mangalore to chennai......9 pm to 3 pm
it was going to be one HUGELY boring train journey, I thought. Lucky I brought insurance heh?
mobile-check
mobile with a kickass memory card-check
kickass songs in the memory card-check
laptop-check
laptop with kickass movies I havent seen-check
charge point for the low battery its showing -check
wait.
somethings wrong.......
its occupied by someone else's charger
some bloody-old-fart-who-doesnt-even-know-what-a..........wait.....NOT
hot girl-CHECK!!!!
hot girl sitting next to me-check!
woohooo!
she turned, looked up at me, said, 'oh, hi' and reached out.
we shook hands.
I took a good look at her as she sat on the brown seat
chocolate brown-she insisted
shitty brown,perhaps?-I ventured
how about shitty chocolate brown-she said
cheesy. I know*. but somehow I found it funny. laughed. hadnt laughed since god-knows-a-week. felt good. this is going to be sweeeeeeeet.thought I
we started talking.
9 pm, 10 pm, 11pm, 12.......3 am
suddenly realised I hadnt had dinner. neither did she.
6 packs of chips, 2 bottles of pepsi, 1 movie and 2 hours later, she suddenly
said - we're the same frequency, you know?' Agreed.
she sang, I air guitared....to......you know......my favourite song.....which
INCIDENTALLY turned out to be hers too. same frequency. def. def. def.
we even did whats customary......
sat at the footboard of the compartment, legs swinging
watching the sun rise from a moving train.
ever did that? its awesome.
yup.
we shared stuff. lots. lots lots.
dreams, hopes, futures, food, the same blanket, everything.
I even promised her I'll blog about her.
the frequency part? I think I understood now what she meant.
oh. damn.
chennai's already here.
DAMN YOU indian railways! cant you be late by a day or 2 when I need it?
i thought about saying PK's line- see you when I see you
it was apt
but then......nah........thatd be too cheesy. too not me.
we parted at the last possible moment.
I winked.
she winked back.
she blew a kiss.
I winked again.
and turned.
clenched my fist. I shouldnt shouldnt turn back. I must NOT turn back.
the most mysterious thing about it was....
we never shared any private info not even our names
she was probably like me, I think.
shed too many tears that shouldnt have been shed.
too hurt, maybe.
a black and white rainbow. thats how I describe our kind.
it was great. really.
but we both had meant it to be a one-time-only thing.
we both knew that from the start.
thats probably why she was the person I opened up to the most.
it was the same for her, I think.
whatever it was.
it was beautiful.
for a few hours of that fateful day.(guess! it was 15th. ha!)and on the next.
she colored up my rainbow again.
this is to you mystery girl.I hope you find some color again.
*Quote of the week: Mystery girl - its only cheesy if the person in front of you is not attractive.
I want my not-so-much-of-a-mystery guy.
ReplyDeletefast.
A black and white rainbow. I like that.
ReplyDeleteI thought about it..
ReplyDeleteno.
not now.
another day, when i'm ready.
Would you believe me if I told you I wrote down one such sequence, in a train, more or less the same storyline and didn't post it because I thought it was too Bollywood style or people'd say its something like You've got Mail a little altered... But guess I was soooo WRONG!!!
ReplyDeleteNow, what do you think are the chances she's going to read this post of your's?? Or what if you guys cross each other some 10 years from now?? Would the frequency still be the same?? Tell me... tell me... These are the exact same question I've written out at the end of my story!! Do tell me!!
And NO SIR!! The trains are never late when you WANT them to be!! They tell me, the train guys always know when it has to be late and when on time. The irony is, somehow, its just the opposite of what you want!! Always!!
See you when I see you... :)
@ diu
ReplyDeletedont worry
you'll get there!
@ ki
I know....
@ PK
read the post again
youre mentioned this time
@ PK
ReplyDeleteno chances that she'll read it.......I never gave her the link
if we cross each other later.....just say hi and catch up.....I guess.......share out names next time maybe
frequency? definitely! it will always be the same
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ReplyDeletew0w.
ReplyDeletefriggin' gallopin' w0w.
aye!
Oye i thought I was your mystery girl....
ReplyDelete*sad face*
anyway...good post. I really really like this one!!!
You at least bothered telling me. I didn't even think of informing The Ocean's Team!! I picked that up from Ocean's 13 I guess... its just STUCK in my head since!!
ReplyDeleteSee you when I see you... :)
P.S. PK NEVER gets pissed!! :D
Damn Dude ...Why doesn't it happen with me though ...Damn!!...
