It was a dark rainy night when the lights went out. The scary howling of dogs coupled with the silence inside the parlour gives a chill down the spine. The last customer left a little late thus Veena had to wait long enough  before she could leave. At last , when it was already nine by the watch she had to come out into the empty rain struck flooded streets to reach the bus stand.
                     It was a long tiring day and the drizzling worsened it. Life is like a race goes to the one who deserve the best. An array of thoughts flooded her mind. It seems like a dream since her break up and Atul s marriage with Suhani. The sorrow of a broken heart is too heavy to bear. When will this suffering end?
                     The chain of thoughts broke when the last bus arrived. It was an almost empty bus with few passengers sitting in the corners of the bus. She choose a seat near the door and sat there thinking about the day. "May I sit here", startled by the voice she looked up to find a young lady probably of her age or younger standing near her. "Ya sure.. but there are lot of seats empty". "Yes, but I dont like to sit alone".
                          It was quite strange that an unknown person wants to talk while travelling to an unknown destination in the middle of a spooky rainy night. However,  sometimes strangers are more good to talk to than known people. "Ok.. please sit down", said Veena. " Thank you so much for the kind gesture. I live..." and she went on with where she lives and...