My allahabad trip...!!! It is a really interesting story...

After i had given my exams that completed on 9th of november and had celebrated my birthday on 20th, i was free and was looking here and there to kill time. Had nothing to do... On the 27th, i recieve a letter asking me to come for army SSB at Allahabad. The letter said it was my last chance to appear for it. I had given the CDS exam on 14th feb. Yes 14th feb and i missed not my GATE exam that was also that day but the valentine's day. Though i had no valentine to go along with but may be i could have made one... :P.
So, i recieved the letter. I was asked to report at the MCO (Movement control office) at Allahabad on 4th of december at 1pm. I talked to my family and went the next day with dad to book the tickets for 2nd december. I had already noted down all the stops in between the two stations and there were total 39 stations. I boarded the train on 2nd at 4:30 pm. Unchahar express took 19 hours to reach Allahabad from chandigarh. And my ticket was still on 7th waiting. Anyways i had decided to board the train and i went ahead with my plan. On the way, i found a couple which had a baby and had been accompanied by the brother in law of the husband who had got a berth in the next coach. I already had no berth presently. So they offered me their berth in the next coach and said that they would adjust it among themselves. I was pretty happy. I had a sound sleep. Next day I reached the Allahabad station and spent a night at a hotel. The hotel room was more pathetic then my delhi room. The delhi room atleast had a bathroom door though it was broken but this room had no such door. With quite low temperature outside, it was very difficult to bathe with open doors. :P... The next day I was there at 12 noon at the MCO at station. The first guy i talked to at the MCO became my best friend there in allahabad and he was the last guy i met before leaving allahabad. His name is Nitesh Choudhary and he hails from Sikar, Rajasthan.

"I GUESS THE DESTINY HAS ITS OWN ROLE TO PLAY".

We further met a number of other candidates - Manu Vaid from delhi, Ashish Nirban from Chandigarh and Shashank Sharma from Jaipur. Then we sat in the bus after adjusting the luggage in another truck. the journey to the new cantt. began with shashank shouting "Zor se bolo Jai Mata Ki, Saare bolo Jai Mata Ki, Sheila ki Jawani Ki JAI and lastly, Munni Badnam ki JAI.." Yes he said these contrasting Slogans. Then we reached the cantt. Having no idea over there, i just blindly followed my friends... The time i spent in allahabad since then has simply been one of the most interesting phase of my life... I will tell you more about that later but let me quickly jump on to something more intresting that we did there...

The girls batch had arrived and we were all too anxious and have a glimpse of all the best that arrived there... One of the recommended ones from our group, that is 34 SSB, Mr. Manish Mishra liked a girl a lot. Its difficult to say that he had a crush on the girl bcoz none of us talked to any of the girls but ya, he had a huge liking for her. So, the day she got out, mishra ji decided to talk to her and console her. But he was too late. Earlier he could not put up the guts to go and talk to her and when he managed to get enough guts, she had left. Now we were all a bit down since he couldn't talk to the girl. The next day we were supposed to leave back and we did with  bang. It was evening time, the next day, when i, neil shaji and Mr. (wicked) sunny were sitting with some girls. Finally we had managed some. :P. I went up and moved to talk to nitesh at my back, when i suddenly notice a girllooking at me asking another girl to look at me who was with her back towards me. I was surprised to see myself being pointed out by someone. I nevertheless talked to nitesh about the return journey as he was supposed to go back the next day while i was to board the train that night only. Then we went for dinner in the mess. After the dinner i quickly ran off to take my luggage and move out of the gate where my friends were waiting as i was late (as always... This is again one of my new year resolutions :P). As i was walking down with my luggage, i saw those two girls passing across me giving me space to walk through their middle and both said something, though i couldn't hear anything. I reached outside the cantt. and told my friends that i should talk to them but friends as always did an emotional atyachaar and stuff and girls to milti rahngi yaar, dost nahi milenge. I had to leave with them then and their only. But i knew i can not leave this story in the middle like this. But i also knew i could not do anything about it as i always rated my friends far higher then stranger girls (yes those girls were still stranger to me...). We left the cantt. at 8:15pm since mishra ji and abhishek pandey sir ji had their train at 8:40pm. We reached station and boarded them the train. Now only me, neil and nitesh were left. We also met Duggal sir and pawan sir, who were already there. They too boarded their train. Now, me and neil waited outside the dormitory while nitesh went to the counter to book a dormitory for himself and neil. So, i and neil started discussing about our experiences at the academy. Then i told him about the chain of incidents (or shall i call them accidents) that happened that day. He encouraged me to go back to the academy to talk to that girl.

"Now all those who know me would know this very well that what i need is just a puch from my friends and if i know i am not committing any wrong, i would do that without looking at the consequences..."

