Name : Distance from You to Me

            2 Years back, I had been working with Happiest Minds. It was a Wednesday evening, I was leaving to native for four days vocation. My office was located near Electronics City, it would take almost an hour to reach Satellite bus station (the place where should I board bus to native). I was aware about the traffic in long weekends and planned an hour buffer for my journey, my bus would leave by 8.15 and I left my office by 6.00 pm.

  

              356 C – bus which take you to Majestic from Electronics city. I boarded the bus by 6.15 pm, bus was empty as it was started from Electronics city. Electronics city is located south end of Bangalore some of the companies like Infosys, Wipro, HP and even my company also located here. Since the bus was empty, I occupied a windows seat – the seat was in front and it would face the opposite  seat – I have seen these type of seating system only in Volvo buses (obviously in trains too, I mean bus category). Don’t ask me “why did I select the seat” - I like it that’s all.

  

              Bus was moving slowly and started filling its stomach with techies, seat in front of me filled with two girls and nearby filled by an old man. I was gluing into my mobile, it was Facebook where I was doing scrolling process and even I was updating my status time to time. Time went off my bus was moving in such a way a bicycle riders could overtake it. I don’t want to blame the driver because the road was fully packed – Bangalore is always like this in weekends, if that is long weekend then?? you would feel to walk rather than sitting in bus. I was checking my watch and reached location and keep estimating my arrival time at Bus stand. I had enough buffer time so I didn’t bother about the traffic of Bangalore at all.

              After sometimes I lost momentum of moving, I looked out of the bus, it was stopped – may be in a signal or at bus stop, I had waited few more minutes. After 15 minutes I felt the same and looked out - same place, same advertisement, I felt something wrong. I checked for a person to ask about it, the only person present near to me was the girl who boarded from Electronics city. I enquired about the situation and realize that bus was not stopped it was struck in traffic.

                It was 7.15 pm: I have exactly an hour to catch my bus, but there was no guarantee that the bus would reach at Majestic on expected time. At last I had decided to get down from the bus and catch an auto to Majestic. I didn’t have any idea where Majestic would be, I asked a lady she was also searching for an auto. I don’t know from where the girl came into our Group, now me that Lady and the girl - who was sitting in front of me in bus were together to get an auto. The lady was basically from Karnataka that help us to bargain with Auto driver and zeroed to 100 rupees to Majestic.

                The lady had to reach Kalasi Palayam so we took a route via Kalasi palayam to Majestic. We three started journey from Shanthi Nagar, I had a chat with the lady she was working as HR and she advise me to take care of the girl. The lady had collected her number and told her call if she needs any help, by the time we reached Kalasi palayam and the lady left by paying the auto fare.

                The auto started from Kalasi palayam to Majestic we both were in the auto in the two corners of the seat. The auto driver can simply put two more people in the gap. She was afraid and I was shy to begin a talk. In the conversation between the Lady and this girl I had understand that she was basically from Punjab and had been working for Infosys and she was coming to Majestic to pick her Friend - She was thin fair and short too. is wheat of Punjab the reason of the beauty? all Punjabi girls are like this ? like that so many questions went through my mind.

                I wish to start but I couldn’t (I don’t want to bore you by saying the first “hi” and last “bye” dialog again, but it is true - I have experienced so many times ;)). It was almost 8.00 I had only 15 minutes to catch my bus Still I wish not to reach Majestic - I didn’t want to end this journey at all because a girl in my concept near at hand. I didn’t talk, I didn’t looked at her still I could feel that presence. I know I would regret if I didn’t speak.

                Happiness never last long – we reached Majestic within few minutes. We paid the auto fair and get down from the auto. Before moving to catch my next bus I lead my hands towards her and said my name. She smiled at me [an ever beautiful smile I have seen? - still I don't know may be "Yes"] and she lead her hand towards me. We shake our hand she was supposed to say her name suddenly a girl came and hug her from back and pull her towards bus. She couldn’t speak anything, all of  sudden they enter into a bus and doors closed automatically.While dragging towards the bus her eyes were stuck at me. Bus started from Majestic to Electronics city (same 356-C) I waved my hands by saying bye and she waved back too. I didn’t understand the reality till she disappeared from my eyes - I couldn't meet her, I couldn't call her and most painful thing was I didn't know her name yes if I try then also I couldn't find her. That day I missed my bus to native but I missed her much more than anything in the world, I regretted for the time I wasted with silence. 

We know that we couldn’t find a person by knowing her home town and Company name but still I am searching for her.