#night train
The train that was supposed to depart at 5 PM was late. It was 5.45 PM and judging from the reactions of the passengers waiting with me at Platform no 3, after a series of frantic Arabic announcements, it was not coming anytime soon. “Trains on Platform No 3 are always late.” The middle aged man, sitting next to me, holding a book and a leather bag that seem to date from the 80s, said as he lit up another…