“Hi! You seem to be an avid book reader?” the boy said looking at this sweet girl in Rajdhani express.
They both were travelling from Delhi to Jaipur. Boy was a 30-year-old bachelor who was going there to attend a marriage function. The girl was a 23-year-old babe, out on vacations to meet her cousins. Big boots, a crop top, rugged jeans & a little lip gloss was what she wore. She saw tilting her book at an angle just enough to look at the face from where the question bomb came.
“Yes!” she answered with an uninterested smile & got back to reading.
“I have read only Alchemist & one of Chetan Bhagat’s book in fiction,” the boy said trying to continue the conversation. Former name of the book will impress her, he thought.
“Okay,” she said trying to behave politely. She stole a quick gaze from the side of her eyes. A white-collar tee, green colour jeans with woodland shoes was all she could fathom in her short-lived look. He looked decent to her. Nonetheless, she started reading again.
After a while she cut a glance at him again, and his eyes were still on her. She bit her tongue trying to hide her face behind the book.
She decided to initiate the conversation this time. After all, boys do not have the monopoly over starting conversations, she thought.
“Very different genres?” she said keeping the book down.
“Umm. I think so. Actually, I am more of a non-fiction kinda guy. I like reading self help books more. Basically, more career oriented ones.”
“That’s what most of the boys are, career oriented. Huh!” she sighed.
“You can say.”
His voice was low, smoky & sexy for her. She looked out of the window trying to flee away in her fairy tale world before he pulled her out from there to chit chat again.
Both of them were seated on the window seats with no other companion on their berths. Their rendezvous which started from a book went to almost all of the topics which a girl likes. The boy was smart enough to identify topics of her interest. Seems, the self-help books were helping him here.
After a marathon of conversations, the girl shared her love life & the problem she was facing in it. It was then that the train stopped at a station. He went outside to bring something to eat. He asked her as well, she denied politely.
“Ok beautiful.” She blushed hearing.
Coming back & jumping at his seat again, he shooted, “You know, why do most of the problems arise between two people?” he said while munching the samosa he bought from the station.
“You tell handsome,” she murmured the first two words, third one was in her mind. Her hand was now on her chin supporting her face.
Yeah, that’s what I really want to know. Ten points for knowing what I was thinking, she further thought.
“Umm. Let me tell you this with a story.”
The girl sat straight hearing the word ‘story’. She looked straight into his eyes. The boy began..
“A man was sitting on a bench at a railway station with three kids. The kids would have seen between four to six summers. They were constantly running from here to there, throwing popcorns at each other. The father was just sitting at the bench, doing nothing. The kids were naughty enough to create humdrum at the platform. One of the kids even fell down on a couple sitting there. Looking at this, an aged woman came near the man & gave him a good hard look telling him to take hold of his kids.”
He paused for a moment and continued, “Tears started trickling down his cheeks. The man coming back from his stupor apologized to her & explained his situation. He was coming back from the funeral of his wife.”
“Holy Shit!” she almost shouted in her Oh-My-God moment. Some of the passengers turned towards her. Biting her tongue, she said softly, “Sad.”
“Hmm. Sometimes we ruin things by not trying to understand the other person and expecting over the top. It’s like food is always yummier when it’s on someone else’s plate. Things seem easy when we are not the ones dealing with them.”
“Ya, Ya. Like our mothers keep on saying- You will come to know when you will become a mother. Something like that, right?”
“Smart girl.”
“That’s what I am darling. A.. I mean Mr. But tell me, if I wouldn’t have expectations of love and care from my boyfriend, then whom to expect it from? Tom Cruise?” she chuckled saying.
“You can always opt for a better boyfriend in that case,” he smiled pointing towards himself.
“Ahan. Let’s not deviate from the topic.” Really men are so focussed that they can even clear IIT exams of flirting, she grinned thinking.
“Nope sweetheart. I..I mean, Miss.” Boys can also act flirty sweetheart, he thought and continued making a serious face this time.
“Of course, we must have it from the one who we are in relationship with. See, life is like an amazing roller coaster ride. Either we can shout lamenting or we can enjoy all the bumpiness, twists and turns which it has to offer. And on this roller coaster journey, wisdom is not to see the picture from one side only. But it is to know the other side’s story as well before judging. It is to wear the other person’s pair of glasses also sometimes and then act accordingly.” He exchanged their goggles, putting her goggle on his eye soon enough to re-exchange them smilingly.
“And I am not taking anyone’s side. I hope you are getting my point,” he grinned shrugging, trying to be as soft as he can to convey the philosophy he believes in.
“I mean, I haven’t graduated from university of how-to-understand-humans. But still. And, right now you are sitting in front of me, so I am telling from your perspective. Same principle applies to your beloved, stunningly handsome, intelligent dude as well.” He winked.
