This is a story of a man who has just reached his hometown some 9 hours after the scheduled time. Let me take you back some frames and re-run the story for you. It all started when this guy forgot to get his Holi tickets done as late as the 1st of January 2011, for a journey that was on 18th of March 2011. When he actually got the tickets he could only get tickets for the RJPB Garibrath and that too in the AC Chair Car as all other seats were already booked. The man was a bit shocked but relieved that atleast he has the tickets and would be able to make it to his home in time for Holi. Though at the back of his mind he knew it is not going to be an easy task. The trains departs from Anand Vihar Ternimal @ 17:00 hrs, which means he has to leave office as early as 14:00 hrs to reach the place in time. Also the fact that the chair car is not very comfortable he thought he can afford to spend 5 hours on that and then can rest when he reaches home around midnight. Plan well thought after.
The day arrives, 18th March 2011, the man leaves the Holi celebration that the office had scheduled for 15:00 hrs and rushes to Station from Gurgaon in a metro to Anand Vihar which is a run of around 90 minutes in the Metro itself. He reaches the station well in advance so that he can get his seat and feel comfortable. As he enters the station he gets to know that his train has been delayed by 5 hrs and 40 mins and will now start @ 22:40 hrs. Dejected, he walks back, calls his sister who lives near by and goes to her.
Suddenly the man is faced with a situation where he is going to spend the whole night on a chair with no respite and has no other option. He has seen trains around his getting cancelled and people either not going to their hometown or making desperate efforts to be there. He is still satisfied that he will actually reach home for Holi. But when he has reached, he has a stiff and sore back and very tired legs. You must have already guessed this is my story and I thank God that I have reached home in time.
The day arrives, 18th March 2011, the man leaves the Holi celebration that the office had scheduled for 15:00 hrs and rushes to Station from Gurgaon in a metro to Anand Vihar which is a run of around 90 minutes in the Metro itself. He reaches the station well in advance so that he can get his seat and feel comfortable. As he enters the station he gets to know that his train has been delayed by 5 hrs and 40 mins and will now start @ 22:40 hrs. Dejected, he walks back, calls his sister who lives near by and goes to her.
Suddenly the man is faced with a situation where he is going to spend the whole night on a chair with no respite and has no other option. He has seen trains around his getting cancelled and people either not going to their hometown or making desperate efforts to be there. He is still satisfied that he will actually reach home for Holi. But when he has reached, he has a stiff and sore back and very tired legs. You must have already guessed this is my story and I thank God that I have reached home in time.
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