{"id":619,"date":"2019-09-23T11:56:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T11:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billionvoices.magnon-egplus.com\/?p=619"},"modified":"2019-09-23T11:57:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T11:57:35","slug":"unheard-a-short-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magnonsancus.com\/blog\/unheard-a-short-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Unheard, a short story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One day, looking for headphones, I found an old abandoned pair in the attic. They had decorative designs and with an aura of being precious. When I started using them, there was nothing unusual. The sound quality was decent. But it all changed that day. I was traveling in metro and during the heavy rush and push of passengers, I was pressed up against a little boy for more than a minute. He looked sad, staring through the window at the city. Before I could notice closely, something strange happened. I was listening to a melody which abruptly stopped and I started hearing strange sounds. I was confused. I checked the phone. It was playing the same song. I paused it and unplugged the headphones from the phone and inserted the buds into my ear. I continued to hear voices. \u201cHow many times, how many times should I tell you?\u201d It was followed by the sounds of what seemed to be slapping. Which broadcast is this? My headphones got connected to someone else\u2019s Bluetooth? They are not even wireless. The sounds continued. It was the sound of someone \u2014 a young boy \u2014 crying, amidst hiccups, humiliated, pleading with a hoarse voice, apologizing. The other voice continued. \u201cInternational school, worst quality..\u201d were repeated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The metro had stopped at a junction and there was more jostle and hustle. The boy looked agitated now. His uniform was sweaty and crumpled. It had the name International School. Is it possible that I am listening to his thoughts? Is this really happening? I couldn\u2019t believe my ears. I took out one ear bud and asked \u201cAre you okay?\u201d The boy smiled at me. I heard from the another earbud \u201cAs if you care\u201d. Was that what he thought just then? Deep inside? I put my arms around him, hoping to comfort him. He kept looking through the glass. The voices stopped when my station came. The boy too got down there. I walked along with him and asked if he would like a cup of water. He hesitated. He must have been warned not to take anything from strangers. I had heard \u201cEnd it. End it now.\u201d I spoke with him. He seemed better. I gave him my phone number in case he wanted to talk. My headphones started playing music again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disclaimer : The opinions expressed here belong solely to the author(s) and are not to be taken as the stated position(s) of Magnon or its subsidiaries.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two passengers. One pair of Headphones. 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