A BOY WITH A BAG

Bloody idiot kept tapping on the window. I trudged over to the door and pointed at the sign, wondering if he could read. ‘CLOSED’, I said, but he still kept tapping. With a sigh, I opened up, and poked my head out. ‘Look, it’s late, I’m closed’. ‘Yes, yes, I know’, said the man, but shoved his way in all the same. ‘Look here, I’ll phone the police!’ ‘No, wait, please don’t do that. I need your help. I swear I’m not here to cause trouble’. ’Alright’, I said, ‘You’ve got five minutes’. ‘Okay, now listen to me very carefully, I have a bag that I am supposed to hide from some people, and since your counter says closed, no one can be doubtful of you or your place. Did you understand me’? Baffled, I looked at this boy, thinking what exactly is this guy wants me to do.’ Listen up, kiddo, I am not doing any hiding for you. I am not even sure what is in there. It can be anything from drugs to any illegal material. I don’t want to get into this mess. Get out right now, or I’ll definitely call the police,’ I shouted at him. But this boy was in no way planning to leave.

 

 

 ‘No, no no you are misunderstanding there are no drugs or such thing in it. Please try to understand me. It's urgent as those people will be approaching me soon and if I could not hide it before the time, it will be a big problem. Please try to understand me, lady. Just for some time, trust me’ the boy pleaded me so badly I was about to give up. But I was afraid as well, what if I get caught up in this mess and could not get out of it and eventually turn up into jail. Oh god, what should I do, there is no one else in the office now to help now as it's a closing time. I'm such an idiot who stayed just because I had to give privacy to my roommate on her date. I will kill her, this is happening all because of her. Dammit, what should I do. This dude kept pleading to me, and finally I gave in ‘ Okay boy, just because you are handsome, I give up, give me the bag.’.  He passed me a huge bag through the counter window and my anxiety shoot up. WHAT IF THIS A DEAD BODY. I panicked, ’NO NO NO I’M NOT DOING THIS, take it back right now’.

 

 

But he insisted and pushed the bag through the window forcefully. I wiped my sweat and hid the body, I mean bag inside the table and tried to stay calm. My heart was racing so badly, I should really deserve at least a raise for doing such brave work. ‘THANK YOU SO MUCH, now listen I will hide behind the tree there, and will notify you when those people will come near. So that you could close the window and do not peek from it. Okay? Am I clear to you? Hello?’ I didn't utter a single word, as I was profusely sweating just by looking at the bag. Damn what I should, did I join a cult unknowingly, or signed my name to a death contract. I am just so messed up now. ‘Yeah, yeah I got it now go, but go too far please. I am already pissing in my pants’.’ Yeah, do not worry, It's nothing illegal in that bag, I can promise you’ he left saying that. That did give me a relief, though. I hope everything he said was true and not lying himself out of this just to run away from the problems. I kept staring at him through the window's corner.

Furthermore, I waited for his indication to close my window, but no such avail. I tried my best to not open that bag and see what's inside. My curiosity was killing me. But no, I don’t want to scream and create more issues for this dude and me by screaming loudly after seeing a dead body. I started praying to the lord after so many years that hope he would listen to my prayers and help me go through this situation smoothly as planned.  I promised him, I will never steal money from my coworkers ever again. Please lord help me this once. Suddenly, I heard some noises. I was sure that must be the people the dude was talking, I peeped a bit from the window to see if he is indicating any suggestion. And I was right, he told me, close the window as those people have arrived. I bent my head and close the window completely and hid down the table along with the bag. And I somehow noticed there was no smell coming out of the bag, which made sure that there was nobody inside, at least a dead body. Hope there is no living person inside.

 But my curiosity got me, and so I moved ahead to open the bag. Slowly opening the chin of this long bag a hand popped off, I backed off with my hand on my mouth to control my scream. But after coming back to senses, it wasn't a human hand but a fluffy pink soft teddy bear hand. When I opened the bag completely I saw a big teddy bear with a heart in the middle saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE… I was speechless…from above I started hearing “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU….HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU”… I am still speechless. Likewise, I just couldn't believe it when all my school friends had gathered around  the counter window and were singing my birthday chorus.

 

Tears started dripping from my eyes, I was so happy they planned a birthday for me, being an orphan kid having such people in your life was a blessing for me. I still could not believe anyone did such thing for me. But after all the singing and happy tears, I asked the guy who are you, I have never met you and how do you know my birthday?.  He replied saying” I’m your roommate’s boyfriend, sorry if I scared you a lot” I faked smiled but in my mind I thought I hope they break up soon so that I could get this guy for myself.

 

 

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