This in response to Rochelle’s Weekly Photo Prompt for Friday Fictioneers.
Word Count: 100
The house was narrow, dark and long-ish, one room leading to the other.
Through the back courtyard the first floor, where the landlord lived, could be easily accessed.
The neighbourhood was called the ‘Shoemakers’ Gully’ for obvious reasons.
“But it’s very safe”, Said Ali Jethu, father’s friend.
The burning proof of which we got when our house was broken in one night.
One shout and the entire gully was there armed with rods and sticks.
However, the intruder turned out to be the landlord’s daughter’s secret lover and not a thief.
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If landlord’s daughter’s thief
Can prove equality of those lived upper
And shoe makers
Then one must thank the thief.
If the incident inspired
Such a beautiful poem
Then the poet must be thanked 🌹🌹🌹
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Thank you so much Rajendraji
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At least they got proof, the friendly neighbourhood police were active.
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Yes, they were and they protected us till such time we resided there. Thank you for reading 🙏😊
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A lovely story Geeta. A secret tryst can be embarrassing.
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In those days these advances were all secret and hush hush. So many things were under cover unlike these days.
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Yes, it’s probably safer now for the young people.
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Yes and bolder…Hee 🤣😂
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Yup! The moral norms of our societies are changing. It is not a bad thing provided the boundaries are observed- that’s something common in both our cultures.
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Yes absolutely true…I agree.
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♥️♥️♥️
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A nice twist
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Thank you Derrrick. It is based on a true incident of my childhood.
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Loved it 😊
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Thank you Aparna 😊
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Sometimes the poorest places are the safest because of that community solidarity. When travelling to dangerous spots, I often chose such places rather than the obvious targets of international hotels
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This locality was not poor. The shoemakers were rich people but not show offs. They led simple lives. The only discrimination was on account of their profession and illiteracy.
But they respected the educated families living amidst them which is, unfortunately, not the case now.
Money seems mightier than education.
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Dear Geeta,
That’s the kind of neighbors to have. Hopefully the boyfriend came away unscathed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes, I guess so. 😆😆
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Busted!
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Hahaha! She should have known better 😉
Fun storry, Geeta.
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Thank you very much Dale
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😊
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Geeta, I love the texture in your story.
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Thank you so much Lisa. I am glad you liked it.
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You are very welcome 🙂
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Oops. What a turn.
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Oh dear found out! great recount Geeta 🙌
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Thank you Ange. Yes, found out and how!
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😃
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So it was that kind of sneaking around 🙂
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Geeta, this was great as you us a lot social layers and led us to that intruder. culture rich!
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Thank you so much Yvette
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;0)
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I am sure they will still tell this story for years to come. Did she marry the secret lover or did she have more secrets?
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Yes, they will. Perhaps not. I don’t remember. Just one of the scandals.
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“The landlord’s daughter’s secret lover” made me smile. Maybe he was, indeed, a thief of a different variety 🙂
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Yes, you are right 👍
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Much to think about here. Very nice!
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Thank you very much 🙏
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I love a community that watches out for each other. Too often these days, people don’t want to get involved.
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True. We are becoming islands unto ourselves
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Lovely story, GC.
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Thank you Tina ☺️
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You’re most welcome. 🙂
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That was a good story, Geeta. I enjoyed that!
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I like how the community came to their aid!
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Yes, that was good, wasn’t it ?
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Uh, oh. No sneaking around that neighborhood!
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Yes Mary 😆😆. How are you ? I hope it’s sunnier in your part of the globe now.
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