The Face Of Truth: Naive Birds...

SAU DARD BADAN PAI PHAILEN HAIN..

HAR KARAM KE KAPDE MAILEN HAIN…

{Credits:Irshad Kamil}

##If it has to start with a quote or so- it’s usually words of sigificance by a great thinker and visionary… But trends are not followed here..

Look out for these lines..The depth which they contain shall cast a magic spell upon you…..!!

 TAN TAN TAN…. Bittu was done…

A man got killed the same day when Ashfaque and Bala gave him that weird looking coin.Were the two incidents connected?? Silence prevailed in the streets of Goa-Bittu was a well-known personality… Everyone rushed to his house after the news spread…

Was it the calm before the storm??

Ashfaque’s House:

“Khaan Saab,Hurry up.We have to reach Bittu’s house as soon as possible” , Momal shouted as Akhlaque was still in the bed.It was early morning. Ashfaque lay asleep with his dreams.

Kids and there wonders--No restrictions, No limitations…

Akhlaque and Momal got ready by 7:00 and left for Bittu’s place.Ashfaque had to miss that day’s school.He wasn’t told about Bittu’s death.His mother assured him to be back by tomorrow morning.Granny was there to take care of him.

Normalcy prevailed for this kid and his daily routine of a Sunday was followed in this unexpected holiday.It was just when Bala came running to his house when he got the shocker..

“Abe pata hai Bittu Chacha tapak gaye!!”,Bala told Ashfaque..

 From where?Ashfaque asked.

Oh Man.. He died last night.. Bala explained..

Ashfaque couldn’t believe his ears. It was a terrible news indeed.He did not know how to react. Kids mostly don’t know the sensitivity of such situations and the behaviour varies from child to child.Some might even laugh at the very situation,some may cry while some may not even give a damn… Ashfaque though had an experience when he had asked his mother”Why is everyone so sad when the old man gets to rest peacefully for the rest of his life?” It was when someone died in the neighbourhood….He knew the seriousness of these situations but was a child after all…!!

When asked how Bala came to know this-he told how he had secretly listened the conversation between his parents when he was thought to be asleep. He had closed his eyes tightly and even enacted the  process  of ventilation during sleeping… No one could doubt…

Nevertheless in some way the information had reached out to these two young lads.They decided to go to Bittu’s place by themselves. Granny would never allow him.A false and compelling reason was required but that’s never a tough job for kids and for these two who had done everything from stealing to enacting in the past few hours…It was quite an easy task..

Ashfaque said he was going to buy a chocolate and both of them ran away to the bus stop.Poor kids no buses were set for Bittu’s village….

Ok..Let’s go on foot..exclaimed Bala. Ashfaque was not at all convinced with the idea of walking 14 kilometers or so on foot but they had no other options. No other conveyance was available and the eagerness and curiousity to see a dead man for the first time was the persuading force behind the decision…Though Ashfaque had seen a uncle in his neighbourhood but it was for the first time.He had never seen him alive but Bittu-they saw him the previous day…so the case was a bit different..

The final stride to death had been taken or put in better words was served before them purposefully….But who was the steward here..

They started there journey.A bag full of some chips and home made snacks was the third character in the long walk beside the two.Bala said he knew the roads quite well. For about an hour they walked on the main road just when a turn came-->It lead to a kuchcha rasta-Bala said he knew about it and it was a shortcut. They took it and just when they had walked a few steps-

Gosh!! A handkerchief on eithers mouth and they lay asleep once again. Three men dragged them towards the bushes. Bala and Ashfaque both were taken to a different spot…secluded one though.Bushes and long trees all around with tall men surrounding them. When Ashfaque came to his senses he could see his bag.. torn apart in pieces.Every item lay around and all the delicious Nevri was crushed…Bala could not be seen anywhere…..

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TO BE CONTINUED….