After spending couple of days in Wash DC area, I desired to visit further south. So one afternoon, hopped on a Greyhound bus. Target is to arrive Greenville, NC (to my close friend PK Saha- a medical doctor). Unfortunately the bus was delayed by 2 hours & when it reached Richmond at about 9.30 pm, the connecting bus to Rocky Mount already left. Also there's no immediate bus. So had to spent almost whole night without sleep at the big bus stoppage. At about 4 in late night, I's given a local bus ticket - Rocky Mount via Norfolk . The behaviour of bus company people was not so good. They felt angry when asked any queries. To my question, someone replied that the same bus would go to Rocky Mount. Also the driver didn't say anything at Norfolk to get off. So I stayed aboard on the same bus, arrived to wrong place. And when the bus arrived at Varginia Beach, the driver expressed his anger why I didn't get off at Norfolk. He left me advising to talk with the station manager. I realized the mistake. It's long 152 miles (Beach to Greenville). Finding no suitable bus to arrive Rocky Mount from the Viginia Beach, I felt frustrated. I then rang my friend Pabitra whom I's going to. He said that he'd immediately start driving to pick me from the place I stucked. He's good cars & GPS navigation system(to direct cars follow the right driveways). Within 3 hours he reached there and salvaged me.
I'm given cordial hospitality in my friend's house. He's a Cardiologist. Also his wife a Nephrologist. A very happy family with 2 schoolgoing sons ( extremely intelligent they're). Good house - very clean and tidy ! His father & mother also live with them. It's he whom I spent with long 5 years in our school days(from grade 6 to 10). He's now well accomplished medical professional indeed & train other doctors in USA ! We're proud of him.
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