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Short Story based on a true life incident

Short Story based on a true life incident Having got encouraging response to my first attempt at writing a short story here I go with my second attempt. This is based on a true  incident in my life around 15 years ago.  The story is written on a first person narration.  It was an incident which happened unexpectedly one day and forgotten after some days/years.  Now when I have ample time on hand and having taken up blogging/story telling as a pastime I am polishing it and narrating as an interesting(hopefully) story. It was a pleasant August morning in Mumbai. There were intermittent drizzles which kept the atmosphere cool which was typical of the Mumbai monsoon season. But as soon as the drizzle stopped one started sweating because of the atmosphere pregnant with moisture making it very humid. Me and my wife set out that Sunday morning to attend a wedding. One of my Maharashtrian friends' son was getting married. To add spice it was a love marriage between a

Atonement for sins

Preface This is my first attempt at writing a short story. I hope this turns out to be good and becomes the first of many more to come. There was a lull in my blogging due to the attack of "Bell's Palsy" I suffered in January after which I have been on a physiotherapy treatment since the last six months. I was asked to lay off all screens and it is only since April 1st this year I am back to my cellphone and laptop. It has been a frustrating six months as  I am being egged on by many of my blog followers to start blogging again and hence this attempt. This blog is dedicated to all doctors in general who are doing the noble job of healing the sick and one doctor in particular who is the one who asked me not to stop my blogging and continue to do  it. I am indebted to her for the selfless service provided to me. The recent attack on a junior doctor in Kolkatta inspired me to this story. This is purely fiction and is not based on a any true inciden