THE OTHER WOMAN

I am an eternal optimist I just want you to know it before I say this incident because some of you might have thought I am going to leave him after this. I woke up early morning and went to hunt for my love. He was no where to be found. I checked stalls closely but could not find him. And then I heard noise outside and there he was kissing our young maid like his life depended on it that bastard. I wanted to kill him and her. But I left quietly which should be a record for me.

I went back to house and thought of the situation and decided I need a little help to win my man over it should start simply by being nice to him can I do it? My little mind got sad. What to do how to be nice to him? How to make him love or much less like me?

With a new purpose in life I went to school but left my lunch home. I didn't forget it mind you it was a carefully planned scheme a secret between Ramu kaaka and me.

So you would be wondering what I said to Ramu Kakka nothing more than I should. I said I wanted to be his friend. I waited in the school for a long time he didn't come there goes my plan. What a devil doesn't even care about a hungry 12 year old. I wasn't sad anymore. I was angry more than I could remember. I finished my school somehow. Feelings were coming out of me like a river. I didn't try to control and went directly at the stables. There he was taking his nap I didn't think of anything I just took a heavy stick for disciplining the horse and started to hit him hard. He was surprised my own anger coming out like ever before. He took the stick from me forcefully and asked , "What the hell brat? I said you forgot my tiffin I didn't eat anything today. Ramu kakka told me that you are supposed to bring me that." He said a bit angrily ,"No one dies from being hungry once or twice nonetheless will teach you importance of food and those who are making you it. "

What the hell? I just huffed and went there goes my plan. What to do? I can't think of anything in my small brain anymore. I feel so outraged that no one is there to help me. How sad what a lonely thing I'm.

I was so angry at him and also Ramu kaaka I went in search of him. That's when I remembered he was not here I immediately went inside to find the maid very young one I haven't noticed her before I notice anything hardly now a days she was doing cleaning work. She looked quite harmless but not with Raja that's when she happened to smile at me. A genuine smile which unfortunately I couldn't return I stared back at her with the coldest eyes she was scared now. Good I thought this should be easy .

"Who are you? why are yousmiling" I barked at her. "I'm Mina new maid only joined recently ", she said meekly. "How do you know Raja"? , my voice slightly broke at his name. "I serves him lunch daily ", she said . She was not bad I could tell though not a beauty she is alright I could see Raja's attraction that made my resolve. " I saw you both kissing it's forbidden you know he also said that you forgot to pack my lunch". Her eyes were watering now, " He said that? I didn't know about any lunch ".

"I'm hungry now because you too couldn't keep your hands off each other thus forgetting my lunch". "No one told me about it I'm sorry Miss", she said. i decided to go easy on her because she wasn't getting on my nerves like others she could have been my friend it's so unfortunate that she chose Raja. " Get the hell out of here and get whatever dues you have with our clerk you have been fired ".

She started crying so hard I was feeling little guilty but not so much. She has now started to beg me, " Forgive me miss i need this job i will promise I won't do anything like it again ". My reply was very swift, "Get out should have thought this before ", then I left. I didn't know if I had any power to fire some one while I said this but turns out I have. She collected her bag without bothering to check it with my father and left the premises. I was feeling as though I kicked a puppy and ate chocolates to drive away those feelings.

That's when the phone rang on the other end it was Ramu kaaka. He just called to know whether it was successful but I told him it was utter failure he forgot my lunch. Ramu kaaka was surprised by that, " That can't be true he is not a forget full kind I didn't say it to him I have asked the cook to prepare and send it for him she might have forgotten I'm sorry dear" , he finished. I didn't explain anything about firing the maid. I don't want to disappoint Ramu kaaka further.

I ventured out again feeling sad and angry at Raja for making me do horrible things for him. I went inside the stable to deliver the news myself. I'm sure gossip might have reached him by the time. I checked inside to see him lying with his book. " I fired the maid for forgetting my food", but there was no reply from his end. So I tried another method and said , " You better not get on my wrong side or else you will have the same fate". I could hear his breathing no noises and finally with severe conviction he said, " You and I both know that's not true " and then he left the stable. I was confused what did he mean? How much he knows? I was left wondering.