[It was four in the evening. Pravesh calls Shaurya.]
Pravesh: Hey bro! What's up?
Shaurya: Hello bro. Nothing just watching tv. What's yours?
Pravesh: Argh! I am getting bored bro. I was telling that lets go for a walk today.
Shaurya: Okay done. Let's go. We will go for a walk and then we will eat something.
Pravesh: Okay then. Let's meet at Central park after thirty minutes.
Shaurya: Okay done. Let me call Amlan
[Shaurya and Pravesh met at the Central park]
Pravesh: Bro bro!
Shaurya: Yes
Pravesh: Life is completely messed up bro!
Shaurya: With whom it's not....wait a minute, did you call me to share these sad vibes?
Pravesh: Obviously yes
Shaurya: Thank God I am not alone for this, but where's the crap, i mean where's Amlan?
[Amlan comes by]
Amlan: Hey friends!
Shaurya: Hello
Pravesh: Keep your hey and hello aside, let's go and eat something I am feeling hungry.
Amlan: I guess you called us for an evening walk??
Pravesh: Yes, an evening walk to the momos stall!! (Laughs)
Amlan: You are a crap, a real crap (laughs too)
[The friends went to the momos stall. They enjoyed each other's company. They clicked photos and enjoyed the evening. Now it was time to go home. They were kind of neighbours, their houses were just one-one lanes away. Pravesh was going home, through a very narrow lane. It was a crowded kind of junction. A man, holding a bag, running very fast came and collided with Pravesh ]
Man(rushed): I am Sorry, I am sorry boy.
Pravesh: Are you bleeding?
Man(hesitantly covering his head): No no, nothing's bleeding, i am all right.
Pravesh: You are in serious need of First Aid! Come with me, my house is close to the end of lane
Man(frightened): No boy thank you, but I don't need your help
Pravesh: You really need it!
[Some indistinct sound comes out of the lane. Maybe a gang or something was approaching the man.]
Man (sobbing): They will find me, they will kill me!
Pravesh: Who??
Man: You you boy, you killed my time!!
Pravesh: Hold on, what happened!!
Man(Gives the bag to Pravesh): You, you take this bag and run away! Now!!
Pravesh: Why?
Man(frightened): Please take this bag and run, to your home and keep this bag in a safe place and don't open it. Tomorrow I will come to the market and I will take it back. Please help me.
[Pravesh was amazed. He was standing there holding the bag. The man ran away. Pravesh, without wasting any time ran to this house. He closed the door and rushed to his room. He dumped the bag under his bed.]
Pravesh (to himself): What is happening!! What did I do!! I shouldn't have taken the bag!
[Pravesh was terrified. He couldn't even sleep the whole night. The next day, early in the morning, Pravesh went to the market. He saw the man. He was sleeping.]
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The Castle Of Sand
Mystery / ThrillerIt is a play, revolving around the murder of a child. Going deep into the mystery, a policeman works tirelessly to find out who was the real culprit of the incident. With every penetration, antagonist was left with a new angle to suspect. Follow him...
