The Bus Journey

It’s a matter of April 2022. I was travelling in a bus for my native village from Patna. As and soon the vehicle reached its destination i.e. bus stand, I heard a commotion in the bus. I left my seat to get off. However the ear piercing shrill and loud noise of a woman hurling abuse at someone inside the bus caught my attention. I couldn’t restraint myself and went to the site of commotion. I saw a middle aged woman drenched in perspiration threatening a young man with paranoid vehemence. The lady was accusing the young man of stealing her purse. The site was soon encircled by a crowd consisting mostly of passengers. She alleged that his outlook was suspicious from the beginning since he sat beside her at Patna.

The young man stood surprised and silent. Suddenly intensifying her anger she thrashed the young man letting him fall on the bus floor. As she leaned over to catch him by collar and search his body a purse fell from underneath her blouse. The spectators started murmuring unanimously. The woman was ashamed and dumbstruck. She grabbed her purse and quickly descended down the bus. I stood beside the young man only to find that he was technically dumb and deaf.