Friendship on rails …

(Train num 6231. coach S2. Berth 34. Trichy to Bangalore). Just got into my berth as i saw my ticket. hmmm.. Yet another journey in the same train, first time in S2 thou.As usual was looking out who gonna be in the same compartment as mine. Of the eight berths seven were there incl me, everyone except me was in their mid forties or late thirties. Oh this time too unlucky. No gal.. But wait, one more yet to come. Will that be a “he” or a “she”?? There is no wrong in hoping. and rightly so i hoped it to be a “she” and more importantly “she of my age”

Train stopped. Half an hour into my journey. Hard luck. No one came. I was just looking at the dark world outside thru the windows. Fifty mins into my journey now and for the second time the train stopped. I dint expect anyone. Was just thinking of the IPL match that i watched few hours back in my home. As train started i just turned to take my bag, to my surprise, shock rather there was this eigth member in our compartment. dint believe my eyes as the new one was a “she”, “she of my age” and more “she was beautiful”. Wow !! god brings u wid sweet surprises when u probably dont expect much.

She was in light blue tops, white skirt, cat eyes, curly hair wid some kind of band around her left wrist. she was sitting opposite to me – side lower berth as others were already sleeping. Half an hour passed. she saw me 3 times and i 2 times (meaning to say i saw her 5 times ). none talked. It was already ten. Hmmm.. ( !! Sanjay common u need to start the conversation if not its better u sleep rather ogling). I was about to start talking when she spoke. Silence was broken by her sweet voice. She said, Hi dis is Lekha !! and how abt u??….. hmmm… she started talking first… Fine tats not an issue now, right??? Yup it was not at all…

It all started wid this formal intro. We were into talking for next one hour, talking all sense/non-sense stuff movies, job, shopping, gals…. She was non stop chatter box. cha sorry.. The way she spoke was very nice, taking into account v have never met each other before. Her words were all over the place – she spoke abt her friends, school, outings etc…

When everything was going fine her eyes were sudddenly filled wid tears. I dint know what to say. She started crying when she talked about her first love.Suddenly she began to talk little wierdly. I am not able to remember everything she said, but i could remember these – life is love. love is life. Its this thread that differenciates a man and a beast. Caring wid out expectation is a sign of true friendship. y there is ego or selfishness in everyone i meet?? Or am i looking at only bad things in ppl around me?? Y is it i blame for the things i have wen thr are many who doesnt even have anything?? y there is always pressure in living when we know that our lifetime is short? en da?? cha i wanna fly like a bird, move like a breeze, be sweet as a rain drop, live amongst valleys and mountains covered wid snow, cry aloud at times, laugh aloud when i feel. What ever be the situation we r in , lets keep smiling na. She said hell lot of things. Finally she said “I dunno y i said all these to you, but felt like sharing to u. Hope i dint bore you. You are sweet. Lets sleep. its already two. gunite and sweet dreams sanjay”.

Dint know how the next 4 hours went. (Bangalore city. Time 6 15 am). Opened my eyes from my sleep and the first thing i did was to see her. But Alas !! i coudnt find her. Looked all around. My compartment had 2 middle aged women and 3 other men. Checked my ticket, it read – Coach S4, berth 68. I was confused. Was it all a dream?? blue tops? white skirt?? oh bad !! The things she said then?? Ellam karpanaiya…. adada. Finding it hard to accept, i just got down from my train and started to my home. The things she said was still fresh in me. “What ever be the situation we r in , lets keep smiling na… ” True..