A scare

Last evening, we were heading to the Railway Station in Hyderabad to catch a train back to Bangalore. It was a routine trip to the station. The taxi had been booked through one of the well-known taxi operators. The elder son was dozing off, and I was wondering if the excessive traffic will give us enough time to board the train. Just then, we smelled some smoke kind of smell. While I was just sniffing, the husband who was in the front deducted that it was coming from the airconditioning vents.

He immediately told the driver who switched off the a/c and we all rolled down our windows. It was a hatchback. Relieved that the problem was solved, the husband saw some smoke outside the car though I did not see any fumes. He was horrified to note that the fumes were coming out from our car's bonnet. I guess the visuals of all the horrifying tales that we read in the newspapers of the car suddenly burning went through his mind. Alert, he asked the driver to stop the car.

And, as soon as it came to a stop, all of us just rushed out, kids included. Within seconds we were out. We saw quite a bit of smoke billowing from under the bonnet. We don't know what exactly the problem was but we asked the driver to not drive the car before getting it checked by a mechanic. We also gave him his money and frantically looked for an autorickshaw to cover our remaining journey.

Bidding him goodbye we proceeded to the station. I hope he gets his car fixed soon.