The moment his lifeless body hit the pavement, a crowd started to gather around him as people reached for their phones, one even phoned for an ambulance, the rest were just taking pictures, his life hadn’t amounted to anything special up until now, but with all the photos of his demise there was still a chance of fame, all be it a little late,
The ambulance came and the police put in a brief appearance, the officers asked the witnesses what they saw and if anyone was with him, but they all said more or less the same thing, he appeared to be alone and just collapsed without warning, his body was eventually placed on a stretcher and carefully loaded into the ambulance, within the next 10 minutes the police car left, the ambulance pulled away, and the small crowd of witnesses and onlookers dispersed,
Just prior to that, a few of the near stationary motorists were getting overheated by the delays, never mind the tragic circumstances, the loss of someone’s son or father or grandfather, a brother or an uncle, even just a friend, but much more importantly there were delays while the boys in blue were attending this tragic one act play.
So while the family and friends are unaware of the devastating news that’s coming their way, people who are going about their daily lives, doing nothing really important in the big picture of things, just off to work or going home, out for their lunch or doing a bit of shopping, and yet being delayed sees some people acting like it’s the end of the world, but for one person at least, today it really was.
Within ten minutes of the ambulance leaving, the traffic was back to its normal crawl, and people unknowingly walked over the spot where a few minutes earlier, an as yet unidentified soul drew their last breath, and as they say life goes on, well the world does, and It’s sad to think that as you leave this life, to those close to you it will be a life changing moment, but to others you may well be, just a minor inconvenience.
Coastal.