The empty mystery sheet 💯

 The Empty Seat

Ravi daily morning 8:30 bus-la office-ku povaan. Andha bus-la oru last row window seat eppovume empty-a dhaan irukkum.

Oru naal conductor sonnaar:

“Indha seat-la yaarum ukkaradhe illa.

Reason kekka yaarukkum bayam.

Curiosity adhigama irundha Ravi, adhe seat-la ukkandhaan.

Bus start aana konjam nerathula, avan pakkathula yaaro ukkandha maari seat konjam azhundhuchu. Aana paatha yaarum illa.

Few minutes apram, avan phone vibrate aachu.

Unknown message:

“Next stop-la irangidu.”

Ravi ignore panninaan.

Second message:

“Five seconds-la accident nadakkum.”

Avan sirichaan.

Aana adutha five seconds-kulla opposite direction-la vandha lorry control lose panni bus mela modha vandhadhu.

Driver last second-la bus-a side-ku thiruppinaar.

Periya accident avoid aayiduchu.

Shock aana Ravi udane next stop-la iranginaan.

Thirumbi phone paathaan.

Andha message disappear aayirundhadhu.

Conductor avan kitte vandhu oru vaarthai sonnaar:

“Neenga ukkandha seat-la, moonu varusham munnadi oru software engineer travel pannuvaar. Oru accident-la avar sethuttar. Aana avar save panna mudinja uyir-a innum save pannittu irukkaaru-nu sila per namburaanga.”

Ravi silent-a bus poguradha paathukkondirundhaan.

Adutha naalum andha last row window seat…

Empty-a dhaan irundhadhu.