crossroads

at the crossroads

the lights turned red

everyone stopped.

traffic lights - what great levelers they are!

cars and buses and rickshaws and bikes and trucks

all standing together

without discrimination.

everyone was drowned in some thoughts

when a voice suddenly brought them back

"today's newspaper!"

"today's newspaper!"

"MPs double their salary!

"today's newspaper!"

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a government servant inside the bus

already late for his office by an hour

took out three coins for the newspaper

"when will they double ours?" he murmurred with a frown on his face.

the ceo in the adjacent car

ignored the newspaper boy

"i am not impressed

i am earning many times more!" he quipped with a snub on the face.

the unemployed youngman on the new mobike gifted by his dad

shrugged his shoulders

"i am not interested!". he sniffed with a dejection on his face.

the 75 year old man pulling the rickshaw

took out 3 rupees from his pocket and then put them back

"i must save these 3 bucks for my retirement!" he said to himself

with a face covered with sweat!