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Coin
On a moonless night riding back from my tired job
I opened my wallet on the bus
Giving the conductor a few bucks
The conductor gave me a note and a coin
I carefully placed the note in my wallet
As it was time for the coin to join the fate of the note
The coin slipped away through my careless fingers
Into the darkness of the bus floor
I searched the floor for the coin
All i saw was nothingness
The fellow sitting next to me shone light from his smartphone towards the metal floor
With that light i looked for the coin to no avail
I asked my fellow passenger before me for the coin
They looked for it in vain
Then came the word of defeat from their mouth
With concern on my face i asked the passengers behind me
They too showed the white flag in couple of seconds
I sat there for sometime so people may dismount the blue chariot with four wheels
As time passed by, i was restless
When the fellow next to me left the seat
I rose up and checked the back of the blue chariot
The conductor saw my anxious searching
And asked me what was the matter
I said in a low voice, “I lost a coin.”
Then i continued my quest for the coin
While i was on my quest
The conductor came to me and took out a coin from his conductor’s bag
And placed it in my palm with a small smile
At that moment my mind was playing a tug of war to whether accept the coin or not
The next second i accepted it with my heart
At that moment i was blessed with kindness by the world
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Adarsh K S
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