I have never taken a bus before today. Today is the first time I'm sitting on a bus, but I don't like it when someone sits next to me. Because of everything that has happened to me in past, I'm afraid to trust anyone, I'm afraid to talk to anyone, who knows who might take advantage of me, who knows if their intentions are not right. Basically, because of everything that has happened to me, I have lost trust in people, that's why I don't want to look at anyone, I don't want to talk to anyone, I don't want to make anyone my friend, I cannot trust anyone. So the seat next to me is empty, no one is sitting there, that's when the bus stops at a stop and a lady gets on the bus as the seat next to me was the only one empty and all the other seats were filled, so she sits on my seat, but I didn't look at her.
In that moment, an elderly couple, around 70-80 years old, boards the bus. Observing them, the lady sitting next to me stands up and tells the old man, "aap aaiye yahan hamari seat pe baith jaiye" The elderly man glances at her and then at his wife, likely contemplating that if he takes the seat, his wife will remain standing. Responding to the unspoken dilemma, I rise from my seat and say to the old man's wife, "aap hamari seat pe baith jaiye" I then step out of the seat and the old couple sit down. They both express gratitude, saying, "dhanywad beta"
The lady looks at me, offering a warm smile, and we both stand in the aisle holding onto the hangers as the bus resumes its journey. After a while, the bus stops abruptly, causing the lady behind me to inadvertently lean on me. It feels very strange, but she quickly apologizes, saying, "sorry sorry vo driver ne achanak se break mara to bas ham aapki taraf jhuk gaye, hamne jaanbujh kar nahi kiya, hope you've studied Newton's first law or inertia law." She said this in a very cute way, and she wasn't wrong. I have studied Newton's first law or inertia law, which states that when a bus stops suddenly, we lean forward.
I tell her, "Yes, I have studied Newton's first law or inertia law, isme aapki koi galti nahi hai"
She says, "Thank god, hame laga aapne hame tedha medha na samjh liya ho"
I chuckle and say, "arey nahi nahi" I then start looking ahead, and the bus starts moving again.
Just then, the lady's phone rings, and she picks it up, saying "haan ham bus me hi hain 9 baje tak bus pahuchne hi wale hain university"
After ending the call, I curiously ask her, "aap Lucknow university ja rahin hain"
She gives a nod and confirms, "haan"
I then inquire further, "aap vaha pe teacher hain kya" as she appeared to be in her mid-twenties.
She responds, "umm, teacher and student dono"
Perplexed, I probe, "matlab?"
She patiently explains, "I work as a PhD research scholar there."
Curiously, I press on, "matlab"
She elaborates, "matlab I'm pursuing a PhD there, so I conduct research and also teach."
Reflectively, I say, "matlab aap padhti bhi hain aur padhati bhi hain"
She nods, "haan yahi samjh lo"
I continue, "to aapko salary milti hai iski?"
She nods again, "haan, I receive a stipend."
As I prepare to ask another question, she interrupts, "rahne do yaar ab, bahut questions karti ho"
Oh my gosh! I can't believe I just had such a long conversation with a complete stranger! But she's from the university, and I don't know anything about it, so I had to talk to her, right? It's necessary. But before I could say something, she asks me, "vese aap itna pooch rahin hain, aap bhi vahi padhti hain kya?"
