The twinkling star

It was a 'black out' evening in 1971, the year of Bangla Desh Mukti Yudhya. A teenage girl was standing on the bus stop at Harison Road and Chitpur crossing. She was waiting for one of her male friends and did not board on any bus. A well built man from working class standing nearby watched her for some time. After a while he came forward and asked her  "Didi,  why are you not boarding on any bus?"
My bus hasn't  arrived yet," she answered.
"Well, what number do you need," he enquired.
"Let me see," she avoided answering.
He stood firmly by her. "All the buses are passing,  it is getting late. Why are you still standing?" he seemed to be anxious.
"Why are you bothering," she was irritated. The man was about to go, but stopped  a few steps away.
Again after some minutes he came to her side and said, "Haven't you got your bus yet?"
Without further  altercation she pretended to try to find some buses, but remained waiting.
"What's wrong, why you didn't take any bus," he asked.
"Those buses are crowded," she replied.
"No, they were not very crowded," he said cynically.
"Let me decide," was her cryptic response.
"No more delay, immediately board on any bus," he ordered.

So long all conversation was in very low tone. Now she got annoyed by his tone and almost shouted, "No more talking , just hold your mouth."

In nick of time her friend arrived. Our man sighed and looked relieved.
He held her friend's hand and said in a very low voice "Dada, just look behind. Those hooligans are planning to abduct didi, when she would be alone. She was totally ignorant of the situation. That's why I was standing beside her and insisting her to move on as soon as possible."

The friend expressed his hearty gratitude for his concern.Three of them moved on together silently. When they  reached near Sealdah station two men bade good bye to each other.
The girl learned everything from her friend afterwards. She was overwhelmed with gratitude for her saviour and  felt the joy of meeting such a brave, kind and genuine  personality. She was very ashamed of her own misbehaviour.

To her, the experience of that night is  treasure of a lifetime, a twinkling star of human race.