2020: Story 2: Srinatha's Braid
The second short story of the year. The theme was "For Hire". Word Count: 1000. I tried adding in a picture of Srinathji, but there seems to be some problem with loading images on the blog. To see the picture, go to this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinathji#/media/File:Sri_nathji.jpg As usual, waiting to know your thoughts on the story! The loud and urgent knocking on the door reverberated through the small house, startling Meena. As she opened the door, she was even more stupefied seeing the terror-stricken face of her husband Nathuram. “Lord Srinatha, You alone can save me now!” cried Nathuram, as he rushed in and collapsed to a sitting position on the floor, leaning against the wall. “What happened, ji? Why are you so distraught?” “It’s all your fault, Meena! Oh God, what will happen to me now!” wailed Nathuram. Meena’s face fell. She was used to her husband’s caustic tongue, which always found fault with her. Yet, she had never seen him so full of des