A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

I sat down with relief as I ticked off the last task in the checklist. I wanted everything to be perfect as it was my best friend's marriage in Kerala. The alarm rang next morning, I woke up in excitement and booked a cab to the railway station. Everything was going precisely until I got stuck in a traffic jam. I reached the railway station late but on sight of the train still waiting on the platform, I hurried and somehow managed to get into the train. I breathed a sigh of relief and got comfortable. It was only when the ticket collector came, I realised that I had been in the wrong train for two hours. I panicked and deboarded the train at the next station.

I tried booking a ticket for the next train to Trivandrum but there was no availability. On coming back from the ticket counter, I realised that my luggage was missing. Even after hours of finding and reporting it, there was no trace of it. I got tired and lost hope, tried booking a cab with the minimal amount I was left with in my pocket. The cab couldn't reach on time as it was raining heavily. Disheartened, I finally walked my way to the nearest hotel, contacted my parents and recited them the series of unfortunate events that happened during the day. Alas, I couldn't even make it to my best friend's wedding.