Monchora Page #2

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It'll be impossible to talk with all this loud music!

No one comes here to talk, Monu!

No one comes here to talk, Monu! Do you know what they come here for?

She's playing him like a puppet!

That she is!

But she's also taking too long!

Three months have gone by! Have you realised that?

That's true. By the way, is Pota's information correct?

Absolutely correct. His information is spot on!

There's no doubt that the stone is in that fellow's house!

Now that Lily has the bait...

... her task is to reel in the prize!

Monu?

Come on, let's dance!

Come on, let's dance! - D-dance? Me?

Lily, I don't really know how to...

You don't know. So? What's there to worry about?

All you have to do is watch and learn! Come on!

All you have to do is watch and learn! Come on! - I was thinking that I'd finish this and make a move...

Have to get home early? Like a good boy?

Or else what? Grandpa will scold you?

The chances of that happening are low.

Grandpa has to finish dinner and be in bed by 9pm. Doctor's orders!

Is that so?

Nothing to worry about then!

Nothing to worry about then! The night is still young, Monu! Come on!

Let's go!

You know I can't say no to you!

Goodness! Dada has never been this late before!

That's what I'm saying! Have dinner and go to sleep!

I'm going to bed as well. I can't keep my eyes open...

And what about the main door?

And what about the main door? - I've left it slightly ajar.

The gatekeeper is there, so don't worry.

No, no. Close it. I'll go downstairs and wait a while.

But you don't know when Sir... - Just do as I say. Go!

Hey! Sir is here! Open the door! - What time is it, Sebak?

It's quarter to 10. Sleeping on the job and you're asking me the time??

Hey you!

Let's go to the Master.

Let's go to the Master. He's awake and waiting for you!

Grandpa? Awake?? At this hour??

Stop fooling around! It's late enough as it is!

Will you have dinner? - Shh! No! I've already had my dinner!

Shouting this late at night...

Stop! Thief! Thief!!

Thief! Get him! Catch the thief!!

Where is he? - He was just here! Where did he go?

There he is!

Sebak? - Open the door!

Open the door!

What the...? Why are you all shouting?

There's a thief! Outside!

A thief? Outside??

What's wrong? - What happened?

A thief has broken in! Go check upstairs! - Who saw him first?

I did! He was hiding in the dining room! - Go on! Search for him!

He was hiding in the dining room?? - Yes!

What are you doing in these clothes at this hour? When did you return?

A long time ago!

When was it again? Quarter to 10!

I wasn't hungry. So I was in my room, watching TV...

... when suddenly, 5 minutes ago I heard... - Enough!

Sir, we searched the entire upper floor, but no sign of him!

Go search over there then! - What do you mean, no sign of him??

One minute he's here, and the next he's gone? What kind of black magic is this?

What was the gatekeeper doing? - The gatekee...

Shouldn't we inform the police?

The thief is gone, so what's the point in calling them now? - That's true...

I'll call them in the morning tomorrow. The two of you go to bed now.

Yes, come on!

Sebak! You'll sleep in front of the prayer room tonight!

But check the ground floor once before that. Alright? - Yes, Master.

Tell me, why do you return late every single night?

You were almost caught red-handed tonight!

I'm smart enough to not get caught!

Why don't you go say that to Grandpa? Why should we lie to cover for you every night??

Did you know that Grandpa fired Bhuban for lying to him once? Once!

Do you know that? - Hey! Stop lecturing me!

I'm the elder sibling here, not you!

Any chance to lecture me and she...

Sir, the thief came and ate half your cutlet!

The thief...

... ate my cutlet?

Poor thing! He must have broken in here for some food!

Huh!

Thank you, Sebak. - Eat while it's hot!

Don't shout! Please don't shout! I...

... I won't do any... I mean, I won't harm you in any way! Please don't shout!

Who are you? - I...

Can I please come out? It'll be easier for me to talk...

Come out...

Not another step!

How did you... get in here?

They were after me!

I was running!

I took the stairs behind the dining room... and then... I came into this...

Please! Please don't hand me over to the police! I won't do anything! Please believe me!

Go and sit there.

Sit there.

What is your name?

Dibakar. Dibakar Ray.

You come from a respectable family, and yet you are stealing?

Respectable!

It doesn't seem like much when you don't have any money...

I couldn't get any work...

Why couldn't you? Didn't you receive any education?

I did, but only till higher secondary...

Father was a respectable man.

But he passed away very suddenly.

He hadn't really started saving up, so he couldn't leave us with anything...

And your Mother? - After Father's passing...

She stopped eating. She starved...

I have tried a lot, in many places!

But no one gave me a job, a chance...

And hunger pains are terrible pains...

Is that why you entered the dining room...? - Exactly!

I was just about to bite into a prawn cutlet when suddenly...

I have food here.

Do you want some?

Come here.

I couldn't... This is your food!

Yes, so?

It's alright! I'm used to not eating at night...

Here you are.

Isn't this what you were about to bite into? - Yes, the praw...

Who is it?

Who is it? - It's me. Open the door!

What's wrong?

What is it?

Who were you talking to?

Who were you talking to? - Talking? Me?

I could hear clearly from the next room!

I could hear clearly from the next room! - Uff!

At least answer the question!

Listen!

Again he thought he heard a voice which cried "Sleep no more! -

- "Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep that nourishes life..."

That's the second time you saved me tonight!

That's the second time you saved me tonight! I'm eternally grateful. I'll leave now!

How will you leave? Sebak is downstairs and the gatekeeper is outside.

Could you tell me where the terrace is? I'll manage the rest!

Alright, I'll take you there.

But before that, promise me you won't steal anymore and you'll try and find a job.

Where will I find a job?

Who is going to give me a job?

Once in a while, I come across some minor jobs and do them, but...

... when there is no work to be found...

And what if I give you a job? Will you do it?

Can you give me a job...?

I could...

My Grandpa needs a secretary...

Do you have any idea about basic bookkeeping?

I know a bit of it.

I know a bit of it. - And computers?

I know a bit of that too.

I know a bit of that too. - That's all.

But remember one thing...

If you steal a single penny, it's off to the police with you!

Never! Believe me, if I get a job...

... why would I need to steal?

You see, it was because of extreme hardship that I went down this path.

I would never...

Here.

This...

This... - Take it.

You will be prim and proper when you come to see my Grandpa tomorrow morning.

And then I'll ask him about the job...?

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