Sunday, November 24, 2019

Short Love Story - Bus Journey


Adi was sitting comfortably at the window seat of GSTRC (Gujarat State Transport Road Company) with the earplug on listening to his favorite playlist.
It was a regular 3x2 seating arrangement.
He was on his way to Rajkot from Vapi.
At Surat, many passengers got down and many boarded the bus.
Some old-age man was sitting beside him and at last, a girl covering the face by her dupatta.
Adi was least bothered with surrounding or co-passengers. He was so much in his playlist songs.
At the next stop, the old-age man got down and aunty in her 50s boarded. She gestured the girl to move inside as she wants to sit at last, as the next stop is her so it will be easy to get down.
The girl casually slides inside and was sitting beside Adi.
After some time, the girl requested Adi to switch seats; as she is feeling uncomfortable due to vomiting sensation.
Adi agreed and switched seats.
Adi took out some orange-flavored chocolate and offered her.
“Keep in mouth, You will feel good” Adi assured.
“No Thanks” the hesitant girl replied.
The girl took out her dupatta and was facing towards the window.
She was indeed beautiful and very cute.
Adi thought to divert her mind from vomiting feeling to the normal topic of discussion.
“By the way, I am Adi. I am going to Rajkot” Adi continued to talk.
“I am Chabbi. I am also going Rajkot” girl replied without any much attention.
“So do you study or work there?” Adi persists.
“I am working there in event management company” Chabbi replied.
“Wow… sounds exciting” Adi said with a smile.
Few moments of silence,
“So what do you do?” Chabbi asked.
“I am a businessman by natural choice and an author of 1 book old by passion” Adi with confidence.
Chabbi was fond of reading.
“Author?” Chabbi asked.
“Yes. Truly till the end of time, Unconditional Love is my book” Adi showed his book from his bag
Chabbi got impressed.
Chabbi always had a dream to meet an author personally and never expected that it would be fulfilled on the public transport bus.
Then began a long conversation about the book, life, future plan, work, and everything.
Adi again offered orange-flavored chocolate.
This time Chabbi accepted with a sign of new friendship.
They together listened to Adi’s favorite playlist sharing earplug.
They had refreshments together at tea-break by bus.
Once a stranger, now they seemed to be more like BFF (best friends forever).
Chabbi already began to have developed some feelings for Adi.
The bus was about to reach Rajkot.
Chabbi began to feel a bit off with a thought of reaching Rajkot and both of them going to their separate way.
Little did Chabbi knew, Adi too began to feel some magical connection with her.
They reached Rajkot and got down the bus.
Chabbi asked for orange-flavored chocolate one more time, Adi immediately took one from his pocket and it was the last one. He gave it to her.
Chabbi bit it into half and gave another half to Adi.
They both exchanged mobile numbers.
They both went in their direction and catch an auto.
As soon as Adi sat in auto, he was in the thought of Chabbi; his phone beeped.
It was Chabbi’s Whatsapp message “Keep in touch (hug smiley)”
Adi replied “Truly till the end of time with my unconditional love (heart symbol)”
and
thereafter
Adi-Chabbi love story began to blossom which started on the bus journey and will be there truly till the end of time.

#LuvAbhi

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