Experience of a lifetime

You might have seen in movie, read in books but ever tried to do it? Well, there came a moment in my life where I had to do what people get to see or read and I did it, against all odds. There are quite a few lucky ones like me who has done something like what I recently did. I should rather say there are quite a few insane people like me who decided to make their own luck.

My aim was to go from Pune to Delhi, meet the girl I love and my close online friends and then return back to Pune. It looks easy but given I am a lone pampered child who has never been let to go alone out of station, it is hell of a job. Those who know me well enough know how difficult it is. The thing was more tough as I had exactly 6 days in hand. It meant if I have to go to Delhi, I must get tatkal tickets the very next day I decided to make the trip.

For making the trip, I called Varun(college friend), after hour and a half of persuading him, he said he will go. He called Siddharth who readily decided to go. The tough job however was parents. I told my father first and he said leave it, later! After about 30minutes he gave it a thought and said will talk to mother. My mother's first reaction as usual was "You will let your son go that far, how dare you?". After 1 hour or so my mother said yes. She even asked my father if he wants to join us and I quickly said no.

Now came the trains! From Pune if I have to take a train either I have to wake up at a time when I usually sleep or I will have to take a train in the evening and reach next day at night. Pathetic! So I shifted my focus to Mumbai Delhi trains and I got Rajdhani, tickets were damn expensive yet I said go for it. Then I found "Garib Rath" which was equal to Rajdhani's timing and much cheaper so I said we will travel in Garib Rath!

Couldn't sleep the whole night and when the clock struck 8, I got out of the bed just to see there is a power cut. I called Varun and he said its power cut at his place as well. Tatkal tickets get used up within few minutes and I thought the train is out of reach. To add to the misery, Siddharth called and said he won't go as he doesn't have money. I told him that he can pay later but he denied. Power came soon but Varun did not make any effort to get the tickets.

Around 11 even Varun backed off. It seemed like I won't be able to make it but I said to myself to give it one more try, ask my father! My mother was very excited about this and she constantly went on asking my father to go with me. After hour and half, he agreed to make the trip, I called Varun and somehow I got the tickets even though it was some 12.30. However, I was yet to find a proper answer for why am I going to Delhi!

The next few days went sleepless, trying to attend college and getting everything needed for going to Delhi. The excitement was also hard to control amid all the freaking things that was on. Train was of Thursday. Reached Delhi Friday morning. That very evening I had to meet her and a few online friends.

As soon as I reached guest house, I had to get ready to leave. The heat was too much for someone who is coming from a place like Pune. And in that heat, I had to wear Man utd jersey as that is the only decent T-shirt I have and ma'am wanted me to see in a T-shirt. With help of my senior MAD, my father was taken off the equation. Then came the girl and I became nervous. It just had to happen. It took some time to get into some conversation and forget a bit about the past. It was tough but in an hour or so, things became comfortable. She agreed to spend the next day with me!

The next day I spent with her, 11 hours! Details of this meet is better kept private. It wasn't filmy at all so stop your imaginations. All I can say is I got more than what I wanted. The comfort level was so high that it didn't seem we were meeting for the first time. Its sad we both had to leave and the night had to come and the time had to go on.

Back in guest house, my father is confused on why I did not visit IIT or Red Fort or Qutub Minar or blah blah and instead went to some place just for freaking movie! He had a very good idea I am up to something from the very beginning, I hope he did not have Section 377 in mind. He kept on supporting me without asking much questions and I got everything I made the trip for.

2 days of life and it was time to return back home. I was happy for I did what many dream of and sad for I wasn't able to spend more time with her. Questions are still being asked on why I went to Delhi. Many are puzzled on how my father agreed for the trip, well, so am I but I don't give much of a thought to it. Thing is, I made the trip and I met her. All this was possible due to words said by Azam, PrashH, Akhilesh and Coldplay in their song "The Scientist". You can cut the last one. If not for them, I don't think I would have had the courage for something like this. One thing I learnt from this trip is that if you want something, go get it, write your own luck, if there are problems, there will always be a solution, all you need to do is keep trying.

For all who were updated with the every step I took, must have been some experience for them as well! Some have compared it to a particular novel which I did not complete. Well, I completed it in my own way.