“He too must understand you & your expectations. I hope you are not finding it stodgy?” He enquired showing his crossed fingers. She was looking at him with blank expressions, trying to grasp what he was saying. A soothing silence prevailed.
The boy & the girl started looking outside from the clean glass window. It was dawn & the sky was filled with birds, the view of the passing fields having lots of yellow flowers in it was mesmerizing. At the moment, she felt there were only they two in the whole train. She- the beautiful and he- the philosopher.
She looked at him, he looked back at her. She smiled, he asked her flickering his eyebrows, “What?”
“Thank you. Friends?” She forwarded her hand towards him.
He laughed at the pout she gave him, slapped at her hand softly, swishing his hips next to her, placed his hand on her shoulder kissing her hand, “Friends ki bachchi.” She gave a peck on his cheek. They were madly into each other from the past 4 years, going together to Jaipur to have some alone time apart from their other activities they were supposed to attend. Playing the game of role plays was their favorite past time.
The aged man on the other seat was enjoying their conversation since long now. Seeing this he thought with his mouth & eyes wide open, “O Lord, save me from today’s Fast Food generation.”
Amazing story. It speaks to the person.
Hi rohit of all the stories I dont know why this attracted me first and honestly the state of mind I am in nothng can beat it.honestly while reading it felt v were conversing and u were saying me the same ..
Bdw even if its not personal on professional front v v well written really loved it .
em reading ur short stories in2020 and believe me i read all ur short stories in a day.
desperately waiting for your mishi&rishi story book
Amazing. Thanks a lot, Lalit. Glad you liked it. Do read my book, The Stupid Somebody as well. Am sure you will love that too. 😊
Amazing , what a cute story!!☺️☺️
Thanks to this lockdown, that I got to know about your website
Again fantabulous written..
Now going to read all of yours…😍😍😍
Thanks a lot, Akash. Glad you liked it. ❤️ Do read my book, The Stupid Somebody as well. Am sure you will love that too. 😊
End was really good. Nice one
Thanks a lot. ❤️
So cute story..Love it♥️♥️
Aww. Thank you, Sonali. ❤️
Wow such a sweet story!!!😍😘
I loved it I am expecting many more such stories from you Sir.
Beautifully ✍ written.
Thanks a lot, Sumat. Keep reading. 😊
Fast food generation!! Haha😂
Rohit Sir, I loved this story so so much.! Keep writing♡
Yeah! Thank you, Astha. Keep reading. 😊
Osm one wid a gr8 twist …..ya its really a fast food generation 😂…some funny things should be there in a relationship to keep it more refreshingly….osm one ………indeed!!👍👍💞💞
Thanks a lot, Rudhra. Keep reading. 😊
Superrbbb Story!! loVeD It 🙂
Thanks, Subodh. Love
The general condition of any person is composed from the set factors, among which the most important. Kinds well-being presented difficult system, on which not only common mood depend, but also functionality of the organism.
Impossible understand and explore health, types well-being, and also other components of the healthy strong organism, if in detail not go into the next concept. So, the health of a person, to date, is called normal and stable psychosomatic state of the individual.
acid reflux and heartburn
Thanks a lot, Astha. Keep reading 🙂
That’s really awesome sir…we r really enjoying reading your skills
Thanks a tonne, Nimaji for your genuine feedback. Nope, I don’t use it (short form of ‘and’) now (as this one is my very first written short story. Didn’t know then.) Thanks again. Keep reading, keep writing 🙂
Very sweet! I enjoyed it truly. Reminded me of those ‘Mills and Boon’ romantic books we used to read when in school. The only thing that disturbed the smooth flow of the tale, was the disturbing ‘&’… do you always use this short form? I somehow prefer the full word ‘and’ .
Anyway, that’s a wee bit. Superb write otherwise. Congratulations.
Thank you Nitesh. Glad you got the crux of it. Keep reading 🙂
Amazing ….Means it really taught me what life could be if sometimes we look from other perspective…..
Awesome sir…..Its really wonderful story….we all are waiting for more stories like this.. With love A fan of urs….:)
Thanks a lot Aeishwariya. So happy, you liked it. Keep reading. Love 😊
Reading this seems that u will be one of my favorite author …..hope u will finish writing ur book soon .thank you
Aww. That’s a very sweet thing to say on your part. Sure Prabhjyot, that’s gonna come out soon. Love 😊
Wow amazing i love this and last line friends ki bachi it’s so lovely ..
I enjoying this ..
Thank you
Thanks a lot Shivani. Glad you liked itso much. Keep reading 😊
Awesome.. But short..I know, I know its a short story. Please write your book now, I wanna keep reading.
Also, your narration is fantastic.
