Five in Fifty-five

She was sad. Her selfie did not get enough likes.
It was clicked at an exotic location. She kept refreshing the page every minute.
Frustrated, she threw her mobile on the floor and switched on the TV.
There was news about a young girl who committed suicide because her mother could not afford her education.

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She wore the red cotton saree with red and white bangles.
Adorning the sindur and big red bindi, she left for the temple where her husband waited.
“Go away! See a doctor”, shouted the temple security loudly, when she entered.
Like every day she replied calmly, “The Lord is my husband. He has been waiting.”

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Unintentionally, she dropped the glass of chocolate milk on the new mahogany coffee table.
“How many times have I told you to eat on the dining table? Do you even know how expensive this is?”, he furiously shouted at his young daughter.
Bang! It occurred to him. This is exactly when he disliked his father.

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He did what he had to do. For months, it was extremely troubling him.
He was often gasping for fresh air to clear his blurred vision. However, today was different.
He was all the more certain about his actions and its consequences. He was ready to shoulder the responsibility.
Eventually, he quit his insulting job.

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She moved into a new apartment.
There was lot of noise from the flat above.
She could not sleep well at night.
“Please ask the person staying above my flat to keep the noise low” , she requested the apartment manager.
The manager replied in shock, “No one lives there. The owner died last week.”

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