The Smile

  She left the apartment in the morning without looking back. The Neem tree outside his window was   the only witness. He watched the TV without uttering a single word. The last lear of Rituporno            ghosh   was on the screen.  The newspaper was lying on the floor.

  Rain poured in the evening and the door was still open . Brownie was barking in the verandah        continuously . He was asleep. A plate of ‘chanachur’ was lying on the table. Suddenly Renu ,          the maid came running with tears in her eyes to say that ‘boudi’ faced an accident . The flyover near  Girish Park fell down and she was found dead under the bridge.….

  

  Just then she came out from the bathroom and smiled at Renu.