Thursday, February 6, 2025

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...he was in bed reading a book , it was a Sunday  the day  reserved for reading books  and because all the family members know  he would be busy  reading till the evening nobody  bothers to disturb him
Of course one would like to know what kind  of books  he likes to read so to clarify there he is deeply interested in good literature  and not at all in cheap thrillers  but those days he was diving into one suspense  thriller   by Silvia path  the novel  he had discovered  inside an old bookstore,  he was planning  to read it  and that Sunday he began reading it
It happened like this  he had his breakfast  followed by  a light walk around   he returned to his reading room  and  started turning the pages if the novel  and  got so much  involved into it that he forgot  his surroundings  at that moment he heard a knock on his door  , he was  startled because it was a Sunday  meant to be spent only in reading  and  its  a no work  no fun day,  mobile remains shut off ,  to avoid  distractions,  his wife and both children  know he is busy reading and avoid disturbing him,  untimely  knock on the door   made him  worried , he opened the door to find his wife  panting 
What happened,  is everything alright he asked her nervously 
Nothing is alright  she gathered herself  
Will you tell me what happened he said 
It's a news 9n the television 
Take a breath and  he handed her his glass of water kept on the side table 
She swallowed the water  still  out of breath 
That manwar sultana
Who
He could not  realize  who was she speaking of
Your class fellow  mabwar Sultana  she was shot dead 


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