Friday 13 March 2009

Is it her?

I know I have been dicussing a lot of pain in most of my recent posts. Makes me sound like a sad sack. But this morning, I am pensive, with a real reason.

Since the last ten years I have been regularly visiting a particular beauty parlour for hair, facial, pedicure etc. And like most customers, my favourite was Gauri. With her easygoing manner, sympathetic demeanour and expert work she quickly made a place in my heart and stayed there. Till one day last year, she fell out with her employer and left. I missed her but like most clients anywhere, I slowly adjusted to a new girl who I felt was lacking in most skills and needed a lot of prodding from me to do things the way Gauri did. I had Gauri's cell number, but never had the time to give her a call and ask where she was.
Till today.....I saw headlines saying a beautician named Gauri was poisoned by her married lover and her body dumped somewhere. I was hoping it was not her because her age has been quoted as 22, and she was clearly on the other side of 30, till I saw the picture which bears startling resemblance to the Gauri I knew.
I paste below a weblink to the story:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090313/jsp/calcutta/story_10663516.jsp

I am still hoping against hope its not her. The picture looks like a younger version of her. Please God, let me be wrong this time.....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope it is not her.

honestinjun said...

No thankfully its not her. God heard my prayers....I went to the parlour on Friday evening to find out how she was from her friends and ex-colleagues. They said she was fine and the girl in the picture is not her. Relieved! Whew!

Anonymous said...

Thank God.