kalka-howrah mail - 2

the youngman soon became a successful trader!

after a few months

he visited delhi

for some official work.

in the evening

after getting free

he took a taxi

to the newdelhi railway station.

--

on reaching the station

he jumped out of the car

without paying!

"just wait here and take care of my luggage, we need to go further!" he said to the taxi driver

and then quickly rushed inside the station

leaving his suitcase

and the bewildered driver

behind!

--

inside

he went straigt to the ticket counter

bought the "multi-purpose any-train-on-the-route ticket"

came out

sat in the taxi again

and politely ordered

"pl take me to the underbridge 3 kilometers ahead!"

the taxi driver gave a strange look to the youngman

started the taxi

and reluctantly did what he was told!

--

the driver stopped the taxi

under the bridge 3km ahead of the station!

the youngman was happy

the driver was confused!

--

the guy paid the fare

thanked the driver

picked his suitcase

went under the bridge

and stood beside

a dozen railway tracks

under the railway signal pillars!

--

the taxi driver

was still there!

he wanted to doublecheck

what the suspicious youngman was upto!

and then

what he saw

made his eyes pop out of the sockets

in sheer disbelief!

--

a train came

stopped in front of the youngman.

the youngman looked for his coach

climbed in

took his seat

looked out of the window

and waved at the taxi driver!!!

--

the train again started after a few minutes

and picked up pace!

the lad took out his cellphone

and called home

"mom! i've got the train! on time!!"

"don't catch the wrong one this time, son!" mom replied jokingly!

"this time it is the right one!!"

"has it left the station?" she asked again

"it must have left sometime ago, mom!"

"what do you mean?" the shocked mom asked

"i caught it in-between!"

"good lord! what do you mean by 'in-between'?"

"mom, i always noticed that all trains stop at the subzi-mandi rail lights after moving out of new-delhi railway station. every train has to make way for the next train approaching the platform irrespective of whether the line ahead is clear or not! many times, it isn't. almost all trains move out the station but pause at these lights under the subzimandi bridge till they turn green! i came till here on taxi and didn't have to wait much!"

"didn't you feel awkward?"

"no, mom! not at all! i do this every day in my stock trading!"

"how!?"

"everytime a stock moves out of a range platform i always notice that it pauses and retreats a bit after moving out to some distance. it makes a higher low or lower high and then zooms ahead! i always enter the trade at that time, mom! this way, i am always in the right trade at the right time!"