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On the Receiving End

by Md Atique Ullah
The robbers have opened the safe full of sparkling jewels and gold .... As they are about to fill their sacks they tremble with fear. What will happen now? Will they be able to run with their booty?—
The maid also came and helped them fill in the sacks. She stood as near as possible to the lock-expert but keeping a respectable distance between them.
She had first met the dark man in a shop when she went to buy some groceries for the lady of the house. She hadn't notice the dark man who was standing at the corner of the shop smoking. When she was about to leave, the dark man accosted her and blurted out some remark. He was wearing a resplendent red shirt tucked Inside his lung! and had
combed his hair from the middle. Fascinated by his appearance she also responded to his remark. Thus, one thing led to another and ultimately she found the dark man to be one of her remote cousin, according to the evidence he set forth. Soon they became more intimate as the days passed and finally they fell in love with each other: or so It seemed.
Then one day he asked her:
"Isn't Mr. Jalil, your employer, a very rich man."
"Yes. Indeed he 1st He is an industrialist,' she Informed him. Then both of them maintained silence for some time. The dark man seemed to remain thoughtful for some time as if weighing a decision whether to pose another question.
"Aren't you tired of working as a maid? Don't you ever fell that you should now take a rest and settle with someone of
your choice."
Her eyes suddenly flashed in agreement.
"Oh, you have uttered just the right thing which 1 have long been suppressing in my heart."
Silence was resumed. The maid felt as If the dark man was fumbling to say something.
"Will you marry me?" he proposed shyly breaking the silence.
At this, she bent her head in embarrassment and gigged daintily which revealed her light yellow teeth.
"Yes, I will."
"I am honoured an impressed. But the thing I am troubled with Is that I don't have a job. So how am I going to support you? I need a steady flow of Income to support both us and our future posterity. Don't you thing so?"
She nodded her head In accord but still her head remained bowed as If in defeat
and failure
"What will you do then?" she asked quite confused at their conversation, she had no Idea where it was leading to.
"Well. I have thought of a plan. I heard that your employer Is going on a marriage ceremony the day after and won't return before midnight"
"So!"
"And so, my dear, my friend and I will trespass into the house and steal some money from the safe." He gave a cunning sort of smite
"What nonsense are you talking about. You will steal! What a disgrace! 1 didn't anticipate ..."
He Interrupted and said
"Don't worry It'» not what you are thinking I am only go Ing to remove your share from the safe. It's for our own good."
"But ... " she was very surprised by now.
—Till Next Week