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TEARS OF SUFFERING
inexplicable emotions. If she had wings, she’d have
swirled up in the air, for her heart was filled with
profound joy.
As usual, they walked to school and home together, every
day. Nothing changed in their relationship.
As the winter holidays were near, Tshoden worried about
the parting. She couldn’t prepare well for the exams
without Ugyen beside her. In his absence, even her most
despicable music sounded mellifluous and the gushing
river that rushed downstream seemed torpidly mundane.
Weeks before their board exams, Tshoden asked Ugyen
if they could go to Paro Taktsang. He agreed and asked
for permission.
“Ama, can I go to Paro Taktsang tomorrow?” he
asked. “The exam is near.”
“That’s okay, but who is going with you?”
“My classmates, Ama.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, Ama.”
She gave him five hundred ngultrums. “Take care.”
“I would.”
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