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He was 14...    She was 12; He was good-looking & tall...     She was pretty & fair; He smiled...         She shied; He came closer...      She saw it... The Cross + that hung around his neck.    And the Love Story died a communal death.

A Welcome Change!

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On a sunny June afternoon, I was sipping a chilled mock-tail at a hotel in the city, where I was travelling. The restaurant of the hotel had huge French-windows overlooking lush green lawns and a serene blue swimming pool. The sight provided some relief in the hot and humid climate of mid-June. While appreciating the beauty of the greens and the blues, I spotted a man in the pool enjoying a dip in the cool water. He was constantly gesturing somebody to join him, but I could not see who it was as the parapet obstructed the view. After swapping my chair and straining my neck, I got a better view. I could see a lady standing under the shade of a palm tree near the pool. I could also see a baby, playing in the pram parked right beside her. The man (her husband) eagerly wanted his wife to join him in the pool and probably enjoy some quality time, but the lady, also a mother of a toddler, was reluctant to leave her baby alone. However, the lady gave in and slowly slipped into the pool,