So things with Shrinu had a rough start . He got his stuffs set in his new room . It was single room with a small hall which had kitchen , And a washroom . It was really small but enough for one person . He started with finding small part time jobs around him . He eventually found a job in a nearby store . Shrinu bought a police surveillance radio . To keep a check on what's going around .
Shrinu enters the store for his part time job.
SHRINU (CONT'D)
Good morning sir... how can i start today
MANAGER
Start by arranging all the items in that portion of the store
SHRINU
Right at it sir..
MANAGER
Ok . I will see after the job is done .
The surveillance radio starts to beep . Shrinu puts on his earphone and listen to it. There was a robbery nearby him . He knew the place and now he even knows how the robber looked like . He left what he was doing and ran out . He hid his face with a face mask , this was so that people don't find out who he is and stalk him all around just to kill him .
Shrinu tried to find someone with the matching looks . And he eventually found the robber on the street . He started to chase him and ended up in an alley .
SHRINU
An alley again . This doesn't end up good for me .
The robber took out a knife . Shrinu also knew how to fight , but he knew better how to endure pain. He went straight ahead to the robber . He punched him in the face .
SHRINU (CONT'D)
What is your name by the way.
The robber took his knife and attacked shrinu. Shrinu defended himself by using his hand . But the knife went through his hand . Now his hand had a hole in it . Suddenly there was blood all over . The robber applied some pressure to the knife and it started to make the cut even larger . Shrinu started to shout .... he was crying in pain.
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ROBBER
My name doesn't matter . I don't matter . Young guys like you think you can make a change . But you can't , you are helpless ... i am helpless .... Do you have a family??
SHRINU
Why do you care
ROBBER
Not me ... you should care about them . Like i care for my son . You will not understand
The robber pulled his knife out . Kicked shrinu in the face and shrinu fell down . The robber started to run . But shrinu held his leg to stop him from running. The robber Stepped on his hand and put all his force on his hands . Shrinu started to cry in more pain.
ROBBER (CONT'D)
You don't know what you are doing . You are just like an aimless dog running after every car you see and think you are protecting something. A little advise from my side "look where you should be looking"
The robber ran with his money in the bag . Shrinu tore his tshirt to tie his arm to prevent more blood to flow out . He went to a hospital to get some treatment. The bill was 10000 INR . He checked his bank account he had only 8000 . He somehow convinced them that he would give them the money later . He went back to his shop for work and finds someone else in his position.
SHRINU
Sir , why is someone else here
MANAGER
Because you left the work the very first day you came . And it is very easy to find replacement in such a place .
The manager looks and shrinu's t shirt which had blood all over it and his injured hand .
MANAGER (CONT'D)
And looking at your condition i don't think that you can work even work . Kids your age go to the wrong places very easily , try not to lose you way . Looking at you now i can see that you have been in a fight . I honestly Don't care what it was . Just leave now
Shrinu leaves and enters his building. He sees a small kid outside his door .
MANU
Do you live here .
SHRINU
(Smiles) yes why?
MANU
I just didn't have anyone to talk to . Will you talk with me .
SHRINU
Yes , come inside .
MANU
But my dad says to never go with anyone i don't know.
SHRINU
My name is Shrinu . Now you know me . Come on inside
They had a little conversation. Shrinu could see his little brother in Manu . They had a lot of talk for few hours . Then it Manu left saying it was time when his dad will arrive . While Manu was leaving , shrinu wanted to shake his hands with manu. Then he saw cut marks on his hands . But he didn't say anything .
Shrinu kept on looking for jobs . He got some job and eventually he lost them too cause of his absence there . Eventually he had no money , he used to eat only one time the whole day .
Few days later....
There was a knock on the door . It was the landlord . Shrinu heard that
LANDLORD
If you are inside come out or i will enter . And kick you out right now .
Shrinu jumped out of the window . He fell outside near a dustin . He stood up and there was a broken mirror there . He looked at his reflection. He looked broked and lonely , he could see his bone , he got so thin . His body had many cuts and bruises all over him . Just for the sake of the promise he made to his dead father . He smiled when he looked in the sky , thinking that what he was doing was the right thing. One of his wound opened and started to bleed again. But he was senseless to that pain now . He had so many injuries he didn't keep a count.
He started to walk on the street . People looked at him with disguist cause of how he was looking now . Then he heard someone calling him. He turned back.
YOGESH
Hello sir.........