Short Story: Girl Friends by Madhu Nair

In this short story, Madhu Nair tells the story of a philanderer who has a change of heart after a shocking incident that changes his life forever.

Mohan Gopal was annoyed to receive a telephone call from an unfamiliar lady voice, one early morning. He was fast asleep when the phone rang. Autumn mornings were cold in the city. Mohan Gopal was a late sleeper, and he didn’t have to get up early morning to go to work. He worked as a timekeeper in a luxury hotel, his work shift started only in the afternoon.

“Who is this?”

Mohan Gopal answered the call, obviously irritated at waking up too early. There was no immediate response to his query, but he could hear a deep breathing sound.