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...he  had gone to the nearby village to see a friend , he reached home after dusk , as ge stepoEd inside tge gall the furst thing he witnessed was his chachaji followed by  red fuming faced baji , chachi was weeping covering her face in the vack of the room  amma sttod stunned silent in z corner

Perhaos they were  in a hurry to leave for somewhere , the whole scenario seemed   odd enough to ibrahim just fir a fleeting miment he got confused

What has happened, where ars you all going , he was  completely mistifued and could not phrase his questions in a better way

Whose son is so usekess  where could they go, i am going to pour dust and ashes on myself, in a hiarse sorrowful vouce spoke chacga ji  exiting the house  , abba ji followed him out, ibrahim quickly ran after them  his geart fluttering like a moth