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Desperate
'Inspired by Life' series
Part 2
Disclaimer: This story is based on real life experiences of the author. However, names and places have been changed. Never intended to belittle or defame anyone or anything. Images used are purely for representional purposes. Copyright of images neither claimed nor any infringement intended.
Incase you find any mistakes or errors, please feel free to point it out.
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I was staring at my plate for so long, that I had to convince myself to look up. With shear difficulty, head lifted up my face. Suddenly my eyeballs got locked with that of Scary face's. Scary face is the owner of that restaurant. His puzzled yet cold look is asking whether everything is alright and at the same time, commanding me to eat or get lost. I shifted my focus to the Bengali babu, who got stationed on the other side of my table. Apparently, he is having the same thing, Egg biriyani! Yet, he is eating it so deliciously that it made me question, whether I really saw what I think I saw. I had to take a relook and confirm. Aah.. there it is. A dead cockroach on my egg biriyani!!
Now, you may be wondering why I am not making a fuss. I want to, but I can't. Let me give you a little perspective on what is going on.
To begin with, I am unemployed and living far from my home. All I have is meagre monthly remittance from home, which barely sustains me. Most of the months, I end up borrowing from my friends. Now that I owe everyone, I am ashamed to even face them. I had to come with a monthly plan on spending, which means spending less on everything including food. As my rent is around 1650 bucks per month, adding a few bucks for...
Part 2
Disclaimer: This story is based on real life experiences of the author. However, names and places have been changed. Never intended to belittle or defame anyone or anything. Images used are purely for representional purposes. Copyright of images neither claimed nor any infringement intended.
Incase you find any mistakes or errors, please feel free to point it out.
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I was staring at my plate for so long, that I had to convince myself to look up. With shear difficulty, head lifted up my face. Suddenly my eyeballs got locked with that of Scary face's. Scary face is the owner of that restaurant. His puzzled yet cold look is asking whether everything is alright and at the same time, commanding me to eat or get lost. I shifted my focus to the Bengali babu, who got stationed on the other side of my table. Apparently, he is having the same thing, Egg biriyani! Yet, he is eating it so deliciously that it made me question, whether I really saw what I think I saw. I had to take a relook and confirm. Aah.. there it is. A dead cockroach on my egg biriyani!!
Now, you may be wondering why I am not making a fuss. I want to, but I can't. Let me give you a little perspective on what is going on.
To begin with, I am unemployed and living far from my home. All I have is meagre monthly remittance from home, which barely sustains me. Most of the months, I end up borrowing from my friends. Now that I owe everyone, I am ashamed to even face them. I had to come with a monthly plan on spending, which means spending less on everything including food. As my rent is around 1650 bucks per month, adding a few bucks for...
