Deverabeesanahalli - Day 2

Leave home 5 min early, 7:35 to be precise, all decided to take an auto to Silk Board. The Big swings on Big 10 was totally discouraging. 5 min walk and I am at the stop. Waiting for the auto, planning the bargaining strategy but surprise-surprise there is a Volvo no 365J coming along and there are seats available. Too hard to resist, board the bus, give exact change of Rs. 8/-, 15 min of very comfortable ride and I am at Jayadeva stop, dot at 7:55AM.

The walk to the other bus stop does not feel so bad. Cross a lady at the exact same spot as Day 1 and check my watch to see if I am loosing time, but no, looks like she left her home 5 min early too. Reach the stop. Learning fast from my experience, I position myself strategically so that I am right in front of the rear door and I am ready to dash to be the first to get in. As the bus approaches, 500C again, the heartbeat goes up (not much, maybe just a couple of beat a min), thinking about what the error margin may look like. Brakes are applied, bus comes to a halt and yes I am the closest to the rear door, jump in, plenty of seats, now there is no hurry, pick a comfortable one, open my paperback, oblivious to the surrounding.

But yes, I am totally enlightened about bus dynamics, so as the bus I approaches my stop, I am totally ready to create a din to make it stop the bus but the signal is Red and all I have to do is ask the door to be opened. Looks like today is my lucky day (at least that is what I thought then).

8:35AM and I am there. Quite a comfortable ride and in exact 1 hr. 5 min less than Day 1