It happened 18 years back when I was just 24.I was working in a reputed office in Mangalore. I had joined the said office 3 years back immediately after my graduation. As I was very honest in my works, my Manager liked me very much. He was assigning many additional works to me every now and again. I was doing it up to his satisfaction without grumbling.
On a fine morning a new girl joined our office. The Manager called me to his chamber and introduced the new girl as
“She is Rosy Kurian from Kerala. She is joining our team today.”
I said to her “Hi Rosy. Welcome to our team and to our city Mangalore.”
“Thank you”
Boss told me to introduce her to all staff. So I took her around the office and introduced. After introduction I lead her to her table and said,
“This is your table. U can occupy this chair. Feel homely and comfortable here. In case you have any difficulty, you can approach me for any help”
“Thank you”
Next day she met me and said,
” I need some accommodation for my stay. I prefer a small house so that I can cook my food. Safety is very important. If any working girl is there to be my room mate, it will be good”
“Certainly I will find out one house for you. don’t worry.Give me few days time”
I started contacting people for a house for Rosy. I approached few men. In the process I met one old couple who were staying in the main house in the front and let out a small out house on the backside. The husband and wife were around 70 age and only two of them were staying there. Their children were all in different places on their professions. They were coming to Deepawali to the parents’house every year.
I met the couple and said,
” My colleague from Kerala is in need of a house for her stay. Is your out house available?”
“One girl Sheela is already there. She is working for a bank. She is also alone there. If she agrees your colleague can stay with her. We don’t have objection”
I took the contact number of Sheela from this couple and contacted her. Next day I took Rosy to that bank and introduced her to Sheela. After half an hour discussion with Rosy, Sheela agreed to accommodate her as room mate. So Rosy Kurian entered Sheela’s house as room mate. She got settled down soon. Sheela and Rosy became good company to each other.
Every week end and holiday Sheela was going to her village as her parents and brother were staying there. So on all holidays Rosy was alone there.
One day Rosy told me,
” Sheela goes to her village on all holidays. I am alone on such days. Alone means boring.”
“oh, is it?”
“Mohan, will you come to my house on holidays and spend some time with me and help to get rid of my boredom and loneliness?”
I agreed. From very next Sunday onwards I started visiting her house and be with her for one or two hours, just chit chatting. She was thankful to me for that. For me also it was a good time pass on holidays. Gradually Rosy told me to stay for more time. So I started to be with her from morning 10 AM till evening and sometimes till 8 PM also.
She expressed her desire to see different parts of the city.So on Sundays I was taking her to different areas in the city and made her taste food in different restaurants and ice cream parlours. Then I took her to nearby places outside the city like Udupi, Suratkal, Manipal, Malpe beach, Maravante beach, Murdeswar, Karkal etc on week ends. She enjoyed all her holidays in this way and it was a good engagement for me also.