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TEARS OF SUFFERING
“Okay,” she said, placing the handset on the table,
“Ugyen, Au Samphel.”
“Really?” he wiped his hands and rushed to answer. “Hi,
Au.”
“Hi, Ugyen. How are you?”
“I am fine, and you?”
“Same here. I am coming tomorrow.”
Ugyen’s eyes sparkled. “Tomorrow?”
“Yeah, you must come to pick me at the bus terminal.”
“Sure.”
“Okay, I need to go, see you there,” said Samphel.
“Bye, Au. Safe journey.” He hummed back to the
kitchen. “I am excited today.”
“What’s the matter?” asked Au Lham.
“Au Samphel is coming tomorrow.”
“Really?” she said, grinning.
Ugyen nodded.
The next evening, Ugyen accompanied Ama to the bus
terminal, half an hour before the schedule. When the bus
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