Thanks a lot Ayushi. Yes, Novel will be out pretty soon. Love 😇
This one is fab… and now my favourite… “Friend ki bacchi” just unfolded everything… liked dar role playing thing… 😁 .. great work sir… looking forward to more of dese…
Happy to hear that now this one’s your favorite. Would like to make your new favorite with the next one. Keep reading Saurabh 😊
Sir it was just awesome with something that i felt i was myself that guy on the train and it made me feel so realistically fantastic. Keep it up waiting for your novel .
Thank you Bab. Glad that you could relate to it so much. Keep reading 😊
Loved the story Sir… the story is full of reality,imagination and love😍 …..Waiting for your next one.
Thanks a lot Pinki for being an amazing reader, always. Next one out 06/08/17 Love 😊
Loved It yet again Rohit!! Had those two been a couple, would have been glad 🙂 But still a good one Rohit ji. 🙂 Bravo!
Dineshji, those two were actually a couple. You missed something in the last paragraphs.
And thank you for your encouraging feedbacks always. 😊
Lovely! Your stories are so close to life. They always have a hidden moral to learn from.
Loved the part when he says, He too must understand you and your expectations. 👍🏻
Thanks a lot Alka. I like writing stories that helps make one a better person. Keep reading.
Love 😅
Amazing story rohit,
Read everything you wrote, every story but this one is my favorite.. Amazing
🙌🙌
This is the very first one I posted, so kinda special for me as well. Glad you read all the stories. Thank you Anand. Keep reading 🙂
Always exciting to read a story that has a railway journey…
Right up to expectations sir…
Very well written..
Looking forward for this good stuff from you..
✌✌
Thanks Arpit for being a regular reader of my stories. Glad you liked this one too. Keep reading 🙂
gud one..@Rohit Dawesar
Thank you Pooja. 🙂
Rohit u r just awesome….your the one redefining love of ages …great I loved …past four years…awww I loved it.
Yeah. Thanks for some huge appreciation there Sindhuja. Keep reading. 😇
one,the title acts as a bait.Two,you put everything so straight yet zigzaged.Three,it was love to read. good work .
Haha.. That was hell of an honest review Bhoomika. Thanks a lot. Keep reading 😊
Thank you Vipul for reading and sharing your feedback. Love 😊
Good one sir
You did it in your own way …
Thanks Akshay. Still finding, what my own way (style of writing) is. Keep reading. 😊
Nyc story….luking forwrd 2 read many more.
Thank you dear Deepali. Keep reading 🙂
The story was undoubtedly a great read and I really liked the “Game of Role Play”.
Thanks for Sharing it Mr. Rohit.
Regards 🙂
That’s it?? I just didn’t want this to end. I enjoyed reading it so much.. I was smiling and that was enough to make me realise that if this was the whole novel I could read it in a day.. This was out of the world and the ending was great.. this was my kinda love story.. Thanq for this piece..
Wow! These are the kind of words for which every artist makes his/ her art pieces for. Thank you Vidhi, you are kind. Keep reading 😄
Its really Amazing Rohit Ji…
What an awesome passtime trick you have mentioned by your story.
Keep writing such type of short stories.
But I’m waiting for long one.
🙂 🙂
….
Thanks a lot Amodji. Glad hearing that you liked it and are now looking forward for the long one too. Keep reading. 🙂
When it is about books, interest comes automatically… Great story… N the idea of roleplaying….Damn.. 💗 liked it…. Very beautifully penned…. Reading the story in the romantic rain, made me smile even wider…
Great work ..Keep it up sir..😊
So happy that the story was able to stir some chord in you. Thanks Arti, you are generous. Keep reading. 😊
Sweet story, nicely written. At first, I thought that how a girl could befriend a strange boy on a train journey and tell him everything about her. But the end of the story gave me my answer. That is why it is said, don’t judge a book by its cover.
Actually that was the motto of the story. Glad you got the real essence of it and like it as well. Thanks Shambhavi and keep reading. 😊
Good one sir; specially the climax, it’s amazing. Best wishes 🎉
Thanks a lot Ninaada. Glad you liked it. Keep reading 😇
Amazing ❤
Thanks a lot Jaanvi 😊
Wav nice .. Lovely lovers 🙂 good beginning & unexpected ending sir. .. Best wishes !!!
Thank you Jyoti for reading. Glad you liked it! 😊
Story was gud but turning is beyond expectations and atlast that aged man’s word 😂😂 keep going brother
Thanks Kunal for a genuine feedback. Keep reading 😄
Thanks Aneri. You are sweet and kind. 😊
“Friends ki bachchi” !!! How genuinely sweetly romantic was that! 💛💛 you are so creative(:
Thanks a tonne Yamini. Glad you liked it. Keep reading 😊😇
Well done.. Amazing!!!! Makes me to read again and again!! 😊😊
Simply amazing sir… Really wanna know about the love story… Title is really awesome!!!! Waiting for the next one😊
Awesome writing
Thanks a lot dear Avani. 😊
Lovely
Again…. Mind-blowing story created….
