Now, currently I am in a shift which requires me to start for work at around say 0430 hours. Not a pleasant time to start for work take it from me. When I leave for home say around 1430 hours, as soon as I sit in the vehicle, unbeknown to myself I would slip into a state of slumber so deep (remember, I woke up at 3:30 am?) that even if a popular regional song is blaring near my ear, all a passer by would see that a person is sitting with his head wobbling in all directions, evidently sleeping like a log.
I must tell you, that short nap is equivalent of 2 to 3 hours of sleep. It will be so deep a sleep, I wonder why I don't get it normally.
Anyway, today it was a different story. I sat in the vehicle knowing very well that it's just a matter of minutes before I will slip into that sweet slumber what I have come to like so much. The seats were comfortable, plush leather seat and all. Just as we go out of office there is a long straight stretch of road. I could see a vehicle doing around 80 kmph in front of us. That vehicle's being in front of us became past in the next few seconds as our brisk-looking driver overtook him with an air as if he is driving a golf cart. The speeding vehicle behind us I saw another vehicle being overtaken by ours in the next few seconds. He did a few more overtakes before that stretch ended, touching or crossing 120 kmph.
The vehicles which were a distant speck became visible distinctly and were behind us within matter of seconds. Alas, I am not a speed person.
For the remaining part of the journey I was sitting ramrod straight looking out on the road. Sleep or even sleepiness was not within miles. He drove as if he is driving visiting dignitaries to the nation to safety from whatever, but it freaked me out a couple of times. Do you believe, it's 2330 hrs of the same day and I didn't have a wink of sleep yet. Do you get what I am saying?
