2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: D

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Pic Credit: Matrubhoomi

“Das rupaiiya, bas.” Ten rupees only. The countdown timer at the signal was at 67.          

“What are you entertaining him for, Riya?” remarked Tarun, scrunching up his nose in distaste at the lad in ragged clothes.

“Where did you get it from?” Riya pressed.

“Didi, you want?”

“This is so dangerous,” she reiterated.

“You buy? Das rupaiiya. Take one,” he pushed.

Tarun eased ahead as the lights turned green. Riya shuddered in her seat, watching the boy in the rear view mirror, vowing to cut up masks before disposing them as the boy continued to peddle used masks as new.   

Note: This 100-word micro-fiction is written for the Covid Crazies 2021 Edition of the Blogging from A-Z Challenge. The entire list of 2021 posts can be accessed here. 

Comments

  1. Bharati PatilApril 6, 2021 at 2:20 PM

    OMG!! Shuddered at the thought of it. Call it opportunistic, just as selling flowers at traffic signals, straight from the graves!

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    1. Deepa DuraisamyApril 11, 2021 at 10:11 PM

      Absolutely! Someone told me about the horror stories of those graves-flowers .. shudder! Never ever bought again!

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  2. Saying sarcastically thoughApril 6, 2021 at 5:16 PM

    Eating a samosa on a newspaper cutting on the streets can be compared to it. We need to keep our hygiene and brains at home for this, during this Era of life. However, we all are dying slowly anyways and some are trying to win the race with faster ways.

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    1. Deepa DuraisamyApril 11, 2021 at 10:20 PM

      Definitely sarcastic! Sigh, when will this all end!

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  3. UnknownApril 6, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    Tabhi mai sochu, corona phirse kaise. Abb tah 3rd wave bhi aayegaa, phir.

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  4. SujitApril 6, 2021 at 6:09 PM

    Nice one ����

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  5. Parul MApril 6, 2021 at 8:22 PM

    Harsh realities:~(

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    1. Deepa DuraisamyApril 11, 2021 at 10:28 PM

      Indeed. Good, bad, ugly - no matter what, but fact of life.

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  6. Jayashree (pagesfromjayashree)April 7, 2021 at 4:37 AM

    Oops! Not all may be so vigilant and may end up buying too.... sad !

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    1. Deepa DuraisamyApril 11, 2021 at 10:30 PM

      True, and the fact that there are so many being sold near trains and bus depots and not sealed, scares me. Of course, seals are a dime-a-dozen too! Good to see you're working on A-Z too! Wish you the best! Challenge buddies! :)

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  7. UnknownApril 7, 2021 at 8:23 AM

    Sad part is someone has to sell used Mask.

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    1. Deepa DuraisamyApril 11, 2021 at 10:31 PM

      There are situations where it is 'Has to' - and there are those that saw an opportunity and capitalized. All kinds of people, all kinds of people!

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  8. SnehaApril 7, 2021 at 11:00 PM

    Harsh reality. Turning the misfortune of others into their own fortune..

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