Lady as a co-passenger in a super
fast express:
I took the reserved seat number
60 in Super-fast express at Bhubaneswar station. The seat number 59 was
unoccupied so I was comfortably seated. I was careful with my luggage. The
train 12912 left exactly at 17:10 hours and reach Cuttack platform number one
on time. A smiling tall lady wearing a red sari and red bangles occupied the
seat 59 next to me. I was happy to get a lady passenger after so many years of
traveling in Indian Railways. She did not disturb me nor did I. Actually I had
no courage due to women empowerment to talk to her, as she was talking over her
mobile. Exactly after 55 minutes run the train came to a screeching halt at
Jajpur Road station. She peeped through the window to make sure she had not
reached her destination. She offered me few ‘labanga’ which I accepted and
thanked her. Then put one in my mouth to neutralize the foul breath due to
closed mouth, she smiled.
Exactly after 40 minutes run the
super fast express reached Bhadrak station. My co passenger ‘59’ got down there
and was greeted by five of her colleagues on the platform with loud clapping.
She was not a lady as I had presumed.
Sanjoy Kumar Satpathy.
PS: Where an Indian
life has no value, death sometimes has its price. That’s why government have
started giving money for the dead.
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