Almost Jealous…

Another day. Nothing extraordinary about it. Waking up to a warm April morning, getting myself ready for office. And I walked into the metro station thinking about the upcoming weekend. Nothing unusual about that either. Walked into a crowded metro and steered my way towards the ‘ladies seat’. Office-goers and two girls chatting away to glory on their way to school. I turned on the music on my phone and tuned myself out of the world outside. Chandni Chowk metro station. A man came to the window in front of me and knocked on it. The one school girl who was standing looked up. ‘Baba!’ and her face lit up. They waved to each other. She reminded him of something he had to do for her. And she kept waving at him till he was out of sight.

And I stared.