The Good Agony
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The streetlights were dim as the mist enclosed it in its mysterious grip. She peered out of her window into the darkness, was there someone out there or was it her imagination?
"Hey, Aditi ! Do you know what I found today ?"
Remarked an excited Rohan as soon as he put down his laptop bag on the shelf.
"Tell me."
Replied Aditi smilingly, as she went closer to him and clasped her fingers with his.
With a voice filled with love and concern, she added "Was it a long day for you ?"
"It was okay actually. But I found something really surprising. Remember your friend Kriti from college. The one who attended our wedding. I discovered her article in New York times. She's become some celebrity Agony Aunt of sorts. ..."
Rohan grasped for breath for a moment and then continued.
"She has millions of followers at Quora, Twitter and Instagram . She's doing a column called 'The Good Agony' in one of the leading dailies. People seek her advice.
And ......what's more, in this interview of hers, she mentions YOU as her inspiration ! "
Rohan smiled somewhat in daze, still holding Aditi near him.
Aditi was at loss of words for a few moments . She gazed into Rohan eyes and said thoughtfully "It's great to know that she remembers me, but calling me an inspiration is too far-fetched….
Well, Now you sit down and relax. You got me a great news.
I will get you your chamomile tea."
Over the dinner that day Aditi, went on a trip down the memory lane and related to Rohan quite few a stories about...
The streetlights were dim as the mist enclosed it in its mysterious grip. She peered out of her window into the darkness, was there someone out there or was it her imagination?
"Hey, Aditi ! Do you know what I found today ?"
Remarked an excited Rohan as soon as he put down his laptop bag on the shelf.
"Tell me."
Replied Aditi smilingly, as she went closer to him and clasped her fingers with his.
With a voice filled with love and concern, she added "Was it a long day for you ?"
"It was okay actually. But I found something really surprising. Remember your friend Kriti from college. The one who attended our wedding. I discovered her article in New York times. She's become some celebrity Agony Aunt of sorts. ..."
Rohan grasped for breath for a moment and then continued.
"She has millions of followers at Quora, Twitter and Instagram . She's doing a column called 'The Good Agony' in one of the leading dailies. People seek her advice.
And ......what's more, in this interview of hers, she mentions YOU as her inspiration ! "
Rohan smiled somewhat in daze, still holding Aditi near him.
Aditi was at loss of words for a few moments . She gazed into Rohan eyes and said thoughtfully "It's great to know that she remembers me, but calling me an inspiration is too far-fetched….
Well, Now you sit down and relax. You got me a great news.
I will get you your chamomile tea."
Over the dinner that day Aditi, went on a trip down the memory lane and related to Rohan quite few a stories about...