The boy on the train...

 We were on our way back to home from Delhi. Our train was passing through Madhya Pradesh. We had our confirmed seats, tickets booked almost 3 months ago, just to not have to travel with RACs .  

I like window seats. Peeking out of the window and watching the passing by terrains! One of my friends was sitting beside me, and the other passenger on our side of seat, the lower birth. Exactly opposite to us were sitting two boys, 16-17 years of age, and beside them was our another friend. Total 6.

My friend was listening to music on her phone, leaning her head on my shoulder. Our friend, seated next, was busy with his phone. I was busy looking out of the window. 

Suddenly one from the two boys sitting next, he tapped on my knee and asked - "Didi, can we seat in the window seat for a while? This window pane at our side is not opening..."

I looked at him for a while. My friend sitted beside me looked at me. She raised her eyebrows to ask what happened as she could not hear what he said. For a second, I thought about it- whether to exchange my favourite seat with some random co-passengers or not...

Then I told my friend that lets swap the seats and she agreed too. So we changed our seats. Those two kids were happy to feel the wind from the open window which I was enjoying a bit early. My another friend from this seat, who was busy with his phone, realised that something around him changed. So he removed his earphones and asked -"What happened? Is everything alright?"

I explained him what happened and then all of us got busy with the travel again.

That was in the afternoon, when we switched the seats, but then we did not switch it back till night. Status quo.

In the meantime, the boy, who asked me about the seats, was eating something. He offered me that. It was a sweet, I don't remember the name. White in colour and looked like almond in shape. The taste was good. Then we had a small talk, his name was Sahil. I do remember the name because in the whole past 10-15 days, I had met quite a lot Sahils. He was also Sahil.

In the evening, a bit before having dinner, Sahil was seating at the same window seat place, his other friend had gone to some other birth, where thier other family members were seated.

Me and my friends, seating opposite to Sahil, were busy in our own things. At that time, Sahil leaned forward and asked me- "didi, ek baat puchu?"

 I said- "Pucho."

And then he told me his story that he likes a girl and how good she is and how his friends tease Sahil about her,etc. And then he asked me, What should he do next? 

Firstly, I laughed a bit and then said, pointing towards my friend, - "Bhaiya se pucho, unko jyada experience hai..."

He smiled at that and asked me for answer.

I asked him in which standard he is studying and then adviced him to focus on studies and to let both of them to focus on their future first. 

Then he asked about what to do with the "FEELINGS?"

So, I said that in this age, this happens with all, and it's ok for now. Studies are more important for both of them. And if in future also, both of them would have the same feelings, then they can decide at that time what to do.

 He noded to it and then leaned back. He got off the train at Bhopal, may be. But his question remained with me, till today also. 

I wonder why he shared his story and asked ME the questions, someone completely stranger!