"Joshi.. Joshi.. Joshi.. Joshi..", the entire crowd in the stadium cheered in unison.

The moment was tense as the player with the blue jersey numbered 1 and the name, Joshi took position. All eyes including the lenses of cameras, were focused on Joshi's slightest of moment. The player runs forward and hits the football converting the penalty into a successful goal.

The entire stadium stood up and screamed crazily on the conversion. The music went on and the brown dinosaur mascot of Delhi Dino Burgers was seen dancing in front of the two scantily dressed cheer leaders showcasing their fair and long legs.

The screen now displayed the word "Half Time" along with the current temperature "36° Celcius". While the players took break to rest and sip on refreshing drinks, the Dino mascot went to the stand and shook legs with audience on the music. Some clicked pictures with the mascot while some pulled it tail, some hugged the mascot tight while some groped it or threw themselves on it.

As the half time was about to end, the Dino mascot made its way to the stage just outside the ground when a notorious teenager in the crowd put his leg infront of the mascot making it trip and fall. While the group of spoilt brats high-fived each other and had a mocking laugh, there came a pair of hands which bent down and helped the mascot to get up and stand on it's feet again.

"Are you okay?", Asked the person.

The mascot nodded its head and gave that person a warm hug by spreading it's both arms. The person smiled back which didn't reach the eyes because they showed pain and looked fatigued.

10..

9..

The countdown begun to mark the beginning of the second half.

The next moment, the mascot could see the kind soul's back as the person exited the stadium. The dino mascot now rushed back to the stage but the song on which it was expected to dance had already faded.
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"Dino.. dino.. can I have a picture please?", requested the little kid as the match got over.

The mascot nodded and allowed the kid to take a picture. The smile on the kid's face was unmatched when the mascot gave him a hug. As the dino was about to exit, the kid tugged it by its tail. Upon turning, the kid had a wallet in his hand.

"I think it belongs to the person who helped you get up when you fell. Those bad boys who caused you to fall were checking it out and threw it back. Will you be able to return it to the person?", Asked the kid.

The dino took the wallet and nodded in affirmation. Putting it's hand into the pocket, the dino pulled a small souvenir and gifted it to the kid for his honesty.

When the dino reached the office, the manager glared at it angrily.

"You are hired to dance and entertain.  We promote our Delhi Dino burger brand through this mascot costume but you missed the half time slot coverage. So irresponsible!! This is my last warning to you. If you ever make another mistake, I will fire you.", Yelled the manager.

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️

Suspense? Hmm.. wait for the first chap to reveal who is who in the story. Keep guessing until then.

Comment and let me know how you feel about the story.

Cover credit to myself.