"The Tube"

I got off the flight..ran really fast with my backpack on my back, thank god I didn’t listen to my mom and carried three “carry-on’s”, then it was guranteed that I was going to get stuck in the luggage area, “Ma’m that’s too many bags to take on the flight!” Great! Inside my head ( mummy I TOLD you not to do this to me) ….but I was wise this time…I only got a backpack on my back and I was off. So …where was i? oh yea I had just gotten off my flight and was running thru all those people, stopping every now and then turning around and saying, “I am sorry, Excuse me, Coming through” …I was late to catch an underground subway- rather I shall say “the tube” ( as they call it in Europe).

As my eye sight was reaching at all those long escalators and the elevator to get to the platform, the round roof stations and the squat rolling stock. All the tubelines seemed so new. I said, this is London for you….So as I stand on the side of the railtracks…this heavy wind comes running right at me…I can just feel her on me and she takes over, passes me and moves on to the next person and chasing her comes the train. I said to myself, “Ya know..do you think that the train will ever catch her…I bet they always play this chasing game, Ha”

…. Anyways..the train was kind enough to stop unlike the wind. I was looking at myself in those glass doors, ting ting..and it opened so we could step inside and grab the pole….”doors closing, please watch your step” and off it goes to chase the wind again. The TC comes in his green outfit looking all nice and dashing…clicking his ticket puncher and says, “ticket, ticket please” … I reach in my pocket, take it out and hand it over to him….click click and back to me..

I said, “Sir, I would like to get off in Paris” …TC: OkaAy! “I’ll inform you when Paris is around the corner” He stops and says again, “Be careful dear, it’s a crazy city…very busy” I smiled and said, “Thank you sir, I’ve got friends who will be receiving me” ( yea ok…I know I am all alone, and that’s the best part of it…) Ya really think that TC bought my “friends waiting” for me crap….--- Um I don’t think so…Or maybe…he did! Oh well…

Anyways..so I am looking out the window and all of a sudden I see this beautiful scenery, the train is going fast, I see little kids running with their father in the farm, and little houses, and WOHHH lights…people, cars, buildings..oh my god…I am in FRANCE…..the train stopped….I rushed to get out of the tube…and I felt a tap on my shoulder…I stopped….i didn’t want to look back..”oh boy..who is this tapping on my back…” ---- I took a deep breath…..Oh shit..wats going on..i hear this huge voice on my ears – wat? Tap? Beep beep? Phone ringing? Ok wats going on?.....>……..GET UP PALLU…U HAVE TO GET READY TO GO TO WORK , ITS 7:45…DON’T YOU HAVE A 9:00 O’CLOCK MEETING TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I open my eyes, smile and say……Here I come Glendale, Ca.