Wishes.....

I was sitting on a bench and was waiting for my train. There was a girl standing in front of me since there was no room on the bench for her to sit. I was flicking through my phone when she asked me when the train was going to arrive. I told her and went back to my phone.

"First-year?” she asked me. "No, third, and yours?"

"Ohh, I am a first-year student."

She looked older than me, still a 'first-year student'. Probably she started late. After some more conversations, I got to know that she was a History (Hons) student and recently had applied for a government job and was very excited about that. She was an enthusiastic girl. After missing my train, I was a little down but then I met her and talked to her. I suddenly felt good. I don't know why but it was good. Then she asked if I use WhatsApp. Even though I do, I lied to her as I had already sensed where the conversation was heading. She looked a little disappointed by the fact that I don't use WhatsApp.

"Well, in that case, you can save my number, I am glad I met you, I want to talk to you later", she said and gave me her number. I saved with her name. Then she asked me to give her a missed call so that she can also save mine. I didn't want to. She was a stranger and I was not comfortable in giving her my contact details.

Fortunately, the train arrived and I got an excuse to leave. I promised her that I'll call her back. That was a blank, meaningless promise. I had to board in the same compartment as her but I feared she might ask again for my number. So I just waved at her and left for another compartment.

She didn't seem harmful to me, still, she was a stranger. Even though I felt comfortable talking to her, I couldn't give her my number, because she was a stranger.

I wish I could trust others. I wish to make friends without any worries. I wish not to avoid someone just because I don’t know them. I wish not to make false promises just because they are strangers. I wish to see humans in humans. But we all know that wishes are just wishes. We are living in an opaque world, you cannot see the other side, even if you wish to.