It was definitely a shock for me. My mind went absolutely blank for few seconds. The people around us were now staring at me as if I had made her cry. Fortunately the train soon reached the next station and there was a commotion as a few people got down from the train and many more boarded it. I quickly turned to her and whispered
"Why are you crying?"
She suddenly realized that she was in a metro and not some isolated place. She quickly stopped and used her handkerchief to wipe her eyes and glasses. I was angry at her weird behavior. Here I had helped her in getting a seat and there she was making me a villain in the eyes of the people. The Indian public doesn't ask before making making an opinion. 'I would never entertain her ever' I thought.
"I am sorry. I couldn't control myself." She said without looking towards me. I didn't reply and there was a silence between us for a couple of minutes. I didn't want to talk with her but curiosity overpowered my reluctance and I couldn't stop myself from asking her
" Why were you crying? Was it because I helped you in getting a seat? Did I do something wrong?"
" No no no.." She said quickly turning her face towards me " It wasn't you..... it... "
"Come on" I said sharply " I deserve to know. You had almost made me a villain here."
It seemed she would cry again but she composed herself quickly and then whispered
" Anshul proposed me today."
I can't forget the confused look at her face when she saw me giggling after she narrated me her 'proposal story' in a couple of minutes. It took me a minute to suppress my laughter. Anshul was the male avatar of her. A weird personality in every sense, Anshul complemented her perfectly. Who else would have dared to propose her ?
"Why did you laugh?" She asked once I had exhausted my quota of laughter. There was a seriousness in her tone. I could sense it. I didn't answer her; instead, I asked her something else
"What is your name?"
She was definitely surprised at this question. She looked at my face for few moments before saying slowly
"Chhavi Sharma"
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