From Tarapur To TataNagar

Ragging is a part of your life if 1.You are junior in your college or 2.You are on a journey via bus in Bihar or 3.You are boarding a train in general class.Now when I am a b.tech-8th semester student,first possibility is gone.I have to cope up with the second and third one.But the ragging that I had to go through to reach my college,perhaps last time as a student,was one of its kind.It took me almost 44 hours to cover a distance of mere 300 kms.Not to mention- The trauma included combined exploitation by second and third kind of ragging.I have great bus sickness.It is this place where I really come to know that Earth revolves round the Sun.It is this place where people avoid me the most.Thanks to Nitish kumar for speedy revamp of road but a number of diversions were still there to give me fire-in-the-belly.The train that I had to board at 11am,I took it at 5:30pm the next day!!!Generally, I never share my sufferings.Here also I will tell you only the better part :)

When you enter general class compartment,you never know where you are proceeding.It is what happened with me and I along with two other friends went opposite to other guys.To be honest - no matter whether committed or single,when a guy boards a train, he prays to almighty to put a beautiful girl in his compartment. I am little bit over-ambitious since I want her to be seated just beside me.My eyes gleamed when I found a comely girl there.She was ecstatic and her bewitching smile left me mesmerized.Then came the first eye-contact which was really uncanny.Then she started looking outside through window and I started looking for my friends.To my surprise, they had found their places in the same compartment. They too were grinning.Now there was no more vacant place.Suddenly voice came from behind - "Rahul,come,sit with us.There is a seat here".I murmured -"No thanks-There is X-Factor here" :)The same situation prevailed for some time.She was just beside the window and fast moving train swirled her hairs around her face.I must confess- She was charming.She looked at me again and it was second eye-encounter.We guys are highly optimistic. When girls look at us,we decipher it in our own way.I took it as an invitation to sit in front of her.Now for the first time,I looked at her front seat.There were two ladies there and a child was sleeping in between them.I sniffed an opportunity and requested one of the lady to arrange for small space.My plea fell on deaf ears.Just when I was about to give up,the girl interrupted pleading for me.I couldn't hear her but the ladies agreed.I wanted to say her thanks but my vicinity forbade me to do so.Now I looked at my friends and they gave me a crooked smile.The journey was much more comfortable now.The fatigue was gone.At one station when I got off to find some food stuffs,my friend asked- "Rahul,why don't you talk to her?" I replied- "I am figuring out her chaperone :)". Stations passed by and we were looking at each other more frequently now.Time was around 10pm when those two ladies sitting next to me left the train.I was alone on my berth.God must be kind to me that day- The girl flipped her side and sat alongside me.The move was unexpected which left me frightened.Adding to the woes,her uncle stared at me.Instantly I made the separation broader.Time went on and we were fast approaching TataNagar.I was not sure of her destination hence everytime train slowed,my heartbeat ramped up.After all-I had to say her thanks :). My friends were gesticulating-"Now or Never".Her uncle was snoozing. The condition was perfect to show my gratitude but my shyness was coming midway.Then came the station wherefrom TataNagar was half an hour away.She looked at me again and this time I prepared myself to talk.I framed 4-5 questions in my mind and looked at her uncle.He was awake.I persuaded myself-"Rahul you are not committing any crime.You are just talking to a girl :)".She was looking outside the window.I coughed and asked the first one.She turned back to face me.Her reflexion,which I still remember,puzzled me.By the way,she replied. I popped another question only to realise later that it was the last one I had framed. She replied and I was done.Silence existed for sometime and it was she who came with a bunch of questions.The unending banter followed where I found her quite humourous,innocent,frank and witty.Although some of her questions were very imprudent,I didn't mind them.TataNagar came and it was time to say Goodbye.I didn't do so because It diminishes the chance to meet again :)I looked at her,smiled and left the train.My friends made my auto journey unendurable.
Journey was over,girl was gone.But my friends were unstoppable.One day I was riding bike at Bistupur.All of a sudden- My friend screamed from behind-"Rahul,see the train girl".I looked in that direction.She was there with two of her friends.I stopped the bike and took off the helmet.It worked and she noticed me.I was clueless when she smiled looking at me.We remained there for sometime and then she started to move away.My friend told me-"Wo ja rahi hai-Go and talk to her".I replied shyly- "Next Time" :(