And thats what i decided to do right then. I came out looking for nitesh. He was running here and there for a cafe to get a print out of his ticket, which was needed to get a dormitory for a day. I joined him. We ran a few hundred meters to finally reach a cafe and got his ticket printed. then i told him the whole story (again..!!) and neil's view point. Guess what??? He agreed to neil's point and i started running back to rach cantt. but cantt. was not so close. "Now comes into play, the irony of fate and the luck as well..."

I start running towards the cantt. I ask every damn rickshaw and auto but nobody is ready to go to the cantt. That was bcoz they had to cross a highway to reach cantt. and had to cross it upstream, thus wasting a lot of energy and oil respectively. I kept on running. Time was 9o'clock and my train was at 10:40pm. I knew i had time on my side but only if i get some lift. Out of nowhere comes a scooter. The driver is not wearing any helmet as is the norm in the whole of UP. i just shout at him, "BHAIYA RUKNA" and he stops his scooter right in the middle of the road. I ask him for a lift to the cantt. and he agrees to give one. On the way, i told him my story and my purpose of going back to cantt. He is even more enthusiastic to drop me at the cantt. and drives even more faster. He drops me at the roundabout some 200 meters away from the cantt. I thank him and he wishes me best of luck. I just started running towards the cantt. Reached the gate. the gatekeeper asks me what i am here for. I reply i forgot my charger in the room and without further getting into any conversation, i take out my green colored chest batch with "2" written on it in white color. I again start running towards 14 SSB, the ssb that was just in front of our 34 SSB. Called the girl that i was sitting with earlier when i had first got the hint from the girls. Asked her to call those girls out. I also got to know from her that girls were allowed outside their hostel till 9:30pm. I just had description of one girl who was chest no 14 with a "plus" sign and had this bandage tied on to her foot. I also knew she was the chest no 26 before being recommended and that was my chest no too...

"See Again the DESTINY HAS IT ROLE TO PLAY"

So they both are now called out by the girl i had called up. Chest no 14 ccomes in front looking at me but i wanted to talk to the other one who was still behind. So i invite her forward to talk to. Now, the situation is as follows:
We are standing in the middle of the road. There are cold winds flowing across our faces. I am wearing this chest no 2 and she is just wearing her night dress. the time was 9:15pm. I look upto her and am dumbstruck. I have myself called her up out but dont know what to say or what to start with. After a few seconds pass with we both looking at each other, i finally gather enough courage to tell her that i just came there to say that "i like her". The words just flew out of my mouth and before i could realise anything, there comes the reply, "WHAT???". I again get nervous. But now, i had finally listened to atleast a word from the girl and so confidence was building up. I introduce myself to her and gets to know a little about her. Then the tragedy happens...

"SHE is also from chandigarh... See the destiny has certainly got a role to play..."

I ask her number twice but all my efforts went in vein. I didnt get the number. But i got something more important in return for my amazing journey and that was her attention. I had told her in our conversation that i returned from the station just to tell her that I LIKE HER and my train would leave at 10:40pm. Now enters her warden in the story. She comes from behind me and says to the girl "Baby aapko pta hai iss time pe aap bahar nahi ghum sakte so please go inside...". I had already known that they are allowed outside their hostel till 9:30pm and time was still 9:20pm. So i tell the warden that let us talk for just a couple of minutes as i am leaving and then she would go inside her hostel but the warden didnt listen to me. She was certainly a tough nut to crack. But then the girl speaks. She says that "ma'm, he is leaving in a few minutes. He has a train to catch in another half an hour. So he is just leaving. Allow him to talk for a few minutes." The warden now didnt say anything and moved on. i stood their in awe. I just did not know how to react to that sentence from the girl. So again the girl starts speking, this time to me. Asks how come i like her now and didnt come to talk to her earlier??? I told her that i had noticed her only a couple of days back and felt that somethings are meant to be said without looking at the date or time or place and they are better said then left unsaid and so i had returned. Now not getting her number, i knew we would no longer be in contact and but i guess that was not how the story was meant to end. So, just as i was leaving she enquires if i am on facebook??? I say yes and i know that atleast i would be able to remain in contact with her . That was enough of an assurance to get from that trip. Then i start running back to the gate. I met sunny paaji on the way back and told him, i had returned for something more important then the charger that i had said i had forgotten. I submitted my chest no and started running back for the station. Again none of the rickshaws or autos stopped. So got another lift. This time back to the station. Reached station. Neil and nitesh had already got a dormitory. I told them the whole story in their room... We all laughed at the whole incident and i borad the train on time at 10:40 pm back home...

New year Arrives...!!!

the new year is just round the corner and i am looking forward to it... First time i have started writting a blog.