I was reading the newspaper at my home at Thiruvellakavu, when a fashionable lady with bobbed hair and sleevless blouse entered my house without ringing the calling bell. I was annoyed and it showed in my face. “Who are you? What do you want?” When she removed her goggles, I recognised her. “Kalyani. Where are you these days?”
“No. I am Lee and I live in Singapore”
“What brings you here?”
“Won’t you tell me to sit down? I don’t see any chair here”.
“Sorry Let us go inside. I was clean bowled and forgot simple manners.” I was about to make coffee when she took the charge from me. “It is a long story about my life in Singapore. He is very rich and loves me dearly. But like Pandu, he has no issues. So he gave me the mantra to entice men. So I have come to my Sooryabhagavan and am asking to give me my Karna, whom I shall not throw away, but hand over to Pandu.”
“You have not changed a bit. If you had shown this smartness then, …”
She lived with me for more than a month. Daily she would go to pray at the Sastha temple and then only make tea for me. She hired a taxi permanently for our use. Mostly the driver would take rest and Lee would drive. For long trips, the driver would take charge. She changed into Kalyani and goes out in traditional dress of white lungi and blouse. At home she would take dictation from me and type it on the computer.
“How many books have you written?”
“I don’t know”
“Why don’t you publish it?”
“It costs money”
In about three months, Doctor confirmed her pregnancy. Then she took all my books and we went to Singapore. Her husband was very happy and we continued the work as before. She got a dozen books published simultaneously at home in India and Singapore. I became a celebrity.
In due time a daughter was born to Lee. Her husband became very happy. Lee told me,”I want many more babies!”
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