Siddharth wanted chai. The train did not wait.

Siddharth’s 6:12 p.m. Shatabdi was boarding at platform 4. His throat wanted chai. The platform stall at the head of coach C had the good masala tea. Six men ahead of him. The kettle boils for everyone, one cup at a time.

By 6:08 p.m. he had moved up by one. By 6:10 p.m. he gave up, walked back to his coach empty-handed. The whistle blew before the cup was poured.

This is why we built InTimeQ.

Next time, Siddharth joins the stall’s queue before he leaves the lounge. He walks up; the cup is waiting. The train isn’t.

Twelve minutes is enough time for a cup and a train. Not both in a line.