On the wrong track...

I was rather starting to like the evening on Jan 25th. This was why (in random order):
1)The next day was my friend's wedding.
2)I had managed to leave office early enough to catch the 5 PM train home.
3) I actually reached the station in time.
4) The whole journey was gonna take me one hour and 40 bucks less than it took usually took me

AND hell, I was not feeling bored!

The train wasnt very crowded, though I was still standing. Had a book to give me company -yes..I agree that having only a book for company and that too always-is not saying much about my social life. Anyway, fact is, that I was pretty much occupied with Jeffrey Archer's 'Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less'. The train was moving along pretty fast and going at that rate, I would be home by 8 o'clock. Visions of steaming chicken curry and fish fry smiled at me from the pages of Archer's book.. Mmmm..

It was seven when the train reached Kayamkulam station. Two more stations and I would be home..the chicken started appearing more frequently. One hour passed me by, and I was done with the book. I shut it and was just looking out when we reached the first station. I looked at the board and it read Allepey. The name was jarring on my senses. It was not supposed to be there..Allepey I mean..uhmm..well..you could rather say that I was not supposed to be there. I had caught the wrong train...But no, I dint panic. I casually walked out as though getting on the wrong train at 5 pm was the most natural thing in the world. This was just a minor setback. I would go to the bus terminus and catch a bus home from there. It was 8 PM.

A short auto ride from the railway station to the bus terminus cost me 30 bucks. And an agonisingly vibrating ride.

10 PM saw me home. I was not too displeased. The trip cost me 50 bucks more than a usual trip did..And I spent 5 hours travelling instead of the normal 4, but the chicken curry and fish fry were now a reality ..

*SLURP*