right were closing in on me in a bid to try to talk to each other by shouting from their cars !! Well i had to hit the brake so hard n at once my car started to slide backwards (cos the road was sliding bacwards into the service-lane!)before i could stop it..we hit a pole on the road and the door with the drivers seat suffered scratches and a big bump!! But the good part was that the engine did not turn off n after we recovered from the initial shock n a survey of the damage had been done, we went off again without wasting too much time as the damage was already done n we needed to get back home before my parents got back home !! So much for adventure n running off with the car like that ! I thought my friend would never sit in the car with me at the wheels ever again but surprisingly she had so much fun that i'm her favorite driver now!

The odysey was obviously intended to be a hush hush affair but since the car was danaged, we had to tell the parents that it happened cos a big flower pot toppled over it..ofcourse they did'nt really buy the story but we did get the benefit of doubt !! ;)