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TEARS OF SUFFERING

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Samphel came home after his class XII exams. He would
stay back home until he got his results. He slept all day as
Ugyen busied with the kitchen chores. One day, Au
Lham and Ugyen were in the town with Ama. The
doorbell rang. It woke Samphel. Grunting with effort, he
dragged himself towards the door. “Drat, who could be
disturbing me?”

“Is anybody home?” said a soft female voice.

He opened the door, rubbing his eyes. His heart pumped
seeing a glamorous girl before him. “Yes?” he said.

Tshoden’s cheeks were on fire. For a moment, she
scanned the door to see if she had knocked on the right
door. Yes, it was the brown door she had been knocking
for several times when Doctor and Ama were away. She
grinned at Samphel sheepishly. “I’m here to see Ugyen.
Is he home?”

“He went to town with Ama,” said Samphel.

Tshoden fidgeted even more. “I suppose he’d be back
soon.”

“Come inside, please?”

In a moment of befuddled conscience, she entered the
house. “Where’s everybody? Oh no, what am I doing?”
she mumbled.

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