This story THE NIGHT TRAIN AT DEOLI capture the fleeting video of unspoken connections and the poignant charm of transitory relationships. This story encounters with a mysterious young woman selling baskets deoli station during his journeys. Her simplicity an enigmatic presence, still deep emotions in him, leaving a lasting impression. However, when he finally decides to meet her again, she is no longer there. The story poignantly reflects the impermanence of moments and the yearning for unfilled desires, making it relatable and deeply moving.. With its vivid imaginary and emotional depth, the narrative encapsulates the innocence of youthful longing.And the bittersweet spin of missed opportunities.
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(PART ONE....)
When I was at college, I used to spend my summer vacations in dehra at my grandmother's place. I would leave the planes early in may and return late in july. Deoli was a small station about thirty miles from dehra, It marked the beginning of the heavy jungles of the Indian Teraii.
The train would reach deoli at about five in the morning, when the station would be dimly late with electric bulbs, and a oil lamps, in the jungle across the railway track would just be visible in the front light of dawn. Deoli had only loan platform, and office for the station master and a waiting room. The platform boosted a tea stall, a fruit vendor and a few stray dogs; not much else because the train stopped there for only ten minutes before rushing on into the forests.
White stopped at deoli. I don't know. Nothing ever happened there. Nobody got off the train and nobody got in. There were never any coolies on the platform. But the train would halt there a full ten minutes, and then a bell would sound, the guard would blow his whistle and presently theory would be left behind.And forgotten.
I used to wonder what happened in deoli, behind the station walls. I always felt sorry for that lonely little platform, and for the place that nobody wanted to visit. I decided at one day I would get off the train at deoli, and spend the day there, just to please the town.
I was eighteen, visiting my grandmother, and a night train stopped at deoli. A girl came down the platform, selling baskets
It was a cold morning and the girl had a shawl thrown across her shoulders. Her feet were bare and her clothes were old, but she was a young girl, walking gracefully and with dignity.
Well she came to my window, she stopped. She saw that I was looking at her intently, but at first, she pretended not to notice. She had a pale skin, set off by shiny black hair, and dark, troubled eyes. And then those eyes, searching and eloquent, met mine.
She stood by my window for some time and neither of us said anything. But when she moved on, i found myself leaving my seat and going to the carriage door, ant stood waiting on the platform, looking the other way. I walked across to the tea stall. A kettle was boiling over on a small fire, but the owner of the stall was busy serving tea somewhere on the train. The girl followed me behind the stall.
' Do you want to buy a basket ?' She asked.
' They are very strong, made of the finest cane ...'
'No,'I said, 'I don't want a basket.'
He stood looking at each other for what seemed a very long time, and she said.
'Are you sure you don't want a basket?'
'Alright, give me one, 'I said, and I took the one on top and gave her a rupee, hardly daring to touch her fingers.
As she was about to speak, the guard blew his whistle, she said something, but it was lost in the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine. I had to run back to my compartment.The carriage shuddered and jolted forward.....
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