A horrifying look was all over the place…mrs. Patel almost jumped out of her seat. Mrs. Kapoor fired a khunnas glance and tightened her mask. Ms. Neha and Mrs. Kharate mutually exchanged looks of disgust towards her. And Mrs. Nene occupied whatever was left of the fourth seat. The message was clear. Stay away. The sneezer had to leave the train.
Only once was the atmosphere in the ladies compartment of the 8.30 Churchgate fast was so quit before; after the sequential bombings in the train compartments 26/11. Mrs. Malik wasn’t discussing her mother-in-laws crooked behaviour, neither did Mrs. Patel reveal her husbands prestigious bonds with nonexistent Royal Families, and Mrs. D’souza kept from talking about her witted ‘Aamara dikra - Ronnie’.
No one purchased vegetables but the handkerchief seller was suddenly in demand. Within minutes the bundle was sold and he left the train with his pocket filled with money and face with smile. He might have not taken a bath since last September, but nobody cared.
The “Swine Flu” was everywhere. The invisible and invincible insects polluting the air were ready to jump in as soon as the ladies opened their mouth. But no one wanted to take or give a chance. Next station “Churchgate”, agla station “Churchgate”, Pudhil sthanak “Churchgate”. She was the only lady who dared to shout out loud in the grimmest moments in three different languages. As the station arrived ladies started getting up, yet nobody uttered a word. The frustration and disgust was exchanged with eyes and the elbows. The ones with heavy physical wealth could afford to use their well cushioned buttocks to make way.
A look of relief was over Mrs. Deshpande’s face and was shared by many other masked females. Now they can breathe in free for at least 8 hours unless the next train journey. But the joy of the chance to have verbal communication overwhelmed the ladies even more.
Mrs. Mehra started with ‘Humari kamwali…..’ and Ms. Naina with ‘the Biggest Beauty Pageant ’…..and so on.
The take is good and the language used is above average but it would have been more appreciated if a pinch of humour was thrown in.
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