One night @ Train Station
Sanchi was getting restless and again and again she was looking at her watch and then glaring at her husband Sarthak, who was busy drinking and talking to his friends. Sanchi was least interested what other people are doing and talking as she has to catch her last train within 20 mins.
Sanchi and Sarthak got married two years back but it seems with passing years their relationship is facing a distance. Sarthak is a doctor who lives in the New York city and Sanchi who is a software engineer lives in New Jersey. With this distance their marriage seems to fall apart. Sarthak doesn’t like to go to Sanchi’s friends circle and Sanchi doesn’t like to spend time with his friends either.
She cannot, wait more so she went to sarthak and yelled, are you dropping me to train station or shall I take a cab. With this he looked at her and said ok, I’ll drop you to the station.
In the car both were quiet, Sanchi was counting the seconds for the last train to go.. and other side Sarthak receive a call from the hospital, some emergency case has turned up.
By the time Sanchi reached the station, she missed her train by few seconds and next train was in the morning. As she went out to look for Sarthak, he was already gone. He didn’t wait her to see whether she got the train or not.
Sanchi went to the waiting room with a cup of coffee and a magazine.. she was sitting and thinking about the good time spent with sarthak.. life changes drastically in these two years..
Two and a half years back she met Sarthak in the hospital where she fractured her leg while boarding a bus in the Boston. She was under observation for two days and sarthak attended her.
Patient becomes the doctor and doctor becomes the patient in no time and both fall in love and decided to tie a knot.
Both families agreed to this alliance and within six month of their first meet they were one.
Sanchi was busy with her projects and clients and Sarthak’s spend most of his time in the hospitals among patients and medicines. ‘Life is not a bed of roses’, Sanchi understood within two months of their marriage. Both of them tried to spend time in weekends with each other. Sanchi was a very out going person who likes party, dance and drinks; where Sarthak is somber likes to spend time with few of his friends.
In the beginning they used to complain to each other and then it turned into arguments and then fights. From the past six months both of them hardly meets each other as Sanchi project forced her to move New Jersey for an year. Both of them decided they need time for each other and to think where their relationship is going …..
Sanchi was so engrossed in her thought that she did not noticed she’s holding hot coffee which is now cold and tears are falling down from her eye.
A passenger in front of her was staring.. as soon she realizes that she where she is, she excused herself and rushed to the washroom. When she returned she saw that stranger offered her a hot cup of coffee.
She looked bewildered as why he is offering her the hot coffee.. he smiled and said, I know miss you must be thinking why a stranger is offering you this. Don’t be scare, I just wanted to help you. I’m noticing you from the past one hour, how that young man dropped you and you missed your train and you went to look out for him and came back here in the waiting room. I know miss, excuse me, if you are miss or mrs? I don’t know whether he is your husband or boyfriend? What I feel is, you are tensed and If you wanted to talk all my ears are yours. I also missed my last train .. I was in the hospital with my wife all day.. she met with an accident last month, doctors are saying, her survival chances are very less.. but I don’t want to take any chances and leave any stone unturned. Whatever I can do I’ll do. I’ve already lost my daughter who was eighteen years old few years back. Now all I have is my wife.
With this speech sanchi looked at him with a surprise. For the first time she looked at that passenger. He was an elderly guy around mid fifties and his skin was wearing off but still he maintained a different kind of warm smile which prompted sanchi to accept his offering.
He continued with his story…
Now it seems he was lost in his journey of happy thoughts which was hit was a disaster. His wife could not overcome the loss of their daughter and she went into silence. Last month in unconscious state she went out in the city and she was hit by a speeding truck driver. She was admitted in the hospital with broken legs and kidney failure. If they don’t get a donor soon, she may not live long. From the Boston hospital he received a call that they found a donor and for which he is going to the Boston. But seems he has to wait for few hours. When he was talking, Sanchi could feel the impatience in his voice and how he was cloaking his fingers into one another.
With this Sanchi went to his side and put her arms around him and said.. “Don’t worry your wife will be fine, God is there. You can have my number, my husband is doctor in the city hospital, anything needed we will be there” They exchange their numbers and he smiled at her with gratitude. And put his hands on her head and gave her blessings. Their conversation was interrupted with the announced of her train. She just thanked that man and rushed to the city for a cab not for the train.
Sanchi learnt a very important lesson, life is too short for fight and arguments, you should spend as much time with your loved ones as you can because no one know what god has saved for you the very next second.
She went to the hospital to meet Sarthak, when he saw her he was shocked to see her at this hour. He asked her, “what are you doing here?” She just hugged him and whisper I love you and I want to be with you all my life. Later she told him about her night adventure how she missed her train and how she met this old man and rest is a story.
Sanchi decided to complete her project and then move with Sarthak in the city and will plan a family. She will work from home on her project.
After few weeks, she was looking for some old paper where she found a card of that old man. She gave him a call, he recognized her instantly, he was very happy to receive call from her and told her, now his wife is well but still in unconscious state, if she wishes to meet her she can come over and visit her; he will be delighted to see her again.
Sanchi decided to meet that old couple in the coming weekend. She took a bunch of tulips for them; old man was really happy to see her and hugged her. She was shocked to see his wife; she doesn’t even recognize her husband anymore. Just keep on staring at her daughter’s picture.
He then said, “for me to be with her is more important because she loved me unconditionally and I also love her, no matter whether she recognizes me or not but I know her and for me this is more than enough. And I do have a hope, someday she will come into her senses and we will live like old days” and just smile.
