The Ear-Witness
Monday 11:00 am The drumming sound started to get louder. Then she heard the horse hoof beats rising from a dull throb to a sharp, piercing sound, and soon it synchronized with the drum beats… Nikitha started to look around in fear, she wasn’t alone on the escalator. Her heartbeat grew faster, she wasn’t prepared to hear about another tragedy… was this real? Was another strange coincidence about to unravel? She was perspiring, as another train pulled into the V Metro station and she watched in horror for something to unfold… few passengers got out and quite a few got in, and the train chugged off… she felt relieved… She then walked out of the station and there… it happened! The screeching sound of a bus braking suddenly. She closed her eyes, and in a fraction of a second- it had happened. A girl was lying in a pool of blood, as a speeding car just drove past the girl. People rushed to the scene of the accident, trying to help the victim. But she was dead. Nikitha knew, or rather expect...