Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it
She was afraid to get insulted in front of her friends. I also got little worried after seeing her response. It will not help unless both the parties cooperate. | kept thinking of the solution.
At last I asked Prasanna how to solve this and if she had any answers. Prasanna thought a little and said to me, “Aunty, I am scared to go alone but if you accompany me then I don't mind going. I was a little afraid that the teacher may not like this. It was important however not to miss this opportunity but at the same time to preserve their self-respects. Therefore, I said to Prasanna, "I will go with you but, I will only be in the background so nobody will notice me. I was sure that as soon as the teacher saw Prasanna, she would call her inside and I would stand in the corner unnoticed by the teacher. That way, I would not be in the picture when they both met with each other. So, I told her I would join her. Prasanna was very happy to hear this. We both left for the college and I could see Prasanna's enthusiasm.
I had informed the teacher about Prasanna's arrival and so she was ready to welcome her. Prasanna arrived in her original enthusiastic nature and stepped at the door. As soon as she reached there the teacher got up from the chair and said 'welcome', embracing her. Prasanna also embraced her happilly. I watched from a distance with tears of joy in my eyes. I could see her fiancé's dream of higher education being fulfilled and the smiling faces of the in-laws in front of my eyes.
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