Symphony Of Souls

Met Again

ना जाने कैसी नज़र थी उनकी
जब से उनकी नज़र ने इस नज़र को
जिस नज़र से था देखा
तब से इस नज़र ने किसी और नज़र को
उस नज़र से एक नज़र तक न देखा।।।।

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I came into my room and then I started having my food. Finally!!! I was eating peacefully when I got interrupted by my phone ringing....

I picked up the call. "Hellooooo" A squealing voice of Aruhi came. "Hii! Did you reached home?" I asked her. "Yup. How about you? Where are you?" She asked me. "I am on Mathura station. My next train is at night." I replied her. "Ohh. Hey, Raat ko baat kre kya? I mean I know you won't sleep thinking that what if you overslept, so why not?" She said excitingly. "Sure. But if you don't mind I am eating right now and I want to eat in peace. I will talk to you at night. Byee." I said and hung up the call before she could protest.
(Shall we talk at night?)

It was 9 PM that means the timing of the booked room is about to get over as Dad booked it for 12 hours but the train is running late so I have to stay at the station. So I checked one last time if I packed everything or not, then I left the room and submitted the keys at the reception. I came on the platform and as expected it was quite except the train's horns. Many people were waiting by sitting on the chairs and who didn't got space sat on the floor with their families. I walked forward to look for an empty chair and when I found one I went to it and sat there. Few minutes later, Aruhi called me. "Hey, what are you doing?" She asked me. "Nothing, I am sitting outside." I told her. "Why outside? What about the room?" She asked. "The timing was over." I replied. "I sent you a pic. Tell me how is it?" She said excitingly. I opened the app and saw her pic. "Did you straighten your hair?" I asked her. "Yup. Otherwise I would have to spend more than half of the day in my curls." She said on which I hummed. "So what are you gonna do now?" She said. "I don't know. The train is running late so till it comes I have to sit here outside." I told her. "You can take a walk also, if you get bored." She suggested. "I can but what about my suitcase. I can't leave it anywhere, right? This time I am going all alone."I said to her. "Then listen to some songs and try to get some sleep." She said on which I sighed. "You know I won't be able to sleep because of overthinking, but yeah surely I can listen to some songs." I said. Then I heard someone calling her. "Mom is calling me. I will go now. And when you board the train, don't forget to text me. And text Aditi also she texted me that she was busy that's why she didn't called, so that I can inform you to text her. Byee!" She said and I replied back and hung up the call. I laid my head backwards and closed my eyes. "You are the cause of my Euphoriaaaaaa..". I shot open my eyes when I heard this. I looked around but suddenly the source of that sound was no where. I looked behind me but still no one was there. I sighed and opened my phone. "Looks like God want me to start listening songs now." I said to myself and opened Spotify and played my favourite song.

