THE MYSTERIOUS COIN

 THE MYSTERIOUS COIN

 

In the big cosmopolitan city, Albert one day came across an ancient coin with the image of Julius Caesar on one side and the flag of the Roman Empire on the other. His curiosity aroused, and he rushed to the coin shop in the city's heart to learn more.

 

As he entered the dimly lit store, Albert was filled with nostalgia. He remembered his English teacher enacting the play Julius Caesar in his school. He distinctly remembers the play in which jealous conspirators convinced Caesar’s best friend Brutus to plot against him and eventually assassinate him. Brutus and the conspirators kill Caesar on the ides of March. He also remembered the valiant Mark Antony, who drove the conspirators out of Rome and fought them in battle.

 

The coin shop owner brought him back to the present by refusing even to touch the coin. The owner suddenly became aggressive and started using cuss words to shoo him away. He also released a veiled threat warning him to leave the coin alone. Albert was deeply intrigued by the owner's mysterious and rude behaviour.

 

Perplexed at this encounter, Albert slowly emerged from the shop when two shadowy figures waylaid him. One was a huge, bulky figure in a Pathani suit, whereas the other was a short, slimy one. The short figure snatched the coin from his hand, and both darted into the bustling streets.

 

Albert gave hot pursuit. Dodging obstacles and vehicles in his path, he raced through the bylanes and alleyways of the older parts of the city. He was now determined more than ever to uncover the truth of this mysterious coin.

 

As the pursuit intensified, he realised he had been drawn deeper into a web of deceit, betrayal, and danger. It became clear to him that the coin concealed secrets that others would give anything to possess.

 

As he closed in on the mysterious pair, he could make out the face of one of his domestic helpers who resided in downtown Chinatown. The bulky man in the Pathan suit was a known operative of a neighbouring hostile country. He remembered reading about him in the papers in the neighbourhood park that afternoon. As his enemies joined forces and cornered him, Albert suddenly remembered Julius Caesar's last words: “Et tu Brutus. Then let Caesar fall.” He was deeply hurt at the betrayal of those close to him. He was about to give up when better sense prevailed, and he beat a hasty retreat, but not before the slimy Chinaman hit out at him, giving him a splitting headache.

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