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JEALOUSY LEADS To...
(Rohit enters) Hey Rajesh. Did you like the birthday present I left for you?
Rohit:
Rajesh:
What birthday present? What are you talking about? You didn't leave any present here.
Rohit:
Yes, I did. It was a big red truck with a red tag on it, and I put it on top of the table. Now I don't see it anymore. I wonder where it could be! The red tag said, "To Rajesh, From Rohit."
Rajesh:
(In shock with big, bulging eyes) You... you mean it was a present?
Rohit:
Yes, of course it was a present. For four weeks, I have been saving up my allowance to buy you that toy truck. I even told your parents not to buy that truck for you because I wanted to give it to you.
Rajesh:
A toy truck? For me? Really?
Rohit
(Looking around the room) You haven't seen it? What could have happened to it? It left it right here... (trailing off the sentence)
Rajesh:
(Feeling quite embarrassed and stuttering) It could have been stolen. Or... or maybe it just rolled away.
Rohit:
Rolled away? I've looked everywhere and it's not here! Maybe we should call the police. I paid a lot of money for that truck. Hopefully, they will put the thief in jail for taking the truck. People go to jail for stealing cars, so they will go to jail for stealing trucks too.
Rajesh:
(In a guilty tone) Oh, I feel awful.
Rohit:
Don't worry. The police will find the thief, and he will be very sorry that he ever messed with your present. He will go to jail. I hope they fingerprint the thief and put handcuffs on him, too.
Rajesh:
Oh, I feel even worse now.
Rohit:
(In a calming tone) Rajesh, don't worry. I will make sure the
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