It is the time in between the
dark and light. The clock starts
alarming exactly at 5.00 am. Amir puts
his hand on the clock to stop its alarm, his hands along with clock is
vibrating. Without any second thought he
wakes up in a hurry just to avoid the sleeping mood unless he will fell asleep
again as he does every day. He opens the
doors of window outside. The street
lights are still blinking, the sun rays are yet to come, few dogs are sleeping
on the road platform, and he can hear the sounds of cuckoos. Without passing any more time, he is to get
ready for the day soon.
Dressed up in the black pant
and blue shirt Amir finishes the breakfast as fast as the time is running out
for the interview. This is the first
interview call he receives after many months.
He has to get this job desperately as no more money left in his pocket. He has to pay off the rent and other expenses
as he stays alone in the city and it is becoming costlier day by day.
It is the busy bus stop, every
day it receives many visitors from school students to grey hairs, from daily
coolies to white collared office goers, from beggars to petty business
men. Amir stands among others and waits
for the bus. There are four buses fully
packed and no one can even venture into them, only few are lucky to place a foot
on the board. Another bus with lesser
crowd comes and he runs and jumps to get into the bus. Finally he gets his ticket and a seat at the
back.
After a while the bus suddenly
moves at slower pace in the traffic.
Now, the bus stops its movement finally.
There is heavy traffic in which the bus is sandwiched by all the four
sides. Time is running for Amir and he
can’t wait anymore. He overhears there
is an accident. A rich man got accident
in his car and he bleeds. There is
nobody to come forward for the man to help.
Everybody is watching over him. Amir
always has concern for others. Whenever
anybody needs help Amir is the first person to help them in his native
place.
Amir gets down from the bus
and runs towards the place where the accident took place. He finally gets out of the traffic and takes
an auto for interview. He doesn’t want
to miss the interview. There are five
persons waiting for the interview. Amir seats
among them and confirms all have come for the same post. His chance for the post is higher than others
as his qualifications are better than theirs.
He smiles inside and waits for his turn.
The time runs out of the interview
schedule and there is no response from the receptionist even after several
enquiries. They look at each other
often. Amir gets tired of waiting. Though he waited for many months for an
interview call, he can’t wait any more hours for his chance. The receptionist receives a telephone call
and after a while puts down the receiver.
She tells the candidates that the interview is cancelled and no
information for the next schedule.
Amir breaks down and his eyes
are filled with tears that refuse to come out of eyes. He goes to the receptionist and asks for the
reason. She tells that the owner of the
company died in an accident and he could have survived if somebody helped him
to the hospital.
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