I could have said so many things to her for that action.
It must have been the summer of 2009.
I was on my way back home for vacation.
It was an evening train starting from Sarai Rohilla.
The lady must be in her late 30\u2019s.
I could make out a little bit of what she was saying.
It must have been a Hindi dialect of Hindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was constantly slapping the child, who had his tongue out and motionless.
It kept going for over 5 minutes, and the kid started crying.
I had a bad day, and I was in pain too.
I got lost in my sleep.
I fought with my boss and was heading home to my parents with no clue.
I was thinking about what I could have done better to avoid this.
North Indian summer could make life hell, with temperatures hitting anywhere above 36 degrees Celsius.
It cools down at night, but for non-ac sleepers, it\u2019s like an oven. The fan throws hot air.
Traveling in Indian Railways was no fun: constant delays, people fighting for seats, TTE making a fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It must have been early morning: a man with a big mustache and button-shaped eye trying to wake me up.
He looked in pain, and it came like a request.
But the loud thud had woken me up.
He asked me to wake them up: the lady and child, sitting in the next berth.
After somtimes, he scremed \u201cLadki aur pota ko utha do.\u201d [wake up the lady and my grandson] pointing at them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After multiple attempts the old man said: \u201cwo behri hai aur beta uska mirgi ka sikaar\u201d [she is deaf, and her son has epilepsy ]. I was processing what happened by then, the lady had woken up and was out at the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thanked the almighty for not meddling in their business at the start of the journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I could have said so many things to her for that action.It must have been the summer of 2009.I was on my way back home for vacation.It was an evening train starting from Sarai Rohilla.The lady must be in her late 30\u2019s.I could make out a little bit of what she was saying.It must have … <\/p>\n