As I was holding my office bag in my hand I feel straight onto the next passenger. I had nothing more to say except for Sorry. Almost everyone standing felt the jerk of sudden braking.

I could read the same question on everyone’s face “What was that?” Nobody had an answer to it. Then came an announcement which said “There has been a technical fault and everyone is kindly requested to evacuate metro at the next station”. It amazed every body present in the metro. Some were worried to reach office on time while some discussed and decided to wait until the metro starts to function again.

I too was getting late to my work, so thought of talking a bus this morning. Finally the metro moved after about 5 odd minutes. As soon as the next metro station came, I could see a heavy CRPF men standing with dogs. It did not took me long to understand something somewhere was wrong. I has never seen so many police many at the metro station. I was more curious about the beautiful and silent girl whom I usually see in the same train with a somber yet empty silence on her face, she never listens to music like other college goers nor does she talk on the phone with her boy friend or husband. It had been while since I wanted to talk to her but she seemed too closed to talk. Unlike other girls she is little mysterious and that is what attracts me towards her.
God knows where she must be, stuck in the horrendous and chaotic situation that has risen today and none of us is prepared. Don’t know when we will be getting the next train.
While I was trying to figure out where she must be, a serene face emerged in the confused and irritated ones, It seemed she had no hurry, no worry to reach her place.

I just tried to talk to her, but dint get any response in first place. She seemed to be more concerned about when the train would arrive; she gazed at the display and then sat on the seats by the station.Well Finally after a lot of waiting I decided not to wait for another metro and catch a Taxi for my Office. I hesitated initially but then dauntingly asked the girl whether where she was going. I knew she wont answer but o my surprise she said: Connaught Place. After a little discussion, we finally decided to share a taxi as it was not safe for a girl to travel alone as there may be some tension in the town.


It was strange for me, to share the taxi with a girl whom I had seen for so many months but never got courage to speak. I would definitely not let go off this great opportunity. Who know this day ever comes again.

The journey continued in silence.

And I , was getting fidgety.Why was not she uttering anything? She’s got a sweet voice but why don’t she speak up?

“Can you play some music?” I asked the taxi driver.
The music played but she suddenly spoke?
”Where are you going?” she asked.

“I am going for a meeting. I said and asked her “What about you?”

“I m going for an important assignment in a Five star Hotel” she said.

“Ohh Some high Profile Exihibition or a conference I suppose?” I asked.

“Hmmm, you may say so” she said.

“Anyways are you into marketing”I asked again
“Yes” she said.

“So which products do you sell?”
“I sell myself she said:”
“What, you are joking?
In a sardonic tone she said no, and offered me a cigarette from a pack of expensive striking.
“Do you smoke?
“No, I don’t but some of the clients do”
I was miffed for a while, though could easily make out what she intended to say, I ignored.

Well in all the conversation I discovered that this beautiful girl who caught my attention all the while was actually a sex worker forced into it through his husband. She ran away from her house to marry him but he turned out to be a traitor. Even though she wanted to come out of this web she couldn’t because she had no meeeaaans tttooo keep up her 5 year old son.
I was suddenly shocked by the tyranny of life, I tried to help her out and offered some money.
Over the past few months I had noticed a void in her face and emptiness in her eyes. I knew she was hungry of true love and affection but she got only lust. She dint take the money initially and said that she would never sleep with a nice man like me even if she also gets pleasure. I asked hew why and she said “ Time will tell you”

Well she took the money later as she failed to go to one of her clients and this would result in a loss which meant her child would not be able to go to school.
Soon we reached the place where I had to leave for my office, but I asked where she would go. She said that there is a car to escort her. A driver stopped the car exactly in front of the taxi and she slipped in it without any delay.
I asked the taxi driver to follow it but suddenly the car stopped. She came out to talk to me.

Why are you following me?She said
I want you out of this., I want to help you.” I said.
No one can help me, If you want to help please save my child.
She gave me a photograph with an address on it and tried to rush.
I felt as if the love is slipping off my hands. So I hold her tighter and said “We will take care of the child, I will marry you and everything will be fine. “

“ I wont want you to die after marrying me”
Instead of saying nething else she gave me a doctor’s report and said don’t ever do to anyone else what my love did to me,

I hurriedly opened the envelope. I could not understand what god was doing to me.
The reports in the envelope clearly stated that Rosanne Rogers was HIV positive”. The family photograph showed a beautiful lady and the handsome man” The man who drove the car in which Rosanne just moved. I was shocked to discover that her husband turned her pimp. ‘
I could not decide what to do and for a while thought life is not that beautiful.
I boarded a metro way back home.