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TEARS OF SUFFERING

“By the way, thanks for helping me with chores,
Samphel,” she said, giggling.

“My pleasure, Au,” he replied. “Phew, that’s exhausting,
but I enjoyed it.” He grinned as he was pleased with
himself for helping them out.

Ugyen helped Au Lham every day. As the days passed,
the attachment between them burgeoned. She liked the
way Ugyen did his chores. She couldn’t believe such a
tender boy could work so impeccably with the chores.
Thus, she regretted sometimes pulling his ears, and hence
treated him like a family member. More than her,
Samphel and his munificent parents provided Ugyen with
bounteous care and love.

Ugyen never expected he relished a life not meant for
youth like him. One evening, He dropped to his knees
before Samphel and attached his palms, and sobbed
vehemently for delivering him from a sullied street into
a palatial dwelling. “Thank you, Au Samphel. Thank you
so much for saving my life.”

“Oh, no.” Samphel gently pulled Ugyen up. “It’s not for
you to try like a baby. Please don’t thank me. You deserve
a better life.”

Ugyen sniffled in Samphel’s cuddle. Had it not been for
Samphel, he would still be roving the streets like a
ravenous dog, or maybe he would have starved to death
a long time ago. Whenever he thought about his new life,

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