Monday, June 2, 2008

the train mishap

it was 23rd may 08,my sem. had just got over,we had planned to go for a 2 day vacation to rishikesh,the tickets were booked,though not confirmed.myself,nagu and pandey were supposed to tkae the train from bhopal at 10 in the mrng.,ashay and gangwal were SUPPOSED to join us on the same train at 3.30,and pranav was SUPPOSED to take the same train from agra at 5.30,everything was planned very nicely,just the one hitch-wait listed tickets,but we were ready for it.
when i reached the station wid my 2 frnds at 9.30,the train was late,it finally left the station at 11 o clock.it was really hot and humid,v had sumhow managed to get seats to sit atleast till night time.
the trn was going to reach gwl at 4.30,i was to inform ashay when the trn passes dabra,as it is at 15 min distance from gwl,i did that,10 mins later ashay called me back and asked me my coach,i said s6,he said he is in s5 and cannot come to s6 as the way is blocked,i cudnt comprehend what he was saying as the trn hadnt reached gwl yet,then hw cud he be on the trn,tht too in the next bogie.
it took 2 mins of useless and baseless debate for us to realize that he had boarded the wrong train,sum train ahead of our train.then i called gangwal,as ashay had said tht he too was on tht train,but in sum other bogie,gangwal said,he did board the wrong trn,and also told ashay to do the same on the fone,by pulling the chain,but realized his mistake and jumped off it just as it was going to leave the platform.so as it turned out,ashay alone was on the wrong train,and i had his ticket,gangwal joined us in the correct train,as we finally, ACTUALLY, reached gwl.
now we talked to the TC in our train and explained him the situation,he said ashay could get on the correct train at agra stn, as both trns haulted there,and we had a sigh of relief,agra was 2 hrs away,it was our only ray of hope
wht followed was a number of SMSs and fone calls between us and ashay,and ashays parents and us,and ashays parents and ashay.........................
and thru these fone calls we realized tht our train had overtaken ashays train at a small station,we were in fear o f losing him completely for the trip.........
we were all at a loss,we cudnt digest what was happening,how were we going to get him on the trn..........we were still discussing the options we had when the trn reached agra(in between:pranav was down wid fever,so had dropped the idea of the tour,he was to meet us at agra stn,)
ashays trn was still behind ours,and we didnt knw how long it wud take to reach agra,and how long our train wud hault at the stn.,we had decided to pull the chain of our trn as soon as it moved,to get sum tym.........
and as luck wud have it,as soon as our train moved,ashays trn arrived right at the opposite platform,nagu and gangwal were ther to recieve him,me and pandey enterd our train and as soon as it moved,and i pulled the chain,we got down from the other bogie,pranav was there to meet us,and i finally saw ashay-jumping from the opposite trn,running wid nagu to our train and eventually boarding it................
we then spread a bed sheet near the basin of the bogie,and sat on the floor,played cards there,planned our trip,ate together,and celebrated,as finally we were together............
IT WAS FUN......i know what happened was not desirable or planned,and i wont advise anyone reading this to get into such a situation,but we had a lot of fun that day,in between all the misery,and finally i wud just say-ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i wonder what would have happened if you guys had got onto the same train.....

neway next time, ask ashay to ahem bring another pair of spectacles when he boards ... same applies to gangwal

Unknown said...

BAWA
great writing
keep up the trend...