Short Story

THE ACCIDENT
“Nice morning “my heart said. It was true. There was no cloud in the sky. I woke up from my bed and go to the bathroom. “What will I have to do this morning?” said myself. I tried to look out for a job every day. The result is zero. I had tried every company in this city of culture, but this city like did not allow me to have something called job. “uhhhh...”!
I graduated from a university in this city. I had been looking out for a job for one year. A thousand companies, a thousand letter applications sent, but in the interview test, I always failed. “What’s wrong to me?” I said. I had no choice. I had to have a job this day for my family, everything, and myself. I swore in my heart.
My friend came to me after I took a bath. “Hi you…why you look so pale?” he broke my fantasy. “I do not get job yet” I said, “Really, I have some job vacancies information, may be you can try it.”

After I had read that information given to me, I prepared everything like the days before. I was sure that that day I would get job. However, I got up late. It was 10 am, very unpredicted. Whereas the vacancy would close about 11 am. I prepare quickly, and then I went to the company written in the vacancies information. The situation did not support me I think. I got flat tire in the bus, and I had to wait for a while. When I arrived in the company, it is a News Company Agency. I entered the building and went to front office. Unluckily, the vacancy was closed 2 hours ago. “ahhhhh’ said my heart.
The company located in Le Fante district and it was a one and half hour long journey home. While waiting for the bus, he was reminded of the day’s events. It had truly been an unlucky day. I had got up late, cut myself while shaving, had some starting trouble due to which he had arrived late at office and had been ticked off by the time, no chance for me.
When I arrived at bike parking area, I took my bike and went to home. I parked my bike near the bus stop. Thinking events that happened in that day, took me a while to come back to my senses. Dazed, I got up and looked around. I saw the rush on the onlookers. Many of them were whispering and pointing at me. After all, why was I sitting up in the middle of this worn out road? I noticed a signboard saying ‘Connaught Place’ but I still did not understand how I came to the center of attraction of this dusty, tourist packed area.
I saw that he was causing a full-blown traffic jam. I also realized that his bike was lying near a cargo carrying truck some twenty meters away. The front portion of the truck was a bit dented. The truck driver was nowhere to be seen. I got up, examined my bike, and saw that it was damaged beyond repair. Suddenly, I realized that he had been involved in an accident.
Just because I did not like to be involved in courts and cases, I tried to leave the place quickly. As the on lookers watched me, I left the accident spot in a hurry. I felt strangely dizzy and heard a buzzing sound in his ears. I examined myself for bruises and to my surprise found that he had no wounds or cuts, not even a scratch! He thanked God profusely for escaping unhurt.
At last, I reached my home. The bike would have to be picked up by some mechanics I would hire later. If only they could repair my bike, I would give them anything, I am sad because that day I experience many bad things.
When I was eating, Jim came to my home that night.
“Hi Jim” I said sadly
“I saw you when you got the accident” said Jim.
“Really, I don’t want to be involved in courts and cases because the accident”
“Court sometimes makes us waste our time. Oh where have you been, Clark?” ask Jim to me
“Oh I have been looked for a job, I came to a News Agency, but I was late”
“Hahahaha…why you came late, So you don’t have a job from we last meeting?
“You right, I want to sleep now”
“Okay, but I have special offer for you before you sleep”
“What is it?”
“I am a Police now, you don’t want to your accident to be seen. I can help your and the important thing is you can get a job if it success”.
“What you meant by it?”
“I have a case; I have been observed the case for three months. You’re my best friend in university, so I trust to you for help me.”
“What I have to do to help you?” I am curious.
“Tomorrow we meet in the park near downtown at 10 am. You should sleep now; I can understand your condition. Therefore, we meet tomorrow, don’t be late. Okay?”
The next day, Jim explained I had to do. My task only pretended to look for a job in a company. Only it and not more. Jim said to me it was not company originally. It was marijuana-keeping house. He said that it is big case and we could get big rewards if this case had done well.
This morning I prepared. According to Jim instruction, I bring the application letter, pretended incidentally know that company and tried to get the job from the company. It was a dangerous plan.
The building was not like a company. It was old sleazy building. Jim said that the building only a camouflage. Then I entered the gate. In the yard, I saw some cars. A big man came toward me. I said that I want apply for a job to this company and I knew the boss. He brought me to the boss room. Then I entered the room, I looked many people doing packing, I did not know exactly the thing that they packed.
In the room, I asked to the boss that I want a job to me. Suddenly, Police SWAT came to this office and cleared the room from any dangerous activity. I saw my friend in the SWAT team uniform. Quickly, entire building was cleared. In this case, I became way-opener to enter the room. My cleverness to pass the gate and to meet the boss became the key of this case.
Three days after that, Jim came to my home again and give me a job. He offers me to be his partner without a test. I was so happy. If I do not get the accident, I would not meet Jim and cannot be a police without a test like now. Finally, I got a job.