Life goes.. never leave hand of your beloved......
By
Sakshi Aggarwal
Sanchi and Sarthak got married two years back but it seems with passing years their relationship is facing a distance. Sarthak is a doctor who lives in the New York city and Sanchi who is a software engineer lives in New Jersey. With this distance their marriage seems to fall apart. Sarthak doesn’t like to go to Sanchi’s friends circle and Sanchi doesn’t like to spend time with his friends either.
She cannot, wait more so she went to sarthak and yelled, are you dropping me to train station or shall I take a cab. With this he looked at her and said ok, I’ll drop you to the station.
In the car both were quiet, Sanchi was counting the seconds for the last train to go.. and other side Sarthak receive a call from the hospital, some emergency case has turned up.
By the time Sanchi reached the station, she missed her train by few seconds and next train was in the morning. As she went out to look for Sarthak, he was already gone. He didn’t wait her to see whether she got the train or not.
Sanchi went to the waiting room with a cup of coffee and a magazine.. she was sitting and thinking about the good time spent with sarthak.. life changes drastically in these two years..
Two and a half years back she met Sarthak in the hospital where she fractured her leg while boarding a bus in the Boston. She was under observation for two days and sarthak attended her.
Patient becomes the doctor and doctor becomes the patient in no time and both fall in love and decided to tie a knot.
Both families agreed to this alliance and within six month of their first meet they were one.
Sanchi was busy with her projects and clients and Sarthak’s spend most of his time in the hospitals among patients and medicines. ‘Life is not a bed of roses’, Sanchi understood within two months of their marriage. Both of them tried to spend time in weekends with each other. Sanchi was a very out going person who likes party, dance and drinks; where Sarthak is somber likes to spend time with few of his friends.
In the beginning they used to complain to each other and then it turned into arguments and then fights. From the past six months both of them hardly meets each other as Sanchi project forced her to move New Jersey for an year. Both of them decided they need time for each other and to think where their relationship is going …..
Sanchi was so engrossed in her thought that she did not noticed she’s holding hot coffee which is now cold and tears are falling down from her eye.
A passenger in front of her was staring.. as soon she realizes that she where she is, she excused herself and rushed to the washroom. When she returned she saw that stranger offered her a hot cup of coffee.
She looked bewildered as why he is offering her the hot coffee.. he smiled and said, I know miss you must be thinking why a stranger is offering you this. Don’t be scare, I just wanted to help you. I’m noticing you from the past one hour, how that young man dropped you and you missed your train and you went to look out for him and came back here in the waiting room. I know miss, excuse me, if you are miss or mrs? I don’t know whether he is your husband or boyfriend? What I feel is, you are tensed and If you wanted to talk all my ears are yours. I also missed my last train .. I was in the hospital with my wife all day.. she met with an accident last month, doctors are saying, her survival chances are very less.. but I don’t want to take any chances and leave any stone unturned. Whatever I can do I’ll do. I’ve already lost my daughter who was eighteen years old few years back. Now all I have is my wife.
With this speech sanchi looked at him with a surprise. For the first time she looked at that passenger. He was an elderly guy around mid fifties and his skin was wearing off but still he maintained a different kind of warm smile which prompted sanchi to accept his offering.
He continued with his story…
Now it seems he was lost in his journey of happy thoughts which was hit was a disaster. His wife could not overcome the loss of their daughter and she went into silence. Last month in unconscious state she went out in the city and she was hit by a speeding truck driver. She was admitted in the hospital with broken legs and kidney failure. If they don’t get a donor soon, she may not live long. From the Boston hospital he received a call that they found a donor and for which he is going to the Boston. But seems he has to wait for few hours. When he was talking, Sanchi could feel the impatience in his voice and how he was cloaking his fingers into one another.
With this Sanchi went to his side and put her arms around him and said.. “Don’t worry your wife will be fine, God is there. You can have my number, my husband is doctor in the city hospital, anything needed we will be there” They exchange their numbers and he smiled at her with gratitude. And put his hands on her head and gave her blessings. Their conversation was interrupted with the announced of her train. She just thanked that man and rushed to the city for a cab not for the train.
Sanchi learnt a very important lesson, life is too short for fight and arguments, you should spend as much time with your loved ones as you can because no one know what god has saved for you the very next second.
She went to the hospital to meet Sarthak, when he saw her he was shocked to see her at this hour. He asked her, “what are you doing here?” She just hugged him and whisper I love you and I want to be with you all my life. Later she told him about her night adventure how she missed her train and how she met this old man and rest is a story.
Sanchi decided to complete her project and then move with Sarthak in the city and will plan a family. She will work from home on her project.
After few weeks, she was looking for some old paper where she found a card of that old man. She gave him a call, he recognized her instantly, he was very happy to receive call from her and told her, now his wife is well but still in unconscious state, if she wishes to meet her she can come over and visit her; he will be delighted to see her again.
Sanchi decided to meet that old couple in the coming weekend. She took a bunch of tulips for them; old man was really happy to see her and hugged her. She was shocked to see his wife; she doesn’t even recognize her husband anymore. Just keep on staring at her daughter’s picture.
He then said, “for me to be with her is more important because she loved me unconditionally and I also love her, no matter whether she recognizes me or not but I know her and for me this is more than enough. And I do have a hope, someday she will come into her senses and we will live like old days” and just smile.
Life goes.. never leave hand of your beloved......
By
Sakshi Aggarwal
2 comments:
WOW so sentimental and a good message in the story!!
moment r precious so never mis them live every single 1
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