Train love
Raghav got into the train as fast as he could. The train was to depart in another five minutes. He thought himself lucky enough to have caught the train on time. He looked around, found his seat number, placed his bag under his berth and sat down and wiped his face. Five more minutes to tick away now and he relaxed a bit. He looked around to know who his temporary neighbours were. He turned left to see a beautiful girl sitting next to him. He did not feel the need to talk to her, but silently enjoyed the good feeling that came over him just setting glances towards her.
Nisha was reading a book and did not seem to bother who sat on her right. The ticket checking was over and fatigue and tiredness crept over him. Raghav was waiting for Nisha to put down her book so that he can raise his middle berth and drift off to sleep.
He turned left slightly and looked at her.
“Should I start a convo with her and make her put down the book?” he asked himself. He was becoming sleepy and impatient. He was thinking of a pick-up line which would be appropriate at that time.
Nisha should have felt that heavy stare on her probably. She looked up from her book, and turned towards him.
“Do you want to go up?” Nisha asked.
Raghav smiled and nodded his head.
“It’s ok for sometime. Carry on!” Raghav realized that it was a blatant lie in order to impress her.
Why was he trying to be nice to her? He could hardly understand.
A nervous tension shot up but he felt an impulse to talk to her
“Chennai?” he asked.
She looked up and said “yes….”
She now sensed that he wanted to talk to her. She closed her book.
“You?” She asked. “Me too!” He replied.
His mind was racing to say something appropriate. But she went a step further and told him where she worked and how she visits her parents every weekend and how lonely they felt, etc.
The conversation between them now eased up.
She went to the extent of talking about her personal matter. She said that this time her parents have fixed up an alliance. She was not interested in seeing his photo nor was she eager to follow it up since she had a lot of expectations about her guy and somehow felt that this alliance would not match her.
“What are your expectations then?” Raghav asked.
“He must be tall and handsome. He should be interested in reading and traveling coz I love to travel, he should give me space, He should be interested in fine arts...” She was listing them up. “Wow. She sure must be talented. That is why she is asking for someone who would share her interests…” His thoughts were racing.
Raghav loved travelling, he was interested in fine arts too. Would he suit her? He smiled to himself. What a silly thought!
After an hour or so, he felt that he would sleep right there. Its been a hectic day. He politely told her that he would want to sleep now and got up from his seat to make his bed.
Both fell asleep.
Raghav did not know when the train reached Chennai. He hurriedly took his bag and got down. He could see Nisha struggling with her two bags and offered to help her.
As she was leaving, he said, “It was nice meeting you/May I know your name if you don’t mind?”
“Nisha….”
“And you stay in..?”
“Adyar….”
“Thanks….for the help..” She drawled and walked off.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to marry this guy..?” She knew she would relax her conditions in marriage if it was Raghav….but she brushed off the thought as if she was being stupid
He walked slowly behind her, not wanting to catch up with her and embarrass her.
He then called an auto and reached home.
“Raghav has come...” His dad was reading a newspaper and he seemed happy to see his son.
His mom came out of the kitchen.
“Brush your teeth and have your coffee first…” Raghav looked at his mom as if he wished to say something. “Perhaps later….” He thought and walked towards the washroom.
His mom was waiting for him with a steaming hot cup of coffee while he washed his face and came back to where she was standing.
“Ma, I want to say something…”
She watched him closely. Now what was he going to say?
“Let’s drop this alliance, ma…”
“Why?..”
“I am not in a hurry to marry..”
With a puzzling look, his mom stood still.
How would she know he has already met the girl he was supposed to meet today, and she had completely different expectations? He felt he wasn’t the right match for Nisha…He dreaded the thought of getting rejected by Nisha . She would be in his thoughts forever as his train lover. He did not want to tell Nisha that he was the guy who was supposed to meet her.
He came back to reality as he heard his dad call her parents…
“I am sorry my son is not interested in marriage right now and we are not proceeding further….excuse us….”
Nisha was reading a book and did not seem to bother who sat on her right. The ticket checking was over and fatigue and tiredness crept over him. Raghav was waiting for Nisha to put down her book so that he can raise his middle berth and drift off to sleep.
He turned left slightly and looked at her.
“Should I start a convo with her and make her put down the book?” he asked himself. He was becoming sleepy and impatient. He was thinking of a pick-up line which would be appropriate at that time.
Nisha should have felt that heavy stare on her probably. She looked up from her book, and turned towards him.
“Do you want to go up?” Nisha asked.
Raghav smiled and nodded his head.
“It’s ok for sometime. Carry on!” Raghav realized that it was a blatant lie in order to impress her.
Why was he trying to be nice to her? He could hardly understand.
A nervous tension shot up but he felt an impulse to talk to her
“Chennai?” he asked.
She looked up and said “yes….”
She now sensed that he wanted to talk to her. She closed her book.
“You?” She asked. “Me too!” He replied.
His mind was racing to say something appropriate. But she went a step further and told him where she worked and how she visits her parents every weekend and how lonely they felt, etc.
The conversation between them now eased up.
She went to the extent of talking about her personal matter. She said that this time her parents have fixed up an alliance. She was not interested in seeing his photo nor was she eager to follow it up since she had a lot of expectations about her guy and somehow felt that this alliance would not match her.
“What are your expectations then?” Raghav asked.
“He must be tall and handsome. He should be interested in reading and traveling coz I love to travel, he should give me space, He should be interested in fine arts...” She was listing them up. “Wow. She sure must be talented. That is why she is asking for someone who would share her interests…” His thoughts were racing.
Raghav loved travelling, he was interested in fine arts too. Would he suit her? He smiled to himself. What a silly thought!
After an hour or so, he felt that he would sleep right there. Its been a hectic day. He politely told her that he would want to sleep now and got up from his seat to make his bed.
Both fell asleep.
Raghav did not know when the train reached Chennai. He hurriedly took his bag and got down. He could see Nisha struggling with her two bags and offered to help her.
As she was leaving, he said, “It was nice meeting you/May I know your name if you don’t mind?”
“Nisha….”
“And you stay in..?”
“Adyar….”
“Thanks….for the help..” She drawled and walked off.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to marry this guy..?” She knew she would relax her conditions in marriage if it was Raghav….but she brushed off the thought as if she was being stupid
He walked slowly behind her, not wanting to catch up with her and embarrass her.
He then called an auto and reached home.
“Raghav has come...” His dad was reading a newspaper and he seemed happy to see his son.
His mom came out of the kitchen.
“Brush your teeth and have your coffee first…” Raghav looked at his mom as if he wished to say something. “Perhaps later….” He thought and walked towards the washroom.
His mom was waiting for him with a steaming hot cup of coffee while he washed his face and came back to where she was standing.
“Ma, I want to say something…”
She watched him closely. Now what was he going to say?
“Let’s drop this alliance, ma…”
“Why?..”
“I am not in a hurry to marry..”
With a puzzling look, his mom stood still.
How would she know he has already met the girl he was supposed to meet today, and she had completely different expectations? He felt he wasn’t the right match for Nisha…He dreaded the thought of getting rejected by Nisha . She would be in his thoughts forever as his train lover. He did not want to tell Nisha that he was the guy who was supposed to meet her.
He came back to reality as he heard his dad call her parents…
“I am sorry my son is not interested in marriage right now and we are not proceeding further….excuse us….”
