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An elderly man waiting at a small-town bus stop — short story about kindness and promise
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The Last Bus Stop

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Devgarh, the highway had stopped sending its buses down the old lane years ago, but the bus stop was still there — a rusted iron pole, a concrete bench worn smooth, a tin roof that rattled whenever the wind picked up. Every evening, without fail, Keshav Anna walked the