Tiff

Had a tiff with the BEST Bus Driver today. After waiting for 15 minutes a bus for my route came, there was already a bus at the bus stop hence this bus had to stop behind it, so I got in from the front door. The driver stopped me and rudely said, "yahan se kyun chadh rahi ho", I said aapne yahaan pe bus roka isliye yahaan se chadh rahi hoon.

My answer only made him more angry, he said,"Toh main kya bus aage wale bus par chadhaoon, I said, Maine kab yeh kahaan, mujhe peeche tak chal kar nahi jaana tha toh main yahaan se chadh gayi, apka kya nuksaan ho gaya"

Well no need to say, my attitude did not go down well with him. He raised the danda that stops people from getting in or out of the front door and said, "Aap utar jao aur peeche se chadho, I said, Main utar jaungi par aap Bus nahi bhagana. I got down and he brought the bus to the bus stop and stopped at the right place, the back door exactly in front of me, I got in.

If this incident had happened may be a month back, I would have meekly alighted the bus, ran to the back door to get in from there praying that the bus should not start, but this time I stood my ground. Have I become confrontational, Dim thinks I have. But I think I have only stopped taking crap from people.