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First bribe ever
It was my first bike in college, a brand new ride with a temporary number plate. A traffic cop stopped me and asked for my papers. I showed them, told my story, even offered the sweets I'd bought to celebrate but he wouldn't let me go without a bribe. With no cash on me, I opened my wallet to prove it. Inside was a half-torn ₹20 note, a 'pyar ki nishani' from a girl. I'd promised to exchange it later but kept it as a souvenir — classic 2009 move. The cop pocketed that note and then demanded I find the other half. I told him I'd lost it. He made me search every pocket in my wallet and bag before finally taking that half-note and with it, my only interaction with that girl.
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