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Blossoming buds

Yet an other long tiring day got over and I was just getting back home in the good old BMTC bus, It was already late and the sun had set long back itself!! I ran to the bus so I get a seat in an otherwise crowded vehicle and to my luck,the bus was not that crowded and I found a decent seat. Took my ticket,and sat back waiting to reach home and trying to catch some sleep. After few minutes when the bus reached the next stop, 2 girls got in and they were so much full of life-happy and cheerful. They were talking abt the college,tutions,labs and the other stuff which keeps them running around so they end up realizing their dreams! One girl caught my attention!!-She was wearing an ink blue kurta with floral dupatta. She was speaking to her fren abt something and the minute I saw her- I was dazed. She was a very beautiful girl,such a lovely glowing face with a pleasing smile and beautiful eyes and such sharp features.. and then I tried to listen what she was speaking. Only to hear t

Battling life!

I was already late to the office and was running around the platforms in the Kempegowda bus stand to catch my bus. I missed my Volvo and caught the regular bus 365. To my good fortune,the bus was not that crowded and hence found a comfortable seat . There was an elderly couple almost aged more than 70 years easily sitting next to me. The traffic was too much and the bus was moving in snail pace. With my restless behavior and nothing else to do, started the conversation with them. They were simple people from a small village near Chitradurga and they had come to Bangalore for health check up. With more digging in ,they told me their story- The elderly woman who was 70 + had a tumor in stomach.and they were going to KIDWAI hospital for check up.The elderly man told that his yearly income  was around  Rs 50,000/yr if the crop gives good returns . They had already shelled more than 70,000 for this diagnosis in  Private hospitals. And they were not able to afford for this treatment. Then t