15/09/2025
đ â10 friends, 10 tickets, and a million memories loadingâĻâ
⨠The Journey BeginsâĻ â¨
The deal was simple: whoever reaches the station first will grab the tickets.
So I was the first one to land on the platform, and guess whatâ the responsibility of buying 10 tickets to Sealdah fell on me. â
From Santoshpur, our train to Sealdah was at 8:27 PM. Tickets in hand, one by one my friends arrived, and our real adventure began. Our destinationâ Purulia.
But before that, we had to catch the Chakradharpur Express from Howrah at 12:05 AM.
So the plan was clear: from Sealdah, weâd either take a taxi or a bus to Howrah.
Now here comes the fun partâ
At Sealdah, taxi drivers asked for âš1000! đŗ Of course, we laughed and walked straight towards the buses. After some bargaining, two taxis came down to âš500 total for all 10 of us.
StillâĻ we chose the bus. Why? Because it cost just âš10 per head! đ¤Š
By 11 PM sharp, we reached Howrah New Complex.
There we were, sitting under the giant ceiling fans, eyes glued to the electronic board. The trainâs name hadnât appeared yet. And soâĻ the long wait began.
đ⨠(To be continuedâĻ)
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