A story in the train
His side of the story
She was late and was trying to find a seat for herself in the train...she had tied her hair in an unbecoming bun at the nape of her neck..strands of hair which had escaped from the ties of her band were all over her face....she would blow them off from her face with a whiff of air from her mouth every few seconds!the frown on her face looked as though it was etched with a battle axe...but her eyes...aah!every emotion flitting across it,i could almost imagine her cursing that fat old man ..in spite of the bland smile she gave him..when he would not let her sit beside him!!!
She darted arrows at all the people sitting there..cursing them to the devil...for being there before herself!!!!From my vantage point..she formed an amusement...better than reading the silly things they print in today's newspaper...I was up in the sleeping berth...and could see her standing there..slightly irresolute...i wish she wouldn't get down and decide to take the bus or next train...But suddenly her body language changed ...she looked like a warrior whose only motive was to find a seat for herself and would move heaven and hell to have her way !! she started looking upwards..searching for a seat up and immediately she caught me staring at her...she gave me a withering"i am so used to people like u staring at me" look and walked past!!!i was grinning at her...i couldn't help it..that lass had spunk!Most gals would be embarrassed at my shameless gawking or irritated..she simply didn't bother...i was too small an annoyance to pay heed.Since i was atop the side berth..i could look at her walk up and down the boogie with no difficulty, but slight straining of neck and this female walked up and down as though she was surprised that there were no gentlemen left to offer her a seat.suddenly she found the gentleman she was searching for !...a baldie with a french beard and a bag which was altogether too big for him offered her a seat...more than her...i am glad...coz this gives me an unrestricted view of her...and she wouldn't not find out that i was staring at her.
Once she found her seat..the fight seemed to go out of her....she dumped herself onto the seat..smiled a grateful smile at the baldie...and took her specs..put them on..and got a book out.Then i saw the most amazing thing...she withdrew from the world...it was almost physical..she isolated herself from the crowds...the smells...and went into the world hidden withing those lines.I wish i could join her...after a while..i got bored of looking at her bent head...and i dozed off.
When i woke..we were 10 mins away from our destination...i got up..combed my hair...and noticed that stupid gal was still into her book!!!well...when we were about to enter the station..she reluctantly closed her book...and took of her glasses...cleanly packed it inside...and got up to take her bag.
I said"goodbye ,sweet stupid gal with flashing eyes!" inside my heart...pushed all thoughts of her and rushed towards the door.
I hate the crowded platforms...and i started walking towards the exit...when i look at blore rly station,i feel humans have hardly done anything but reproduce...man!!!so many people....and i don't know what made me do that..i suddenly turned back....and saw those flashing eyes..that scarecrow was actually walking behind me..all this while...and looked directly into them...but they were not flashing anymore...they actually twinkled back at me...i grinned at her don't ask me why...and then turned and walked away!
Her side of the story...
"Shucks!i am late.."
This never happens...i am usually in the station one hr soon...all set to push..and trample..and get into the train to bag a seat...every weekend a war won!!!!
Alas...i was late and all seats taken...I felt an unreasonable anger at all those people ..happily squatting on the seats...how will i ever find a seat for myself??? On one of the benches, i see 3 people sitting and request if they can "adjust"(we,Indians love that word) and let me sit!Then that big fat guy gives me a greasy smile and says "do u see any space left btw the three of us?"...i am so tempted to tell him"You fat mass of waste calories!!if u would only diet...we could have found space for 3 more people!!" but instead of being wicked i give him my blandest of smiles...and passed by!!!!
Not one single seat left....the only option would be to go in the bus...is anything worse than traveling in the bus?i dont think so....i suddenly thought i could find a place for me on top..the sleeping berth...i am going in this train!!!!i dont mind standing..or may b i shud just give into my baser feelings...and drag that fat chap out..and take his seat!!!!
And then i saw him....he was grinning at my desperation!!!!i wanted to pop my tongue out at him..but instead...gave him the"mosquitoes like u,dont bother me!" look...and moved on..there will b time for childishness once i find a seat for myself!!!
Even the upper berths were full!!!what heathen luck!!!Then i saw this bald man with kind eyes...sitting with a bag next to him...he looked at me guiltily and answered in the affirmative when i asked whether he would keep the bag down..making a seat for me...bless his sweet soul(in spite of him having that french beard....of all the crazy things men do..i don't understand why they grow french beards!!)!!!
i am so relieved.i dump my bag on the upper berth..which already has a heap of bags ....and then dump myself onto the seat....the train chugged itself out of the station...i look around..only dead faces everywhere...i am tempted to look at the monkey perched on the upper berth..which was still staring at me...but wouldn't give him the pleasure of knowing that i know!!!
so i put my specs....which adds like 5 yrs to my face...though makes me look intellectual...and opened my L.M.Montgomery...and departed to my dream world!!when i finished reading that book....we were in blore city.People were already packing up!!!i don't understand why they should be in such hurry all the time!that monkey was now combing his hair...as though there were gals flocking to meet him on the station..bah!!!what vanity!!
once the train stopped..i let all the people get down..and took my bag jumped down onto the platform...wat a mad rush!!!i started climbing the stairs which would take me out of the station...and then i see that grinning monkey is walking in front of me!!!the second i realize that he turns back..looks surprised to see me...throws me the sweetest grin..and before i could react...starts walking again...he wouldn't turn back...he wouldn't let me return the smile..he kept on walking....and walking behind him...
i realized i was grinning!!!
