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Last Promise – Short Story (10 mins read)

I am re-blogging this as the letter for my next story is ‘L’.
“Sumona is going to get married, not with the person she loves, but with the man her parents have decided for her. Her lover couldn’t keep the promises that he made to her. Will he be able to keep his “Last Promise?”

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The Lahiri house at Ashok Nagar Road is all decked up. With lighting arrangements all around the big three storied house, the building is a sight to behold for passersby today. The Lahiris’ are two brothers who live in the same house and have been in the transport business since many generations. Day by day this city of Kolkata is slowly losing out on such Joint family system of living. The elder brother has a daughter Sumona and the younger brother has a son Shoumik. A well known family in the area, they are also the highest contributor monetary wise for the local Sarvojanik Durga Puja. It is the wedding of their only daughter Sumona today. With the who’s who in the invitation list, the wedding is quite a big affair.

Sumona, the only daughter of Shushobhan Lahiri is clad in a rich red Banarasi saree adorned with gold and…

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