My quarter, war and college break

Sun 10 November 2024 By Bön

There was a prayer service in our quarter. My father was showing how to puff up chapati in the cast iron round bottom wok. I saw the chapatis were as puffed up as the cast iron wok was round at the bottom. Then there were some people who were having government jobs like gramin bank. After the prayer service people were telling why they could not do the 25-day Christmas fasting. I saw Leelama aunty there who was looking to go back home after the prayer service.

Then I was in military surrounded by other soldiers. There was fighting going on, and I found that one of them who came to the base yesterday had died after he left the base due to some blast. They were saying that some soldiers were working overtime and some of them were working hours.

Then I started asking how to build biceps and one of my college mates Saudi told about a green fruit like avocado with round seed. He said cut the seed there is a black substance, and we have to eat it. It will improve our immune system and help build muscles. I saw everyone was looking for cutout of jobs in newspaper. That time of the year everyone goes home due to semester breaks. I found a light bag in the railway station. I took a small rubber band and wrapped the bag both vertically and horizontally with the same small rubber band. I thought the rubber band would break, but it didn't break. Then there were machines to weigh the bags. I put the bag in the weighing machine, and light. Everyone was talking to each other in the railway station, and I was going here and there in the railway station. Then the train started leaving, and I found that I don't have the bag with me. I started searching the bag and realized I also don't have the keys with me. Then I grabbed the handle of the train from the platform and boarded the train. Then a friend called Farhan from my school days came running and said that the keys are with him. I asked him to throw it to me. He threw the keys and I caught it. I said thank you, and he asked what happened to my bag. I said I don't know where I kept it. He asked me which bag and I said the bag which had luggage. I said I will search in the train and if I don't find I'll come down and said god bless you to him.