He was saving for a new mobile phone case. Every rupee mattered.
He walked away. The Physics worksheet was still unfinished. The phone case was now a distant dream. But as he stepped into the shade of the Gurdwara, he felt a strange, quiet warmth. He realised that for the first time that week, he wasn't calculating anything.
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Rohan ignored him. He had seen a thousand Munna’s before. But then, the boy did something strange. He didn’t shout or cry. He just carefully straightened a crooked matchbox, looked up at the grey sky, and whispered, “No rain today, please. If the matchsticks get damp, no one will buy.”
He placed it all on the newspaper. ₹120. Almost half his phone case. He was saving for a new mobile phone case
His pocket, however, was light. It contained exactly three crumpled ten-rupee notes and a half-eaten packet of digestive biscuits.
“Bhaiya, ten rupees for a dozen,” Munna said, his voice hoarse. The Physics worksheet was still unfinished
Rohan didn't think this time. He didn't calculate.