The Saviour: Kalka Mail ❤

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** From running behind the time, to be on time **

It is the evening of August 30th, 2019. The squad is excited as it will be the first trip after we separated. Our bags are packed, all bookings are confirmed and we all are waiting to reunite. We decided to meet at the Old Delhi Metro Station and from there we will walk together to the railway station and there we will be going to board our train.


__ August 30th, 2019 11:45 pm

Everything was on time, but our train is not. When we boarded our train, it was running late by 3 hours, only God knows how much it will be going to delay. And with this delay, we are sure that we will be going to miss our first Toy Train ride from the Kalka station. We started to look at other possible options and just praying for some miracle.


__ August 31st, 2019 01:00 am

We don't know where we are on the Google Map, but the good news is we are running late by 2 hours, and our train is covering its delay time. With this, there is a good possibility that we will be able to board our toy train from Kalka railway station. As it is 1 o'clock so we decided to put all worries aside and have some relaxation.

__ August 31st, 2019 03:00 am

I got a call from my friend, who is supposed to board the train from Chandigarh. According to him, the train is running late by 1 hour and he is on his way. My happiness is at its peak. I am about to witness the miracle. After I hang up, I immediately checked the train status. Woah our train will reach Kalka Railway station with a delay of 40 minutes. The excitement boosted up and tiredness fades away.

__ August 31st, 2019 05:20 am

We stepped out of the train, we all are having happy faces. Sun is about to rise and a few steps away our toy train is waiting. Everything is looking perfect. Everything is on time. And, there we clicked a few memory with the "Mature Bag".


For me, this train wasn't less than a saviour,  I was about to lose my dream.
But somehow a miracle happened and I am happy to be part of this.

It is true when we expect the less, miracle happened.
Or maybe it's a psychological effect.

Whatever, this is one of the best moment I ever witnessed. ❤ 

Location: Kalka, Haryana, India

Comments

  1. Aayushi Satiya2 May 2020 at 21:04

    Ohh just re-lived that moment again.
    The 1st night was already sleepless because we met after so long and had "how we will catch the toy train" feeling ��
    #suicidesquad ��

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