Istri yang Dikhianati, Ternyata Konglomerat

I DEDICATE THIS STORY TO MY BEST FRIEND Dr NANCY WHO DIED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE DUE TO COVID.

FEW WORDS TO BE KNOWN BEFORE READING THE BOOK.

SINCE IT IS AN Indian Story written in English, some words are written here with meanings to help all the readers.

CHACHI is someone a child calls to father's sister in law.

CHACHA is someone a child calls to a father's brother.

BHAI/BHAIYA means brother.

MAMA is someone a child calls to mother's brother.

MAMI is someone a child calls to mother's sister in law.

BEHEN means sister.

SARI is a dress worn by Indian women consisting of very piece of thin cloth wrapped around the body. 

NAMASTE is a respectful form of greeting any guests, relatives or strangers.

It was her cousin little Meenakshi's fifth birthday and Ria decided that since she was back from the hostel, she could help them.

Ria stood in a long simple grey dress, along with her mother, welcoming the guests. Her mother, on the other hand, wore a dark blue silk sari.

Ria disliked wearing such clothes. It was too uncomfortable for her to walk around. She wore it for the freshers day and could not walk with it comfortably like other students. Moreover, she fell on the stage in front of others and broke her heels. A part of the cloth was even poking out from below the sari, near her feet after her great fall.

'After I fail, my mother will have no option but to take me back to my birthplace.' thought Ria, as she wished namaste to a tall, bald man who appeared in front of her wearing a black, knee-length coat, which closed up to the neck on top of white trousers.

"Ah Ria, I always wanted you to meet my friend. He was like my brother in school," said Mrs Singh.

"Natasha, how are you? It's been so long ." said the tall man.

" I am great. Ria, this is Dr Hari Prasad. He teaches anatomy in a medical college."

"Which college sir?" asked Ria, trying her best to be polite.

"Lakshmi Narayan Medical College."

Ria looked at him shocked. Her mother gasped so loudly that many people turned to look at her.

'Oh God, He teaches at my college!!! I was missing his classes and he even turned out to be mom's friend. Oh no my mission will fail now. No, I need to do something.' thought Ria, nervously.

She turned to say any excuse but with one look at her mother, she began to sweat.