The rain showers never seemed to stop, with the dark clouds closing in on to the bus. The roads were floody and knee dip. Well, I lost any hopes on me getting to the interview spot on time with my bag. There was no way out for me but to stop the bus and get down. I went to driver, and asked him to stop. Thousands of questions hovering around me, like mosquitoes around a street light. As I got down, the heavy rain showers somehow showed pity on me and seemed to settle down. It might be that I got accustomed to the rain.
Then wading through the floods on the road, I crossed and stood other side. I remember my dad saying, " Never let your hopes sink, keep faith in yourself, you will clear the interview", I smiled, "Papa, leave alone clearing interview, will I be attending that!??" Through the mist and heavy showers, nothing was visible. Cars, buses zoomed. There was nothing to go under. The neatly ironed shirt was damp, and trousers dirty. I cursed my fate, and felt humiliated, irritated. The only recourse was the God above. Looking into the rain, nothing gonna happen now.
Then, I heard a sound of an autorickshaw. An autorickshaw, in that terrible climate is totally unexpectable. I was totally overwhelmed, and started shaking my hands to gain his interest over me. The auto just zoomed past me, splashing the water on to me. I was shouting, "Auto, Auto" and started running in the rain. That was awful experience. The rain seemed to cease but the muddy flood was still pestering me. The auto stopped, there was an elderly man, inside. he said I'll be getting down midway. You use the auto from there, its ok.
Relieved I jumped into the auto. The auto driver might have been a pilot sometime ago. Through the floods, he took me to the xerox shop, to my house, where I dropped into fresh clothes and back to bus stop. Where, the bus seems to be waiting for me. Though it was ordinary bus, it took me to my college well within time. Well, at the end I stumped the interviewer and got selected
I still believe the auto driver was Veer Hanuman, who took me like a wind, and brought me back to college in a better position. That was really a miracle. I remeber Auto driver saying "You look like a good boy, sir, Don't worry you will win and come out". Whenever I recollect this, I feel very happy. :D
Will come with some more soon!!
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Hmm.....With all this trouble I got place in TCS, but then I chose Infosys and I am sulking here :( Waiting for the Lady luck...
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Certain phenomenon are beyond any logic or reason and we've to accept and appreciate.

Or may be your lady luck worked overtime to ensure that you're succesful and through.
As they say - Fortune favours the brave !!!
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Thanks a lot for the comment, hope you read the part one too. Writing a series had been my dream from a long time. Just trying it out here in sulekha.
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Dear maringanti,
My first time to your blog and am so happy to be here :)))
This one was an interesting read....Congrats on getting selected for whatever (!)...
The Veer-Hanuman fella is still making me laugh....Wonderful narration hey!
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