I figured i'll share one of the most obnoxious journey's i have ever been a part of.This nightmarish experience confronted me, when i happened to take a train (the sleeper coach)from Chennai. I hope i can go past the part where i explain how disastrously hot Chennai is, especially in summer! Seated amidst umpteen people, who seem perky enough to form the "bubble bonds" ( here i try to refer to the very open yet ,"do i really know u?" conversations that begin and end with the journey!) and the vendors who operate at their peak decibles! As hot as it turned out to be, i raised my head to see the fans that remind me of late Sir Dalhousie's time,i can't help but crosscheck "Are they working or have they gone kaput!?" Trust me, they barely serve any purpose especially when u need them the most!
Kids have always been the cutest things on earth to me...their innocence
and "full of questions" talk is a feel good encounter. Albeit, the hot sun had cast a filthy spell on them as well. I could notice the pleasant kids transforming into notorious "wanna yell ,fight and never stop" electrons! Things were getting crazier by and by...and with the heat ruling at the helm, i had the hardest time ever! So,i made up my mind to find some peace myself! That's when i decided i was gonna sleep! Have you ever experienced the "God!!! i need to sleep but how on earth do u expect me to do that now!"phenomenon? I have been part and parcel of this very experiment and successfully proved positive !
As hapless as i was, i sat upright and looked around to see the scenario fully fitted with all the worst elements ever possible. That's when criticism had got the better of me...i could not help but curse the people-in-charge(The Railway Authorities). I wondered , "Did they ever know things were this pathetic and peace-pricking? if no, then what do they know? and if yes, then is'nt it high time they wake up and get things fixed!?" The key word is "Transformation" . Any way, all my curses would just go in vain!
I was saved to some extent by a book i had no intention of buying, but somehow managed to buy out of boredom on the platform . That book was a MAGIC BULLET. A deviation that helped me overcome the never ending troubled thoughts on ma mind and the optimum dehydration moving to its peaks . Somehow, i fell asleep and the sad saga had finally ended! That was when i promised maself i would never ever hurt myself this bad ever again!
P.S : The curtains thus fall with optimum hope that i will never have to come up with a PART-2 of this post ....
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