Tiny cell.
Eight beds hanging from the walls.
Seven people.
Two exits.
Windiw on each side.
Thirty-two degrees(celcius), fan not working properly.
Trying to sleep, swimming in my own sweat.
Going to the door to smoke, black smoke covers my face from
outside.
The toilet overflows.
The stench arrising.
It's only 24hrs, only 24.
9hrs passed, 15 more to go.
15hrs and I'll be in Haridwar.
15hrs and I'll be off this train.

Singing.
Eight elderly women are singing in my cell.
Eight started and already one more joins.
Divine singing, exactly as given by god.
Thirty-two degrees, no proper fan, and singing.
refreshing singing, non-stop.
14hrs to my station.
14hrs and no more headache.

Sunset.
All red and yellow.
Disapearing sun, going down in the horizon.
Vanishing lights among the cloudy sky.
Green fields and several small lakes.
Buffalos and horses wandering around.
Cool breeze starts as the heat begins to slow down abit.
13hrs to go and I'm starting to believe I will survive.
13hrs to the shower.

Sleep.
That's what I need to do now.
At least to try.
Lights are almost down everywhere.
My cell is no exception.
Dark outside and all the bugs are coming inside.
Coming to the light. Coming to my white skin.
Maybe when I'll wake up, I'll be almost there.
12hrs to go and I dont know if I could sleep at all.
12hrs and the bugs bites.

Water.
No more water.
No mineral water for sale for hours already.
Thirsty. Hot.
Filling empty bottle with local water.
Ke sera, sera.
Drinking the water. Refreshing.
11hrs more and I'm gonna sleep at last.
11hrs to the Amebas attack.

Stop.
Another stop.
Maybethe twentieth stop.
That time we're at a station.
Normally we stop at nowhere.
I wake up.
I'm going down and buy a suspicious bottle of mineral
water.
8hrs and I'm so tired.
8hrs and I'm off this train.

Light.
I wake up again.
My neck is hurt so much.
We're standing again.
I ask the incharge man about estiamted time of arrival.
We're gonna be late.
I'm going back to sleep.
3hrs away from target.
3hrs and than a bus.

Arrival.
One and a half hours late.
Going down at last.
Asking for directions to bus station.
200rs by riksha.
No bus.
Road is blocked.
Staion is one km/hour away.
Going out of train station.
Bus station just across the road.
Bus leaves as i get there.
Bye bye Banaras, hello Rishikesh.
25hrs train and 1hr by bus passed.
26hrs and I'm gonna sleep at last.