Newly Tuladhar

She was 17. Her name was Laxmi. She was working as a maid at my neighbor’s house. I first met her when my neighbor had brought her for tuitions as she had failed in her SLC. They wanted me to guide her for her supplement exams. At first, I was reluctant to tutor her as she had studied in village, th...

The story started when I was in class four. It was the day of distribution of our first math test results of the year. We were anxiously waiting for the report.

The husband started a small business for her wife so that she did not have to restrict herself only in household chores. The wife, a mother of three was bound to restrict herself at home to look after her mentally handicapped daughter. The husband had learnt the skills of making candles at the age o...