Honesty

In childhood, we all learnt “Honesty is the best policy”. Honesty inspires us to become a good and loyal person. Honestly, we like honest people around us. It is not easy to find this characteristic in everybody. Being genuine and honest to make their own self strong and stand alone. Honest person can win your trust easily. That shows the good and strong character of a person. Today, my story is based on this subject.

Puja was working since long in Shweta's house. It was almost 5 years of helping her in house chores. Shweta was in a hurry, she left for office. It was not her first time she left puja all alone at home for completing house chores.

That day Shweta came early in the evening because she forgot to collect that money at home which she had to pay to the carpenter. She was looking out for money which she has left on the T.V stand purposely to find it sure enough when she gets ready today morning to leave for office.
However, she couldn't see anything there. It was quite easy for her to doubt puja because she was all alone at home. Shweta was searching furiously. But she didn’t find it. 

Amay reached from office and found Shweta worried. 
“Hey, what happened? Anything serious.” Amay asked.

       

“Yes, I kept the money here,”
Shweta pointed towards the T.V stand, 
“But now I am unable to find it.” She told him.

“I think you forgot, try to remember where you could have kept it” he suggested.

“No, I am sure I came from office kept money here. So, it would be easy for me to remember to give it to the carpenter but I forgot to pick it up in the morning because I was in hurry to get to office.” She said. 
“Do you think puja can steal it?” She asked.

How would I know? But she has been working for 5 years. I don’t think so, she can steal it” he said.

“Please stop taking her side, you don’t know, how clever they are? They can do anything for money. They always need money. I don’t think she will come tomorrow. She took the money.” She said.

“You are getting too hypothetical,” he said. 

“Everyone is not same. We will ask her tomorrow but then you try to remember where you  can keep it.” He insisted on her.

He went to get fresh.

But Shweta is too sure and keep damning puja. She sat on the couch, kept her face down in worry. And kept talking. “50 thousand is a big amount, how she can do this to me. I always help her during her necessity.”

“5 years of trust she has broken it, I think she needs money terribly that’s why she did this” she was babbling. 

“Relax now will ask her tomorrow,” Amay said.

“How could I relax,” she said.

“Shweta come here,” he said.

“What happened?” she said.

“Please come” he insisted.

“What?” I said

“See here you keep the money in the drawer and forgot,” he said.

She was happy and quite embarrassing for her thought. She had a mixed feeling.

She took money to keep in self. Again babbling “I didn’t keep money here, I am sure about it.” 

“I thought that it would be easy for me to look out for money when i would about to leave for office. That was the reason I kept it on T.V stand.” She said.

“You kept 50 thousand here because you wanted to remember easily. Are you kidding? He took a deep breath. Okay, I am going to have dinner. Do you want to come?” He asked.

“Yes”,  she said.

Next morning puja had come for house chores. 

“Puja you came late again I have to leave for the office now,” i said. 

“You go I will take care of everything.”Puja said.

“Didi, do you find money I kept it in dressing drawer.” She said.

“Oh, you kept it there.”  Shweta asked.
“Yes,” puja said.

“Money was here on tea table I thought you forgot to keep it. It was easily visible. So, I thought I should keep it in the drawer.” She said.

“Didi, take care from now onwards, keep money inside always. This is not good habit.” puja kept chattering.

Shweta smiled at her and left out for office.