Maid on Holiday

"Madam, my mother won't come to work today. She's gone to village."
Shocked; I tried to find the truth behind his blank face.
" She could send her elder daughter." these were the only words that came out of my chocked throat.
" She accompanied mother." Prompt came the well-expected reply.
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I looked around the house. Loads of unfinished work mocked at me.
It meant I'd have to sacrifice my beautiful day on washing and cleaning!
" What about my well-filed, well-painted nails?"
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"What if I fail to reach the KITTY-PARTY in time??"
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"What if I couldn't get ready properly?"
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" What if other kitty-members notice flaws in my quickly applied make-up?"
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" What if?"
"What if?"
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TRIN-TRIN
"Hello, Mrs Sharma! You know Mrs Khanna's brother-in-law's sister-in-law's mom-in-law is expired. So the KITTY-PARTY has been postponed to the next week."
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Tying my saree-pallu around my waist, I picked up the broom to face the challenge posed to me......with courage!

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