Train and jayasurian!!!

My train journeys are very funny and sad these days. There are many reason. Many reasons ...

I like train. Why? My mother, aunts and my friends asked this question well before. I used to go to my Aunts home just to see the train. I wait for the vacation to come so i can go there and see some trains. There were some steps in between Aunts home and the rails. I go there and sit in the steps watching the red and green light. I was very happy when i see one green light. I know a train gonna come. :). My Aunt shifted from there and stopped going her home!

From my home i have to go around 3 km to see one railway track. Me and some of my friends used to go there and see trains there. That place is called 'Boat Jetty' superb. I heard from my friends that in old days there were some boat services. Near to that there is a railway bridge over a small stream which splits the field in to two. We sit near to the bridge. While going there we carry some 5 10 paise coins and put that coin in the rails. What we get when we come back is a maximized version of 5 10 paise coin which has no value in our market.

One day i had a wish. I want to see train, not a simple train, a train with all her lights switched on. So i can see that only in the night. I told this to my friends. No one agreed to that. What to do? What kind of friends are these!! Those days one of my friends cousin came to stay with him. I told him about my idea to see a train with lights. He was also excited. We planned to go see the light train. :)

One night i clearly remember there was a cricket match between Ind and pak. All are watching that match. We both planned to go that time. Both took a cycle and started our journey. I never been to that place in night. We reached the the place with in 20 min. Whoww.. No light at all. All i can see dark fields.... When we reached the road near to the bridge we have seen again we have to go 500 mtr to reach the bridge. We cant take our cycle there. And also we have to go there in between the fields. We had no idea what to do! Finally we agreed to sat near to the road and watch the train from there itself.

We wait there for long time. yahh.. we heard one horn, the train is coming. we are happy and excited. But we could see only the Engine rest of the train was black color. !!! After 2-3 min we got the thing. That was a Goods train. Hmm.. We planned to stay there. I don't know how long we wait there. I think some hours passed.

After some time i heard some voice at the end of the road. Somebody is calling my name .. "soooriaaan". Who is that? again some one called my name. Yahh.. Those voice are familiar to me Pramod and Robin. Hoo man they are searching for us. So everyone is searching for us. I asked him what to do , should we answer? He said if they are brave they will come here to take us if not we wont go from here until otherwise we see one lighted train. I dont know what to say, i know when i reach home my mom and dad will say some good words. Anyway whatever happed is happened, i wont go back with out watching one train.

We wait there for some more time. I think some hours. Only we see some Goods Trains. Hmm.... That day i cursed Indian Railway. That time they don't have any train at all. I heared some voice from here and there... some frogs were making sounds saying that rain is coming go home. at last we planned to go back without watching a train. We were sad and about to go back , that time i heared one more horn. We wait there to see the train. At last the train has come. We see the engine and the next 3 bogies flood with light and the last 2 bogies. What happened to the rest. Why there are no light? I had no idea about that time.

When we came back mom and dad were there, not only them many of my neighbors were there to welcoming we 2 heroes. That night i couldn't sleep, Not because i got a lot of sweet words from my mother , i couldn't see one train with light!!

Now when i look back all this while traveling in a train, i want to go back and be a boy like my old days. After coming from there only my friends giving a short description about that place. That place is not good at all in the night. Many people were found dead those days. Who knows this stories. Anyway i remember this big incident after a long time. Dinto who came with me never ever came to my friends home after this incident. I never visited that place ever after that. I wish i can go there one more time.

There are lot more things which happened in between my train journeys. When i get time i will write that also. :)

NP: written this when i am coming back from thrissur to bangalore. Mistakes r there..