.First of all, who'z gonna pay for the cup of tea that became cold because I was reading the story. I read the 13 pages in a gasp. Sum_off, hats off to your skill in writing such a nice and smooth story. We can visualize every moment, be it how Dhaney took all his belongins out of his bag or how Mangala Devi ate her khaanaa. Jhukkyai is a nice cute baby doll character. Loved the way you potrait her character. Thank you for making this satruday morning a wonderful morning. You reminded me of Ganesh, who used to stay with us. He used to call my mom "Badey Aama" and my mom just loved it. He is the only person who addresses her this way. He was always a family member for us. These days he is in Dubai and works there. you won't beleive it, he sends all his money to my mom's account and askes her to save some for him and send some to his parents. She has maintained his account and has saved his money so that he can use it when he comes back home. My point is we cannot say that every house treat their "servant" the way Mangala Devi treated. There are lots of families, where Sameers make the rule and Mangala Devis follow it. .... And a request: Will you please open a new thread to post the final part of the story. That way it won't get lost after 20th post. Thank you, Have a nice weekend. :-)