Sunday, March 26, 2006

The most romantic of all that are on earth- Indian Trains

It was time again , I quicky rushed back from college to hostel ,my long due unwashed clothes were strewn across the room.The aftermath of examinations, the enitre place was a wreck.I pulled at my dusty suitcase unsettling a cockroach family in the process..quickly brushing away the creature (ooh no i dont mind havin a few creepy crawlies round the place ;P)
I stuffed all the clothes into my suitcase , screamed out across the corridors for my friends to get ready.It was time again for our train journeys...
After the usual shuffing-tugging-pulling-screaming ,We settled down onto the cab which would take us to the railway station.A flurry of emotions rose in each of our hearts,we were finally off to a place far away from the chaos of college life..but to me the more appealing idea was the fact of 'travelling in a train' to reach home.
The sounds and sights of the station has always fascinated me..when we managed to reach the station , we were at once thrown into a whole different world ,people everywhere occupying every single square inch of space ,suitcases hitiing against ur legs as you frantically try to pull your luggage up the stairs that lead you to the platform.
My friend cursed me for my heavy luggage "why do u carry soo much ..aargh .."
and i would grin back at her and say "i asked u to ask your boy -friend to drop us off he could have carried this for where are those valiant knights when u need them?!!"
she would glare back at me half way breaking into a smile and say "why wat happened to yours?! could have asked him ?" ,and we would begin our girlish woes of not having one.:D
meanwhile one of my more paritian friends would push both of us up the stairs and ask us to hurry up,when u manage to reach the platform ,a sense of expectation fills me ..
the "awaiting of the giant" ,..the train that would carry millions to thier destinies ,thier dreams,thier homes or for some others take them far away from where they belong.
The tracks were vibarating under the pressure of the incoming train.Over the sound we tried to listen to the a drawling voice announcing the train details

2 comments:

Ankita said...

hmmm.......that brought back too many memories

Shivani said...

i can guess as much :")