A Night of Mystery and Survival on the Taif Road

The Hidden Guardian: A Night of Mystery and Survival on the Taif Road.

Iwas driving my car on the highway, heading towards the city of Taif, which is about 400 kilometers away from Mecca. It was midnight, and the road was completely empty of other cars, except for some distant trucks whose lights appeared on the horizon from time to time. The road was dark except for the light of my car’s headlights that pierced the darkness of the night, and the road was winding between slopes and mountains, especially in an area known as the Great Flood.

That night was strangely quiet, and I could feel something mysterious in the air. The further I got away from Mecca and deeper into the desert road, the more the feeling of mystery grew inside me. I wasn’t afraid, but there was a sense of caution, as if I was about to have an experience I would never forget.

Halfway through the road, on the outskirts of the Great Flood area, I saw a person standing on the side of the road. He looked like a Bedouin man, wearing traditional clothes, and seemed to be from the villages near Taif. I hesitated for a moment to stop the car, but something inside me pushed me to stop. I stopped next to him, and he looked at me very calmly, as if he knew in advance that I would stop for him. He was not the type to talk much, and he did not even offer a greeting when he opened the door and sat next to me.

The journey began again, as we traveled the last kilometers towards Taif. The man sitting next to me was mysterious, his gaze fixed on the horizon, he did not utter a word throughout the journey, and I did not ask him anything either. The road was darker than usual, and the turns that cut through the mountains increased my tension. The further we went, the turns became sharper, and the places more dangerous.

Aswe approached the rugged mountain area, where the road winds between steep slopes, I suddenly lost control of the car. In a terrifying moment, the car slid into the abyss. The sound of tires scraping against the asphalt was deafening, and I felt dizzy as the car began to tilt toward the mountain. For a few seconds, it seemed like the end. I was about to fall into that dark abyss that stretched down the mountain.

Suddenly, I woke up from my confusion, to find the car calmly stopped on the side of the road. I didn’t understand what had happened. The accident was expected, I felt like I was about to die, but how did the car stop so quickly? How did I go from falling to safety?

Islowly raised my head, and noticed that the man sitting next to me was no longer in the car. Instead, he was standing outside the car, as calm as before. He calmly walked over to me, lightly touched my shoulder, and said in a deep, calm voice, “Are you okay?”

Icouldn’t say a single word, as stunned as I was by what had happened. How did the car stop? Who saved me from falling? And how did the man disappear so quickly to be outside the car before I even realized what was happening? There were so many questions running through my head, but before I could say anything, I heard him say to me as he walked away with calm and steady steps: “It was my mission to protect you tonight.”

Ilooked at him as he walked away, and I noticed how his figure gradually began to fade into the darkness. His words echoed in my ears like an echo: “It was my mission to protect you.” I didn’t understand what he meant, and I couldn’t even pinpoint who this man was. Was he a real person? Or was he a mysterious being? Was he an angel or a spirit sent to save me? The questions kept growing in my head, but the answer was elusive.

Isat in the car for a moment, gathering my thoughts. Then I continued on my way slowly and cautiously. I had the feeling that I was being protected that night by a mysterious force, a force I had never known existed before. When I arrived in Taif, I couldn’t forget what had happened. That strange incident taught me an important lesson: Not everything mysterious or incomprehensible represents a threat or danger.

Sometimes, there are mysterious beings who are there to protect and guide us. We may not always see them, and we may not talk to them, but they appear at critical moments to do their job and then disappear. They may be spirits sent to protect us, or hidden forces whose nature we do not understand, but they are there to give us a new chance at life.

After that night, my outlook on life changed. I became more aware that the world is full of mysteries that we do not understand. We may encounter incomprehensible situations in our lives, and we may encounter people or beings who come and go without explanation, but we must believe that there is always someone watching over us and guarding us in this mortal world.

Whenever I remember that night, I feel grateful for that force that saved me, and I feel reassured that I am not alone in this world.