She was late and was trying to find a seat for herself in the train...she had tied her hair in an unbecoming bun at the nape of her neck..strands of hair which had escaped from the ties of her band were all over her face....she would blow them off from her face with a whiff of air from her mouth every few seconds!the frown on her face looked as though it was etched with a battle axe...but her eyes...aah!every emotion flitting across it,i could almost imagine her cursing that fat old man ..in spite of the bland smile she gave him..when he would not let her sit beside him!!!
She darted arrows at all the people sitting there..cursing them to the devil...for being there before herself!!!!From my vantage point..she formed an amusement...better than reading the silly things they print in today's newspaper...I was up in the sleeping berth...and could see her standing there..slightly irresolute...i wish she wouldn't get down and decide to take the bus or next train...But suddenly her body language changed ...she looked like a warrior whose only motive was to find a seat for herself and would move heaven and hell to have her way !! she started looking upwards..searching for a seat up and immediately she caught me staring at her...she gave me a withering"i am so used to people like u staring at me" look and walked past!!!i was grinning at her...i couldn't help it..that lass had spunk!Most gals would be embarrassed at my shameless gawking or irritated..she simply didn't bother...i was too small an annoyance to pay heed.Since i was atop the side berth..i could look at her walk up and down the boogie with no difficulty, but slight straining of neck and this female walked up and down as though she was surprised that there were no gentlemen left to offer her a seat.suddenly she found the gentleman she was searching for !...a baldie with a french beard and a bag which was altogether too big for him offered her a seat...more than her...i am glad...coz this gives me an unrestricted view of her...and she wouldn't not find out that i was staring at her.
Once she found her seat..the fight seemed to go out of her....she dumped herself onto the seat..smiled a grateful smile at the baldie...and took her specs..put them on..and got a book out.Then i saw the most amazing thing...she withdrew from the world...it was almost physical..she isolated herself from the crowds...the smells...and went into the world hidden withing those lines.I wish i could join her...after a while..i got bored of looking at her bent head...and i dozed off.
When i woke..we were 10 mins away from our destination...i got up..combed my hair...and noticed that stupid gal was still into her book!!!well...when we were about to enter the station..she reluctantly closed her book...and took of her glasses...cleanly packed it inside...and got up to take her bag.
I said"goodbye ,sweet stupid gal with flashing eyes!" inside my heart...pushed all thoughts of her and rushed towards the door.
I hate the crowded platforms...and i started walking towards the exit...when i look at blore rly station,i feel humans have hardly done anything but reproduce...man!!!so many people....and i don't know what made me do that..i suddenly turned back....and saw those flashing eyes..that scarecrow was actually walking behind me..all this while...and looked directly into them...but they were not flashing anymore...they actually twinkled back at me...i grinned at her don't ask me why...and then turned and walked away!
Her side of the story...
"Shucks!i am late.."
This never happens...i am usually in the station one hr soon...all set to push..and trample..and get into the train to bag a seat...every weekend a war won!!!!
Alas...i was late and all seats taken...I felt an unreasonable anger at all those people ..happily squatting on the seats...how will i ever find a seat for myself??? On one of the benches, i see 3 people sitting and request if they can "adjust"(we,Indians love that word) and let me sit!Then that big fat guy gives me a greasy smile and says "do u see any space left btw the three of us?"...i am so tempted to tell him"You fat mass of waste calories!!if u would only diet...we could have found space for 3 more people!!" but instead of being wicked i give him my blandest of smiles...and passed by!!!!
Not one single seat left....the only option would be to go in the bus...is anything worse than traveling in the bus?i dont think so....i suddenly thought i could find a place for me on top..the sleeping berth...i am going in this train!!!!i dont mind standing..or may b i shud just give into my baser feelings...and drag that fat chap out..and take his seat!!!!
And then i saw him....he was grinning at my desperation!!!!i wanted to pop my tongue out at him..but instead...gave him the"mosquitoes like u,dont bother me!" look...and moved on..there will b time for childishness once i find a seat for myself!!!
Even the upper berths were full!!!what heathen luck!!!Then i saw this bald man with kind eyes...sitting with a bag next to him...he looked at me guiltily and answered in the affirmative when i asked whether he would keep the bag down..making a seat for me...bless his sweet soul(in spite of him having that french beard....of all the crazy things men do..i don't understand why they grow french beards!!)!!!
i am so relieved.i dump my bag on the upper berth..which already has a heap of bags ....and then dump myself onto the seat....the train chugged itself out of the station...i look around..only dead faces everywhere...i am tempted to look at the monkey perched on the upper berth..which was still staring at me...but wouldn't give him the pleasure of knowing that i know!!!
so i put my specs....which adds like 5 yrs to my face...though makes me look intellectual...and opened my L.M.Montgomery...and departed to my dream world!!when i finished reading that book....we were in blore city.People were already packing up!!!i don't understand why they should be in such hurry all the time!that monkey was now combing his hair...as though there were gals flocking to meet him on the station..bah!!!what vanity!!
once the train stopped..i let all the people get down..and took my bag jumped down onto the platform...wat a mad rush!!!i started climbing the stairs which would take me out of the station...and then i see that grinning monkey is walking in front of me!!!the second i realize that he turns back..looks surprised to see me...throws me the sweetest grin..and before i could react...starts walking again...he wouldn't turn back...he wouldn't let me return the smile..he kept on walking....and walking behind him...
i realized i was grinning!!!
posted by krupa at
12:57 AM
2 Comments:
good post .. and i wonder who wrote the male part for you!!
did you conceive that your self or did some brain-reading of a male!!
your posts are good .. happy bloggin!!
hey thanks...
it was all conjecture..totally made up :)
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