Authorspeak: I will revisit stories written by me long back in this series. I would try to improvise on them (No guarantee though). I wrote this story in my board examinations almost a decade back. That story was much shorter (because of the word limit of probably 350 words). As I do not have the original version there may be a change in the narration style – there has been some changes in the climax as well. You do not really expect Indian Railways to take you to your destination on time, especially if it is the festival season. So, it was a pleasant delight for everyone on board to see the train pulling up at Patna Junction bang on time. The journey was not very comfortable – train was overcrowded but no one was complaining. I enjoyed being a part of various discussions mostly as a listener (a trait not usually associated with me). With elections round the corner, most of the talks veered to the performance of the current government and likelihood of its coming back to power. ...