FRIENDS:-
RINN has
very few friends. It was always found that on account of her high hand attitude
she not only antagonized the Karana (Indian ) group but also locals. She used
to feel that she was teased and taunted for her alleged affair with Sultan as
well as because of greed to satisfy her needs, staying long hours to keep work
going so that she could earn more money. This put off the locals who wanted to
work for limited hours and contented with limited earning !
She also she
used to complain to me to change her neighbors, fellow workers so that she
would face less trouble from her colleagues. It was also found that she used to
make a few seasonal friends both boys as well as girls and try to stick to them very closely
as if they were made for each other for a few days!
But those
friendship and pretension to put up a very happy demeanor would not last long as they would also fade
way like dew evaporating on the arrival of sun! But people who were close to
RINN were expected to be strict loyalist to her by way of walking with her all
through the working hours to toilet and lunch breaks together. Even leaving
work together in the evenings! But as confided in person she was a very sad
person in her heart !
One day
morning RINN landed up for work pretty late. She would normally expect no one to
question her so that she could go and start work on her own without any eye
brows raised. But that day it was different, I was in factory early as there
was some important work. I asked RINN to stay back and move to a different
location before starting work as there was need for someone experienced to iron
out some problems.
RINN was
upset and wanted to speak to me. Then on discussions I learn that she arrived
late as she had gone for her grandfather’s funeral. Then she stated that she
treated me like a father figure as there was some serious setback back home.
Her eyes
welled with tears and she stated that her father had deserted the family. He
had moved out with some other woman much
younger to her mother. She also stated that her mother was devastated on account
of this. She also confided that her whole family now banked on her earnings for
survival. She also told me that her mother on account of this was falling sick
repeatedly.
It is a very
common thing in Madagascar! Despite most of them following Christianity in
which religion Divorce is not allowed, informal separation and deserting of families are found
to be very common. But this is not done with any legal sanction. Therefore no
one gets any compensation or life support. Each partner moves on to fend for
themselves and children suffer in broken homes.
I was
feeling very sad for RINN and her family and her tear filled eyes moved me very
much !!
…………….. To be concluded…
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