ReplyDeleteBut not sharing private info ....Why mann ...Why ??? Damn !!
f&^%k you dint ask her for her number?? :O
ReplyDeletewhat were you thinking!!!
Lol. Lucky you. I think the mysterious factor makes it really cool. Who knows, maybe you'll run into her again... Maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI bet there will be more beautiful girls coming your way ;)
I hope to meet random hot guys just like you. Give me some of your magnetism. haha
Lol. I just reread what I wrote, wow it seemed like I was hitting on you. oops. :P
ReplyDeleteBy "I hope to meet random hot guys just like you", I meant meet good-looking guys like you met a good-looking girl.
That magnetism.
P.S. Thanks for the goodluck. When I come back, yes - there will be cookies :)
@ dancergirl
ReplyDeleteof course youre not
youre my dancergal!
thats even better ;)
@PK
and that is good news!
@ anurag
haha. well I suggest you try sitting in trains from mumbai to delhi.....that always works
@phoenix
it was supposed to be a one time only thing......for the both of us
@ sydney
yes. I think youre the only one who got my post properly
the mystery factor is big, as can be seen by the name I gave her
@ sydney again
haha. lol.
no I didnt misinterpret it, until YOU made me!
:P
good luck again
awwwwww...and you say you're not a ladies man!!!!!!!....
ReplyDelete:)
you mean this is for real??? Dood! these things dont happen in real life...are you sure you weren't dreaming or some thing :) I liked at the pace at which this post went...you almost pulled a Sydney Sheldon or in extreme cases a pent house story ;)
ReplyDeleteu know most of your posts make me wanna give those sarcastic comments ( ya i'm pretty lame at that too )
ReplyDeletebut this one makes me wonder ,seriously , Jab We met type encounter. *black & white rainbow* :) .
ps: it really happened?
sorry sorry
wah the one thing that i attempted to , am finally successful at , dhanyavaad ji. ( seriously)
ReplyDeleteBubba, don't you wonder about her? Who she was? Where she went?
ReplyDeleteah, i'm not that girl fo' sure :) i'm not, really. and mystery is so much fun. here's to never meeting her again :)
ReplyDeleteAGWA.
@ki
ReplyDeleteyes. but thats the good part, I guess
@too-long-to-type
thats not right
youre just being modest there
@galeaya!!
its probably the hopeless romantic part
@AGWA 2!
Im ambivalent on that part
but YOU I want to meet!
did you steal SRK's next movie script?
ReplyDeletelolzz
ReplyDeleteyes u tend to open up to strangers
well right now i am in need of a few such incidents
Bub: Too filmy. But for the end, it reads EXACTLY like 5 point someone. Except that in the book, the girl turns out to be God. :O
ReplyDeletelol.
ReplyDeletedont ruin it.
XD
@ ki
ReplyDeleteOne night at the call centre.
He promises to write a book about it.
Diu: Oops. :P
ReplyDeleteYeah that's the one I meant.
Oo :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds mysterious and cool :-)
Augggh
ReplyDelete(That was my heart dying after reading the tragic end to this story)
Nice, man!
Deluded and 'Doctored' post ;) ?
ReplyDeletein the past few hours i'm reading so many encounter incidents in plane and train.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of other co passengers did you have? weren't they big eyed at your singing and footboard acts?
umm ... my first time on your blog, must say its really good, and yeah ur crazy :P
ReplyDeletemystery people.. hmm... only guys can restrict it to being a 'mystery', females usually end up wanting to know a little more.
'Black and white rainbow'- i loved that phrase. I'm not much of a coulour-believer.
now that is something... for once you talk sense... beautiful... its nice to see your sentimental side... don't know what to say about your mystery girl really... except for best of luck with her.. hoping you meet her again... Amen...
ReplyDeleteit didn't really happen, did it???It's waayyy too good to be true. Though if had been in your place I'd have asked his name, exchanged numbers, and all that...except for clothes maybe...that'd make us both cross-dressers, won't it???
ReplyDeleteok, lame crack i know...
wish i'd happen to me someday too, you know....
but you know what???I'm only 14, i've got plenty of time...*squeals in delight*..
wow
ReplyDeletesweet.
u shouldnt have let her go though...
now u'll never know how far it could have gone
I don wanna comment on the article....
ReplyDeletesince it would be a repitition of what others have written....
bt one thing's for sure......
the comments are way too AWESOME!!