The bitter truth of our society! #Wattys2019

Chapter - 2 Journey !

The next day with this hope he left for another city which was quite far away.
Alas didn't had enough money to travel in bus so Alas decided to travel on his bicycle. What a harsh truth of our society the ones who don't fit in get nothing except hate, they have no value in this society; there is no equality between the poor or rich.

During his journey Alas came across many beautiful small villages and places, but he noticed in villages there were just one or two schools and seeing majorty of boys attending it. Alas questioned himself "why isn't there equality between two genders, Alas got into a deep thought and said to himself maybe being a transgender is good their parents might have been confused to send their child to school or not!.
"The first thing to do is make education important" Alas said to himself. Oh Lord! help me reach my destiny so that I can help them with it. By saying these words he felt peaceful.

Next he came across a small village where He saw poor people next to a good and big hut, it was quite sunny and saw them out eating leaves nearby a small garbage dump, few minutes later a woman came out from that hut and throws massive garbage on them.

Alas wanted to argue with her on it but Alas didn't had enough time as by the sunset he had to reach the other village so he went by to the man and gave a very little amount which could assist him.

The old man smiled and thanked him and also kissed his hands, Alas felt so good that Alas didn't want to go but he had to.

So he continued his journey on. Alas thought "this is true, the world is so harsh if the woman saw him why didn't she help! Ugggh.."

As time passed by he reached a village which consisted of four to five huts, and about two of them burned.
Alas felt a bit strange and unusual, he stopped by the village and walked in and knocked on one of the small huts, to his surprise, suddenly an old man opened a door and greeted "Son you don't seem from this village?", to which Alas replied "Sir, Yes, I don't belong from here, I was heading towards the city in search of a job and it was getting dark so I thought if I could stay for a night, don't worry Sir, at dawn I shall leave.

The Old man hanged for a minute, then spoke "You do seem to be a good and friendly person, please come in" and Alas thanked him for his kindness, and the door shut closed as Alas entered. Alas questioned- "Sir, can I ask something?" To which the Old man nodded his pale white skinned head. "Sir why is it that few of the houses outside are burnt? Meanwhile the old man tries to light a few wood blocks in the fire, then turn around and answers "Son, what shall I tell you! 10 years ago some people from city came here and wanted to purchase our land but we refused as this is our only place and why should we give it to them for some meaningless amount" the Old man draws near the fire, warming his hands and continues... "That night, secretly some people entered our village and burnt it in which I lost my wife and my children".

On hearing this tragedy, Alas became both sad and angry, "I am really sorry to hear about that" he replied. What kind of cruel people are they I wish someone could stop them from such cruelty. The Old man replied "Son, look at us we are in such poverty we can do nothing, we even went to the nearby police station they told us they would help, but refused on realizing who they were, also Let me tell you this if you would like to hear?... to which Alas rushed with a "Yes Sir please".

The Old man continued "a week before, the huts you just saw - moving his hands towards the left- the family who lived there had a 11 year old daughter, who got kidnapped and after three days she was found outside the door, in unconscious condition, her parents rushed her to the hospital and came to know that she has been raped and assaulted".

Who could have done such a cruel act- Alas asked? "Son, the girl when asked, named a big chief of nearby village, the police refused to take this case"- The Old man replied weeping silently, staring into the burning fire.
Alas was shocked, and then felt the courage to share his sad story with the Old man by the fire. "The world is so harsh, even my parents me left in an orphanage due to me bring a transgender".
Yes son world is filled with more evil and less humanity, but don't worry it doesn't matter to me your physical identity, you have a kind heart and that is important- the Old man replied.

Alas wakes up early, on the break of the early dawn and pays good bye to the old man and continues his journey towards the city

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What will happen next ?
Will alas reach the city on time ?
Will he ever forget the old man ?
Is alas satisfied ?
Or safe enough to start his journey ?

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