Saturday, December 20, 2014

In search of a friend (A short story)

Ramesh had his two old parents staying with him. They had their sicknesses which kept him busy. His two children would constantly fight at home. Wife would start complaining and releasing her frustration on him at home constantly. Ramesh decided to seek a friend to whom he could share his thoughts. In his search he came across an attractive unmarried mature lady Namita. He was impressed with her hardworking capabilities and would help with her in office tasks which she could not do. He thought he had atlast found a friend. Namita just used Ramesh whenever convenient and then wanted to discard him so promised things and never kept her word. For a pure act of appreciation by Ramesh Sumita made him feel very guilty. Ramesh realised that Namita had used him and found no value now in the friendship. Ramesh registered at a social networking site and browsed profiles and found a profile of an attractive mature unmarried lady named Mona who claimed to be spiritually oriented and practised Yoga. He tried to pursue her to be a friend but was not successful. He sent several messages and received some replies which raised his hopes just like Namita had done initially. Ramesh started discussing many problems in immediate family with his wife slowly realising that the friend he was seeking was right at home - his wife.

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