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> > Please read from first to last line
> >
> > A letter by a young girl to her mom
> >
> > Dear Mom,
> >
> > I know I haven't written for three months, but I have been very busy
> and
> > I've been having a very exciting time. Actually, I'm just back from
> the
> > hospital, where I had spent a fortnight about two months ago. It was
> > nothing,really - just a concussion on the back of my head, a broken
> leg
> > and
> > a hairline fracture, that I got while jumping out of the second
floor
> of
> > my
> > hostel when it caught fire. In fact, I can now stand all by myself
> > without
> > crutches, and can almost see everything perfectly, except for a
> slight
> > blur.
> > But don't worry. The doctor says there is a good chance of me
walking
> on
> > my
> > own again. Actually,it could have been worse, if not for that nice
> > chai-walla who saw me lying there in a dead faint and rushed me to
> > hospital.
> > He was very helpful, really, and came to see me everyday in the
> hospital.
> > Now that I am out of hospital, I had nowhere to go, as the hostel is
> > still
> > under construction. So when he suggested that I move in with him in
> his
> > hut,
> > I thought it was very kind
> > of him, and agreed. We are very much in love now, and I am sure that
> you
> > and Dad will surely like him and accept him in the family. I am sure
> > the minor matter that he is fourteen years older than me and that he
> is
> > of a
> > different caste and religion, will not matter at all to broadminded
> > parents
> > like you. He may be illiterate and poor, but he has a heart of gold
-
> > really, Mom, you should see how he cares for both of us - me and his
> > wife,
> > that is. She is quite sweet too, and so are her three children; so
> there
> > is
> > absolutely no problem. You must be wondering how you and Dad got
> informed
> > so
> > late. Don't get angry,
> >
> > Mom. We just didn't have the time. You see, we decided to get
married
> > only
> > recently since we thought it would be unfair to let our baby into
the
> > world
> > without a proper surname. Yes, Mom, you are going to be a
> grandmother!
> > Congratulations! I am sure you and Dad are delighted, and will come
> to
> > visit
> > us in his village in Mizoram after we shift there next week.
> >
> > OK Mom. All this did not really happen. There was no fire, no
> fracture,
> > no
> > bigamous chai-walla and no illegitimate pregnancy. But I did flunk
in
> my
> > Mathematics exam, and I wanted you to view this problem in the right
> > perspective.
> >
> > Your Darling Daughter,
> >
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