5 min Away

The protagonist dwells around the market in search of pudina that her wife told him to get from market. It was thursday thus all the shops were closed and only few vendors had set up their bussiness in that area. He knew if he miss it then the wife will find away to blast his head. He thinks about the colleague's upcoming party. Drowned in a deep thought, a stranger shoves his shoulder to his and like brewing up awareness he shouts, "excuse me?"
Stranger ignores him and heads on.
Our protagonist stands still again. Lilly has not picked up his call, she must be in some trouble he doubts. Then again, he remembers she went to Batasia with her Bengali friends. 
He marches forward, straight to Narayan Das and orders a tea and samosa, that waa his usual. 'Windows aren't clean these days', he murmurs. He looks at the girl sitting besides him, she waves at him.
'Hello Sir!' She greets. 'Oh dear, you have grown up a lot, how are you?'
'I'm good, how is madam? 'She's doing well'
She bids him farewell and leaves. His eyes follow her untill she is out of the sight. He smiles for a second. 
Deciding to get a paper from courthouse he takes out his phone and dails the number. 
Nobody answers...
While walking back home he leapsover a small pit and all of a sudden runs very fast, atleast for 5 min he runs away from everything. He closes his eyes and open....

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