4565 miles, 28 flight hours, tons of emotions and a journey to start.
Dec 9th, 2000
I receive my travel plan. I am supposed to fly on Dec 11th, 6am from Jaipur. Maa says we have only 1 day to prepare, how will we manage everything?
I am smiling, I have different plans.
She knows me well, she knows my craziness well. She says you can not do that, don’t even think about it, it’s not possible, it’s not feasible. I am still smiling. She is feeling down. She knows, once again, I am going to do what I have planned.
I call her to inform about the travel I have to do in next 2 days. She is feeling excited. She says come down; she wants to see me before I leave. I have to see her, I have promised.
Dec 9th, 2300
Maa is pissed off. She is going to sleep. She can not understand why I have to go that night itself. She wants to stop me. She wants to make those laddu and mathri for me. She says she would not help me with packing. Anyways she starts telling me what all important things I’ll have to carry.
I want to stay back but I’ll have to go!
Dec 10th, 0130
I am starting for railway station. Maa wakes up to see me off. She is still saying that I should not go. I ask the auto wala to start. Train to
I am at railway station to realise that I have forgotten dollars back at home. It is already 0200 now. I know I can not go with no dollars in my pocket. I have to go back to home, now shall I come back to railway station or I am staying back at home? I guess I am staying back. I call maa to tell her that I have forgotten the dollars and I can’t go like that. She tells me she can come with Akshit to hand me the dollars. Damn!! They do not have to do that at this hour of the night. But she is still sure that I am leaving. Why am I not sure than? Well, I am going to make it… no matter what!!
I ask the auto wala if it is possible to make a round trip within next 30mins. He thinks for a while and gives me a smile. We get back to home and I collect dollars.
We come back and I see the train leaving right in front of my eyes. Nope… the train can’t leave without me in it!! I run behind, put my bag in it and get my way in. Just at that time I think if this is the train I want to get in? I ask a guy for the destination and damn… it doesn’t go
I asked the guy if it is possible to jump from the train, he says throw your bag first and then jump. I do not give it a second thought; this is the only option I have. I jump and hit the ground hard on my ass. I stand up, grab my bag and start walking back towards the railway station.
The ‘train’ is about to leave. I find a place and settle down. I start thinking about what has just happened, and then I think about her. Everything is fair in love and war they say!!
Dec 10th, 1130
Ggn
She opens the door and gives me a hug.
She is off from her office. She wants to spend that last day with me. She wants to talk to me about a lot many things. I just want to sit and watch her the whole day. I know it is going to be tough but she doesn’t realise it now.
Good for you my love!!
Dec 10th, 2000
Mocha, Ggn
We want to stay together but there is no more sand left in the hourglass. I am making smoke rings and she is playing with them. We are talking about innocent aspects of the life while I know I have to leave within an hour. I do not want to leave. She looks at me and says she doesn’t want me to leave.
Well!! Perfect… isn’t it?
I call the airline office if I can skip the Jaipur- Delhi flight and check in directly from
We manage to create some more sand. I wish this sand never gets over or never drops down… I wish the gravity to go zero or sand to go weightless… I wish we never depart and I can see her smiling forever!!
