“Zindagi bhale fast ho Mumbai mein,
par ek raat ki local train… kuchh doston ke sath chalti hai dil ke speed se.”
“Bhai ab chalte hai, local le lete hai Bandra se.”
Ye line sunte hi main samajh gaya —
ab raat bachi hai, par kahaani abhi baaki hai.
Main, Anas aur Adil —
teen thake hue musafir, lekin hansi aur hararat se bhare hue yaar.
Bandra station pe raat ke kareeb 10:45 ka waqt tha. Sheher dheere ho raha tha,
par humare andar ki masti abhi bhi peak pe thi.
🚆 Platform Pe Ruki Raat, Aur Shuru Hua Ek Chhota Sa Safar
Platform thoda khali tha, hawaa thodi thandi thi,
aur hum — ek local train ka intezaar kar rahe the jaise koi music concert ka ho.
Adil bolta gaya jokes, Anas selfie pe selfie le raha tha,
aur main — bas un dono ko dekh ke soch raha tha ki
“yaar, yehi toh safar hai… bina kisi destination ke, sirf feeling ke liye.”
Train aayi — wo yellow light wali, halke se jhukti hui raat ki local.
Hum chadh gaye, teen seat mil gayi —
aur lag gaya ek naya chapter shuru hone.
💺 Local Mein Har Seat Pe Ek Kahani Thi… Aur Ek Taang Adil Ki
Local mein kuch log so rahe the, kuchh music sun rahe the…
aur hum log? Ek dusre ki taange dabaa rahe the
kyunki poora din ghoomne ke baad, body ne bhi hath jod liye the.
Anas ne bola:
“Bhai, ye train nahi, spa jaise lag rahi hai ab.” 😅
Adil bola:
“Train nahi, sleepover hai moving platform pe!”
Aur main soch raha tha —
“Yeh moment bhi na, kahaani ban gaya…”
🌃 Bahar Sheher Soya Tha, Andar Dosti Jaag Rahi Thi
Khidki ke bahar Mumbai ki raat thi —
billboards ki halki light, kuchh taxi drivers ka ghoomna, aur
raat ke thak gaye signals.
Hum beech-beech mein chup ho jaate the…
aur fir bina wajah hansne lagte the —
kyunki kabhi kabhi silence bhi dosti ki ek bhasha hoti hai.
“Late night local mein log kam hote hain,
lekin yaadein zyada ban jaati hain.”
🛤️ Mumbai Central Aaya, Par Safar Toh Chal Raha Tha
Jab Mumbai Central ka announcement aaya,
Adil ne bola:
“Abhi utar ke rickshaw lena padega… ya ek aur round maar lein?”
Utarte waqt hum teeno ne ek hi baat boli —
“Yaar, ye toh short trip tha, par dil se bada tha.”
Aur raat ke sheher mein,
jab har kisi ka din khatam ho raha tha,
hum teen musafir ek nayi yaad likh ke utar gaye.
💭 Kabhi Local, Kabhi Loyal — Dosti Mein Dono Chahiye
Har local ek jagah se doosri jagah le jaati hai,
lekin jo dosti raat ke safar mein banti hai,
wo aage ke 100 safar ke liye fuel ban jaati hai.
Agar kabhi doston ke sath local mein late night ride ka plan ho —
mat sochna, chadh jao…
kyunki kuch yaadein sirf last train ke sath banti hain.