He grabbed one branch and was about to step onto another when the branch he was holding on broke and he lost his balance. He tried to grab another branch but in vain.
“Oh. My God,” I said. I could not dare to watch and imagine the consequence. The others just watched with their mouths wide opened.
‘Thud! Thud! Crash and boom’ He landed onto the ground under the tree like a sack of potatoes. As he was falling down he could not help crying and shouting.
The shouting and the loud landing must have been so evident that the owner came shouting at the top of his voice. We had not noticed him sleeping under another tree as we were so engrossed in the climb by Ravi and the juicy fruits. All else did not matter now. We shouted for Ravi to make a dash.
The Sikh came bellowing and shouting curses at us. He ran from the tree he was resting under towards the place where Ravi was. Ravi got up with an uneasy effort. We were just helplessly waiting outside the compound for our friend. Ravi managed to scale the barbwire fence and over the wooden wall. He had just managed to join us when the Sikh came charging at us but stopped at the fence. All the while he was scolding and shouting. We were petrified we were also screaming not of anger but pure fear and the safe return of our brave climber, Ravi.
We took to our heels and sped off along the sandy lane away from the compound. We could not see the Sikh after a few hundred metres and around a few bends. We regrouped under a tall and shady tree to regain our composure. Breathing heavily and sweating profusely, we sat down and rested.
“Oh. My God,” I said. I could not dare to watch and imagine the consequence. The others just watched with their mouths wide opened.
‘Thud! Thud! Crash and boom’ He landed onto the ground under the tree like a sack of potatoes. As he was falling down he could not help crying and shouting.
The shouting and the loud landing must have been so evident that the owner came shouting at the top of his voice. We had not noticed him sleeping under another tree as we were so engrossed in the climb by Ravi and the juicy fruits. All else did not matter now. We shouted for Ravi to make a dash.
The Sikh came bellowing and shouting curses at us. He ran from the tree he was resting under towards the place where Ravi was. Ravi got up with an uneasy effort. We were just helplessly waiting outside the compound for our friend. Ravi managed to scale the barbwire fence and over the wooden wall. He had just managed to join us when the Sikh came charging at us but stopped at the fence. All the while he was scolding and shouting. We were petrified we were also screaming not of anger but pure fear and the safe return of our brave climber, Ravi.
We took to our heels and sped off along the sandy lane away from the compound. We could not see the Sikh after a few hundred metres and around a few bends. We regrouped under a tall and shady tree to regain our composure. Breathing heavily and sweating profusely, we sat down and rested.
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