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TEARS OF SUFFERING
Samphel led her to the living room. “Please sit.”
Tshoden settled down. “Thank you.”
“I would be back in a minute,” said Samphel and sneaked
into the washroom. After a scruffy washing, he entered
the kitchen and prepared tea. He carried two cups of tea
to the living room. “Tea, please. You add coffee if you
want. ”
“No, thanks, Au,” said Tshoden, head hanging low. “Tea
is enough.”
“Ugyen must be on the way,” he said, sipping tea. “Hope
you’re in no hurry.”
Tshoden fidgeted. “Maybe I should come next. Tell him
about my visit, please.”
“Sure.”
She threw him a coquettish smile and wobbled her
curvaceous hips towards the door. “Bye, Au.”
“What a dazzling girl!” he thought, as he waved to her.
When Ugyen returned home in the afternoon, he relayed
the message.
“A good friend of mine.”
“Oh, really?” said Samphel. “What’s her name?”
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