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The Bungalow on the Corner of the Street
“It’s not Mrs. Tripathi’s house. Mr. Tripathi bought it,”
snapped Mrs. Gulati.
“Wonder where Mr. Tripathi is getting all the money
from? He can’t be getting so much money for his
promotions?” Mrs. Sharma said.
Harsh was listening to his mother and Mrs. Gulati. He
quietly slipped out of the room where the two women
went on bickering about the house. He went to Rohan’s
house, asked if he could meet Rohan, and they went to buy
lemon drinks at the shop that was next to the bungalow.
Rohan couldn’t understand why Harsh was so quiet. He
usually talked nineteen to a dozen. Rohan asked him to
say something. Harsh tried to cheer up, said a few things,
then casually wished him good bye.
He went back home and found his father watching TV. He
sat next to his father and asked him, “Papa, why has
Tripathi uncle bought a new house?”
“Maybe because he needed it and had the money to buy
it, Harsh. His company won an award recently and they
promoted Mr. Tripathi for it,” he said.
“What did Tripathi uncle do, Papa?” asked Harsh.
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