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-Subhakar

Sadasivam had two daughters. The elder daughter, Akhila after completing her college studies was working in a private firm. The younger one, Shanthi was still studying in a college.

Last month when I met Sadasivam, he said he was looking for a good relation for his elder daughter.

This time when I went to see him, I felt a kind of uneasiness at his home. Sadaisvam, her wife and her younger daughter were sitting at home, and were lost in their own thoughts.”

Then Sadasivam said, ’My elder daughter fell in love with her colleague and ran away with him!’

I felt my heart wrenched! Whispered calumny of the people would be haunting him on one side, and the second daughter’s marriage prospects would also be affected on the other hand!

‘You know after retirement with my pension benefits I had made twenty-five sovereigns of jewels each for both the girls. If she had to run away, she must have gone with her share of jewels! She had taken with her the second daughter’s share too!’

I felt speechless!