Story Title: "The Light of the Last Afternoon"
Chapter 1: The Unknown Path
At the far end of the village, there was a narrow dirt road. Every afternoon, an unusual silence would descend upon it.
Rabi walked along this road every day on his way back from school. But that day, the path felt different-the air was heavy, the sky dull and restless.
Suddenly, he noticed an old man sitting by the roadside. His eyes carried deep exhaustion, and in his hand was a worn-out wooden stick.
Rabi stopped. For reasons he could not explain, a strange pull stirred in his heart.
"Son, may I have water?" the old man asked softly.Rabi handed him his water bottle.
He did not know then that this small moment would change the course of his life.
Chapter 2: The Old Man's Words
The old man drank slowly, then looked at Rabi and smiled gently.
"Once, my child, this village was everything to me."
Rabi sat down besig
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1.Chapter 2: The Old Man's Words
The old man drank slowly, then looked at Rabi and smiled gently.
"Once, my child, this village was everything to me."
Rabi sat down beside him.
The old man spoke of a lost family, wrong choices, and the cruelty of time. Each word seemed to blend into the evening breeze.Chapter 3: A Silent Promise
That night, Rabi returned home unusually quiet.
He felt that being a good person was not only about caring for oneself, but also about understanding the pain of others.
The next day, he walked down the same road again.
The old man was no longer there.
But the stick lying by the roadside told Rabi something important-some meetings are brief, yet their lessons last forever.
In his heart, he made a silent promise:
"I will never ignore anyone, because every person carries a story."
At that moment, Rabi realized-there are some people whose stories are never heard.
The old man spoke of a lost family, wrong