I was coming back from home late at night in a 'Sharing' mini van. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick mode of transport. The van drivers ply as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is built for the transport of 8 people. Our van was over crowded as well. People were getting off and on at many places.
One girl signaled the driver to stop. She wriggled herself out of the van. While getting down, she tripped and fell. None of us noticed it, as it was dark. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then we saw that the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another passenger and I got down and held her up.
Even in pain, she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was fine. I paid up the driver for myself and he took off after receiving the money with other passengers.
I neither knew her nor did I know what to do . But I was there; blurting out some comforting words to a stranger in pain. I asked her to stand still for few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.
We made her sit in a nearby lawn and her friend rushed to get water. In the meantime, she examined her leg and the ankle had swollen up. It looked like a minor sprain. Once her friend came back, they both hired an auto and rushed to a near by clinic. She thanked me and said they can manage as it is only a minor sprain.
I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some comfort to her in a small way.
One girl signaled the driver to stop. She wriggled herself out of the van. While getting down, she tripped and fell. None of us noticed it, as it was dark. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then we saw that the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another passenger and I got down and held her up.
Even in pain, she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was fine. I paid up the driver for myself and he took off after receiving the money with other passengers.
I neither knew her nor did I know what to do . But I was there; blurting out some comforting words to a stranger in pain. I asked her to stand still for few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.
We made her sit in a nearby lawn and her friend rushed to get water. In the meantime, she examined her leg and the ankle had swollen up. It looked like a minor sprain. Once her friend came back, they both hired an auto and rushed to a near by clinic. She thanked me and said they can manage as it is only a minor sprain.
I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some comfort to her in a small way.
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- Posted by arunms2013
- Feb 7, 2016
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Readers Comments
lindariebel wrote: This was not a small way -- it was a big way!
KindMyst wrote: She will remember this kindness you gifted her. She will use this memory next time she needs strength and hope.
jemimainjapan wrote: Things like this, a bit of help and compassion at crucial times from a stranger, people remember this forever.
Marleen wrote: That was surely a very nice act! Especially in the dark! Thank you very kindly!
pyronik wrote: I'm sure you did the important bit :-) she had a friend to take care of her after that but you were there when she had no-one else, thank you :-)
DANCE wrote: you did good!
burns wrote: You reached out to her when it would have been so easy to have remained on the van and that is special!
horsegirl21 wrote: you did not leave her alone...that is special
Rippleffect wrote: Thanks for being an angel of mercy XO
savraj wrote: You did a great thing helping this girl, every step of the way!