Waiting, waiting and waiting, and now finally I am on the platform where the train will arrive. And it was 2 AM. Yup, 4 hours late. The platform was not that much crowded, as it becomes when we go in October or November. When the train arrived, everyone got down the train and staff closed the door to clean the mess. After 15 minutes the door finally opened and everyone got in. I saw an old lady trying to get her belongings inside the train. "It's okay Aunty, you go inside I will help you load it in." I said to her and she nodded. As she got inside, I have her the bags from the platform then finally I went inside. I went to my respective seat and placed the suitcase underneath. My seat was the top birth, so I just sat on the lower birth for few minutes to wait for the remaining people of that part of the compartment. I opened my phone and texted Aditi and Aruhi. I was about to call mom but stopped thinking that she might be sleeping and I shouldn't wake her up now. So instead of her I called my brother and after few rings he picked up. "Hello bro." I said to him. "Did you board the train?" He asked me. "Yup. Just now I did and I am right now just sitting and waiting so that everyone comes then I will go to sleep." I told him. "Okay. You can sleep now but remember to call mom in the morning. Or even if you sleep till late, don't keep your phone on silent." He told me and agreed. He then hung up the call. I was looking outside and frowned when I saw a boy came running but I shrugged it off. Few seconds later, the same boy came and kept his bag on the side upper birth. He kept his suitcase underneath and sat in front of me. He was a wearing a black mask and black cap that's why I wasn't able to see his face, that's why I just again looked outside. "Ohh, Hi!" He said to me. I looked at him confusingly. "Hi!" I greeted back. "Oh, sorry. Wait a second." He said and then took out his cap and mask. Then I remembered that this was the same boy whom I bumped with in the restaurant. "We met again." I said to him smiling gently. "Yeah. And you know what, atleast for this small journey only but still we can talk a little bit and maybe become friends." He said smiling widely. I chuckled at his words. "But don't you think it's wrong to call it a friendship when we will see talk to each other just for few hours." I said to him. "I don't think so." He said. We both didn't even realised that the train has started. "You like them?" He asked while looking beside me. I looked down beside me and saw my phone cover. It was BTS cover. "I love them." I replied. "Who wouldn't? There's just something really unique about them that I am also their fan." He said while looking at me. Suddenly a question came in my mind by his words. "Are you interested in boys?" I asked him without thinking twice. "What? No." He said and started laughing. "Sorry. That was too personal." I said getting embarassed. "It's ok. Don't be sorry." He said while smiling. "Okay, then. I am going to sleep. I am tired." I said and prepared to go on my seat. He nodded and after I came up, he also came up. "Good night." He said as I looked at him. I smiled and replied, "Good Night."

How I wish, that someone would have been like this with me.
Okay, never mind sorry.

Next Morning, I woke up at 8 and went to wash my face. After coming back, I again came back on my seat. I then called mom and informed her about the status of the train. "Hey, Good Morning." I looked in front of me. Oh, yeah. I completely forgot that he is also here. "Good morning." I replied. "Is it still running late?" He asked and I nodded. He then got up after few minutes and then left from there. I was getting bored that's why I just scrolled through my phone. Few minutes later, he came back and came up on his seat. "Wait, how have you maintained your sheets so well?" He asked while looking at my seat. "I can't even keep them properly." He said while trying to fix the mess. "Umm.. Just now I realised that ever since we started talking, we didn't even asked eachother's names."I said to him and he looked somewhere else as if thinking then he nodded."You are right. Hii! I am Dhruv. It's nice to meet you.
!" He said while smiling. I chuckled and replied, "Hi! I am Kavya. It's nice to meet you too!!" We then talked for a little bit. When the train came to a halt on a station, he got down and said that he will bring something for both of us to eat. I tried to convince him to take my money but he refused and left from there. We both could have gone, but one needs to stay here to keep an eye on the bags. Later, he came back with sandwiches and cold drinks. He gave me mine and we both started eating. "You are getting bored, right?" He said and I nodded. "If you don't mind, if I asked you a question?" He said and I shook my head. "Great. Where are you from?" He asked. "Ranchi." I replied. "Ohh, I am from Jamshedpur. But right now I am also going to Ranchi. I have a wedding to attend." He said and I nodded my head in acknowledgement. We both then watched a movie and I slept in between.

The journey was good, because of him I enjoyed. Otherwise other times I was always sleeping in the train. We were about to reach, everyone was standing in a line to get off the train. When the train stopped everyone got off including us. We went to the gate together. "So, that's it, I think." I said to him and he nodded. "If it's written then we will surely cross paths again. But trust me it was nice talking to you. Enjoy the wedding. Goodbye!" I said to him. "Goodbye!" He replied. Then I left from there.

Main emotional ho gyi hu...

I took out my phone and checked it, because when I was still in train dad told me that he will send the number of one of his friends and he will pick me up from the station. I called on the number and when he picked up I asked him where he was. After a little more minutes I found him then we went to our village.

Hello everyone.
Wassup
I tried to make it a little interesting by adding something that you would like. And trust me the upcoming chapters will be more fun..
Till then have a great day bye bye