An unexpected encounter with a STRANGER in a movie hall !!!
A lot of strange things happen in people’s lives. And also very often events of your younger days leave an impact on you, which is so difficult to ever shake off later in life. Memories linger on and some such episodes can also shape and mould mindsets.
This is a true episode of my life which I thought of sharing on the anonymity of the web.
I am a lady aged 39 years, happily married & well off. I have two kids and my hubby is well placed in a large MNC. However these events that I am going to recount are from an earlier phase of my life, when I was still a student at University and very much single.
I was convent educated and a student of Delhi University & in the final year of my BA (history) at IP college. I was a good student & often topped the class — I was more of the studious type & though good at sports, very often my free time was spend in the college library or reading novels. Though popular at college, I was more of the quiet & introverted type. I had a boyfriend, who was from a campus college & we would meet 4-5 times week & go for jam sessions, parties, movies etc. In other words, a very typical Delhi University scenario. I was a good looking in a typical Eastern India / Bengali style –large doe like eyes , long hair , fair complexion and a height of about 5ft 5” and maybe weighing about 55-58kgs . I had a well maintained figure (txs to exercise and yoga) of 36-28-36 & I was quite proud of my overall looks , figure & personality. I would normally take a bus to go to college –either in what we call a “University special bus “or a DTC bus on Ring Road. As we were staying in South Delhi, the journey to college would typically take about 45 mts to an hour.
One day, I was waiting at the bus stop —it was about 8.30 a.m. & I had taken a bus to an intermediate stop to change for a direct bus to college (which I would do quite often).I recall it was really raining heavily that day. Almost 30 mts went by & no bus came by & I knew with this delay I would be missing my first class. I then overheard some other office going passengers saying something like a “bus strike “ & for another 20 mts no bus came & I felt that there really might be a bus strike & I was now stranded midway from college & home . I was wondering what to do —no autos too where in sight & it was still raining outside and I knew I will definitely be missing the first class session in college
Then across the road, I saw a movie theatre & suddenly on an impulse I thought might as well go and see a movie, rather than being waiting needlessly at the bus stop. There would be screening a morning show movie & if I went swiftly I could catch the 9.45 a.m. show. This surely was a far better alternative than waiting stupidly at the bus stop.
I ran across the road and went to the theatre called “Paras” & saw they were screening an old movie called “Waqt “(Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt,Sharmila Tagore etc.). The place looked deserted & I hurriedly bought a ticket at the counter and went in & was guided to my seat, which was in one the rear rows of the theater. The movie had already commenced & I settled down to watch. The theatre looked kind of empty & in the dark/dim light, I could just make out a few people seating a few rows ahead. My row itself looked empty.
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