Monday, November 23, 2020

SUN RISE AT MIDNIGHT..



It was a total war scenario and everywhere people lived with a constant fear doubting every other man in the vicinity at the back of the wild and violent actions of power mongers and fortune makers. The life was practically going on through hours of happenings and minutes of monitoring totally forgetting the concept of the day..

A midst those turmoils of life, the differences between two predominant groups of a particular region became quite distinct. In the prevailing confusion, one group just took over the ruling and started its own ruthless suppression of the the other group. When the other group members were quickly branded as the potential enemies, their united strength broke down and soon surfaced at family level in fighting for survival..

In such a scenario, it was the toughest moment for 4 families of one targeted group. The men quickly worked out a plan and sent away their families through a secret route far away from the enemy but by the time they could escape, the route came under the scrutiny of tight security. Thus the 4 men were squarely held up in their own place with no way to reach their families..

Having become desperate, the 4 decided somehow try and get out through the same route in one of their jeeps and accordingly hatched out a meticulous plan..

One late night, the 4 men dressed up like the army officers of the ruler, sat in their vehicle 2 front and 2 at the back and straight drove to the point of the particular exit gate..

From a distance, the 4 noticed the stringent supervising / checking vehicles going on and their hearts sank in no time. No doubt, the guards at the gate were fully vigilant. Every one’s heart was beating heavily and it appeared impossible to escape through. And they very much knew what would happen to them if identified at the gate..

As they neared the gate, the 4 noticed that three vehicles were in front, theirs was the 4th vehicle and the sentry at the Gate lowered the barrier. Two guards in uniform with guns came forward to check the first vehicle..

Some minutes passed. The men of the 1st vehicle were proving their best that they never belonged to their enemy group and were going out on their own. At length the 1st vehicle was let off..

It was not so for the 2nd vehicle. They were caught red handed, made to get down the vehicle and quickly taken into darkness. The 4 in the jeep distinctly heard the low voices of the people caught and the shouting from the guards and..

That was the limit for the 4..

Suddenly, the man in the rear seat shouted aloud in a shaking voice,

“I can't take it any more. It's too much!”

The checking guard heard that and looked at the vehicle...

The man next to him said in a further louder tone,

“Why so much delay? There's no point in waiting. Let's go back. Everything appears to be out of control!”

The man in the driver's seat was desperate. With an aggressive mode, he overtook the front vehicle and brought the vehicle near to the gate shouting at the top of his voice,

“Senseless waiting. We are squarely held up!”

As the vehicle suddenly came near to the gate, the guard checking the earlier one, looked at the men from back and started moving towards the vehicle..

The front man next to driver saw this in the rear view mirror, he knew that it was their end. In a total desperate mode that over took him instantly, he screamed with a shrill voice,

"What the hell is going on here?”

The guard heard the shrill voice, instantly waved his hand to the gate sentry to open the gate for the vehicle saluting the 4 in uniform in the vehicle..

The 4 in the vehicle were in a total collapsed state by that time but the driver having seen the

'GREEN SIGNAL',

Instantly got enormous energy and at one stroke pulled at zooming speed acknowledging the salute of the guard through a firm hand raise breathing heavily, the heart pounding at an audible level sweating all over with the rest no way better and in no time escaped from

JAWS OF DEATH

Into

THE LAND OF ETERNAL FREEDOM

With

A SECOND SUN RISE AT MID NIGHT

For the 4!

(Based on one of the stories of the World War I heard in my younger days and composed in my own words!)

Keywords: SUN RISE, MIDNIGHT

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