Traveling disasters...'The giggling men'... Part 2

So where was I? oh yeah.. Part 2...

I was traveling alone (as usual). Going back home from hostel (as usual). My co-passengers were a bunch of 'over grown wanna be teenage (ninja mutant :P) MEN'. About 10 of them I think. I don't remember the number 'cause I was trying hard not to stare at them so as not to appear 'indecent'.

Anyway.. Seemed like they had just returned from an Alumni meet or something, which they all decided to discuss about during the 2 and a half days journey. Actually it was not a disaster per say.. considering I didn't get an allergy.. :)

They discussed about their old loves and the new ones. There was quite a bit of an argument over which female was the 'hottest'.. These men were well over 40 years of age.. They sang songs.. love songs. For each other and for their old lovers.. They giggled a lot.. like little girls.. I was the esteemed audience to a secret but 'loud enough for the whole carriage to hear' conversation.. and they giggled.. at every single utterance of any word in the engligh/hindi dictionary.. without fail..

It was all fine till the time I was not the only one getting disturbed from my sleep. Just then I made the biggest mistake of my life... I laughed at one of their stupid jokes. In my defence, it was a supressed laughter..

"You don't talk much do you?", said one of the uncle's in the ninja group.

I didn't know what to say, so I just smiled. Yeah rrrrright, as if that was going to work.

I turned to look out side the window. Nothing to see. It was dark outside and all I could see was reflection of those 10 uncles looking at me and giggling.. hehehehhee..

"Are we bothering you?"

"No.. not really.." Duh..

"Hey guys.. Its Ok.. I told you so.." hehehheehhe

"Cummon sing a song with us" said one..

"Yes.. cummon.." said the other..

"No thanks." I said..

"Chalte chalte... mere yeh geet yaad rakhna.." one of the uncle's started to sing.. and of course the other joined in, in all possible octaves that the human voice box can produce... "Kabhi alvida na kehena.. kabhi alvida na kehena.." hehehhehe..

They gobbled their cold meals in a jiffy.. and made sure that I had some of the banana chips they were carrying with them.. Actually their wives had packed it for them for the journey..

Slowly the loud off tune singing turned into soft whispering sounds as lights started to go off in each cabin..

This is it. I thought. Time for the giggling men to go to sleep. which they did. obviously. But not until they had sung 3 more songs.. with the chorus,solo, duet,connecting music.. everything.. and finally the cadence..

Tomorrow, I thought, these guys will get back to their rudimentry lives. They got an opportunity today to relive their past and with what aplomb!

Will I ever want to relive any moment in MY past? if yes, what would that be........I dozed off trying to think of an answer..

I don't know if the ninja gang sang any more situational songs that night.Thankfully I fell asleep..