A dirty, bearded man was looking at Suraj from behind a pile of crates and then started talking to him.The man asked for an apple and Suraj gave him. The man asked Suraj if he had any idea about his destination and if he had a ticket. The man explained to Suraj the route of the train and asked where did he want to go. The man warned Suraj to keep out of sight, if he didn’t want to be caught and jumped out of the train.
Suraj wondered what his parents would do when he failed to come home that night. They would think that he had run away or been kidnapped, or been involved in an accident. Suraj would be famous: the boy who disappeared. He felt a bit sorry for his mother and father because they would miss him. But one day he would return home and then no one would any more care about school reports and what he ate and why he came home late. Suraj looked out of the door and caught sight of the board bearing the station’s name. He was so astonished because he was back at his home town! The train had changed ends. It was only the local apple train.