Echoes from the East – Part 3

Now she realized why Dad had many files, and documents including photographs removed from his homes and offices, long before the trouble started brewing. It was when he had refused an influential minister’s donation for election funds that he was hit by a premonition of what might happen. But it was a blind lane for him. Had he parted with such a large amount, his businesses would have been in doldrums and he would have ended up in jail anyway, for not being able to pay back his debts.

Echoes from the East – Part 2

“How can I help being anxious, Tom? Particularly so for Mom, who’s all alone now”.
Tom took June’s hand in his palm, “I’ll handle the matter. Mom will be fine”. He was about to say something more, when it started drizzling. Hand in hand, both of them ran towards the portico of Jonardan Bose’s palatial mansion to take shelter from the rain.

The Debut Match

A high elbow cover drive. No, no. A straight drive. And if the ball is short, I shall cut it through the square or pull it through the mid-wicket area. It shall be my beginning. The grand debut. Arrival of a Champion. Amir kept perfecting this shot in his imaginary world, when his father interrupted him.