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"I would have stopped this. I should have stopped this. Why did I allow this to happen today? Why?" Standing on the middle of the road at midnight.
The city was behaving very different today. Heavy downpour which I haven't seen in last decade, the traffic chaos, the railway station, the bus stands, the taxi stand points - all were chaotic.
3:03 PM - It was a bad scene when people at MGR Park heard a loud noise - Booom ! It was a Bomb Blast.
Few hours earlier at 11:30 AM - As always I was walking towards my shop after getting down from the bus. I was walking slowly as the street was crowded. I realised a group of 4 guys passed by talking about Diwali - "Aaj Diwali manayenge". Though this sounds kind of funny conversation of terrorist and their common code language. I didn't bother much even when I saw the person who muttered. They were looking like normal office going people with Laptop bag in hand and dressed in smart formals. I didn't Bother ... I didn't Bother at all. 50's evening dresses
I reached my shop and settled for the day.
It was a normal day with customers flocking in. I run a Book shop at MGR Street - a crowded and full of life street.
"Can I have "The Kite Runner" book" a girl asked me. I fetched the book for her and handed over along with the bill.
Somewhere I Back of my mind, these 4 people were there and it was not a comfortable feeling though I didn't bothered much in the morning but now the feeling of uncertainty and restlessness swiped in. Though I was working at my shop but my mind was not settled. I should do something. What should I do? Shall I inform the police but will police will believe me. They will held me responsible if anything goes wrong. What shall I do? What shall I do? I was completely blank.
"Uncle! Can I have the new release of Harry Potter?" A little asked me across the counter. It was 2:50 pm. I searched the book for her handed over to her. She sat in one corner and starting reading. Those moments were very tough for me. My heart beat was on a high. I wanted to run away but where? It was 3:02 PM
And Boooom !! I heard a loud noise. My worst thought came true. It was a huge explosion! The little girl in my store was scared. I was scared and was standing as a statue.
Everyone on the street were running from here to there. There was huge dark black cloud outside the window. Blood on the hand, blood flowing from the head, crying and shouting - that's how horrible the situation became in just seconds. The blast so strong that glasses from near by building windows were shattered and were on the road.
I came out of the store and saw a man in front of store. He was badly injured. I looked for transportation which was difficult. After 15 Autorickshaw refused to go due to their own emergency and other injured people sitting inside, one auto rickshaw stopped. I picked up the injured man and made him sit in an auto and rushed to the near by hospital emergency section. It was worse scene there with hundreds of people rushing in the hospital. I see somehow managed to get the doctor to attend to this strange man.
I gathered from other people that it was not just one blast happened, it happened in four other locations at the same time. I was shocked. I should have done something to stop this.
I came out of the hospital and started crying loudly but no one to listen to.
After sometime, I started walking towards my store. The little girl was still sitting there in my store. I called her house, informed them that she is safe & secure. I requested her father to pick her up from my store. I started packing up to go back home as I was worried since I was not able to connect to them due to communication Line disconnection. I didn't leave the store till the girl's father didn't come to take her as I felt it's my responsibility to keep her safe.
Her father came in fifteen minutes and she left.
I locked my store and started for my home. Somehow I managed to speak to them when I got signal on my mobile. They were fine and it's peaceful in that locality.
It was 11:30 pm and started raining. I got down of the bus and started walking. While walking the entire scene. I was blank and still in the shock and trauma of what happened few hours back. "I would have stopped this. I should have stopped this. Why did I allow this to happen today? Why?"