story better late than never
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Better Late Than Never
Mohit was exceedingly delighted; he had been gifted a super-bike by his parents. The parents were not happy as they had to buy the bike against their wish. Mohit had been pestering them to buy the bike as all his friends had vehicles.
It had been a week now since he had received it. he would hardly stay at home now. He would find any excuse to go out on the bike. People who had seen him ride the bike, had informed his parents that he rode it very fast. The parents had asked him to ride it at slow speed; but he would forget everything once he would sit on it.
One morning he woke up quite late. Obviously he was late for the school. He rushed through his bath and breakfast. Picked up his bag. The way he revved up the engine, his parents had an ominous fear. The mother rushed to the gate and said, ‘Mohit, for God’s sake don’t ride the bike fast even if you are late; the principal might scold you; but the fast ride might injure you.’ Mohit pacified her fears and sped out of the house.
His school was hardly three kilometers from his home; however, in order to reach in time, he accelerated the speed. He was so confident of his riding skills. He knew there was a crossing that usually remained busy with traffic. One had to slow the speed. Since he was late, he anticipated he could manage crossing the crossing. But he was mistaken. His fast moving bike collided with another bike whose rider appeared to have thought the same while crossing.
Both the riders lay unconscious, injured badly. The bikes were badly mutilated. They were rushed to the hospital. The site where the accident had occurred, a traffic awareness board displayed this message: ‘Better late than never.’