WATCH
Arun was my best friend. I knew him from my school days. We shared everything in common. It was the 24th of December when Arun came running to me.
“Can you accompany me?”
He told me about the two lakh rupees credit he had taken from one of his uncle. His uncle, who lived in Mumbai, wanted back the entire amount before New Year.
Arun already arranged for the cash and I bought the earliest tickets available to Mumbai. We quickly packed our bags, taking the minimum luggage required. I asked Arun to be careful with the money.
“I wrapped the cash in a red scarf and hid it under my clothes,” he said, as if it was the wisest thing he could ever do.
In the evening we reached Howrah. The Howrah Junction Mumbai Cst Express arrived on time. I had the tickets. We looked for our compartment and made it to our seats. The middle and the upper bunk was ours. I placed my luggage on the upper bunk and Arun placed his under the opposite seat. An old man with black glasses occupied the window seat from before. He stared at Arun’s bag. The man seemed unusual and strange.
The whistle blew and the journey began. I sat between Arun and the mysterious old man. In order to break the silence, I turned towards the old man, who was now staring outside the window.
“Sir, you are from Kolkata too?”
The man simply nodded.
“Are you travelling alone?” Arun added.
This time the old man did not respond at all.
The man seemed strange from the very start. Night fell. Arun and I decided that one of us would keep a watch on the bag as the other sleeps. The next morning we woke up late. It was Arun’s turn to keep a watch. We were so tired that we both fell asleep. Arun, who slept in the middle bunk, peeped down to see the old man.
To our surprise he was not there.
Arun unzipped his bag to check his money. The money was not there. The red scarf was missing along with the entire amount. The old man and his luggage was nowhere to be seen. One passenger informed us that he had seen the old man leave three stations before. Arun and I got down the very next station.
Arun asked me to wait and he left taking the earliest available local. I watched Arun as he left. When the train could not be seen anymore, I went up to the ticket counter and left for Goa. When I reached Goa and found a hotel of my taste, I unzipped my bag and pulled out a ‘red scarf’. I always wore a diamond watch that showed the time and date. My watch was missing. I untied the scarf. There was no money. It was filled with books.
Meanwhile, Arun reached the junction where the old man was. He watched the old man as his son came to receive his blind father.
A stranger asked Arun the time. Arun walked away as he read the date by the diamond watch on his wrist.
“Merry Christmas.”
BY PAYAL DUTTA
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Ohohoh dis was really a amazing read !!
Great story payal !!
Story read karte waqt aisaa laagraha thaaa kii….abbb Kya hooga , abb kyaa hoga 😍
Excitement was damn on and u nailed it dear
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🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 thank you so much 💕💕then then Kya hua? 😂😂
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Then Kya ….story khatam hogayi 😂😂😂😂 lol 🍫
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You think abh kya hoga while I enjoy the chocolate 😝
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Hehehehe 😂 😂
Humse bhi share Karo jii
Akele na khaoo 😮😮😮
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Depends on how hungry I am 😂😝 you may have this 🍬
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Hawwwwww 😒😒 bhukkad
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😂😂😂😂😂 yes yes extremely. Food is love. 💖💖
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Cool !! 😂😂😂😂
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🌬🌬🌬🌬🌬🌬 cool air
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Lol yaar 😂😂😂 u making me laugh hard now 😒😂
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😒😂 these two emoticons side by side are so difficult to understand 😅 I’m hungry
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😒dis one coz u don’t share ur food with me & 😂dis for ur sweet & funny !!
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I share water. 🍶🍶 Want some?
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Lol thnxxx !! 😒😒
I only want ice cream only
Water I’ve at my home
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I share water. Freeze it and make gola 😂😂
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I’m kind of confused here, who was that stranger?
I’ve to agree it was tense storyline.
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That stranger was just another passenger
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Right, I see. Ah well whats gone is gone. 🤣😂
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Yes. I hope my upcoming story is less confusing 🙊🙊🙈🙈
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I never got any chocolate bars😑😣.
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Hahaha 😂😂😂 🍫🍬🍫🍬🍫🍬
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🙇♂️🙂🙂 nom nom nom 😂😂
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😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Very good story!
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Thank you so much for reading me 💖💖💖 glad you liked it and have a great day ahead. Waiting to read you more. 🤗🤗
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And for me as well.
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Well sir I give chocolates to all my visitors. Here are yours. 🤗🍫🍫🤗 Pleasure to know you.
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Thank you! I love chocolate! Same here!
Dwight
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Welcome 🤗 happy inking 💕🍫
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I had fun reading your story .
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Thank you so much for reading me. 💕💕 Chocolates for stopping by. 🍫🍫
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Oh so sweet of you..
