A few days back, (probably miffed by the weatherman's preditiction, that "it would rain less than usual" this year) the monsoons in Mumbai seem to have moved in for a 24X7 battering.
Wearing water appears to be in fashion these days in Mumbai. You wear a little of it, or more of it, depending on the cussedness of your luck. Not surprisingly, the insides of BEST bus cannot guarantee to keep you dry.
“No, Pullll-ease do not eye this seat, Phullease”, I chanted to myself, even as the apparition drew near. But to no avail. This guy came and sat beside me. Well, squelched beside me would be mot juste. While in Std. V or thereabouts, I’d read that human body is 70% water. This human body was about 90%. Correction. 99%. I cringed as much as I could, but I couldn’t cringe my way out of getting a second-hand wetting. Chamanlal said I must've been hit by a sideways cloudburst, though (he said) he couldn't claim to have ever seen/experienced/heard of, one.
In case you are wondering, BEST is an acronym for BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking.
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