Train Love

Chapter 2

Vinoth's POV

I got stuck in the traffic so I reached the railway station at the last minute. My train is about to move. I ran fast as I search for my compartment without care about bumping on somebody or falling on the floor. Suddenly train starts to move, so I get in to another compartment. Its S6...so I walked to my compartment which is S8 within the train. After crossing two compartment full of children, parent, young, adult and old people I reached S8. I searched for my seat, when I found seat no 17 I stand on the corner of the seat.

"Excuse me"
I asked. Everyone turns to look at me.

"Seat no.17... my seat"

I told them as I looked at the pair of eyes which is focused on me. Those eyes...A girl's eyes...A girl who sat on the seat opposite to my seat. She suddenly turns her head and focused on outside.

The old couple and a young lady with child moved a bit to make a way for me. At last I reached my seat and put my luggage on the proper place. My eyes were try to steal a glance on her while drinking water. She didnt look at me now.

Her eyes...With long lashes, long thick eyebrows, brown iris... its so beautiful.

The little mole in between her rosy lush lips and long nose is like cherry on top.

Her brown skin is so attractive. Wearing a simple chudidar, she looks stunning.

Her braided hair and bindi in between her brows makes her beautiful face even more beautiful.

She is so simple yet the more I look at her she looks more stunning. Her Jumkha moves back and forth... looks like it dances to the rhythm of train.

When she suddenly turns and get me caught staring at her I dont know what to do so I just took a book out and start to read the random page.

After that one-hour travel went with the children in our compartment playing and old couple bickering with each other, the sound of baby crying and her mother lulled to her. We both sat silently with headphones on her ears and me reading a book, timey stares at each other without get caught by each other. When we locked eyes we would swap our eyes at a lightning speed from each other.

I looked out of the train to know which station we going to reach

And the board said it is "Kovilpatti"

"Chappathi, Dosa, Parotta

Coffee, Tea, Coffee

Idly, Poori"

The station filled with food merchant's voice and passenger's voice whom neither rush to get into the train nor get out from the train.

I called one grocer to buy dinner from him

"What do you want sir? I have idly, chappathi and parotta:

"One set idly" I said

The seller gave me the parcel

"How much?"

"Rs.30"

Train starts to move slowly while the announcements run behind.

I looked around me. Everyone starts to eat their dinner whether its from their home or bought outside

And so she

She opened her dinner which she brought from home

When I opened my food it slipped out of my hand and fell down on the dirty place. I couldnt eat here after so I took it and threw it away from the window. But my stomach grumbled.

The old couple told me to take some amount of their food but I denied it because they bring for themselves only. And the young mother felt too bad because she couldnt give food to me that she didnt brought food for herself but only to her child.

So the girl opposite to me just reach out to give me a plate of 3 idlies with chutney with it. I didnt expect it. Even at first I denied it she made me to accept her food by telling that she eats minimal at night time but because of the uncontrollable love, her mother packed 5 idlies for dinner.

After finishing my dinner, I thanked her again and again. She said "No mention" and then again focused on outside even its dark while listening to music. I start to read book again. The old man asked me if I can exchange my seat with his wife because she couldnt climb up to the upper berth. I agreed to it.

After a while TTR comes to check the tickets. He asked everyones identity proof by calling out their names.

"Mr. Ramaswamy"

he calls out and the old man give his Voters ID and his wife's too.

"Miss. Pooja"

he calls and the I looked at her as she gives her Aadhar to the TTR

"Pooja... nice name"

I thought in my mind and smiled to myself and startled when suddenly I heard my name.

"Mr. Vinoth"

he calls and she looks up at me and I looked at her too so she looked outside immediately. Then I gave my Pan card for verification.

After that TTR calls the ladys name as Mrs. Caroline and she give her and her daughters Aadhar.

After verified TTR went from our seats to other seats to verify their tickets and IDs.

Some mins passed by silently and the old couple told that they want to sleep. So everyone stood up from our seats and starts to move to their seats for sleep. She waits for everyone to settle in their seats because she has to sleep in the lower berth. I climbed to the upper berth. The old man climbs up to the middle berth after a struggle and his wife lying down on the lower berth. Our side settled.

The lady told her daughter to climb up to the upper berth but she is too scared to climb up. So the girl opposite to my seat told that lady that she can exchange her seat with her daughter. So the lady makes her daughter to sleep in the middle berth and she went to sleep in the lower berth with her another little kid.

I watched the girl as she climbed upto the upper berth. Internally happy by the thought of getting chance to speak with her but dont know why.