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Sweet? Yes sweets too 🍬🍬🤗🤗
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Really liked the narrative on this one! Thanks for sharing
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Really appreciate your support and thank you for reading 💖💖 glad you liked it 🌸🍫
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Anytime! Can’t wait for the next
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🤗🤗🤗🤗🍫🍫🍫🍫 thank you so much for encouraging me so much
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Thank you to for sharing your talent
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I love the setup and then the deception, and the surreal ending. nicely done :~)
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Thank you so much for reading me 💖 💖 glad you liked it 🤗🍬🍫
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Wow! I loved it.
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Thank you so much for reading me 💖 💖🍫🍫🤗 🤗
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Wow! I was not prepared for that ending! Excellent.
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Thank you so much for reading me 💖 💖 chocolates for you 🍫🍫
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[…] via Watch — Payal Dutta […]
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Thank you so much for sharing 💖 Sakura delighted 🤗🍫
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awesome story Payal . your writing is a delight to read . you have a huge talent to put ur feelings “on paper” or, in this case , tiping them here . keep it up and i’m sure you will have a great career ahead of you…even if just as a blogger for now . congratulations Payal !
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refered at ” Watch ” because the other two you wrote were awesome too !
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one question tough….why you said ” “Merry Christmas.” by now ? 24-25 days left untill or you are in a religion wich celebrate Christmass faster ? just curious . all the best Payal !
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No 😂😂 we all celebrate it on the 25th but Arun and his friend made their journey on 24th December 🤗🤗
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got it ! keep writing Payal. there is a good “road” for you starting with bloggining !
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Thank you so much 💖💖 My God! so much praise in a single day 🙈🙈 blush blush
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Thank you so much 💕💕 your house fill with Chocolates today 🍫🍫🍫
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Thank you so much 💕💕💕 this means a lot to me 💖💖 this Comment made my day 🍫 thank you so much for supporting me and spending your precious time to read me. 💖💖🤗🤗
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I want to teach that Arun a lesson. I also wouldn’t trust anyone wearing an expensive watch.
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Tell me tell me what lesson? So that if I go through such an incident I’ll use your tip 💕💕 btw thank you so much for reading me 🤗🤗
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Hopefully you won’t steal an old friends watch. I don’t always do what I want to do to somebody, but I’d like to knock him over the head and get her watch back. There’s also something to be said about somebody who wears a diamond watch when others are in need. Maybe Arun will sell it and use the money to help the blind man or the poor. I don’t know, he’s your character. What will he do?
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😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m still laughing at the first statement made. my friends, new or old, don’t wear a diamond watch 😝😝😝 I steal minds and hearts not watches 😂😂 Arun was my character as long as I wrote the story. Now he’s all yours. Tell me what he’ll do?
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He really did need to see his uncle. His uncle raised him but now he’s very sick and needs a surgery. Arun remembers his old school mate who was from a wealthy family and always bullied him for being a poor orphan. So he sets out to con her for the watch she always bragged about in school. So he gets the watch and sells it to take care of his uncle.
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Wow 💖💖 that’s a good story line.
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Thank you!
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Welcome 🤗
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Hi, can we talk regarding this piece if you don’t mind?
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I don’t mind at all. I love to talk. 🤗
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Are you there on Facebook? If yes, search for Gulraj and you will find me.
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https://www.facebook.com/gulraj.bedi
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Yes. 🤗
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Thanks for the support!
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Mention not 💕 happy blogging. 🤗🤗🍫🍫
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Thanks and wish you the same☺☺
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Welcome 🤗💕
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Interesting story line and the way you described was just awesome👏👌
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Thank you so much for reading me💖💖 have a great day 💃 waiting for your next post
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Sure 💕 I’m also waiting for your twisty stories😍
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WOW! I did not see that coming. 🙂 A most excellent story!
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Thank you so much 💖💖 glad you liked it and thank you so much for reading me 💖 💖 waiting to read you too 🤗🤗
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That was an intense read! Very interesting how things turned out. I’m a bit confused about the books you found wrapped in the red scarf though… Did the old man put them there?
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The old man was just another passenger. There was no money in the scarf from the very beginning.
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I like this type of story and yes, you nailed it!
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Thank you so much for reading me 💖 💖 glad you liked it 🤗 chocolates for you 🍫🍫
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“‘I wrapped the cash in a red scarf and hid it under my clothes,’ he said, as if it was the wisest thing he could ever do.” Oh, this line did make me laugh 😆 And the twist … and another one. Lovely 😃
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To be honest I myself was laughing when I wrote that line 😝😝 thank you so much for reading 💖 glad to know I made you laugh 🤗🤗🤗
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Sorry for the late reply – only just noticed the notification 🤔
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Carry on
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So well written
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Awesome read .. loved the flow.. :).. i think i need to make time and read all your older posts now.. 🙂
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Are you ever coming back, miss Dutta?
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Wow.. mind blowing ❤
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This is amazing 👌♥️
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That ending was something else 👀✨
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