Five friends and an ST bus

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Meeting in the afternoon

Five friends. The hot sun. A rattling red Maharashtra
State Road Transport Corporation bus. A long journey in the
sweltering heat.

A cool, shady garden. Swinging without a care - swinging in
sync too, the wind laughing in the happy faces. Whirling on
circular contraptions.  Clambering all over a jungle gym.
See-saw with
madusa.
:D

Much laughter. Much photography. Good food. Much joy. : )

Parting in the evening

Silken darkness falling quickly. Dark, sinister rain clouds
swallowing up the soft sunset. A chill wet wind. Gooseflesh.
Ominous thunder. Streaks of  lightning. A well of fear in the pit of
the stomach. Imminent rain.

Five friends. Hanging from straps in the narrow aisle of
another rattling, red MSRTC bus, stuffed with so many people that
the windows are in danger of popping out. ( The one
who designed these buses must have been dropped on
his/her head as a baby. )

Much joy nevertheless. : )