One MonSoon Night at Bus Stand
This is my experience while
travelling from Hubli to Mumbai. From Hubli new Bus stand seven to eight years
back. It was the month of Monsoon as after finishing my work left office around
7:00 in the evening, as usual rain was started , went with my umbrella, there
is one proverb'"In monsoon if you leave your wife it’s ok, but don’t leave
umbrella” ha ha but its quiet
true also , don’t know when rain will start so it will be better if you come
out with umbrella.
Thought
to wait for local bus , but that rain, no space for standing in bus stand and
mud road is full of slime made me too took auto rickshaw to my room. Reached room
and packed my bag other essentials for five days, again looking for auto this
time luggage also with me so, reached new Bus stand ,auto fare was bit high
because of climate and its seasonable also, getting splash of water made some
corner of shirt and pant wet.
Got down with my luggage at
bus stand my bus timing was coming night at 11:30 , got reservation luckily and got
center seat of bus, when I visited last time got last seat that was horrible experience
that also late night journey, got center seat after 5 hours journey , not sit even
five minutes with comfortable , so this time made before with center seat of
the bus, due to rainy season I was feeling hungry , still one hour time was
there to catch bus , went near hotel and ordered south meal, with hot soup
starter , there one beautiful girl was sitting opposite of my table, she was wearing red sleeveless dress
her one side part was little bit was wet by looking at
her my soup got over , she was also in between looking at me, I felt
happy inside, finished meal soon without much concentrating on food, while the
time of paying bill she was passed next to me slightly her shoulder touched me,
in that touch feeling I forgot to take change back from the counter, that
counter guy called me back and gave me change, returned to bus stand in the
feel of touching..
Rain was stopped for few
minutes, but I can hear the sound of tip tip of water, one moment everywhere
became too much silent , but in bust stand one chai wala , roaming one end to other
end “CHHHAI- CHHHAI” some people were
called him and enjoying hot tea from him, one bus came some noise was started ha, get down Hubli …Hubli.
People were go to him asked belgavi bus
is coming .. behind there , conductor told them yes it is coming , he was wearing jacket with monkey cap, went
and given arrived report to controller.. suddenly announcement started with broken
voice told number of the bus and where it Is going and which platform.
In that some people were got down and took shelter from rain , by cleaning themselves rain with clothes, one old age person was struggling and seeking shelter, with grandson, other guy was looking like garment merchant he was just collecting some big baggage of jackets , some jackets were sold there only people were taken from him with bargaining, I also went and checked ,,but not liked and also took new one before one week. One woman just came from auto she got half wet as soon as she got down from auto rain started heavily within two minutes she got wet..
she was
dragging her trolley bag with cursing rain, was looking so disappointment.. she
was quiet chubby in bus stand half of the people were staring at her, group of
boys were standing there themselves they passing comments, that chaiwala also
roaming in front of her , I also looked at her once then I realized why all
people were staring at her. Even conductor was also asked that lady, where you
want to go madam she said Mumbai, oh he went with disappointment . one guy was
too much concentrating on lady he missed his bus also, other person was came to
send off her wife while moving bus he was waiving hands to wife and face was
towards that lady, some people were in insomnia , before her entry , after that
all were woke up, staring that lady with drinking hot tea.
Now it’s 11:50 p.m I was
waiting bus due to latency I went to controller and asked why Mumbai bus is
latte, controller said due rain roads were so not good for safety reason its
running slowly it will come sir don’t worry he said, that lady heard me while speaking
with controller, I went and stood next her, she turned at me asked in hindi “Mumabai ka bus nikal gayi kya”, (is Mumbai
bus passed ) I said nahi conductorne
bathya barish ki wajesi thoda slow aarah hain , oh she replied accha teek
hain, I asked her kya aap bhi Mumbai Jaa rahe ho kya, she said haan,
Bus arrived when we were talking ,
conductor was announcing loudly Mumbai Mumbai yar ( who) nodri,( get inn) lady
was asking co-driver she wants put her luggage
side of the bus , he came opened baggage counter pit her bag inside and given
receipt her , she came inside bus and searching for seat, guess what she has
ticket of next to mine seat, when she looked at me both were smiled. After this
common thing what you doing that lady asked , I said working for IT company going
training for Mumbai, and I asked her what
you doing she answered going for Marriage for my cousins , then started slowly started conversations
from her ,are you married she asked I said no, then In Mumbai which area
marriage function is helding, she said
it’s quiet big hall in Bandra , I said mine company training also is in Bandra
said, then she replied oh that’s good,
why don’t you join marriage party finish your training and come at evening, I said
ok if you inviting me.. you know simply I lied my training was Navi Mumbai which
is almost one hour journey.
I was just checking what she will tell ,
then lights were turned off,…….. stopped some middle of the route to get fresh
, again lights were turned on driver
announced anyone wants get fresh bus
will stop for half an hour. Some people went down side some were in deep sleep,
clearly can hear the sound of snoring., I just looked lady was sleeping,
thought to go inside, for that I need to wake up her , so i decided it’s ok let
it be, I also slept.. morning passengers were one by one getting down according
their stop. She got call and woke up,, she said me “ (mujhe next stop me utharna hai, mere ko receiove karne kilye
aayen hain,)” I need to get down next stop someone is there for
receiving me. I said ok she again told
me “Aana zaroor shadi mai” please do come for marriage . I said sure. While time she getting down from bus she
waived her at me, myself became disappointment. Thought to if I went to marriage defiantly I will
meet any girl she might be introduce at
least something will happen.. while
thinking about this suddenly heard my stop, I got down I was thinking about her
only , my training was got over but I was not figure it out..
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