Reaching the station...

3 more friends were on the trip with us
Shivam Tikko(Buddha)
Najeeb Muneem(Khwaza)
Ashesh Agarwal(Ghattu bhaiya)


The planning started a month before our final examination. Many other places came to our thought before the idea of going to Vaishno Devi was mutually nailed down. This was the only thing that we'd thought rest was all left RAM BHAROSE.
Just after the exams began we felt the need of reserving the train tickets and that's where our we experienced our first KATANT on a yet to begin trip. Every one was giving his shot to try arranging for tickets. It was then Sudhanshu(Chu chu) said "Abey policewalon ko 20RS de denge,seat mil jayegi". His theories(chu chu's theory we say) and ideas are always unconvincing. Finally Ghattu assured us that seats are confirmed which quite relieved us.
It was me,adi,sudhanshu and todu who left the hostel asking everyone we meet on our way to give money for the "prashad", but no one trusted us. Our image,everyone doubted. Shivam and Najeeb were to be picked on the way.
The train was to leave at 8:30 pm from NDLS. We hoped to reach there by 7:30. Now comes the KATANT that could have ruined the trip but the science of KATANT says " For Every left over KATANT you will undergo a more powerful KATANT", so we were spared from this KATANT. We left NOIDA excitedly only to find that there was no auto rickshaw ready to take us to the rly station. I wonder,unlike any other day when there are tens rickshaw ready to take you once you shout,what was so special that day, God knows. The fear of missing the train made us all down and the excitement suddenly began draining . After spending half an hour trying our skills to convince the driver by explaining our miserable state, only one autorikshaw was ready to take only 3(among 5) of us to the rly station. We decided to split up and meet at the platform.
Shivam and I waited there for sometime and decided to catch the auto by walking through the roadside, literally crying and yelling at every passing auto. The crying on a sudden turned to a smile when an auto was ready to take us to the station 15-20 min after three of them left us pitiable there.
Since it was a peak time for traffic we still feared missing our train. But we managed to reach the station just in time. We still had time so I went on to buy TIMEPASS. This was a great achievement in itself and gave us a reason to smile after going through all this mishap. But the worst was yet to come. Arriving at the station we were told that only 3 berths, out of 8,were confirmed. The science of KATANT proved itself. Thanks to Ghattu bhaiya and company, The HOLY AXE of KATANT once again fall upon us. Hopeless and helpless, we were preparing ourselves for the tough night ahead. This was going to be adventurous we thought.


Watch out for our adventurous night in train in the next post.