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“The Chimes of the Distant Lake”

Mrs Hemans grew frantic when her driver Arora routinely delayed her daughter Kith by hours to watch lake gulls. Things peaked when Arora took Kith to an ancient city without permission, returning at 9:00 PM. Hearing his honest confession, a furious Mrs Hemans abruptly cut him off in stunned silence.

Mrs Hemans was deeply distraught for a couple of weeks after spotting major irregularities in the work of her personal driver, Arora. Right after his appointment, he made frequent complaints against her daughter, Kith. Kith is a teenage girl in Class VII at a British convent located three kilometres from their home in Kolarua City.

Every day, Kith asked the driver to go by the lake where countless sea gulls fascinated her. She gazed at them for hours, causing her arrival home to be delayed repeatedly. Mrs Hemans had watched Arora’s activities since he joined. Before this job, Arora was a simple schoolboy. After his father’s sudden death, he was lost and took this job to earn a living.

Mrs Hemans ran a school in the city and worked from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Arora’s duty was to drive both Hemans and her daughter. Arora kept his childish behaviour, which Kith liked because of his playful courage. He took Kith by the lake after school and spent hours talking about sea gulls and nature. Mrs Hemans was unhappy with this and told Arora not to obey Kith’s detours.

Kith was a bright student. She impressed her teachers and classmates with her helpful attitude and sharp focus on her studies. One day, Kith asked Arora to go to Maharaja, an ancient city five kilometres from her home. They went there, enjoyed the scenery, and stayed for about 12 hours, returning home at 9:00 PM.

Seeing this major delay, Mrs Hemans flew into a rage and demanded an explanation. Arora told her the truth about taking Kith to Maharaja. Mrs Hemans said nothing and stopped.

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Published by Khondoker

I am a writer as well as a poet. Till now I have written more than three thousand articles and poems. Many of them have been published in national and international media. Besides, I am a retired Director of Revenue Audit of the government. I have served in BCS(Audit and Accounts). I was born in Meherpur. I am Masters in English and Mathematics. I am an LLB and I have completed Cost and Management Accountant Course. Also I have passed in post graduate course in Industrial Management.

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