The USP of ur story is ur characterization & flow….
Really welcrafted….
Good luck…
Thanks a lot Wasifji for this detailed feedback. Glad you liked it. 😊😀
Awesome story it was. The way you express the moments with words were amazing..
Thank you Harsh. Glad you liked it. 😊😀
Lovely story. All the best 👍
Thanks a lot dear Alvin. 😊😄
really super…..can’t even guess the climax😊😊
Thanks a lot Sarayu. Glad to know that. 😄
Nice story. Should be read alone. The story helps to visualize the story in one’s own mind. Good effort by rohit.
Hope to read such nice ones in further.
All the best
Thank you bro for your appreciation. Keep reading and encouraging. 😊
In the end, there was a smile on my face.
Profound words.
Glad it brought smile to your face. Thank you Aman. Keep reading. 😊😀
Sarkaar…
Before reading I assumed it to be like Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on A Train.
But this was totally a different genre. But liked it. 👍
That’s the thing when we can’t show the trailer in any form, genre can’t be guessed beforehand. But am glad you liked it Udit.
Thank you for reading. 😊
Nice story sir, I have read your nano tales also, they are also good.
Thank you Vaishali, glad to know that. Keep reading and keep encouraging. 😊😀
The people sitting beside them would surely be puzzled as the aged man felt. Nicely articulated and thoroughly enjoyed. Good work, pal.
Happy to know that you enjoyed it buddy. Thank you 🙂
Very well written Rohit….Reminded me of “50 first dates” .
Thanks a lot Deepali, means a lot coming from you. BTW that’s my favorite love story of all times. 🙂
Cute sweet awesome…!!!
Yay. Thanks a lot sis. 🙂
Really loved this story Rohit. I thought you were only good at writing quote which have twists at the end. But this is is fantastically written by you. I’m eager to read many more. All the best, Rohit. 🙂
Best wishes,
SumitOfficial
Yeah. Glad you liked it Sumit, means a lot coming from you. Keep reading, and writing. 🙂
Haha.. Fast food generation
The twist.. It was amazing.
Yeah. Glad you liked it Ananya. Keep reading. 🙂
This is amazing!
Your writing is beautiful…And engaging too. Awesome choice of words though. 😉
Also I loved the girl’s personality here.
Thank you for being the inspiration behind the girl in the story Shreshtha. Happy to see that finally you liked the language. 🙂
Oh I loved it. And thanks to you too…for blessing us with such a beautiful story 😍
🙂 🙂
Nice one sir❤️❤️ Waiting for more
Thanks a lot Divyam. Keep reading. 🙂
Fantabulous story I must say!
Maamu, you’re an awesome writer.
“They were madly into each other from the past 4 years”, this line LITERALLY bought a smile on my face😅
Hats off!
When can I come for an Autograph?? 😀
Thanks a tonne Himanshu, happy to read your comment. Drop in to Mhow with Di sometime. Keep reading. 🙂
Awesome Story
Thanks a tonne Manish for your comment & also for making this website happen. 🙂
O Lord, save me from today’s Fast Food generation.”
😂😂😂
Well done sir.
Hehe. Thanks a lot Nishant. Keep reading. 🙂
Sir..it’s very nice story…..I am waiting another one and many more from you.
Thanks a tonne Raj bro. Keep reading. 🙂
Awesome ♡♡
Thanks a tonne Anjali. Keep reading. 🙂
Aaaah. Finally updated. Amazing story and a great read. Waiting for more. 😎😇✌️👌
Yeah Shreya. Thanks for always being like this, encouraging. 🙂
In Love with ur story sir…….a tale inclusive of sheer grace😊😘plss keep the good work going……waiting eagerly for next one……😉😉
Thanks for such an encouraging response Punit. Keep reading. 🙂
Lovely and close to my heart……
Kiranmayi….
Thank you dear Kiran. Keep reading. 🙂
Ah ha !👌 well played mr.writer…
I like dat part when he say ‘frnd ki bchhi’😎✌
Yeah. Thanks lot Miss friend, Soniya. Keep reading. 🙂
Aaaahhhhh…. i Love dis short story.
Wanna read it again and again.
Awesome work done. Keep it up 😊
Aww.. Happy to read that from one of my very first reader of this story, I mean even before of it’s publishing. 🙂
Wow rohit ji….lovely story…keep going 🤓🤓🤓 📈
Thanks a lot Mohit. 🙂
This is superb😍👍🎈✔
I am sad that i could not found the link before😬Kuddos to you!!
Waiting for more of them💛
Am glad you found it now, & also that you liked it Riddhi. Thank you for encouraging. Keep reading. 🙂