I walk on these streets like a hawk, though outwardly in casual mode.
Why is that girl looking forlorn? Why is this guy staring at the window on the third floor? How many secrets does the hawker on the street carry?
He tells me that the bazaar on the next street is called ‘Chor Bazaar’, where they sell preloved goods and I can think about setting shop there.
How does he know I hunt for stories on streets, to be packaged and sold?
My interest is riveted on the hawker. Does he belong to the police force or my tribe?
P.S.
“Chor Bazaar” literally means a market of thieves. It is actually a place in Bombay where preloved goods are sold.
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he is a shifty one best to keep watching and waiting to see where he falls, whose side he’s on..
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Yeah… People on the street often turn out to be key figures in thriller fiction.
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I guess time will tell. Chor Bazaar, the perfect place to unload stolen goods. We call those places pawn shops in the US.
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Thank you, Lisa! Aren’t some stories stolen from lives of people we know.
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For sure, Reena. You’re welcome. ❤
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A new term for me to replace the played out ‘gently used’. Used, no matter how gently, has such negativity attached to it.
Preloved. I like it and I like your story, Reena.
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Thank you so much!
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Always a pleasure.
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Well done. I love the feel of the piece.
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Thank you so much!
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Oooohh interesting and thanks for the information at the end, Reena
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Thank you, Maria!
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I’m intrigued by this. I like the idea of stalking the streets looking for stories. I’m sure that area would be full of them.
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Good luck in finding more 😀
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Dear Reena,
Interesting and visual story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you so much, Rochelle!
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Preloved goods… does that mean stolen? Good stuff.
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No. Used stuff.
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Thanks for the explanatory note–helped make the story fall into place. I like “pre-loved goods” 🙂
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It is a recent term for what we used to called ‘second-hand’. Ayn Rand had coined a term ‘first-handers’ for original minds. I wonder what would she have called them now? 😀😀
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It’s been a long time since I tackled Ayn Rand. I’d forgotten that term. SHE certainly had an original mind!
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It used to be my Bible. But I lost all battles in the corporate world by following those principles 😂
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Well, it IS fiction 🙂 While I partially agreed with some of her philosophies, I wouldn’t have tried them in real life.
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I foresee trouble if he’s the wrong tribe
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That’s a valid point 😊
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Interesting story
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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