broadside street lit style Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi, Ph.D.
judge the old shop. It was 9.00 am. Surya was standing outside sh dusting. He was waiting for the pawnbroker to fini enous as he had skipped Reasons: he was jobless, and he was rav old chap did not have last two meals. The poor eighteen years worthless soul. anything to place as a pawn except his own spaper for a helper Yesterday, he read an advertisement in new ry small work.’ The saying: ‘Required a worker for almost eve ry tough job.’ simple line means ‘we want a guy for eve shop. To look at The shop was looking more like an antique y stuffs lying in various from a distance, there were most ordinar ed for the lovers of glass-racks. Actually, the shop was packag es dangling from the old miscellaneous artefacts with golden glob rful butterflies. ceiling and shiny stickers fluttering like colo his gaze but caught by Their eyes met. Surya tried to slip away ards him to come. The the pawnbroker’s index finger pointing tow ‘How lucky I am,’ he unemployed Surya took it as an invitation. calling me.’ Keeping up thought ‘even my prospective employer is p-keeper. a brave smile, he walked straight to the sho pawnbroker ‘do you ‘Hey, boy,’ said the forty year old clumsy want to earn some money.’