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It was about three o'clock in the afternoon and the alley was quiet. I was just returning from office and I was tired and exhausted. In my way home, suddenly a coarse and unshaven sound nailed me on my place. I went back and saw the grocer Hosseinqoli Khan. Before saying anything, I said:
"Hello Mr. Hosseinqoli Khan... how are you? .... "
He said: "There is no hello! If we had four other customer like you, we would be bankrupted." Before perorating, I cut his talking and said:
"I swear to you Hosseinqoli Khan, be sure I will defray all your accounts at the end of this month. What can be done? You know, most of the state’s budget is spent to meet the inflation and it can’t increase the employee's salary. You just be patient, all works will be properly done, if God wants."
He said with stretched and rough voice:
"Oh, you are always saying these words. The tycoon businessman doesn’t recognize inflation and revolution and war, he has no fair! First, he takes his cash and a few days he sends the goods …"
We were still talking that suddenly Aus Ghazanfar came toward us and pursued the Hosseinqoli Khan’s talking more acute: "This man doesn’t shy. He always procrastinates and doesn’t pay his debt. Hosseinqoli Khan, if you want, we catch him and receive our money?" Before Hosseinqoli Khan comments, the fruit seller Hakim Abd-almokhtar who was added to us a few seconds ago, said: "He is such a reckless man that didn’t pay his debt from three months ago. Whatever I told him in a good manner, he speak a word of nonsense…" I had pain in my temples and I didn’t know who are saying what! One of them was talking then another one started to talk and I was still sad and surprised! ... Flabbergasted! ... And I did not know the answer to any question.
One of them said: I gave you goods and I want my money… another said: Why should I care that you are an employee?!... The third said: "Market doesn’t know these words. First it takes its money, then sends the goods…
They didn’t let me tell anything and they asked questions like a barrage. I was flabbergasted and distressed and I didn’t have anything to say. I was so overwhelmed that I didn’t understand when Aus Ghazanfar slapped me. Before defensing myself, one of them punched me! And kicked on my back! I was more anxious and frustrated and I didn’t know what I should do.
In the depths of desperation and helplessness, suddenly at the end of that quiet alley, a light was shining and came toward us with resounding steps. I was not wrong. It was him with his black mask and dreamy gowns. He came to rescue me like an angel. He galloped to us with bravery and courage and now he was quite close to us.
When he pulled out his sword from its sheath, Aus Ghazanfar fell on the ground and the sword hit Hakim Abd-almokhtar and he died. And it was only Hosseinqoli Khan. The black mask man raised his hat while sweeping his wide and long black gown. He guided the horse towards Hosseinqoli Khan, who was running away. He hit Hosseinqoli Khan and less than one minute he came toward me and before hearing my thanks, he wrote Z with his sharp sword on the wall and suddenly smiled at me and disappeared from view like a bubble in the alley.
When I opened my eyes, there wasn’t Zorro and Aus Ghazanfar and Hakim Abd-almokhtar. It was only several million dollars in debt and nothing else! ...
I wish there was Zorro in awakening and pays my debts.
It was about three o'clock in the afternoon and the alley was quiet. I was just returning from office and I was tired and exhausted. In my way home, suddenly a coarse and unshaven sound nailed me on my place. I went back and saw the grocer Hosseinqoli Khan. Before saying anything, I said:
"Hello Mr. Hosseinqoli Khan... how are you? .... "
He said: "There is no hello! If we had four other customer like you, we would be bankrupted." Before perorating, I cut his talking and said:
"I swear to you Hosseinqoli Khan, be sure I will defray all your accounts at the end of this month. What can be done? You know, most of the state’s budget is spent to meet the inflation and it can’t increase the employee's salary. You just be patient, all works will be properly done, if God wants."
He said with stretched and rough voice:
"Oh, you are always saying these words. The tycoon businessman doesn’t recognize inflation and revolution and war, he has no fair! First, he takes his cash and a few days he sends the goods …"
We were still talking that suddenly Aus Ghazanfar came toward us and pursued the Hosseinqoli Khan’s talking more acute: "This man doesn’t shy. He always procrastinates and doesn’t pay his debt. Hosseinqoli Khan, if you want, we catch him and receive our money?" Before Hosseinqoli Khan comments, the fruit seller Hakim Abd-almokhtar who was added to us a few seconds ago, said: "He is such a reckless man that didn’t pay his debt from three months ago. Whatever I told him in a good manner, he speak a word of nonsense…" I had pain in my temples and I didn’t know who are saying what! One of them was talking then another one started to talk and I was still sad and surprised! ... Flabbergasted! ... And I did not know the answer to any question.
One of them said: I gave you goods and I want my money… another said: Why should I care that you are an employee?!... The third said: "Market doesn’t know these words. First it takes its money, then sends the goods…
They didn’t let me tell anything and they asked questions like a barrage. I was flabbergasted and distressed and I didn’t have anything to say. I was so overwhelmed that I didn’t understand when Aus Ghazanfar slapped me. Before defensing myself, one of them punched me! And kicked on my back! I was more anxious and frustrated and I didn’t know what I should do.
In the depths of desperation and helplessness, suddenly at the end of that quiet alley, a light was shining and came toward us with resounding steps. I was not wrong. It was him with his black mask and dreamy gowns. He came to rescue me like an angel. He galloped to us with bravery and courage and now he was quite close to us.
When he pulled out his sword from its sheath, Aus Ghazanfar fell on the ground and the sword hit Hakim Abd-almokhtar and he died. And it was only Hosseinqoli Khan. The black mask man raised his hat while sweeping his wide and long black gown. He guided the horse towards Hosseinqoli Khan, who was running away. He hit Hosseinqoli Khan and less than one minute he came toward me and before hearing my thanks, he wrote Z with his sharp sword on the wall and suddenly smiled at me and disappeared from view like a bubble in the alley.
When I opened my eyes, there wasn’t Zorro and Aus Ghazanfar and Hakim Abd-almokhtar. It was only several million dollars in debt and nothing else! ...
I wish there was Zorro in awakening and pays my debts.