"The next station is Rajiv Chowk", sounded the monotonous female recorded voice as the train was about to reach the next station. Being a frequent traveler in the "Delhi Metro", the local train service of the capital, which is the lifeline of the city, I have been travelling through it since several years now.
Knowing well that the next station would be extremely crowded, and having a huge influx of passengers, I tried finding myself a place in one of the corners, but had to settle for the middle of the coach, since the train was already almost full.
I was wearing a light pink coloured, sleeveless dress, which was nicely accentuating my ass and was figure hugging, overall.
As the doors opened, the wave of the crowd pushed in, desperate to get into the coach as if it was the last one to leave that day. The passengers already inside had to move closer to accommodate the heavy crowd pushing in.
After about a minute of struggling with each other, the crowd finally settled down with whoever could manage to get in. I could see the doors struggling to close back up and it took about two tries before the automatic doors could close successfully.
I was in the middle of a crowd and the occasional brushing and touching with the crowd was, at this point, unavoidable. Since this was a major station, it was common for most people to be going long distances across several stations. This meant that everyone was literally stuck wherever they were, at least for the next 20 or 25 minutes or so, until the crowd dispersed at one of the other major junctions.