DAY THREE!!

Durga was waiting for a tumtum to go to the local market. While she awaited for one, a thought ran across her mind. What if such people arrive again. The people she was referring to, were during her incarnation as Chandra. It was a tiring day. So many lectures and practicals had taken a toll on her that day. Also it was her first day of period and the pain was draining the leftover energy out of her. Chandra was heading home from college. While there was a lot of crowd at the bus stop people and students were waiting for tumtums to ferry them towards the station. Chandra as usual was waiting for a tumtum too. A tumtum arrived and Chandra peeked into it. A man in his 50s, another man in his 40s, a college going boy and a woman were already seated. Seeing a woman seated brought some respite as always! Chandra hopped into the tumtum and sat besides the woman. Besides her another boy sat and the tumtum started. Chandra took out her phone, plugged in her headphones as usual and looked outside at the vehicles passing by. Moments later, a gut feeling sensed something was not right. Chandra's womanly senses told her that the man who was in his 50s and who was sitting opposite to her was staring at her chest. She felt uncomfortable. She looked at him in anger but that didn't change the direction of his eyes. He realized that she was watching him but that didn't matter to him. His eyes were constantly staring at her chest. She quickly picked her college bag that was resting on her lap and held it against her chest. Once again the college bag proved to be an armor! To this the man looked at her face with some disgusting expression and looked away. Chandra felt a sigh of relief. Not that it was a rare thing she had experienced. She watched men looking at her chest rather than her face while speaking.. while walking.. while passing by.. and without any remorse or shame of what she might feel. If they had understood.. they would have never looked! But this man was something more.. she knew. The woman sitting besides her was in her own world and knew nothing about this and to Chandra's disappointment, got down after two stops along with her husband who was sitting opposite to her and who was in his 40s. As soon as they got down, Chandra instantly shifted towards the window seat and felt a bit good.. of distancing herself more from the indecent man. A tumtum is not that spacious though! The college boy was also looking at the passers-by.

The man in his 50s again shifted himself and sat exactly in front of her. Again!!!! exclaimed Chandra in her mind. Already nature was giving enough of physical pain to her through periods and now this mental agony.. Why God why? She thought. The man now spread his legs wide and sat in an obnoxious way. Chandra understood the man's intentions and now just prayed for her stop to arrive as soon as possible. She didn't look at him at all and continued to look down in her phone. She didn't want a fuss.. She was rather freaked out and feared the man might turn out to be more dangerous if she reacted.. so it was better not to show a reaction at all. She prayed and hoped to reach her stop. She even took out her purse and kept her money prepared to give it to the driver and then just run from there.. far away from that filthy man!! Her stop arrived. Chandra looked at her watch and got up hurriedly faking that she might miss her train. She handed the money to the driver and ran from there with all her might. Her periods slowed down her a bit and she felt herself bleeding heavily due to the run. She couldn't do anything about it. She walked faster and stood at the platform. The train arrived and in front of her was the Ladies compartment! She breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankyou for the ladies compartment to whoever thought of this" At least here there won't be any gawking eyes and people spreading their legs wide. What she was wearing.. what time she was travelling won't matter to these women at least... If a high neck loose kurti didn't stop such men from staring and misbehaving... how can they even ask this stupid question to a woman of what they were wearing. To an assaulter nothing matters except for their own gross thoughts and that's the ultimate truth!! Chandra sat and sipped water from her bottle looking out the window calming herself down!! Fast forward to the present.. Chandra now as Durga saw a tumtum arriving towards her..she peeped inside and saw only two women sitting and gossiping. She breathed a sigh of relief and entered the tumtum!!