The evening was bit more hazy than usual with the extreme dust rolling and buzzing around my face, the kinking wind was slapping my cheeks with extreme force. I was waiting for an auto rickshaw eagerly to reach home after my hectic journey in the middle of the summer season. The temperature was hitting nearly 46 degrees and though it was dark outside but still the concrete road was relaxing and sneezing out the heat it absorbed working whole day.
After waiting for half an hour i saw an electronic auto-rickshaw which we use to call toto, came and stood beside me. There was a girl with an umbrella and a black bag. The i-card of some school or college student was hanging all around her neck. She was waiting inside toto to be filled with passengers so that she could reach home early.
She was beautiful and well organized with her hair and appearance. She had worn a blue frock with a glittering watch which was sparkling in the night because of headlight of the vehicle passing by. As soon as i took the seat of the toto, she stopped smiling and looked at me, i told the toto driver to take me my place and he asked for 40 bucks, i agreed and we started the journey.
while travelling, the driver was observing her continuously in his back mirror and at every look he gave her a wicked smile and not focusing on the road. I was watching him continuously doing that and was ready to scold him for his behaviour.
After travelling half a mile the toto stopped and the girl got down and put her hand inside her bag in search of money she kept inside. Finally she took out 10 bucks and stretched her hand towards him to pay the fair but he denied. She was forcing him to accept it but he rejected and moved his toto with a smile on his face.
I asked him why he didn't accept the fair from her, he replied me that "no brother i can't do that". I asked him the reason , then he told me something that really shocked me completely,
. He told me that "the girl who was there a minute before was his wife and though she wanted to complete her dreams to become a Banker" she goes to the training institute and comes late in the evening everyday. He use to wait for her daily at this time so that he could save some of her money. He was supporting her by his earning and every time when she insist him to accept the fair he use to reject. I was very happy after listening that and realised the sacrifice behind every dream we see by the people who is the real hero behind that.
Finally i reached my home and i gave him 50 bucks instead of 40 and told him that this is the complete fair you deserve...thank you
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