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Outline: The doorbell rang. Sunil opened the door. At first, he could not recognise the tall and well-dressed man who stood before him. Then the man spoke and all of a sudden………..
Ans. The Doorbell Rang
The doorbell rang. Sunil opened the door. At first, he could not recognise the tall and well-dressed man who stood before him. Then the man spoke and all of a sudden the time-clock moved back fast. The reel of real life started rewinding itself. Could he be Arvind himself? Arvind — his elder brother. Oh yes, he was Arvind. No doubt about it. Twenty years is quite a long time. A lot of water has flowed down the Ganges since then. Sunil could never forget that unfortunate evening of the 4th of June, 1996. Arvind had failed again in Class XII. A great shock to the whole family. Father was totally a broken man. He was cursing himself, his stars and of course, his ‘unworthy’ eldest son, Arvind for bringing misfortune to the family. But Arvind showed no remorse — no emotion either. He was dumbfounded and stood in a corner like a statue of stone. Next morning, he was not found in the house. After three days of intense search, the police were informed. He was found nowhere. After months of weeping I and mourning, the family reconciled to the inevitable. And now the same Arvind stood before them. A taller and a handsome Arvind stood well-dressed like a gentleman of importance. Mummy and Papa hugged him and wept with joy. Everyone was interested in knowing the missing links of the two-decade-old story. What emerged from the narration was the story of a self-made and hard-working man. Arvind turned over a new leaf. He did some odd jobs to sustain and educate himself. He graduated from the University of Delhi with first division. He got a decent job in a prestigious multinational and bought a two-bedroom flat on instalments. No doubt, he was of marriageable age but preferred to remain a bachelor. They say that all is well that end well. And it was a happy ending for the whole family as Papa and Mummy were soon busy in finding a suitable girl for their blessed son.
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