North Kolkata Calling !!

I had a friend whoes name was Alfred. He was a kind of introvert though it never mattered to me since I loved him to my heart's content. We were both fond of loitering. During those days fast food shops were not very popular. They were mostly restricted to office areas.I used to run rather than walk. On the reverse Alfred used to walk at a slow pace.I had the tendency to finish things rapidly while my friend took a long time to complete the same job. I could still remember that day when we two went to Dalhousie to get some job done.My friend Tapas & Ashim established their new business in that area and requested me have a look at their new office.After visiting their office we felt quite hungry and decided to have some street food.and.I ordered some fast food and asked Alfred to order according to his choice He looked around and thought for a while. Finally he decided to have some snails.I quickly finished and threw my Sal plate in the dustbin. When I looked at my friend's

As far as l could remember his name was Subhash Roy Chowdhury.It was during those days when one could not stay away with one's friend for even an hour. We both hung around each other whenever we got the slightest opportunity. Subhash lived in a big house near Shyambazar.It was not a house but a mansion.Their ancestors were probably zamindars. In every corners could be found old furnitures, marble statues,antiques etc. One day,it was around night 11pm, when Subhash suddenly called upon me. My room was at a calling distance as l lived in the first floor of the common passage.Since l was fast asleep by that time l failed to respond. However after several calls I finally woke up. During those days 11pm night was considered as midnight.Hence I wondered what brought my friend to call upon me at such late hours. I would like to relate here that l was in Purulia for the last three months and had no news of my friend Subhash.I was at a loss to know that bad times have fallen upon the family