Just ten minutes away for all to get down. A sudden flurry of activity,
movement,jostling, raised voices, some rushing to the door to be the first to get out,
to catch the bus to reach the office which would be a half hour away.
Some powdering their faces, others combing their hair , wiping their faces to
look fresh before reaching office.
None of them had offices outside the station. They had to walk or take a
rick or bus to reach office just in time lest their salary be cut for coming in
late. They ran and brisk walked once again to plonk on their chairs at office
to start work.
There were heavily pregnant ladies
almost nearing full term, just conceived, some with severe bouts of morning
sickness, or some who left their kids behind unwell or some who kept all food
and water beside the bedridden mother-in-law. There was a whole lot of
different kinds.
Gossips, crying, tears streaming
down as if river in spate, pent up anger, all venting took in this travel gap
putting all counselors at bay. Every passenger understood,” our problems are
not so much as the other what I saw and heard.” No one offered suggestions; no
one took sides because it was just time for garbage to be out to keep head
clear.
The scene changed.
The train halted, they stepped out cheerful and disappeared among the multitude of passengers on the platform
to their destinations
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