Celebrate The Moment

                                                              Chapter -2

Day before yesterday  Avinash woke up early, moved towards  bathroom and surprised to see that there was not  big queue in bathroom, After coming from bathroom  he worn same shirt   and trouser which  he had been using   for   the last two days,  he looked at  Nisar who was still   on bed tossing left and right. In fact  Avinash  had planned to roam around the various stations of the   city in order to get some ideas about the routes in advance so that  he would not have problems finding out his destination  since  he was supposed  to visit these places on regular basis

After finishing light breakfast of a cup of tea with two butter coated bread in t tea shop in midway to  railway station which was nearest to guest house he got a  return ticket to Andheri after standing more than half an hour in que at ticket counter. He  bought Times of India  from Newspaper stall  which was located just opposite ticket counter so that he  could  spend time inside the train having gotten some knowledge about the city, Avinash made way to plate form where Train for Andheri was supposed to come. He  succeeded in getting in the bogey and easily occupied seat  as soon as train stopped at plate form' there was not so much rush  since train left  from  CST which was two station back from where he  boarded.

Train had  crossed two station and was about to reach on plate form of Rey Road .Suddenly people got panicked over the scream coming from the plate form ,  Avinash  looked  out through the window,  people were running on plate form towards particular  direction.  People were pushing each other to  peer out through window as to what happened out on  plate form , suddenly with a jolt train stopped he hurriedly got down at plate form g with  others.

" kya hua "Avinash asked to person who was standing at plate form.

" One  boy has come under train" he said with sad face

Avinash  headed to place of occurrence where middle age women, in faded un cleaned  saree, banging her chest by both her hands and crying bitterly 

" Mera Bacha, Mera Bacha " she was only saying, two small kids were also crying beside her.

"  is he your son" one person in crowd  asked 

"Han, mera bacha hai" she covered her face from her hands with helm  of saree, after a pause. Shee again begun  to  cry  loudly.  Some in crowd  walked away to take a  look at mutilated body of  that boy which was still lying on track
   
By then two police men had reached there and asked that women " is he your son"

She wiped tear from edge  of her saree and said in trembling  voice" no" shaking her head

A School girl who was standing in crowed staring at everyone who wanted to know how it happened,  volunteerly came forward.

People looked at her as she wanted to say

'Uncle  she was trying to save that boy , people in crowd  turned around looked at her, and after little paus she continued  " that boy wanted to  reach at other plate form, before he could cross track of other plate form train had already come over, so he turned back and tried to come at this plate form   so this lady  came forward  and gave her hand  to lift him up, but  by then train had come at this plate form and ran over."  She stated trembling.

Dead body was lying on track  and people were  looking down through the gape of edge of standing train and plate form. 

Suddenly train gave signal and all passengers  got inside the bogey. Train had stopped more than than the normal minutes it stops usually at every station.

One said " nobody knows what will happen next. Future is so  uncertain"

" Every day somebody gets prey of Mumbai ,s local rain" he continued .

Avinah took his  seat by window pondering  over mystery of  life and death, rush of people kept on increasig at every station.  

The scene had been  haunting in his  mind so in order to distract the scene, Avinash  took  out  Newspaper  from the bag and started to flip  the pages, searching out news to concentrate, most of the news was related to happenings of city, some news of Bollywood was readable,  the pages of vacancy took his attention little more, he noted addresses of construction companies, Company  had requirement of Site Engr sfor their projects in Khandala. When his  eye was on the news one sophisticated gentleman, well dressed sitting beside him started to read a little loudly the news of blame and counter-blame, duel of words  between Nitish and Raj and after each pause saw his friend  sitting on opposite chair.

"what does Nitish say over the issue of frequent case of  highjack of ship by somalian"  he said laughing when he looked at news of Ship highjacking on back of the paper.    

The way he commented as if ridiculing Chief minister of Bihar  for sentionilizing the issue.

Avinash remained silent listening their remarks and counter remarks.

War of words between chief minister of Bihar, MNS and Shina sena  was on 4th page of newspaper.Avinash   also read it with interest as  since  it was related to state he was born and the city where he  came looking out for livelihood. He realized  that ongoing drama was nothing but politics of vote bank  but it has some impact in mind of people he had noticed when he boarded train to Mumbai.The way  passengers were talking on the issues  they were looking  a little apprehensive of repurcussion of such  duel of words  that can jeopardize  the prospect of living in the city peacefully.

Avinash was so engrossed in  thought that he  couldn’t realize when  he had  reached Andheri, all had got down by then , one gentleman sitting beside him stood up  saw him engrossed, accosted  " This is last stoppage" Avinash folded newspaper, put it inside the bag and came out from the bogey along with him expressingy thanks to that gentle man.

He said to himself  where should he go now since he had so far no destination like otthers moving out from station. Moreover he  was new in that place. he also  took small step to come  out of   the station. He was getting irritated on frequent hitting at back of his shoulder by passerby so he came back and  sat on the immovable  chair at plate form. He  thought that it would be very difficult for him to cope up such bhagam bhag life. 

He remembered how come some  of his seniors had returned to  Delhi spending few months in Mumbai . This thought  was making   him   weak in his determination and purpose.

He stayed at plate form till 12, suddenly  he thought that he  needed to get some changes  in his  cv which was already registered  in few job portals. So he  came aout in search of cybercaf, after wandering  around couple of minutes  he succeeded in finding out  the cyber cafe.

After finishing his work  he left cafe at 2 past   thirty entered nearby  restauran ,did his  lunch and caught the train back  to CST at 3.30.

When he  reached. in guest house Nisar  was watching Tv.  Nisar looked at   him  gave little smile . Today’s incident made  Avinash   little scared .

Avinash went near  his cot , sat  on   the  other  cot  just  beside him

'Since how long you have been in  this Gue st House .' Avinash  asked  hestitantly since he  had  observed  him reticent, reclusive, found him hardly mingling  with others.

" Why" Nisar  replied curtly

" Just to know,  if  You didnt like it  them I  am sorry. ' Avinash Cringed.   

Suddenly Nisar stood up from  his  bed  and moved  slowly towards bathroom. 

A little deliberate cough caught  attention of  Avinash.  He got astonished at unexpected and weired  behavior of Nisar.R oom boy  was sitting on bed little  away from looked at Avinash.

 'Ek saal se ziyada ho gaya hai yahan"  Room boy said. indicateing  towards vacant  bed of Nisar.  

By then Nisar had returned and stretched out himself on his bed.

" Whts your name 'Nisar. sked gruffly

" Avinash Sinha , Bihar se hoo, May i know your name?" Avinash. replied taking newspaper out from the bag and put it inside  the locker

'Nisar Ajmal'

"Where did you go in morning" Nisar asked giving  a glance at  him

" Andheri, to get some knowledge about  the station and roots etc. But I had very bad experience in morning ' Avinash told getting frank with  him about the incident 

" Such incidents are normal here. He turned his face  straight to watch  movie coming on sony channel , Tv was placed straight on top of wall with the support of iron rod from below and vertically from two sides. Sony Channel had been frequently been  replaced by other channels on demand of others who were  lying on their  respective cots.

Avinash went near his bed and sat beside on  another vacant  bed discussing on the various programme

After spending some more time with him Avinash showed him address.

" I have to attend an interview tomorrow. Can you help me how can you i reach this place'

" I shall also go in same place tomorrow, no issue, we will go together, but get ready by 8 oclock in morning " Nisar   said looking at the address.
 
It is other thing when Avinash reached at office next day on  the  address he was told that company was looking for experienced candidate which  they had forgotten to mention in advertisement