Saturday, November 22, 2008

Strange emotions

a crowded train, sounds so normal to anyone of us, most of the times im in my own wonderland, thinking of god knows what, dreaming like im never gona sleep, silly me...but thats wat makes me so crazee
...the other day was in the train as usual lissnin to music and dancing to the tunes like no ones watchin (not dancing literally jus a lil tap of the foot here and there) moving towards churchgate...
slowly train started getin empty...
an old lady of about 65 age came in with two so big bags...i started wondering where the hell she cuming from...she came and sat exactly in the seat facing towards me...nevatheless ma still in the world of my own still not so ignorant towards her...we exchanged smiles and i thot that wud be it...
suddenly after sitting on the seat she opened her one bag like she gona remove a pistol but to ma surprise there were Khakraas in it..the full bag was filled with it...i had a lil smirk on ma face...
and then she slowly got up and started chanting "Khakraa lelo khakraa lelo"...
that smirk went off like i never smiled or smirled....
then after she finished a round of those few ladies sitting in the same compartment she came back to her seat and took a seat. Then she removed a piece of paper torn like having a hole in it and requested me to read since it was in english...i started readin it out it was some kind of an invoice a bill...while i was readin she asked wats the bill date i said its somewher is 2003...she said then i dnt think its important and she tore it and threw...
next she said i sell khakraa for my living i too told her about my profession...
then she smiled and said that "beti abhi tum shaadi karlo"..i gave her a smile and said yes i will but may be after being independent...
and then she started saying about the generation today...her own sons...they dnt look after her...her daughter in laws...
it was so sad...anybody would feel pity for her...
but i was just taken aback by what she added on later... "mujhe kisi ka ehsaan nahi chaaiye...apna kamati hoon aur khati hoon" whoa...
i jus wished i cud do something...but then i think she managed it real well...
talkin to her time flew by...my station had come...i wanted to talk to her for some more time...but then i had to leave...
at the end i jus said "chalo maji main chalti hoon"
i dono if ill meet her ever again but yes ill always remember this short moment of my life always...

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