Scene 2.
Time 7:30 AM.
Mobile rings and its Goyal sir asking about my tatkal and all and he extended his hands to help me in booking my tickets. ( A small Flash Back... Admin Nazeer Ikka as well as my friend in ADI also waiting for the time to be 10 am). I smsed Goyal sir my trip details and all.. Just imagine 4 people for a single ticket.. Making my chances to get in 3rd ac itself confirmed( 5 runs to win).
People...
more... started ti gather behind me. The person behind me is trying his second day in JAT ADI express being the first day NO ROOM. THe third person behind me.. Same to Kerala QLN . was for taking tickets to QLN in 12626 express and i made his mind change to Kerala SK express.SO he kept KSK as first option 3rd ac, then SLeeper then Kerala.
Time 0745
A person comes out and sticks a computerised notice outside the counter. Many people starts to curse it...
The Notice read. Tatkal at 1000 hrs.. Many gets a good shock. I smile peacefully, Counter opened at 0755 am and asked the tatkal people to move apart in the same queue and we formed a line adjesent to the new counter.
Clock ticked 0800 nd the normal reservation resumes.